Congolese war: long, bloody, complex
'Unlike the present ineffectual UN troops, British forces will have a mandate to shoot to kill if necessary. But even if they succeed in pacifying Ituri, this is unlikely to end the Congo's bloody and complex war. According to aid groups, between 3.1 million and 4.7 million people have died as a direct result of the war, making it the world's deadliest conflict since 1945... Yet in the past few years Britain has become Rwanda's biggest donor and did little to pressure President Paul Kagame's government [to stop its involvement in the Congolese wars], diplomats in the region say.

Congolese war: long, bloody, complex
'Unlike the present ineffectual UN troops, British forces will have a mandate to shoot to kill if necessary. But even if they succeed in pacifying Ituri, this is unlikely to end the Congo's bloody and complex war. According to aid groups, between 3.1 million and 4.7 million people have died as a direct result of the war, making it the world's deadliest conflict since 1945... Yet in the past few years Britain has become Rwanda's biggest donor and did little to pressure President Paul Kagame's government [to stop its involvement in the Congolese wars], diplomats in the region say.