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DR Congo leader issues ultimatum DR Congo leader issues ultimatum
(about 8 hours later)
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has given the forces of his presidential rival 48 hours to leave Kinshasa.The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has given the forces of his presidential rival 48 hours to leave Kinshasa.
Mr Kabila has been declared the provisional winner of recent polls.Mr Kabila has been declared the provisional winner of recent polls.
However, supporters of his rival, Jean-Pierre Bemba, this week set fire to parts of the Supreme Court building. However, his rival, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has complained of fraud. The Supreme Court is to rule on the claims shortly.
Mr Kabila said the military would remove Mr Bemba's armed guard, put by the UN at 600-strong, by force if they refused to leave the capital in time. Mr Bemba, a former rebel leader, has an armed guard of around 600 men, the UN says. Mr Kabila has threatened to use force, raising fears of clashes.
As a vice-president, Mr Bemba is allowed around 100 armed guards - former rebels who fought in the recent war that brought him into a power-sharing government. Security forces loyal to the two men clashed in August, leaving at least 23 people dead in the capital, Kinshasa.
UN mandate
The BBC's Arnaud Zajtman in Kinshasa says tension is high in the capital.The BBC's Arnaud Zajtman in Kinshasa says tension is high in the capital.
Soldiers of the Congolese army are now deployed at strategic points and this has created fear of further fighting, he says.Soldiers of the Congolese army are now deployed at strategic points and this has created fear of further fighting, he says.
Mr Bemba has challenged the election result in court UN mandate
The armoured vehicles of the UN peacekeeping force and European troops are also patrolling the city, but a UN spokesman said disarming soldiers by force was not part of its mandate.The armoured vehicles of the UN peacekeeping force and European troops are also patrolling the city, but a UN spokesman said disarming soldiers by force was not part of its mandate.
Mr Bemba has complained to the Supreme Court that he was cheated of victory. On Tuesday, a protest by Mr Bemba's supporters outside the Supreme Court led to violence.
But it suspended its hearing into the claims amid Tuesday's violence - which Mr Bemba condemned. Mr Bemba has challenged the election result in courtThe court was set on fire and its hearings had to be suspended.
The court must still confirm the provisional results, which gave Mr Kabila 58% of the vote.The court must still confirm the provisional results, which gave Mr Kabila 58% of the vote.
A spokesman for Mr Bemba said he was unaware of any ultimatum for the guards to leave.A spokesman for Mr Bemba said he was unaware of any ultimatum for the guards to leave.
But one Western diplomat told the AFP news agency Mr Bemba had agreed to move some guards to Maluku, 80km (50 miles) east of Kinshasa.But one Western diplomat told the AFP news agency Mr Bemba had agreed to move some guards to Maluku, 80km (50 miles) east of Kinshasa.
The elections were supposed to draw a line under a five-year conflict in which some four million people died.The elections were supposed to draw a line under a five-year conflict in which some four million people died.
The polls were organised under the terms of a 2002 peace deal that drew in the armies of nine other African countries.The polls were organised under the terms of a 2002 peace deal that drew in the armies of nine other African countries.
The world's biggest peacekeeping force - some 17,000 men - is in DR Congo to prevent unrest.The world's biggest peacekeeping force - some 17,000 men - is in DR Congo to prevent unrest.