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Troops to leave DRC by January if Lusaka accord implemented

    NAIROBI
    Meanwhile Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said his troops will leave DRC by January if all the recommendations of the Lusaka peace accord have been implemented, Ugandan radio reported on Wednesday. He told a news conference at State House the troops had been successful in denying a rear base to Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Additionally a route used by Sudan to supply the ADF had been cut off and the rebels had no training ground, he said.

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