General Sultani Makenga, military leader of the M23 rebels, smiles while surrounded by his bodyguards at Mutaho, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 27, 2013. Six months ago, Makenga's fighters routed the government's ill-disciplined army and swept past U.N. peacekeepers to briefly seize Goma, a city of one million, provoking international outcry. Dressed in combat fatigues and wielding a traditional cattle-herder's stick, Makenga, the most powerful warlord in eastern Congo, says the only hope of an end to the region's troubles is to revive stalled peace talks between the government and M23 in neighbouring Uganda. To match Interview CONGO-DEMOCRATIC/WARLORD REUTERS/Jonny Hog (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)