31.   Angolan rebels in the area refused to let the health workers through, Mamba said.

32.   Angolan sources claim former Angolan rebels from UNITA are supporting President Pascal Lissouba.

33.   As long as the Congolese rebels and Rwanda refrain from cooperating with the Angolan rebels, Luanda seems happy to withdraw.

34.   Beye said both the government and the Angolan rebels have said they would respect the safety of peacekeepers.

35.   Congolese officials said soldiers from the Angolan rebel group UNITA had joined up with the Ninjas.

36.   Diplomatic sources in New York have said it appeared the Angolan army intervened after former Angolan rebels of UNITA crossed into the Republic of Congo to support Lissouba.

37.   De Beers managing director, Gary Ralfe, said the company acted to reinforce sanctions imposed by the United Nations against Angolan rebels.

38.   Discouraged by the refusal of former Angolan rebels to disarm, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed doubt about the prospects for peace in Angola.

39.   He added that both the government and the Angolan rebels have said they would respect the safety of peacekeepers.

40.   He was unable to say if Mandela would meet with Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi.