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Article: War in the heart of Africa: as Zimbabwe and Angola commit themselves to the protection of Congo's embattled president, the prospect of a bigger war grows closer.(Congo President Laurent Kabila)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- August 22, 1998
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CENTRAL AFRICA is on the brink. The rebellion in Congo has drawn in its neighbours. The result, unless all sides draw back, could be a conflagration involving half a dozen countries in the heart of Africa.
This week, the Congolese rebels, strongly backed by Rwanda and to an extent by Uganda too, closed in on the capital, Kinshasa. As they did so, Zimbabwe and Angola said they would be sending arms and troops to help President Laurent Kabila fight them. Namibia is also believed to be sending him military aid. But South Africa's President Nelson Mandela, fearing a large-scale regional conflict, has condemned the military rescue mission, and appealed for peace.
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