"Aristide Arrives In South Africa"

JOHANNESBURG: The South African government has re-iterated that former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide's stay in the country will be open-ended, and that he can remain until the situation in Haiti normalises. Deputy Foreign Minister Azi Pahad has made this clear after Aristide's red-carpet welcome at Johannesburg International Airport today. Pahad says the South African government supports multi-lateralism and an inclusive and lasting solution to the conflict in Haiti: SABC

Congolese Soldiers Retreat From The Airport After Heavy Fighting
KINSHASA: Armed men have surrounded the airport in the eastern DRC's main city of Goma. United Nations forces in the city have taken Congolese government officials in the city under their protection. One of Congo's four vice presidents, Azarias Ruberwa, is among them. The DRC government, aided by 18-thosuand UN troops, is trying to assert control in the country's lawless east after a five-year war. Rebel militias are resisting government forces. There's been fighting around the city of Bukavu for about a week. SAPA www.channelafrica.org