Kigali has been, one can safely argue, the sole shareholder in the M23 militia gang, and its elder sisters CNDP and RCD-Goma.

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RCD-Goma, the Congolese rebel group backed by Rwanda.

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There have already been serious clashes between forces of the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) and the Mai-Mai militia, which at times has supported the government in Kinshasa.

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The MLC and two rival factions of the rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) are battling for control of mineral-rich Ituri province near the border with Uganda.

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Some waved copies of an old photograph showing union chief Hocine Abbasi shaking hands with the ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali as proof that remnants of the former RCD ruling party were still active.

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McIlroy was out in a three-ball with team-mates Llewellyn Matthews and Jamie Moul in Tuesday morning's practice at RCD.

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On Wednesday, Moise Nyarugabo of the RCD told the French news agency AFP that his group was ready for talks with Mai-Mai.

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