Informes

NAIROBI, 31 May (IRIN) - Libyan soldiers arrived at Mpoko International Airport in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui Wednesday morning on two Russian cargo planes, offloading equipment and light armoured vehicles to reinforce troops loyal to President Ange-Felix…

By Lucy Jones BANGUI, May 31 (Reuters) - Libyan helicopters and Congolese rebels joined President Ange Felix Patasse in an increasingly international struggle on Thursday to win back control of the Central African Republic's capital, witnesses said. Former colonial power France…

NAIROBI, 30 May (IRIN) - The government of the Central African Republic on Wednesday said it was back in control of most of the capital Bangui after an attempted coup on Monday, although sources in the city told IRIN…

SG/SM/7822, AFR/322 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary General has learned with dismay of the attacks led early Monday by armed elements in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, against…

NAIROBI, 29 May (IRIN) - Gunfire was still heard in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR), Bangui, on Tuesday after an attempted coup was apparently put down by the military on Monday. An NGO source in the city told…

Reacting with "dismay" to armed attacks against the President of the Central African Republic, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has deplored the use of force for toppling popularly elected governments. "The Secretary-General condemns any attempt to overthrow an elected government by force," a…

NAIROBI, 28 May (IRIN) - Conflicting reports emerged from Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), on Monday after overnight clashes in an apparent military coup attempt against the government of President Ange-Felix Patasse. A government statement issued on…

During 2000, there was an international outbreak of meningococcal disease caused by an unusual serogroup: W135 (see Disease Outbreak News index for meningococcal disease) During 2001 the following countries have reported cases of W135 meningococcal disease, associated with international travel or…

At least 3,500 people have died in the worst outbreak of meningoccal meningitis to sweep sub-Saharan Africa in the last decade. From the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, a total of 38,000 cases have been documented but many…

Burkina Faso: WHO has reported a total of 10 897 cases, including 1525 deaths between 1 January-15 April 2001. With funding from the European Commission through its Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), Médecins sans Frontières (MSF Belgium) and Pharmaciens sans Frontières…