Informes

JOHANNESBURG, 23 December (IRIN) - UNHCR told IRIN on Wednesday that it was concerned the latest clashes between government forces and the UNITA opposition movement in Angola would create a further exodus of refugees to neighbouring countries. "We are concerned…

By Lara Pawson LUANDA, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Thousands of malnourished refugees poured into the central Angolan city of Huambo in search of food on Wednesday following a lull in fighting, a World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman said. The United…

JOHANNESBURG, 23 December (IRIN) - Emergency aid deliveries to thousands of displaced people in and around the central Angolan town of Kuito were disrupted on Tuesday after the government-held town was heavily shelled. Several people were killed in the attack by…

JOHANNESBURG, 23 December (IRIN) - Emergency aid deliveries to thousands of displaced people in and around the central Angolan town of Kuito were disrupted on Tuesday after the government-held town was heavily shelled. Several people were killed in the attack by…

Presidential Statement Reaffirms Council's Commitment To Preserve Angola's Unity, Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity Deploring the serious deterioration of the situation in Angola, the Security Council this afternoon called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, and reaffirmed its firm commitment to preserve…

By Paul Richardson JOHANNESBURG, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Angolan rebel movement UNITA said on Tuesday it would intensify its war with the government and would only negotiate an end to the conflict if the ruling party halted its current…

JOHANNESBURG, 22 December (IRIN) - Namibia and Zimbabwe have both denied allegations by Angola's opposition UNITA movement that they have intervened in the Angolan conflict on the side of the government, according to media reports on Tuesday. A Reuters dispatch…

JOHANNESBURG, 22 December (IRIN) - Thousands of people displaced by clashes between government troops and rebels of Angola's UNITA opposition movement have been receiving humanitarian assistance since the heaviest fighting abated late last week. The UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (UCAH),…

By Allan Seccombe JOHANNESBURG, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Conflicts in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threaten to leave both countries seriously short of food, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday. But…

December 1998 INTRODUCTION As of January 1998, there were 7.2 million people of concern to UNHCR in Africa, out of an estimated 22.3 million worldwide. The Africa figure includes 3.5 million refugees, 1.5 million internally displaced and 2.2 million former refugees…