41.   Forces from the three nations have been concentrated in western Congo, where they fended off a rebel advance in August.

42.   Former members of the Rwandan Hutu army and extremist militia pushed this group of refugees ever westward, often using them as human shields against the rebel advance.

43.   Fresh rebel advances in eastern Zaire sent tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees on the road again Tuesday, and some finally appeared ready to go home.

44.   Fresh rebel advances in eastern Zaire sent tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees on the road again to Tuesday, and some finally appeared ready to go home.

45.   Government radio on Saturday told the public to remain calm and blamed the growing tensions in Kinshasa on what it called biased news reports of rebel advances.

46.   Government radio today told the public to remain calm and blamed the growing tensions in Kinshasa on what it called biased news reports of rebel advances.

47.   He also blamed media reports of rebel advances for the decision by some international airlines to stop flying into the capital.

48.   He announced Tuesday that he had ordered a halt to the rebel advance in hopes of renewing peace talks, which had been largely dormant since last March.

49.   He will presumably begin making decisions aimed at responding to the rebel advance, and acting on allegations that Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda are behind the incursion.

50.   Hundreds of dependents of Zairian soldiers have crossed the Congo River into neighboring Congo ahead of the rebel advance, Red Cross workers said Friday.