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Masire considering mediator's job

    NAIROBI
    Former Botswanan president Ketumile Masire is considering whether to accept the job of mediator in the DRC conflict. He told the BBC he had not put himself forward for the job and had not expected to be chosen. On Wednesday, OAU Secretary-General Salim Ahmed Salim formally nominated Masire, saying that both the rebel sides and President Laurent-Desire Kabila were in favour of his mediation. In a press release, received by IRIN, Salim said this agreement between the various sides "constitutes an important breakthrough" in efforts to implement the Lusaka ceasefire accord. "More specifically, it creates the essential conditions for the inter-Congolese dialogue," he added. Zambian President Frederick Chiluba remains the overall coordinator of the DRC peace process.

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