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...helped negotiate the release of 52 American hostages from Iran in 1981. Algerian officials opened talks with the hijackers the day the plane landed. At one point, the jetliner was asked to taxi away from the airport terminal as a security measure while a plane carrying Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda landed. After the African leader departed, Flight 422 moved back to its old spot. Algerian sources blamed Kuwait's "intransigent" refusal to discuss the 17 jailed terrorists for the lack of progress in the talks. But Kuwait, which sent a delegation headed by Sa'ud Mohammed al-Usaymi, the Minister...
...that possibility seemed more remote last week after President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia nominated M'Bow for a new term. Aides to the director-general now claim that he never promised not to accept a draft, and would serve again if elected. Though there are eleven other nominees for the job, Kaunda's endorsement carries weight: he is chairman of the Organization of African Unity, which includes 62 of UNESCO's 158 member states. The election will take place in November. Among the perks that M'Bow may be reluctant to give up: a $160,000 salary and a rent...
...claim to the Aozou Strip, the Chirac government would prefer to have the issue settled by international arbitration. Chad's African neighbors take similar positions. At week's end Chad and Libya agreed to accept a cease-fire proposed by the Organization of African Unity. Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda said he was seeking to begin peace talks between the two countries...
Anti-South African activists around the world were quick to accuse Pretoria. In Johannesburg police fired tear gas into a crowd of 250 students, most of them black, who blamed their government for Machel's death. Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda broke into tears when he heard the news and declared, "I accuse the South Africans openly of involvement until they are proved innocent." In Zimbabwe, thousands of youths stormed through downtown Harare, attacking whites on the streets, smashing windows and besieging South African, Malawian and U.S. offices. The worst damage was at the South African Airways ticket center, whose staff...
...headed by former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and General Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian head of state, which was appointed by the Commonwealth last year to study the South African dilemma. Most of the leaders present were struck by the degree to which Howe agreed with the group. Kaunda, who had publicly criticized Howe during his African mission, praised the Foreign Secretary's remarks as "simply fantastic...