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"Allied forces" call for speedy UN deployment

    NAIROBI

    Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) allied with President Laurent-Desire Kabila in the DRC conflict have called for the speedy deployment of the rest of the UN Observer Mission in the DRC (MONUC) "in order to prevent a reversal of the current peace process." Speaking after a meeting in Kinshasa of the DRC and its SADC allies: Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe said failure by the UN to move quickly might throw the DRC back into chaos,
    Zimbabwean radio reported on Monday. The SADC heads of state involved in the DRC conflict met in Kinshasa on Sunday to evaluate the situation after the JMC and Political Committee meetings in Kampala.

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