The Man Who Would Be (Congo's) King

Laurent Nkunda at the public rally in Rutshuru
Jerome Delay / AP

From Time Magazine:

Africa has seen the likes of Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda before. The story of the revolutionary who storms out of the hinterland in a lightning advance and seizes power is a familiar one, from Nkunda's native Democratic Republic of Congo to the Comoros Islands. Sometimes, as with Paul Kagame in Rwanda or with Yoweri Museveni in Uganda, the new leaders are an improvement. But in other cases, as with Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe or Laurent Kabila, the assassinated father of the current Congolese president, they quickly impose the autocracy and corruption they were initially fighting.

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My Comment: Laurent Nkunda is not in a position to rule over the Congo, but in Eastern Congo he is definitely positioned to be the main player in the region.