71.   Unconfirmed reports said Zairean rebels had battled Rwandan Hutu extremist militiamen in the Kasese region.

72.   Ugandan authorities have consistently denied accusations of helping the Zairean rebels led by Laurent-Desire Kabila, who have made significant gains against Kinshasa troops in recent months.

73.   UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has accused Zairean rebels of killing refugees by starvation when they refused relief workers access to them because of fighting in the region.

74.   UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday welcomed signs that the Zairean rebel leader was cooperating with UN agencies to solve the Rwandan refugee crisis in eastern Zaire.

75.   Tutsi-led Zairean rebels on Tuesday urged Morocco, where President Mobutu Sese Seko is on a visit, not to provide the government with military help.

76.   Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila arrived in South Africa Wednesday to hold talks with President Nelson Mandela on efforts to end the civil war in Zaire.

77.   Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila arrived on Friday in his stronghold of Lubumbashi, where South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki was waiting to have talks with him.

78.   Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila denies control by foreign governments.

79.   Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila landed on this South African ship late Saturday for peace talks with President Mobutu Sese Seko.

80.   Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila on Friday said he had information that officials in Kinshasa were planning to kill him with weapons bought in France.