71.   Rwandan Hutus armed by the Zairian government have occasionally fought rebel advances.

72.   So far, stepped-up aerial bombardments by Zimbabwean jet-fighters have done little to stop rebel advances.

73.   Soldiers from the Sierra Leonean military and ECOMOG have been battling the rebel advance, but witnesses in downtown Freetown they were nowhere to be seen Wednesday.

74.   So far, stepped-up aerial bombardments by Zimbabwean jets have done little to stop rebel advances.

75.   Some aid workers prepare to evacuate Friday as rebels advance through eastern Zaire, and others are confined to their compounds as violence escalates.

76.   Sudan has blamed Ethiopia and Eritrea for leading the rebel advance, but both countries deny it.

77.   Tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees fled from Shabunda ahead of the rebel advance.

78.   The arrival of government troops seemed to have halted rebel advances, but the government forces were not moving forward.

79.   The government imposed media censorship during the rebel advance in May.

80.   The influx comes amid warnings of rebel advances in northern Congo, close to the border with the Central African Republic.