Informes

Contact: Kirk Day (202) 828-0110 While the peace talks between Zairian government and rebel representatives in South Africa are a welcome first step on the road toward peaceful resolution of the conflict in eastern Zaire, they seem unlikely to produce immediate…

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (PANA) - Nine ranking officers of the Zairean army have deserted to join rebel forces trying to overthrow the central government in Kinshasa. "We are just on transit in Brazzaville. Our aim is to reach eastern Zaire to…

CARE participated in a multi-agency mission to Kingalube from 15 to 20 February 1997. This trip represented the first international effort from the Bukavu side to go deep into the forest in search of some of the hundreds of…

1. Eastern Zaire UNHCR is seeking permission from Zairian authorities to overfly and look for the 25,000 refugees who fled Kalima over the weekend. We have so far found no trace of the refugees. We believe that some of…

DATE=2/25/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-210552 TITLE=SAF / ZAIRE (S ONLY) BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA DATELINE=JOHANNESBURG CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: ZAIRIAN REBEL LEADER LAURENT KABILA HAS FLOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA IN AN APPARENT CONTINUATION OF THE MANDELA GOVERNMENT'S EXPLORATORY EFFORT TO END THE CONFLICT IN ZAIRE. V-O-A CORRESPONDENT ALEX BELIDA REPORTS…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org - Reports of insecurity in Kisangani and Kindu have increased concern among the humanitarian community. There have been conflicting reports concerning looting in Kindu;…

The onset of the rainy season in eastern Zaire will create further obstacles in reaching some 170,000 Rwandans in refugee camps, said the United Nations World Food Programme today. WFP sends significant quantities of food by air to refugee camps…

From Paul Ejime; PANA Staff Correspondant TRIPOLI, Libya (PANA) - The O.A.U's 17-member Central Organ on conflicts prevention and resolution is to meet in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as part of the on-going ministerial council session to prepare an agenda…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org Nairobi - Hope that talks in South Africa would lead to negotiations between Zaire's warring parties has dimmed, and fighting in eastern Zaire escalated…

Some 25,000 Rwandan refugees are again forced to abandon makeshift camps as Kalima falls to Alliance forces; UNHCR seeks permission from Zairian authorities to look for refugees who have disappeared into the forest. Monitoring of returnees in Rwanda has practically stopped…