Rapports

Eastern Zaire The Zairean Prime Minister called for the rapid deployment of an international force to assist "a million Rwandan refugees in eastern Zaire" at the 19th Franco-African Summit in Burkina Faso yesterday. He also stated that Zaire was completely opposed to…

ACT preparing for influx from Tanzania Geneva, December 5 (16.30 CET), 1996 Tanzanian authorities late today announced that Rwandan refugees would have to return by the end of this month. The Tanzanians also stated that they would not send anybody…

Not an official document UVIRA: A UN/NGO team (WFP, UNHCR, DHA, UNICEF, MSF, ICRC and IRC) visited Uvira on 3 December to conduct a brief assessment. The team met with the de facto authorities and were able to visit the town.…

DATE=12/4/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-207030 TITLE=ZAIRE REBELS (L) BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS DATELINE=KIGALI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: REBELS IN EASTERN ZAIRE SAY THEY ARE PUSHING TOWARD THE COUNTRY'S DIAMOND MINES. V-O-A'S SCOTT STEARNS REPORTS THE REBELS SAY THEY HAVE OPENED ANOTHER FRONT IN THEIR WAR AGAINST THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. TEXT: IF…

From Segun Adeyemi; PANA Correspondent NEW YORK, (PANA) - Retired Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere on Wednesday blamed the Zairean government for causing the latest crisis in the Great Lakes region by seeking to expel the ethnic Rwandans who have lived…

Eastern Zaire Three groups of refugees, totally approximately 50,000, are believed to have left Minova on their way towards Goma and the border crossing with Gisenyi. Unconfirmed reports also suggest that Kisangani is now under rebel control. Tanzania The Tanzanian government has announced plans…

Statement of Lionel A. Rosenblatt, President Refugees International To The House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights Mr. Chairman, we at Refugees International wish to thank you for convening this hearing on the humanitarian and political crisis…

This report has been produced to fulfill the information requirements of the UNDHA Geneva Taskforce on Eastern Zaire and the UNDHA mission in the Great Lakes region. The report attempts to fill the gaps resulting from time delays 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 IRIN Emergency Update No. 48 on eastern Zaire (Wednesday 4 December 1996) Ugandan military sources say rebels in eastern Zaire have captured the town of…

GOMA, Zaire (Reuter) - Hundreds of Zairian government troops went on a rampage of looting and raping in the northeastern city of Kisangani as victorious rebels said they were advancing toward the city from the south and east. The rebels…