RDC: Kabila visita o Leste

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. 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. This is Mr Kabila's first visit to eastern DR Congo 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. However the BBC's Maud Julien says that many Rutshuru residents are afraid that the peace will not last. She says that the road in the area is in bad shape and many other armed groups remain active. 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. Both Rwanda and Uganda denied repeated accusations that they supported the M23. BBC