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World Service,23 May 1997,29 mins

Laurent Kabila Renames Zaire

This Week and Africa

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Laurent Kabila renames Zaire the Democratic Republic of Congo. The renamed country's new president takes power - but how did it all come about? Also on the programme, trouble in Senegal as the Casamance region goes up in flames again.

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