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World Service,29 Aug 1998,29 mins

Congolese Civil War Turnaround

This Week and Africa

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President Laurent Kabila fights back against rebel movement. Military intervention by Angola, Zimbabwe and Namibia has changed the picture, making a mockery of the ceasefire agreement agreed in South Africa. Also on the programme, journalists charged with treason in Sierra Leone face the death penalty.

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