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CNDP rebel group is expected to hold negotiations with Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's government.
(5th May 2009) The National Congress for People's Defense (CNDP) rebel group is expected to hold negotiations with Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's government Tuesday to find ways of implementing a recently signed agreement. This comes after former combatants complained about delays and Kinshasa's failure fully toimplement the agreement that would integrate them into the national army. The agreement signed in March also provides for the transformation of the CNDP rebel group into a political party and the release of former rebel group members captured by the national army.
What is Ebola hemorrhagic fever?
Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is a severe, often-fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees) that has appeared sporadically since its initial recognition in 1976. The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa, where it was first recognized. The virus is one of two members of a family of RNA viruses called the Filoviridae. There are four identified subtypes of Ebola virus. Three of the four have caused disease in humans: Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, and Ebola-Ivory Coast. The fourth, Ebola-Reston, has caused disease in nonhuman primates, but not in humans.