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Kabila denies seeking asylum

    NAIROBI

    President Laurent-Desire Kabila on Tuesday denied reports that his visit to South Africa was intended to prepare for possible political asylum, news organisations said. A report in the Johannesburg daily 'The Star' said there had been speculation in diplomatic circles that the DRC leader might be seeking asylum in South Africa if the war in his country went against him. "The fact that Kabila is in South Africa seeking help is being seen as a sign of his desperate situation," the newspaper commented.
    Kabila later on Tuesday arrived back in Kinshasa via Lubumbashi,
    describing his trip as "fruitful", DRC state television reported.

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