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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. | 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 promised US oil firms would give greater help to Angola's other sectors, such as agriculture. | She promised US oil firms would give greater help to Angola's other sectors, such as agriculture. |
She also held 45 minutes of talks with President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, and told reporters afterwards that he had committed to a "timely" presidential election - which would be the country's first since 1992. | She also held 45 minutes of talks with President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, and told reporters afterwards that he had committed to a "timely" presidential election - which would be the country's first since 1992. |
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. |
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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. |