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New commander to head MONUC

    NAIROBI

    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday announced the appointment of Major-General Mountaga Diallo of Senegal to be Force Commander of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). The Security Council on 24 February approved the expansion of the mission - intended to support implementation of Lusaka ceasefire agreement on the DRC conflict - by up to 5,537 military personnel plus an “appropriate civilian support staff” in areas such as human rights and child protection.

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