British Minister of State for Africa Peter Hain on Thursday reiterated his country's commitment to the DRC peace process. In a speech in Cape Town, South Africa, he underlined Britain's readiness to support the Lusaka peace accord with "money, people, political support and a UN force". According to a Foreign Office text of the speech, he said Africa needed peace if it was to excel. "Countries at war with themselves or their
neighbours cannot develop," he said. A BBC report added Hain pledged that his country would not supply any more weapons to the region, following harsh criticism of its decision to sell military spare parts to Zimbabwe, one of the key participants in the DRC war.
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