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Sankoh meets religious leaders

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    Jailed rebel leader Foday Sankoh has had talks with the Inter-religious Council of Sierra Leone (IRCSL) at a secret location in the capital Freetown, news reports said today (Friday). The IRCSL’s secretary-general, Reverend Alimamy Koroma, told journalists discussions centred on how to achieve sustainable peace. He said Sankoh was “very jovial and relaxed” and described the talks as “encouraging”. He added that Sankoh had also made radio contact with some of his Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels in the bush. President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah is due in Togo on Monday for talks with his Togolese counterpart Gnassingbe Eyadema, AFP reported. The capital Lome has been proposed as a venue for Sankoh to meet his rebel commanders, ahead of a dialogue with the government.

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