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49 opposition activists arrested

    NAIROBI
    The DRC authorities have arrested 49 members of the opposition Parti lumumbiste unifie (PLU) over the last few days, the AP news agency reported. It cited the party's general-secretary Godefroid Mayobo who said the arrests began last week after the PLU urged its members to resume political activity. President Laurent-Desire Kabila had banned the activities of political parties in the country, but Mayobo said he considered the signing of the Lusaka peace accord by Kabila as lifting the restrictions on political activity.

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