Congo Rejects Direct Talks with Rebel Leader ; Fear That the Conflict Could Spread As Other Countries Intervene

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THE Democratic Republic of Congo's government yesterday refused rebel leader Laurent Nkunda's demand for direct talks to solve the crisis in eastern Kivu province, where tens of thousands of desperate refugees were receiving international aid.

Atwo-month surge in Nkunda's Tutsi rebellion near the Rwanda border has abated, with his troops entrenched around the province's capital, Goma.

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Congo Rejects Direct Talks with Rebel Leader ; Fear That the Conflict Could Spread As Other Countries Intervene

But a rebel spokesman alleged today that Angola and Zimbabwe were mobilising troops to back government forces against the rebels, triggering concer...

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