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| DR Congo President Joseph Kabila tours ex-rebel areas | DR Congo President Joseph Kabila tours ex-rebel areas |
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| President Joseph Kabila is touring eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo which were held by rebels until earlier this month. | President Joseph Kabila is touring eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo which were held by rebels until earlier this month. |
| He has spent the past week driving from Kisangani in a 70-car convoy. | He has spent the past week driving from Kisangani in a 70-car convoy. |
| His is due to end his 930km- (575 mile) journey later in Rutshuru, which was held by the M23 rebels for more than a year. | |
| On the way, he has made several speeches, warning the region's other militias to disarm or be hunted down. | On the way, he has made several speeches, warning the region's other militias to disarm or be hunted down. |
| This is Mr Kabila's first visit to the troubled North Kivu province for two years. | This is Mr Kabila's first visit to the troubled North Kivu province for two years. |
| The mineral-rich area has been wracked by conflict for the past two decades but the defeat of the M23 has raised some hopes of a more stable future. | The mineral-rich area has been wracked by conflict for the past two decades but the defeat of the M23 has raised some hopes of a more stable future. |
| The BBC's Maud Julien in Rutshuru says hundreds of people have gathered in the main stadium to listen to the president's speech. | The BBC's Maud Julien in Rutshuru says hundreds of people have gathered in the main stadium to listen to the president's speech. |
| The day has been declared a public holiday and some people were prevented from farming their fields and encouraged to go see the president, our correspondent says. | The day has been declared a public holiday and some people were prevented from farming their fields and encouraged to go see the president, our correspondent says. |
| Many residents are afraid that the peace will not last, she says. | Many residents are afraid that the peace will not last, she says. |
| The road in the area is in bad shape and many other armed groups remain active. | The road in the area is in bad shape and many other armed groups remain active. |
| Nevertheless, officials have told our correspondent that Mr Kabila has been driving himself. | Nevertheless, officials have told our correspondent that Mr Kabila has been driving himself. |
| The M23 rebels said they were ending their insurgency earlier this month, hours after the DR Congo government claimed victory after recapturing all the areas they had controlled. | The M23 rebels said they were ending their insurgency earlier this month, hours after the DR Congo government claimed victory after recapturing all the areas they had controlled. |
| A robust new UN intervention brigade used helicopters to support the Congolese army against the rebel forces. | A robust new UN intervention brigade used helicopters to support the Congolese army against the rebel forces. |
| Both Rwanda and Uganda denied repeated accusations that they supported the M23. | Both Rwanda and Uganda denied repeated accusations that they supported the M23. |