Reports

97041105.AAF (Cohen, Booker, Rosenblum 4/9 interview) (2820) (Permission obtained covering republication/translation of the text by USIS/press outside the U.S. On title page carry: From The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, April 9, 1997, co-produced by MACNEIL/LEHRER PRODUCTIONS and WETA in association with WNET.…

*97041104.AAF (Speaks to editors at ASNE convention) (730) By Jim Fisher-Thompson USIA Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- Visiting South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki told journalists April 11 that he is confident that Zaire, despite years of misrule and now civil war, will soon…

DATE=4/11/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-212752 TITLE=SAF/ZAIRE/TALKS (S ONLY) BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA DATELINE=JOHANNESBURG CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHORITIES ARE DOWNPLAYING SUGGESTIONS THAT THEIR COUNTRY IS POISED TO OFFER POLITICAL ASYLUM TO EMBATTLED ZAIREAN LEADER MOBUTU SESE SEKO. V-O-A JOHANNESBURG CORRESPONDENT ALEX BELIDA REPORTS. TEXT: DEPUTY PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI, ARRIVING…

The ADFL has warned foreigners to leave Kinshasa, most likely hoping to avoid any confrontation with Western military evacuation forces posted in nearby Brazzaville. The ADFL has given President Mobutu until Sunday, April 13 to leave office. Mr. Kabila's ultimatum…

(3:56am AEST) The leader of rebel forces in Zaire has given President Mobutu Sese Seko three days to resign and leave the country's capital, Kinshasa. Africa correspondent, Ben wilson, reports from Kinshasa, Laurant Kabila says he will continue his military offensive against…

P.O. Box WRC, Wheaton, IL 60189-8004 USA Phone: 630-665-0235 Fax: 630-665-0129 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Keys Phone: 630-665-0236, ext. 202 E-mail: 74457.3176@compuserve.com WHEATON, Ill. -- World Relief is providing emergency assistance to people near Goma, Zaire, a region devastated by…

We still do not have a firm date for the beginning of the Rwandan refugee airlift. Our regional field co-ordinator is currently drawing up more detailed proposals on how it might work for instance which categories of people might…

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.148 on the Great Lakes (Friday 11 April 1997) - Pressure continued to mount on beleaguered Zairean President Mobutu…

BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) GREAT LAKES - Complex Emergency Situation Report #30 Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 April 11, 1997 Note: The last situation report was dated April 4,1997. BACKGROUND Sporadic ethnic violence against…

NGOs included in this guide: Adventist Development & Relief Agency African Medical & Research Foundation Africare American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee American Red Cross American Refugee Committee Baptist World Aid CARE Catholic Relief Services Christian Reformed World Relief Committee Church World Service Direct Relief International Food for the Hungry…