Rapports

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. 143 on the Great Lakes (Saturday-Monday 5-7 April 1997) - A broadcast by junior army officers on a…

LUBUMBASHI, Zaire (Reuter) - Rebels appeared poised to march on Lubumbashi, Zaire's second city, and strengthen their position at peace talks now taking place at a secret location in South Africa with their civil war foes. Expatriates said Laurent Kabila's…

Paul Ejime PANA Staff Correspondent KAMPALA, uganda (PANA) - As delegates gather in South Africa to find a possible solution to the war in Zaire, the United States ambassador to Uganda, Michael Southwick, has said a cease-fire is not possible…

Mbuji-Mayi appears to have fallen to the ADFL. The picture is not yet 100% clear. Mining sources, on April 5, say ADFL forces are in the city, while ADFL leader Kabila on April 4 said they were still six…

PR/GVA/97/003 Joint Statement from Ms. Emma Bonino, European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Ms. Sadako Ogata, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF and Mr. A. Namanga Ngongi, Deputy Director, WFP Brian Atwood, Administrator, USAID (This Statement is…

The situation in the makeshift camps south of Kisangani remains very worrying. At least 120 refugees are dying every day in this area. UNHCR and its UN and NGO partners work have been desperately working to save lives since…

S/PRST/1997/19 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH At the 3762nd meeting of the Security Council, held on 4 April 1997 in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Great Lakes region", the President of the Security Council made the following…

SC/6353 Presidential Statement Notes Some Recent Cooperation By Alliance of Democratic Forces for Liberation of Congo/Zaire The Security Council this evening strongly urged all concerned parties in eastern Zaire, in particular the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of…

A delegation of Zairean rebels has left their stronghold of Goma for South Africa, where they are due to hold preliminary peace talks with the Zaire government. Both sides will hold discussions on setting up face-to-face talks between President Mobutu…

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 - Only two days after taking office, Zaire's new prime minister, Etienne Tshisekedi faces being sacked after challenging the legitimacy of…