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Rebels restructure their movement

    NAIROBI

    The rebel Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) is to broaden its movement to encompass other opposition groups, and is developing a political programme and federal constitution, news agencies reported yesterday (Wednesday). The RCD intends to create a nationally representative 137-member assembly to act as a parliament. A 24-member government and an eight-person collective presidency is to be in charge of rebel-controlled areas. Ernest Wamba dia Wamba is to remain at the head of the movement, but as part of the collective presidency. The expanded assembly would have the power to check the presidency and government. The programme was hammered out during the course of a general assembly that has been under way for the past two months.

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