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To: Tomas who wrote (283)	11/28/1998 8:22:00 AM
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Congo rivals agree ceasefire Kofi Annan (front far right): Urged peace in Africa African heads of state supporting both sides in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to an immediate cessation of hostilities. United Nations officials said the leaders of Congo, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Uganda had agreed to sign a ceasefire before the middle of December if that were possible. The breakthrough came after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan chaired a head-to-head meeting between the leaders - the first since the rebellion began in Congo last August. The Congolese rebels - whom Uganda and Rwanda have been supporting - did not take part in the Paris talks. The talks came at the end of the two-day Franco-African summit which was dominated by continuing fears that the fighting which already involves more than half a dozen countries could turn into a catastrophic regional war. Congo's President Laurent Kabila had earlier been involved in verbal clashes with some leaders during the 50-nation summit. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has provided military support to President Kabila's government. Rwanda's President Bizimungu and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni have backed rebels who seized control of part of eastern Congo after fighting started in August. Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore, currently chairman of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), is reported to have joined Mr Annan at the round-table between the leaders. France's President and summit host Jacques Chirac is due to meet Mr Kabila later on Saturday. Rebels in Paris Earlier, a delegation representing the rebel forces in Congo arrived in Paris. They were distanced from the summit as the key sides in the conflict traded insults during Friday. Reports say the atmosphere grew so tense and the language so abusive that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak intervened, appealing for calm. Mr Chirac's spokeswoman Catherine Colonna said he had urged the Central African states involved in the conflict to "make a gesture to end the impasse". Annan appeal During Friday's meetings, Mr Annan made an impassioned plea to fellow Africans to end wars, saying a minority of irresponsible leaders were discrediting the entire continent. "Conflict in Africa is caused by human action and it can be ended by human action," Mr Annan told the summit. "Too many leaders, still convinced that might is right, are seeking to resolve differences not by the force of reason but by the power of the gun." "In this war, we may well face our greatest challenge. "In the Congo as everywhere, what is needed is for all parties irrevocably to choose peace and compromise, turning their backs on violence and conflicts," he said.