Rapports

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuter) - Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila has dropped a demand for direct talks with Zaire's ailing president and will negotiate with a team appointed by him, South African sources said Tuesday. The government sources told…

3:54 PM EST KINSHASA, Zaire (Reuter) - Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko's party said Tuesday it was ready to share power ahead of elections with rebels who have siezed about a quarter of the country since fighting started in October. "We…

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 - Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Uganda are on the move, following a change in the course of…

Kinshasa - As Zairean rebels advance across the country in their bid to end the rule of President Mobutu Sese Seko, churches in the country are poised to play a major role in ensuring the restoration of good governance,…

Kisangani(March 10) - Zairean rebels last week continued their relentless advance in eastern Zaire, closing in on the strategic town of Kisangani where government troops have based their operations against the insurgents. The rebels' seemingly unstoppable progress sent tens of thousands of…

Milan, Italy (March 10) - A Milan, Italy based Non- Governmental Organization, Peace Link for Africa, working in peace and human rights issues has added its voice to accusation of mass killings made against the Zairean rebels by the Zairean…

5:20 PM EST KINSHASA, Zaire (Reuter) - Zaire's embattled Prime Minister Kengo wa Dondo, a victim of the rebellion in the east and political infighting in the capital, resigned Monday, a spokesman said. State television said ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko had…

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 - Joint UN/OAU Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Mohamed Sahnoun arrived in Kisangani on Saturday for talks with Laurent…

KAMPALA, Uganda (PANA) - Zaire's embattled government has reportedly arrested the head of an 800-strong force of mercenaries as he attempted to flee the country following the March 15 capture of Kisangani by rebels, a top security source has…

Bouazza Ben Bouazza PANA Correspondent LOME, Togo (PANA) - Delegations from members of the Organization of African Unity's conflict resolution body have begun arriving in the Togolese capital, Lome, for Wednesday's conference on the political and security crisis in Zaire. Seventeen…