Rapports

GENERAL CONTEXT The situation in relaxed considerably after the signing of the Arusha agreement on 28 August. According to political observers those parties who signed the accord only "with reservations" say they did so, only because they hadn't enough time…

Benguela, Angola Un groupe de promoteurs des Droits de l'Homme de la municipalité de Balombo, province de Benguela (littoral), a organisé, lundi dernier, un séminaire consacré aux droits de l'enfant et aux mécanismes destinés à la protection et à…

SUDAN-ERITREA: Troops move to eastern Sudanese border Eritrean troops and Eritrean-based Sudanese opposition forces have moved into positions along the border with eastern Sudan, according to news reports on Wednesday quoting the independent Sudanese daily, 'As-Sahafi Ad-Dawli'. The reports, which were…

ANGOLA: UNITA defends continued diamond sales News agencies report that the Angolan rebel group UNITA will continue to sell diamonds in defiance of UN sanctions designed to prevent it buying arms and prolonging a decades-old civil war. UNITA's chief foreign affairs…

General Highlights Djibouti Peace Conference Elects President After 10 years of civil war, Somali parliamentarians of the Transitional National Assembly at the Djibouti Peace talks held in the town of Arta elected Dr Abd-al Qasim Salad Hasan as President on the morning…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires - IRIN Pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tél: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 E-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org RDC : Kinshasa doit préciser sa précision sur Lusaka, selon l'ONU Le gouvernement congolais doit préciser sa position sur…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: UN says govt must clarify Lusaka position The DRC government must clarify its…

NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS Ethiopia Assists UN Military Liaison Officers Ethiopia, in line with the UN Security Council resolution following the 18 June agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities, has trained 74 military officers, who will act as counterparts to the United Nations…

Luanda Angolan deputy education and culture Minister Francisca Do Espirito Santo has said that about 60 percent of the country's adult population is illiterate. The Angolan news agency Wednesday quoted her as saying that two-thirds these adults who could not…

Bujumbura Cinq personnes ont été tuées par la rébellion burundaise dans la nuit du 4 au 5 septembre au chef- lieu de la commune Cendajuru en province Cankuzo (Nord-Est du Burundi), d'après l'Agence Burundaise de Presse (ABP). Une autre personne…