Conditional offers

Fresh peace initiatives for the Democratic Republic of Congo look pointless, as government, rebels and their respective sponsors gear up for more fighting. The last regional summit on Congo, in Maputo, Mozambique, on 16 October, committed all sides to move their forces 15 kilometres back from the present positions they hold.

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Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Rwandan, Jean-Pierre Bemba, South African, Thabo Mbeki, Zambian, Frederick Chiluba, Laurent Kabila, Kayumba Nyamwasa, Paul Kagame, Mobutu, Kin-Kiey Mulumba, Burundian, Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie, Mouvement de Libération de Congo, Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, Interahamwe, Forces Armées Rwandaises

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