Congo rebels advance despite Nkunda pledge of peace
Tutsi rebels in eastern Congo have overrun a government army base, advancing despite their leader’s pledge to respect a ceasefire and engage in U.N.-backed peace talks, witnesses said on Monday. Government troops abandoned their position late on Sunday at Rwindi, 130 km (80 miles) north of Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, after a battle with the rebels involving small arms and heavier weapons. (Full Story)