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Summit of Gulf of Guinea states

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    A one-day summit of the Gulf of Guinea states ended in the Gabonese capital, Libreville, with the fragile ceasefires in the two Congos and the civil war in Angola were high on the agenda.

    The meeting, initiated by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, was also called to discuss the attainment and maintenance of peace in the area. Other leaders present were host Omar Bongo, Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Republic of Congo’s (ROC) Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and Sao Tome’s Miguel Trovoada.

    Democratic Republic of Congo’s Laurent-Desire Kabila did not attending, AFP reported. Gabonese officials as saying on Wednesday that the Angola and Cameroon would be represented by their foreign ministers.

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