71.   Ndahiro said the Congolese government had been upset by the decision and had pre-empted negotiations with Kigali on the issue by announcing Monday Congo had ordered them to leave.

72.   No Congolese government troops were involved, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

73.   Non-governmental organizations are also working with the Congolese government.

74.   On Friday the Congolese government in Kinshasa ordered the border between the two countries closed and told the U.N. refugee agency to leave the area.

75.   On Monday, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Mary Robinson, called on the Congolese government to ensure there were no more obstructions.

76.   On Monday, rebel spokesman Wamba dia Wamba said the rebels were demanding direct talks with the Congolese government before agreeing to a cease-fire.

77.   RCD rebels pulled back, and Congolese government forces moved in.

78.   Rwanda backs one group of rebels fighting the Congolese government.

79.   Rwandan army chief of staff, Brig. Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa said the Congolese government and their Zimbabwean allies had repeatedly violated the cease-fire in southern Congo.

80.   Prosecutors also say the Americans spied on Congolese government forces and Zimbabwean troops, who are battling the rebels backed by Rwanda and Uganda.