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Joint patrol units deployed in Niari

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    Government soldiers and former rebels have deployed joint patrols in the Niari area of southern Congo, in accordance with ceasefire accords signed late last year between the army and several militia leaders, news agencies reported. Radio France Internationale (RFI) said the new patrol units were presented to the people of Kibangou, 460 km west of the capital Brazzaville, on 23 April by the ceasefire monitoring committee overseeing
    implementation of the accords. It also reported that the road to Dolisie was reopened on 3 April following a meeting between government representatives and rebels in the town of Nianga, on the border with Gabon, in an area under the control of the Cocoye militia of former President Pascal Lissouba. Regional analysts told IRIN it was unclear whether the Cocoye now retained any links with Lissouba, who is living in exile.

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