41.   A rebel spokesman said the attack on Kabila caught rebel forces by surprise.

42.   A rebel spokesman this week accused the Kenya-based Operation Lifeline Sudan, the umbrella group for U.N and other aid agencies, of corruption and inefficiency.

43.   A rebel spokesman Thursday, however, said talks would not get under way until Sunday.

44.   A rebel spokesman, Emmanuel Kamanzi, said his troops clashed with armed Rwandans, but made no comment on the refugees.

45.   A rebel spokesman, however, told the Interfax news agency that Bamut remained in separatist hands and that the Russians only controlled its outskirts.

46.   A rebel spokesman, too, denied his comrades were holding hostages.

47.   A rebel delegation led by Bizima Karaha also was heading to South Africa from Goma in eastern Zaire on Thursday, said rebel spokesman Gaeten Kakudji.

48.   A rebel spokesman denied the claim.

49.   A rebel spokesman identified as Capt. Thomas warned them not to challenge the new government again.

50.   A rebel spokesman known as Commander Profi, put the guerrilla death toll in recent fighting at five.