51.   Rwandan rebels on Sunday entered Gisenyi, the last major government-held town, a French military official said.

52.   Richardson had acknowledged on Monday that Kinshasa could fall within days, and that it was urgent for Washington to avoid a bloodbath when rebels entered the city.

53.   The first Zairean rebels have entered Kisangani, greeted by welcoming shouts of joy, a Westerner in the strategic Zaire River port told AFP by telephone.

54.   The first Zairean rebels have entered Kisangani, greeted by shouts of joy, a Westerner in the strategic Zaire River port told AFP by telephone.

55.   The rebels entered into direct negotiations with the government Saturday when official government negotiator Domingo Palermo met with the MRTA leader Nesto Cerpa Cartolini in the residence.