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Commonwealth chief meets rebel representatives

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    In a related development, Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku said on BBC radio he had met and encouraged representatives of the Sierra Leone rebels to support the ceasefire. Anyaoku, speaking from Nigeria, told the BBC that the Commonwealth continued to support the Sierra Leonean government of President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. He added that he hoped the international community would contribute to supporting the ceasefire and “shoring up democracy in Sierra Leone”.

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