11.   He is also expected to fly to Lubumbashi to hold talks with Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila, Mankahlana said.

12.   He said the town had been taken by Zairean rebels.

13.   Hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people remain unaccounted for in eastern Zaire since fighting last month between Zairean rebels and government soldiers.

14.   Hundreds of thousands of Rwandan refugees who were in camps in eastern Zaire for two years have returned to Rwanda after Zairean rebels took control over the area.

15.   Hundreds of thousands of refugees also returned from Zaire late last year after a Tutsi-dominated Zairean rebel alliance began an uprising in October.

16.   Hundreds of Zairean rebels have been combing dense forest near this eastern town in the hopes of flushing out Zairean troops and former Rwandan soldiers, local residents said.

17.   It followed the voluntary return of half a million Rwandans from eastern Zaire last month, after an uprising by Zairean rebels emptied the refugee camps in the region.

18.   A delegation of Zairean rebels left their stronghold of Goma mid-afternoon Thursday for South Africa, where they are due to hold preliminary peace talks with the Kinshasa authorities.

19.   A group of refugees near the scene accused the Zairean rebels who took control of the area a month ago of being responsible for the killings.

20.   A high-powered delegation from the UN refugee agency was hoping Tuesday to meet Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila in Lubumbashi in a bid to improve stormy relations.