KAMANDA AND KARAHA SHAKE HANDS IN PRETORIA, 1997-04-05 (photo)

South African Vice President Thabo Mbeki (C) tries to persuade the representative of Mobutu's government Kamanda Wa Kamanda (L) and rebel negotiator Dr. Bizima Karaha (R) to shake hands at the Union Building in Pretoria, April 5. Before shaking hands with Mobutu's envoy Kahera told reporters at the talks: "We asked for these negotiations more than five months ago." Negotiations from Zaire' warring sides met face-to-face on Saturday morning for the first time at the start of the peace talks to try to reach a solution to the six -month civil war in the vast central African country. UN envoy Mohammed Sahnoun (2nd L) and an unidentified bodyguard (rear) look on. SAFRICA ZAIRE