African 'new dawn' leaves West wary

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The peace agreement already signed in Sierra Leone and the peace agreement planned for the Democratic Republic of Congo highlight the fact that the international community is now distancing itself from sub-Saharan Africa. Western countries have responded very cautiously to the peace deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which involves more than 12 African countries. Similarly, the blanket amnesty granted to rebels in Sierra Leone is not in alignment with the international resolve to try Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes. It is clear that there is still a long way to go before a new era truly emerges in Africa.

Africa, Sierra Leone

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Britons snared in Africa's Great Game

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There are indications that the Democratic Republic of Congo is on the brink of disintegrating into civil war. If this does happen, then there will be serious repercussions for neighbouring countries. Angola fears that Unita rebels will be assisted by the Congolese regime, while the prospect of rebels overthrowing President Laurent Kabila has prompted many residents of the Congo's mineral rich Shaba province to flee into Zambia. It is also reported that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has seven battalions in eastern Congo helping the rebels.

Legal issues & crime, International Affairs, Civil Conflict, Congo

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Central Africa on brink of all-out conflict

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Moves by the Rwandan army and its local allies to take control of large areas of eastern Zaire look set to spark off a generalised conflict in central Africa. There have been calls in Zaire for full scale war with Burundi and Rwanda, and this is prompting many Tutsis, who are among the most successful business leaders in Zaire, to leave the country. There has been extensive cross-border artillery and mortar fire recently.

Burundi, Rwandan foreign relations, Congo (Kinshasa) foreign relations, Rwanda, Central Africa, Burundian foreign relations

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