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Endless: In the 1990s the DRC’s Laurent-Désiré Kabila (left) asked Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe (right) for help. (Odd Andersen/AFP)
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In the DRC, an ugly history of war risks repeating itself

East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh…

  • Dingani Masuku
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