51.   There was no immediate comment from participants in the talks on either the movement of Angolan troops into Congo or the purported shootdown of the Zimbabwean warplanes.

52.   Those Angolan troops drove rebel forces from a string of Atlantic coast towns in a reversal of rebel gains, a senior Congolese government advisor said Monday in Kinshasa.

53.   While the reports could not immediately be confirmed, the prime minister of the Republic of Congo said that a column of Angolan troops had attacked across the border.

54.   Zaire on Friday said it would lodge a complaint with the United Nations over Angolan troops aiding the rebels.

55.   However, journalists have reported seeing what appeared to be Angolan troops in rebel-held areas.

56.   In Luanda, the presidency denied Wednesday that Angola was supporting the rebels, despite numerous reports of the presence of Angolan troops and tanks.

57.   Angolan troops are also deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

58.   Angolan troops last week captured the nearby town of Soyo.

59.   The Zairean presidency Friday accused Angolan troops of crossing into Yema, a municipality in the same Bas-Zaire province as Matadi.

60.   The Zairean presidency on Friday accused Angolan troops of crossing into Yema, a municipality in the same Bas-Zaire province as Matadi.