51.   A Rwandan rebel official said Tuesday his forces and the interim government had agreed to an immediate ceasefire.

52.   A UN spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that Rwandan rebels had captured the town of Gitarama where the interim government was formerly based.

53.   Another French military spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Didier Bolelli, said French troops and Rwandan rebels clashed inside the safety zone Sunday.

54.   The Rwandan rebels, loosely allied with Kinshasa, have called for talks with the Kigali government.

55.   The United Nations is endeavouring to provide relief and to broker a ceasefire between Rwandan rebels and the army.

56.   Unconfirmed reports indicate that Rwandan rebels have captured Kigali airport, the UN Assistance Mission for the tiny central African state reported Sunday.

57.   Two French journalists wounded in a hail of gunfire by Rwandan rebels arrived Wednesday in Kigali from the southern town of Butare.

58.   UN military observers said Rwandan rebels fiercely opposed to the French intervention plan have agreed to escort the African observers to the Ugandan border.

59.   While Rwandan rebels battling the government are mainly Tutsis, the Tutsis in Burundi dominate the army.

60.   Kigali airport will re-open Thursday, a UN spokesman in Rwanda said Wednesday, two days after Rwandan rebels seized control of the capital.