Africa News Current Events #3

Congo Rebels Take Advance as Militiamen Steal Govt. Weapons
The Congo rebels are taking advantages as the government force is retreating. There still is a battle going on in the rebel-held teritorry and as the soldiers and the civilians are fleeing, the rebels are stealing the government soldiers' weapons. The latest battle madea cease-fire between the rebels led by Laurent Nkunda and the government. Nkunda was glad to take the advantage of the cease-fire as there weren't enough food and supplies left for the rebels. Congolese President Joseph Kabila, was willing to meet Nkunda but thought that he would need more time to think about it. He said he would tell Nkunda that the international community expected a "durable cease-fire to address the issue of humanitarian crisis and tragedy," followed by a "durable peace and political stability." The conflict in Congo has been complicated by ethnic differences. Nkunda, a Tutsi, has repeatedly blamed the Congolese government for not helping Tutsis from attacks by Rwandan Hutus who fled over the border in the 1994, that left hundreds of thousands of Tutsis dead.
I thought that this article was intersting because it has been continuing for more than a week and it seems like their is a hope for it to finally end. It has killed many people and destroyed Congo. I think that this could lead to more stories since the Congolese government is trying to make peace with the rebels and find a solution.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/18/congo.ceasefire.rebels/index.html