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Pretoria wants rebels to be at the talks

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Alfred Nzo said yesterday the Congolese rebels should be admitted to the Lusaka summit if the talks are to make any progress, AP reported. According to foreign ministry spokesman Marco Boni, “this in no way suggests that South Africa is favouring the rebels.” Boni did not confirm whether South Africa would attend the summit.

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