Hi Again
This is just off the NCN web site and the BBC world service is saying the same on todays Focus on Africa
January 18, 1998 17:27 GMT, updated 17:55 GMT: It is not clear what this means, but Namibian President Nujoma has announced from Windhoek that the belligerents have agreed to a ceasefire in Africa War I being fought in the DR Congo. What is curious about this agreement is that the DR Congo and the DR Congo rebels were not invited to Windhoek. Nujoma reportedly claims the Kabila government and the rebels have agreed to sign a separate document. Heads of state from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Uganda and the Angolan defense ministers are meeting in Windhoek. See today's news for more details. The RCD rebels in the Congo have already reacted cautiously, saying they had no representation at Windhoek and would have to study the document. The rebels also reiterated there can be no peace without direct talks with President Kabila. The rebels see the Windhoek agreement to mean that the foreign powers have agreed to withdraw from the war, leaving the internal negotiations to Congolese. It may be too early to tell, but it is possible that Zimbabwe, Namibia, Uganda and Rwanda might be agreeing in Windhoek on a formula by which they can withdraw from the DR Congo while Angola, the Congo Republic and the DR Congo are meeting in Luanda to decide how best to proceed with their internal civil war efforts. |
