A UN Security Council delegation on Sunday announced the reopening to commercial traffic of the Congo river, the main supply line to the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo and which has been closed for almost three years by war. Navigation on the river between the capital Kinshasa and Kisangani, the country’s third largest city and which is held by the rebels, has been suspended since conflict began in the nation formerly known as Zaire in August 1998. The region around Kisangani was previously the main source of supplies for the capital, where malnutrition has been reported since the start of the war. – AFP