Rapports

SC/6323 In Presidential Statement, Council Reaffirms Zaire's Sovereignty, Urges Cooperation with Special Representative for Region The Security Council this afternoon, expressing grave concern at the deteriorating situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa, in particular eastern Zaire, called for…

Judith Matloff, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor JOHANNESBURG -- Like a tornado sucking in everything in its path, the battle for eastern Zaire is involving more and more countries, opening a chapter of heightened internationalization of African wars. A…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Update 96 for 7 February 1997 - A WFP spokesperson said that their UN compound in Lubutu, Zaire has been surrounded by Zairean…

Not an official document ZAIRE Kisangani WFP mission headed by Director Africa Region and including Chief of Logistics and Zaire Country Director visited Kisangani and Tingi Tingi today to assess situation. WFP chartered Boeing 707 continues to airlift food to Kisangani.…

5:21 PM EST GOMA, Zaire (Reuter) - Zaire rebel leader Laurent Kabila Thursday listed fresh advances by his forces and told some 5,000 newly trained troops they had a duty to remove President Mobutu Sese Seko and his "corrupt and…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org - Tens of thousands of refugees yesterday fled the Shabunda camp in eastern Zaire after reports that ADFL rebels had captured the nearby town…

RWANDA: The United Nations Secretary-General has recommended that all activities outside Kigali - except those directly related to humanitarian or emergency relief operations or security matters be reduced pending clarity on the security situation. Following meetings in Kigali today, we should…

GOMA, Zaire (Reuter) - Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila on Wednesday gave ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko just over two weeks to agree to negotiations on handover of power or face a major rebel offensive. Kabila, speaking to Reuters at…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org - In a further deterioration of the security situation in Rwanda, four employees of the UN Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda (HRFOR) human…

Contact: Kirk Day (202) 828-0110 Despite continued reports about the dire situation of refugees in eastern Zaire, some in the U.S. government continue to minimize the severity and scope of the problem at hand. In November, when the refugees first began to…