Laurent-Désiré Kabila

Enough political leaders were present to make the summit look convincing but the absentees as well as Nigeria's General Sani Abacha Congo-Kinshasa's Laurent Kabila and Sudan's Omar el Beshir included Paul Biya of Cameroon (busy forming a government) Ben Mkapa of Tanzania (at his party's congress) and regional kingpins Daniel arap Moi of Kenya Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Nelson Mandela of South Africa...

Self-proclaimed President of Congo-Brazzaville Dénis Sassou Nguesso also wanted to clarify the alignment of his neighbours Omar Bongo and Laurent-Désiré Kabila...

Paul Kagamé's Front Patriotique Rwandais; Uganda Rwanda and Angola's backing of Laurent-Désiré Kabila's forces against Mobutu Sese Seko and now Angola's backing of Sassou's forces against Lissouba...

A few English-speaking activists in the SDF say they want to imitate Laurent-Désiré Kabila's struggle against Mobutu Sese Seko...

But now he may fear the precedent set in the new Democratic Republic of Congo by President Laurent-Désiré Kabila's overthrow of Mobutu...

The old dictator's death may make it harder for Laurent-Désiré Kabila's government to trace and reclaim the wealth he stole...

Some people in Congress and the government want the USA to follow the lead of African states (notably Eritrea Rwanda South Africa and Uganda) which urge that President Laurent Kabila should be given both aid and more time to put the new Congo's house in order...

Yet insecurity remains endemic and was at the top of the agenda during President Laurent Kabila's recent visit to Rwanda...

Even before Laurent-Désiré Kabila's triumphant arrival in power in May lyrics had begun to change...

Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is understood to have given the green light for hot pursuit onto his territory if necessary: Luanda helped him to seize power in Kinshasa...