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Peace process resumes

    NAIROBI

    The Burundi peace process resumed in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha on Monday, attended by several heads of state and the facilitator, Nelson Mandela. African leaders - including Presidents Daniel arap Moi of Kenya, Sam Nujoma of Namibia, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Pierre Buyoya of Burundi, Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania and a Libyan cabinet minister - met in closed door session ahead of the meeting, Kenyan radio reported. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is also in Arusha, although he reportedly did not attend the closed door negotiations. Regional analysts point out the Arusha peace process has been given new momentum with the inclusion of armed rebel groups, although they were not present at this round of talks.

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