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South African battalion requested

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    The UN last week formally requested South Africa to provide a battalion for MONUC, UN sources informed IRIN on Thursday. The UN was in close contact with the South African authorities regarding possible deployment of the battalion to Kisangani, the sources said. Other options would be followed up if the South African troops were not immediately available, they added. Meanwhile, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade announced during a visit to France that Senegal would provide 1,500 soldiers to MONUC, Radio France Internationale reported on Thursday. Under MONUC’s second phase, 5,500 military personnel, including four 850-person reinforced protected infantry battalion groups accompanied by up to 500 military observers and two marine companies, are to be deployed to the DRC. There are some 126 military observers from 26 different countries currently serving in MONUC.

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