Rapports

WASHINGTON, March 10, 1997 - As refugees in Eastern Zaire flee the latest advance of Alliance troops, the Red Cross is deeply concerned about the fate of at least 200,000 people extremely weakened by being constantly on the run from…

Following the latest advances of the Alliance troops, an estimated 200,000 refugees are on the move again. After having travelled several hundred kilometres on foot, always on the run from the advancing frontlines, they have become extremely weak. On 1…

The United Nations refugee agency in central africa is searching for an estimated 300-thousand Rwandan Hutu refugees, who have fled fighting between rebels and Government forces in Eastern Zaire. Africa correspondent Ben Wilson, reports rebel leader, Laurent Kabila, has again offered…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has dismissed as "groundless" allegations by the Zairian Government that UNHCR's temporary withdrawal from central Zaire led to thousands of deaths. The Refugee Agency also said it would shortly resume relief work in…

DATE=3/9/97 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-35896 TITLE=ZAIRE REFUGEES BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS DATELINE=WALIKALE CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: REFUGEES AND REBELS ARE HEADING TOWARD ZAIRE'S THIRD-LARGEST CITY. AS SCOTT STEARNS REPORTS, FIGHTING CONTINUES TO DISPLACE ZAIRIAN CIVILIANS AND RWANDAN REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE MOVE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. TEXT: THE…

6:58 PM EST TINGI TINGI, Zaire (Reuter) - Rebels advancing in eastern Zaire said they had surrounded the city of Kisangani where civilians have been fleeing an expected attack. The radio of the rebel Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org - The United Nations Security Council called on the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL) to agree to a UN…

(Excerpt:) This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Uganda C) Sahel - Chad, Mauritania and Niger D) Mozambique and Malawi floods. From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. Available on the Internet at WFP Home Page http://www.wfp.org/ or by e-mail from…

KINDU, Zaire (Reuter) - Uganda denied on Friday French accusations Ugandan troops were fighting in eastern Zaire where rebels vowed to seize the northeast capital of Kisangani very soon. Hope Kivengere, spokeswoman for Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, told Reuters that…

Kinshasa - In poor health, Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko is facing one of his worst crises ever since advancing rebels in this central African nation took up arms in the eastern regions of North and South Bukavu. Sprawling Zaire must…