Reports

DATE=4/24/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-213358 TITLE=ZAIRE REBELS / REFUGEES (L ONLY) BYLINE=SONYA LAURENCE GREEN DATELINE=NAIROBI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT ABOUT 55-THOUSAND RWANDAN HUTU REFUGEES ARE ONCE AGAIN ON THE MOVE IN EASTERN ZAIRE. SONYA LAURENCE GREEN REPORTS THE U-N…

ADFL "Justice Minister" Mwenge Kongolo is now saying that the fall of Kinshasa will occur within a matter of days, not weeks. The Government of Angola says it is bolstering its security along its northern border with Zaire. While this may…

With reference to inquiries regarding monkeypox in Zaire, WHO does not recommend reintroduction of vaccination with the vaccine which effectively eradicated smallpox in the 1970s which also protects against monkeypox. Monkeypox is a rare viral disease with a clinical…

(3:44am AEST) The United Nations chief, Kofi Annan, has accused Zaire's rebels of killing by starvation and called on the rebel leadership to allow aid to reach thousands of refugees stranded in eastern Zaire. The U-N Secretary General made the comments after…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: (du mercredi 24 avril 97) * Faisant face a une condamnation internationale croissante, les rebelles de l'Alliance des Forces Democratiques pour la Liberation…

DATE=4/24/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=5-36254 TITLE=ZAIRE / OUTLOOK BYLINE=JOE DECAPUA DATELINE=WASHINGTON CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: AS ZAIREAN REBELS MOVE TOWARD KINSHASA, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE VOWED TO DEFEND THE CAPITAL. WITH THE COLLAPSE OF ZAIRE'S ARMY IN THE EAST, THE DEFENSE OF THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO REST WITH…

The plight of tens of thousands of refugees in eastern Zaire has worsened in recent days as a result of heightened tension between aid agencies and rebels from the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL).…

News Service 71/97 AI INDEX: AFR 62/12/97 Zaire: Amnesty International Condemns AFDL Abuses against Rwandese Refugees in Eastern Zaire Amnesty International condemns actions of the Alliance des forces democratiques pour la liberation du Congo-Zaire (AFDL), Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for the Great Lakes Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Emergency Update No.157 on the Great Lakes (Thursday 24 April 1997) - Faced with increasing international condemnation, rebels from the Alliance…

Mildred Mulenga and Musengwa Kayaya PANA Staff Correspondents LUSAKA, Zambia (PANA) - South Africa and Zambian said Thursday that they were committed to the search for the peaceful resolution to the Zairean conflict and would welcome further initiatives from the international…