Talks begin: Delegates of Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda listened Monday during the official opening of peace talks between Mr. Nkunda's rebels and Congo's government in Nairobi, Kenya. Antony Njuguna/ReutersLast-Minute Shift Could Jeopardize Congo Peace Talks -- Christian Science Monitor
Gen. Laurent Nkunda's rebel group says Congo's move to invite 20 other rebel groups could scupper bilateral talks that began Monday.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa; and NAIROBI, Kenya - Talks to end three months of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo started in Nairobi on Monday, raising hopes that nearly 260,000 internal refugees may finally be able to go home.
The bilateral talks, brokered by United Nations envoy and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, are the first positive sign since fighting broke out between Gen. Laurent Nkunda's rebels and government forces, a conflict that has exposed the ineffectiveness of the Congolese Army and stretched the UN peacekeeping force to the breaking point.
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