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UN to escort rebel leader

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    The UN said on Friday it would provide transport and assistance to Foday Sankoh, the detained leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel movement when he travels to Togo for talks this weekend with his commanders.

    A UN official in the capital, Freetown, told IRIN that it would provide military observers and a secretariat for the talks to be held in Kara, the home village of Togolese President Gnassingbe Eyadema. Sankoh, who has been in detention for two years and sentenced to death for treason last November, was granted authorisation by the government to meet with his men in "neutral" territory.

    Officials said the talks were aimed at eventually paving the way for negotiations between the rebels and the government of President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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