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RUF leader Sankoh to travel to Togo for talks

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    Meanwhile the court of appeal in the capital Freetown has granted the Sierra Leone government's request for Foday Sankoh, leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel movement to travel to Togo for talks with his rebel commanders, according to news reports on Thursday.

    The meeting aimed to pave the way for peace talks between the Sierra Leone government and rebels.

    Sankoh has been in detention since he was picked up on arms offences in Nigeria in early 1997, AFP said.

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