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Emissaries who left Lomé on Saturday 26 June for Kailahun,
the rebel headquarters in Eastern Sierra Leone, armed with the terms of
the latest peace offer, are expected to return to Togo today. They had
been expected back yesterday. There has been no statement from them to
say whether or not the RUF/AFRC have agreed to the deal. Despite this fact,
speculation is rife that a signing ceremony will certainly take place this
weekend, on Saturday, in the Togolese capital.
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We have learnt that there is considerable and sustained pressure on Foday
Sankoh to sign the deal whatever the result from the "bush". All indications
are that he will.
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A source from Freetown has also told Focus on Sierra Leone that
Attorney General and chief government negotiator, Solomon Berewa,
is to invite Sankoh to withdraw his appeal against his death sentence in
order to make way for a "pardon". There has been no reported reaction as
yet from Sankoh. (Continue to watch this space).
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Our source from Freetown also told us that President Kabbah will be travelling
to Bo, Kenema and Lungi to explain the terms of the
agreement, on Thursday.
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The Sierra Leone Government delegation led by Kabbah will travel to Lome
on Friday for the signing of the agreement on Saturday, according to this
same source.
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