Congo leader attempts to end war

Sunday Gazette-Mail | July 28, 2002| | Copyright

KINSHASA, Congo - Sprawling on a gold, lacquered sofa, Congo's young but tired leader said he was optimistic a new peace accord will finally push central Africa's war to a close - four years and 2.5 million lives later.

At the same time, 31-year-old Joseph Kabila said it would be difficult to trust any of the seven nations involved in the conflict - called Africa's first world war - to carry out a peace pledge.

'"Trust' is a heavy word to use for nations that have been at war for the last four years," Kabila said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Still, he said he was committed to an ...

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