41.   The Zairean rebels and French media have reported mercenaries heading to Zaire from France, South Africa and Britain, among other countries.

42.   The Tutsi-led Rwandan government and Uganda are among the main backers of the Zairean rebel movement.

43.   Then one day, a group of armed men, possibly Zairean anti-government rebels, attacked the camp.

44.   The statement came after Zairean rebel chief Laurent-Desire Kabila said that his forces were advancing on all fronts in their campaign to topple the Zairean government.

45.   The UN refugee agency on Monday hailed the offer by Zairean rebel leader Laurent Desire Kabila to help repatriate Rwandan Hutu refugees by establishing a safety corridor.

46.   The United States called on Zairean rebel leader Laurent Desire Kabila to allow international agencies to begin an airlift operation to bring food.

47.   The United States called on Zairean rebel leader Laurent Desire Kabila Wednesday to allow international agencies to begin an airlift operation to bring food to starving refugees near Kisangani.

48.   The UN Security Council asked forces loyal to Zairean rebel Laurent Desire Kabila to grant aid agencies immediate access to embattled refugees in eastern Zaire.

49.   The UN Security Council asked forces loyal to Zairean rebel leader Laurent Desire Kabila to grant aid agencies immediate access to embattled refugees in eastern Zaire.

50.   The UN Security Council on Friday abruptly dropped plans for a fresh ceasefire appeal to Zairean rebels amid signs that a UN special envoy had made some progress.