Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.177 on the Great Lakes (20 May 1997) - Laurent-Desire Kabila, self-proclaimed President of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.175 on the Great Lakes (19 May 1997) - Ousted Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko fled his jungle palace…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no 176 d'information sur la region des Grands Lacs (du lundi 19 mai 97) * Le dirigeant de la Republique Democratique du…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Monday the Southern African region should now use its influence on new Zairean leader Laurent-Desire Kabila through South African President Nelson Mandela who mediated during the Zairean crisis. He was speaking…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, May 19 (IPS) - Nine months ago, he was an obscure gold smuggler, paying off local army officers and leading a tiny, rebel enclave of a few hundred followers near Lake Tanganyika. Today, his troops…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no 175 d'information sur la region des Grands Lacs (du lundi 19 mai 97) * Le President sortant Mobutu Sese…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
19 May 1997 reported by Margaret Jephson, WVI Communications Associate World Vision Zaire director Daniel Kawata Aji-Pash and his family were robbed and physically threatened by a group of government soldiers at their home in Kinshasa on the night…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(5/16 statement by Nicholas Burns) (490) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government is "pleased that the airlift of Rwandan refugees from the Kisangani area is underway despite numerous remaining challenges," says State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns. Burns added in a statement issued…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.176 on the Great Lakes (19 May 1997) - The leadership of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 [The weekly roundup is based on IRIN daily updates and other relevant information from UN agencies, NGOs, governments, donors and the…
