11.   He said the Cabinet would make the final decision on participation in the Angolan force being compiled by the United Nations.

12.   His Cobra militia and allied Angolan forces drove Lissouba from power last year after he tried to disarm the militia force.

13.   Information Minister Didier Mumengi on Monday said Congolese and Angolan allied forces had retaken the port of Matadi.

14.   Information Minister Didier Mumengi said Congolese and allied Angolan forces had retaken Matadi, the only key port town on the Congo River supplying the capital, Kinshasa.

15.   Sassou-Nguesso said the Angolan forces were helping to train Congolese troops.

16.   The Angolan forces played a key role in blocking a rebel offensive in southwest Congo, near the border, soon after the conflict erupted in early August.

17.   The involvement of Angolan forces in the civil war in the Congo has further complicated the situation, Annan said.

18.   The heightened fighting in Brazzaville comes as Angolan forces have reportedly crossed into the southern Republic of Congo.

19.   The sources also confirmed that Angolan forces had taken Pointe Noire.