Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila has rejected accusations from neighbouring Uganda that he gave sanctuary to an Islamist rebel group and allowed it to expand and exploit mineral resources.
Last week, Ugandan leader Yoweri MuseveniKabila had allowed the Allied Democratic Forces , which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State , to set up large camps and also mine gold and sell timber, among other economic activities.
Founded in 1996, the ADF was originally a Ugandan rebel group, carrying out attacks around the Rwenzori region in western Uganda. Fighters from the group frequently carry out killings in Congo both against civilian and military targets and also occasionally carry out attacks in Uganda.a secondary school and massacred 42 people, mostly students. Some were burned alive.
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