Farther along the river, the rebel-chief-turned-vice-president Azarias Ruberwa, of another former militia, Rally for Congolese Democracy, also sits under the protection of his loyalists.

Previously, he was commander of the Kisangani faction of the rebel Rally for Congolese Democracy during the Second Congo War.

He led the rebel group Rally for Congolese Democracy, but left it in 1999.

General Louis Ngizo, a former commander of the Rally for Congolese Democracy, was appointed commander in November 2006.

Members of the rebel group, Rally for Congolese Democracy, have called on aid organizations to ratchet up their relief effort.

The Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) rebel group signed the agreement on August 31.

The MLC was the primary instrument of Uganda during the war, as the Rally for Congolese Democracy was dominated by Rwanda.

The Rally for Congolese Democracy is barely tolerated by the residents of Goma, but the rebels are the ones with the guns.

There was concern that military operations had taken place in the Kivus and the Rally for Congolese Democracy was urged to demilitarise Kisangani.

Rwanda supported the rebel Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) against Kabila.