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World Service,13 Oct 2000,29 mins

Mugabe on the DR Congo Conflict

This Week and Africa

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on his troops' involvement in DR Congo. With severe economic issues on home soil, Mr Mugabe tells This Week And Africa why his country must be involved in the conflict. Also on the programme, Somalia's new prime minister, the Liberian town of Zorzor changes hands and Ethiopia's parliament livens up.

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