Government Quits Talks, Opts to Rule With Rebels
From Times Wire Reports
Congolese officials failed to turn up for continued talks in South Africa aimed at ending the country’s civil war, instead returning home to set up a power-sharing government.
In the deal struck outside the formal talks, President Joseph Kabila would keep his position; Movement for the Liberation of Congo chief Jean-Pierre Bemba would become prime minister; and the leader of the larger Rwandan-backed Congolese Rally for Democracy would be offered the presidency of Parliament.
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