agreed to send 100 troops to the region to help tackle the rebels, leading to hopes of improved security.
- Ethnic tensions. The elections rekindled historic tensions between ethnic groups in Katanga, Kabila's heartland and the neighbouring Kasai provinces who back Tshisekedi.
- Intervention from neighbours. Relations with neighbouring Uganda and Rwanda have warmed but remain fragile. Meanwhile analysts say latent tensions with Angola remain due to a row over ownership of oil rights. (Editing by David Lewis and Philippa Fletcher)
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