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To: john mcknight who wrote (2235)	7/7/1999 2:15:00 PM
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African ministers sign Congo peace deal LUSAKA, July 7 (Reuters) - African defence and foreign ministers on Wednesday adopted a long-delayed draft ceasefire document aimed at ending a crippling war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The war, which has threatened regional stability and economic growth, has split countries into those backing President Laurent Kabila's administration in Kinshasa and those supporting rebels fighting to topple him. "We have adopted the document and what remains now is for the presidents to come and sign it," Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister Stan Mudenge told Reuters. Mudenge said mediator and Zambian President Frederick Chiluba was currently consulting his counterparts in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, Rwanda and Uganda to decide when a presidential summit should be held. The adoption came after ministers met behind closed doors in the Zambian capital Lusaka following 13-days of intense negotiations between Congolese rebel factions and the government in Kinshasa. The war in Africa's third largest country, which erupted in August last year, has sucked in at least six African armies. © 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.