Daring to hope, again
A UN delegation to central Africa found concession-making fashionable
THE past suggests that when the warring parties talk peace in Congo, the world should fortify itself with heavy doses of scepticism. This week, however, peace in Congo did seem a few steps closer after a ten-day visit to the region by 12 ambassadors to the United Nations.
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