Informes

From Segun Adeyemi; PANA Correspondent NEW YORK, United Nations (PANA) United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has warned the international community to be prepared for the possibility of a genocide in Burundi. In his latest report to the UN Security Council released Wednesday,…

By IAN MADER UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- World leaders must quickly impose sanctions to force Burundi's military leaders to step down, a Hutu-dominated Burundi political party urged Security Council members on Wednesday. The sanctions would tighten trade and travel restrictions laid…

Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs And Cooperation P.O. Box 179 Kigali Office of the Minister The Government of Rwanda informs once again the International Community that in conformity to conclusions made by the Heads of State of the Great…

15-21 August 1996 ABUJA Statements concerning various humanitarian issues were made by the following in Abuja, 13-17 August: Chief of staff Looted vehicles and equipment should be returned and neighbouring countries should facilitate the return of such items, unhindered passage of humanitarian…

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- Another 4,500 Hutu refugees returned home to Rwanda on Tuesday, following 8,000 who left camps in neighboring Burundi after weekend violence left three refugees dead. Paul Stromberg, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said…

ABUJA, Nigeria (PANA) - A member of Liberia's National Transitional Council of State, Charles Taylor, has said the main concern of his National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) with the latest peace plan is the fear of possible interference…

By CHRIS TOMLINSON Associated Press Writer BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- Burundi's military ruler removed three key subordinates Tuesday, including one officer implicated by a U.N. report in the murder of the country's first democratically elected president. A terse statement from the office…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events in Burundi 20 August 1996 Sources for the information below include UN agencies, NGOs, other international organisations and media…

BUTARE, Rwanda (Reuter) - Thousands of Rwandan Hutu refugees fled Burundi Tuesday for their equally troubled homeland despite assurances from Burundi's new Tutsi strongman, Maj. Pierre Buyoya, that he opposed expulsions. U.N. refugee agency officials said a total of 3,313 Rwandans…

BUTARE, Rwanda (Reuter) - Aid agencies Tuesday prepared to receive thousands of Rwandan Hutu refugees fleeing Burundi because they fear for their lives after pressure from the Tutsi-dominated army. ''We are expecting some 4,500 refugees today (Tuesday),'' Stephano Severe, head of…