The head of the main rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially announced the end of his movement's war against the Kinshasa-based Government. Addressing a gathering of around 15,000 people in the eastern city of Goma, the headquarters of the rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD), rebel leader Azarias Ruberwa vowed to "work in a peaceful manner for the success of the transition in the DRC and to respect all the accords signed in line with the peace process," an RCD spokesman said. The gathering had been called in Goma to allow Mr Ruberwa to "say goodbye to the people" of the city before leaving for Kinshasa to be sworn in as one of four vice-presidents in an interim government.
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