Goma, which has seven ministers in President Joseph Kabila's government, said it was also suspending participation in parliament and all other institutions of the transition. "This is not good news. But we were expecting this, and we are now expecting the worst," said Kabila's spokesman Kudura Kasongo in the capital Kinshasa. Congo's civil war, which at its height drew in six armies from neighbouring countries, was declared over in 2003 after a string of peace talks brokered by South Africa. A transitional government bringing together the former foes was then set up. Three million people died during the conflict -- mainly through starvation and disease -- dubbed Africa's World War One. But progress towards peace has been hampered by political bickering and ongoing instability in the east of former Zaire, despite the presence of a 10,800-strong U.N. peacekeeping force. The capture of the eastern town of Bukavu by renegade RCD-Goma troops has reignited tensions with neighbouring Rwanda and underscored the challenges facing the administration as it struggles to restore its authority across the country. --MORE 2311 Local Time 2011 GMT
