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US peace envoy to meet Nujoma

    JOHANNESBURG

    United States peace negotiator Howard Wolpe was scheduled to arrive in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday for talks with the country's President Sam Nujoma and his defence and foreign ministers, 'The Namibian' reported.

    Wolpe, US President Bill Clinton's special envoy for the Great Lakes region, is to hold talks with Nujoma on Thursday. It said it the talks were likely to focus on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Namibia has deployed an estimated 2,000 soldiers on the side of DRC President
    Laurent-Desire Kabila against a rebellion supported by Rwanda and Uganda.

    Wolpe will also hold separate meetings with Namibia's defence minister Erkki Nghimtina and acting foreign minister Tuliameni Kalombi, 'The Namibian' added. Wolpe will head to war-torn Angola after his meetings in Namibia.

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