A Congo Rebel Chief Signs Cease-Fire
Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba signed a cease-fire in Lusaka, Zambia, but said he would go back to war if a rival rebel group, the Rwandan-backed Congolese Rally for Democracy, or RCD, did not sign the truce within a week. The RCD has refused to agree to the cease-fire because of internal divisions. Approval of the truce by the RCD is important because it controls nearly 50% of Congo, and analysts say a cease-fire is impossible without its support. Six African nations involved in the Congo war signed the truce July 10.
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