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OAU to appoint force commander

    NAIROBI

    The OAU was "close" to appointing a commander of the Joint Military Commission (JMC) to oversee the ceasefire in the DRC, the Algerian 'Business Day' quoted South African President Thabo Mbeki as saying.

    He said the officer would gather together commanders from the six countries involved "within days". "Next on the agenda is the appointment of a facilitator for the internal Congolese political dialogue nvisaged in the ceasefire agreement," he said. Mbeki expressed confidence that the talks could bring "democratic elections because Congolese President Laurent Kabila has accepted that he is just one of several participants". The newspaper said Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt were leading contenders to command the JMC.

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