31.   Notably absent from the itinerary is the Congo, where Laurent Kabila seized power last May and toppled longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

32.   Notably absent from the itinerary was Congo, where Laurent Kabila seized power last May and toppled longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

33.   One year after being praised for ousting longtime dictator Mobutu Sese-Seko, Kabila is now facing international condemnation for human rights abuses.

34.   Rwanda and Uganda played instrumental roles in helping Kabila topple the government of longtime Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

35.   Rwandan troops played an important role last year in helping Kabila oust longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

36.   Relations between Congo and its neighbors, which helped remove longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko from power and install Kabila, had been deteriorating before the rebellion erupted.

37.   Relations between Congo and its two neighbors, which helped remove longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko from power and install Kabila, had been deteriorating before the rebellion erupted.

38.   Relations between Central African Republic and Congo have been cool since Kabila ousted longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko last May.

39.   Rwanda and neighboring Uganda, which together helped Kabila oust longtime Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko last year, both have denied involvement in the latest rebellion.

40.   Rwanda last year backed Kabila, as did Uganda, in his bid to oust longtime Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.