smooth
transition to democracy. Then the meetings with Christian leaders and with women, Mrs. Clinton urged respect for the rights of all Egyptians. A sensitive issue right now as some Egyptians view nervously the rest power of the Muslim Brotherhood. Finally, on the trip to Alexandria to open a new US consulate, the Secretary of State insisted she was not yet to try to pick winners and losers.
Reports from the African Union summit in Addis Ababa say the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed that the international force should patrol their border and
neutralize
the various rebel militias active in Congo. The two leaders, Paul Kagame and Joseph Kabila early held a rare face to face talk at the summit. Recent rebel advances in eastern Congo have led to thousands of
displaced
civilians. The Congolese government has accused Rwanda of directly helping the rebels but the government in Kigali denies this.
Meanwhile, the African Union leaders have chosen Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma of South Africa as the new chair of the organization. The former wife of the South African president Jacob Zuma, she is the first woman to hold the post. Ms Dlamini Zuma defeated the incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon.
The authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested 127 people who wanted to travel illegally to Australia. Most were picked up by the Sri Lanka navy off the east coast after apparently being at sea for two days.