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...generation of leaders in neighboring countries offers a fresh start for the long-suffering region. As a revolutionary, Kabila has yet to prove his devotion to democracy or ethnic even-handedness, but world leaders are encouraged by his role as a protege of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a onetime leftist guerrilla who has embraced capitalism, led his country to a newfound prosperity and turned friendly toward...
...about Kabila's intentions. Is he in control of his forces and therefore ordering revenge attacks on the Hutu, or is he a weak leader unable to prevent them? Says State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns: "We will hold Kabila responsible for the conduct of his own soldiers." Uganda's Museveni has been telling Kabila he was "spoiling" his reputation by treating the refugees so cruelly...
...also wonders whether Kabila will choose to rule by himself or open up Zairean politics to other parties. "I cannot tell you that we think he is a democrat," says Burns. Museveni was not pleased when Kabila visited him last month and said he was about to announce the names of those who would serve in his new government. "I asked him, 'What's the hurry?'" says Museveni. "We cannot run Zaire for him, but we can try to help him avoid mistakes." He fears Kabila wants to dominate the country until elections are held--who knows when--and warns...
Kabila refers to Museveni as a "good friend" and speaks to him by satellite phone at least twice a week. "I love him," says Kabila. "We have always talked about the future of Africa and this problem of being a continent of beggars. We look to Rwanda, Uganda, Angola--and many more countries--to be a United States of Africa." The notion sounds fantastically far-fetched. Africa's modern history has been written in the blood of tribalism: wars of secession, violent coups, gruesome vendettas...
...national borders have bred such strife, what is the likelihood of erecting, let alone maintaining, a much larger tent? The idea might well remain a mirage, and Kabila may not be up to the challenge. But if anyone is ready, it is Uganda's Museveni, an ex-Marxist who has spearheaded one of the most remarkable economic and social comebacks in the world. Not only has Museveni reinvigorated a country that was once a synonym for horror, but he is also exerting profound influence across the breadth of sub-Saharan Africa. Old friends, proteges and disciples have either gained power...