Rebel chief awaits meeting

Lome - Sierra Leone's rebel leader, Mr Foday Sankoh, awaited the start of key talks with his men in Togo yesterday as uncertainty…

Lome - Sierra Leone's rebel leader, Mr Foday Sankoh, awaited the start of key talks with his men in Togo yesterday as uncertainty loomed over the logistics of the crucial meeting.

A noticeably thinner Mr Sankoh, who was sentenced to death on treason charges last year but was released by authorities for this encounter, arrived in Lome on Sunday aboard a UN plane.