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Army to remain in Congo-Brazzaville

    JOHANNESBURG
    The Angolan army is to remain in Congo-Brazzaville to help maintain stability in the region, Reuters reported the commander of the force as saying in a newspaper interview on Tuesday. General Sanjar Nelumba told the Congolese weekly ‘Le Pays’ a withdrawal would allow the Angolan rebel group UNITA to slip back into Congo-Brazzaville to set up rear bases and undermine the Brazzaville government’s fight against Congolese rebels. “If the Angolan armed forces left the Congo today, it would leave UNITA and the (exiled Congolese opposition) ERDDUN a free hand, against the well-understood interests of the region,” he said.

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