Bertrand Bisimwa (R) and Rene Abandi (L)

Bertrand Bisimwa (R) and Rene Abandi (L) members of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) delegation wait for the start of the peace negociation meeting with the members of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) in Nairobi on December 8, 2008. Congolese rebels opened peace negotiations with a government delegation on December 8, 2008 in Nairobi in their first direct talks on ending the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting since August 28 between government troops and National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) rebels has displaced more than 250,000 people in eastern Nord-Kivu province. AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)