UN special envoy, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, right and CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, seen, in Jomba, east Congo, near the Uganda border, Sunday Nov. 16, 2008. The UN's special envoy on Congo met the Central African country's main rebel leader for the first time Sunday in a bid to end the crisis, as the UN reported more heavy fighting elsewhere in the east. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

UN special envoy, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, right and CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, seen, in Jomba, east Congo, near the Uganda border, Sunday Nov. 16, 2008. The UN's special envoy on Congo met the Central African country's main rebel leader for the first time Sunday in a bid to end the crisis, as the UN reported more heavy fighting elsewhere in the east.

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