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Armed rebellion in the Congo may be a sign that the powerful neighbors who swept President Laurent Kabila to power 18 months ago have lost patience with him. The current conflict appears to stem from the fact that Kabila has been unable to thwart rebel guerrillas who've been operating from the Congo, says TIME correspondent Marguerite Michaels. Indeed, in April 1997 Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni told Michaels that if Kabila failed to stop rebels from crossing his borders to attack Rwanda and Uganda, "the regional alliance that brought Kabila to power would remove him just as easily...
STEPPING ASIDE. YVES SAINT LAURENT, 61, neurasthenic and increasingly reclusive French fashion legend whose creations have modernized and adorned society figures for close to 40 years; from his ready-to-wear line; in Paris. Duties for the Rive Gauche line will fall to Alber Elbaz, though Saint Laurent will continue designing the haute couture...
...work is very worthwhile," said Beatrice St. Laurent, a Harvard Ph.D who lived in the West Bank for many years. "He hasn't compromised...
...evidence may be lacking, but the allegations certainly aren?t. At issue: Whether Herman received an envelope stuffed with cash from African businessman Laurent Yene, plus a $250,000 illegal campaign contribution from Yene?s friend Vanessa Weaver, in return for Herman?s help in acquiring a federal license for a satellite phone system. Herman says Yene is simply out for revenge over a soured business deal. And she?s certainly got the support of her boss: The President, explained a wry Mike McCurry, ?knows what it?s like to be nibbled by an independent counsel...
KINSHASA, Congo: Madeleine Albright's gentle prodding of Congo president Laurent Kabila Friday in Kinshasa was a wish list of peacetime problems: Human rights. Political freedoms. War crimes investigations. Show progress, and the U.S. would be happy to extend its hand--and its wallet--in friendship...