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Discrete peace initiatives reported

    NAIROBI

    President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has been "secretly trying to make a deal" with former president Pascal Lissouba and former prime minister Bernard Kolelas to end the violence in the country, 'Africa Confidential' reported on Friday. It said Sassou's emissaries included Interior Minister Pierre Oba and a French former mercenary, Patrick Olivier. Meanwhile, Lissouba
    has also attempted to start negotiations through contacts with former Algerian president Ahmed Ben Bella, former South African president Nelson Mandela and former Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere, it said. Former Nigerian foreign minister Joe Garba was also trying to initiate Congo peace talks, it added.

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