Reports

By Lara Pawson LUANDA, May 17 (Reuters) - An Angolan government minister said on Monday he planned to visit the rebel-besieged city of Malanje this week, where he said 400,000 people faced severe food shortages. The announcement by Social Welfare Minister Albino…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires Réseau d'information régional intégré / IRIN Afrique australe Tél.: +271 1 880 4633 Fax: +271 1 880 1421 e-mail: irin-sa@irin.org.za ANGOLA: La situation est favorable à la rébellion Le gouvernement angolais a reconnu cette semaine que la…

JOHANNESBURG, 14 May (IRIN) - Southern African security chiefs are to meet next month to discuss the deteriorating relations between Angola and Zambia, news reports said. The regional meeting follows two days of talks this week between Angolan and Zambian…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa Tel: +27 11 880 4633 Fax: +27 11 880 1421 e-mail: irin-sa@irin.org.za ANGOLA: The balance favours rebels The Angolan government acknowledged this week that the military situation in…

General Situation On 7 May, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1237 (1999), expressing its "alarm at the humanitarian effects of the present crisis on the civilian population of Angola" and condemning "the continued, indiscriminate attacks by UNITA against the civilian…

LUSAKA, Zambia (PANA) - An Angolan delegation at a Swaziland meeting of security chiefs of Zambia and Angola reportedly declined to discuss Luanda's allegations that Lusaka was aiding UNITA rebels. The delegation said it did not have a mandate to discuss…

LISBON, May 13 (Reuters) - UNITA rebels have the upper hand in Angola's civil war and some of their forces are within 70 km (40 miles) of the capital Luanda, a rebel leader told Portuguese radio on Thursday. "The more…

ZIMBABWE: Mugabe says he will remain at his job President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has said he has no intention of resigning from office for the time being. In remarks carried by local news organistions on Thursday, Mugabe, 75, discounted reports…

Address by Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund to the Opening session of the Hague Appeal for Peace The Hague, Netherlands, 12 May 1999 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen: Your presence here is a testament to the imperative…

ZIMBABWE: M. Mugabe déclare vouloir rester à son poste Le Président du Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, a déclaré n'avoir pour le moment aucune intention de démissionner. Selon les propos rapportés jeudi par les organes d'information du pays, M. Mugabe, qui a 75…