The Republic of Congo denied on Friday that President Denis Sassou Nguesso had declined an invitation to visit France this weekend because he has been named in a lawsuit there over the disappearance and alleged murder of 353 Congolese refugees.
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/ 27 October 2003
In the eco-rich forests and savannas of western Congo poachers slaughter endangered wildlife with continued impunity from local authorities. ”The situation in the Conkouati park is unlawful,” said Paul Elkan of the Wildlife Conservation Society in Congo.