DRC: Bemba May Ignite New Insurgency in Congo

Having rejected the outcome of the October 29 elections, is former warlord, Jean-Pierre Bemba, capable of mounting an insurgency that could once more destabilise the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)? This is the question that occupied the minds of Congo watchers last week as incumbent president Joseph Kabila retained his seat by 58 per cent of the vote against Bemba's 42 per cent, and the country entered a phase where military might could determine its future.