111.   Zairean rebels on Monday continued their advance on the strategic city of Lubumbashi, raising the stakes ahead of the first face-to-face peace talks expected later this week.

112.   Zairean rebels on Tuesday continued to methodically move towards seizing control of the mineral wealth of Zaire as they prepared for peace talks.

113.   Zairean rebels on Wednesday said they had approved the repatriation of thousands of Rwandan refugees, with a first group of unaccompanied children due to leave Friday.

114.   Zairean rebels said Monday that they were closing in on the city of Lubumbashi, and predicted it would fall into their hands within days or even hours.

115.   Zairean rebels traded sporadic heavy arms fire early Thursday with government forces posted to the west of this rebel-held city.

116.   Zairean rebels will not attend a mini-summit on the conflict in Zaire scheduled for Wednesday in Nairobi, though representatives of Kinshasa will be present, Kenyan officials said.

117.   Zimbabwe has sold arms, uniforms and other supplies to Zairean rebels fighting to oust President Mobutu Sese Seko, a local weekly reported Friday.

118.   Zairean rebel chief Laurent-Desire Kabila said Wednesday in this eastern rebel stronghold that his forces were advancing on all fronts in their campaign to topple the government.

119.   Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila and President Nelson Mandela held talks in South Africa on Wednesday, rekindling hopes for a peaceful settlement to the war in Zaire.

120.   Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila made a secret visit to Zambia this week, a highly placed Zambian political source said Thursday.