Kabila Names New Government

President Laurent Kabila named a new government for Congo, appointing a former ally of late dictator Mobutu Sese Seko to a key Cabinet post. In the Cabinet announced on state television, former Mobutu associate and business tycoon Bemba Saolona, whose son heads a guerrilla movement fighting to topple Kabila, was named Minister for Economy and Industry. Meanwhile, rebels killed more than 100 villagers in southeastern Congo, the Italian Missionary Service News Agency reported. The rebels, fighting to oust Kabila, apparently killed the villagers in retaliation for an attack by a pro-government militia, the report said. There was no independent confirmation of the report, and no rebel officials were available for comment.