FILE--People use boats to cross the Congo River at Kisangani, Congo in this June 4, 1999, file photo. The U.N. Security Council declared the Congo River open again after 2 1/2 years of war, saying on Monday May 21, 2001, that armed U.N. forces would be patrolling within weeks on Central Africa's single most vital route for trade and aid. (AP Photo/Peter Busomoke)