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| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she will speak out on the country's deadly civil conflict. | |
| Mrs Clinton is expected to call for an end to rights abuses, including mass rapes reportedly carried out by rebels and government troops. | Mrs Clinton is expected to call for an end to rights abuses, including mass rapes reportedly carried out by rebels and government troops. |
| Violence flared in the country's mineral-rich east last year, raising fears of a return to civil war. | Violence flared in the country's mineral-rich east last year, raising fears of a return to civil war. |
| Mrs Clinton, on a seven-nation tour of Africa, was in Angola earlier. | Mrs Clinton, on a seven-nation tour of Africa, was in Angola earlier. |
| She urged the oil-rich nation to hold credible elections and also promised US oil firms would give greater help to Angola's other sectors, such as agriculture. | She urged the oil-rich nation to hold credible elections and also promised US oil firms would give greater help to Angola's other sectors, such as agriculture. |
| Basketball philanthropy | Basketball philanthropy |
| On her arrival in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, Mrs Clinton is set to visit a newly-built hospital. | On her arrival in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, Mrs Clinton is set to visit a newly-built hospital. |
| Basketball star Dikembe Mutombo runs a charitable foundation | Basketball star Dikembe Mutombo runs a charitable foundation |
| The BBC's East Africa correspondent Will Ross says the modern facility is in stark contrast to the rest of the country's dilapidated health system. | The BBC's East Africa correspondent Will Ross says the modern facility is in stark contrast to the rest of the country's dilapidated health system. |
| But the hospital was not built by the government - its construction was paid for by Dikembe Mutombo, a Congolese basketball star who made his name in the US. | But the hospital was not built by the government - its construction was paid for by Dikembe Mutombo, a Congolese basketball star who made his name in the US. |
| On Tuesday Mrs Clinton will meet President Joseph Kabila in the eastern town of Goma, where the focus will be on ending human rights atrocities including mass rape. | On Tuesday Mrs Clinton will meet President Joseph Kabila in the eastern town of Goma, where the focus will be on ending human rights atrocities including mass rape. |
| CLINTON'S AFRICAN TOUR KenyaSouth AfricaNigeriaAngolaLiberiaDemocratic Republic of CongoCape Verde Clinton helps South Africa bloom Send us your comments | CLINTON'S AFRICAN TOUR KenyaSouth AfricaNigeriaAngolaLiberiaDemocratic Republic of CongoCape Verde Clinton helps South Africa bloom Send us your comments |
| Our correspondent says the US and the rest of the international community realise that if stability can be brought to DR Congo it could have a positive impact on a vast swathe of Africa. | Our correspondent says the US and the rest of the international community realise that if stability can be brought to DR Congo it could have a positive impact on a vast swathe of Africa. |
| The country borders eight other nations, and its conflicts have frequently spilled over its borders. | The country borders eight other nations, and its conflicts have frequently spilled over its borders. |
| The US is a major aid donor and has helped the country in some of its recent successes like the elections of 2006 and the thawing of relations with Rwanda. | The US is a major aid donor and has helped the country in some of its recent successes like the elections of 2006 and the thawing of relations with Rwanda. |
| Mrs Clinton has already visited South Africa and Kenya as part of the trip - her longest foreign tour since taking office. | Mrs Clinton has already visited South Africa and Kenya as part of the trip - her longest foreign tour since taking office. |
| She is also due to visit Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde. | She is also due to visit Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde. |