Rapports

BUJUMBURA, 14 Jul 2003 (IRIN) - As the UN reported that fighting in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, had displaced thousands of people, the rebels who had been shelling the city for about a week released on Sunday 39 hostages…

BUJUMBURA, le 14 juillet (IRIN) - Alors que l'ONU confirmait que les combats dans la capitale burundaise, Bujumbura, avaient déplacé des milliers de gens, les rebelles qui tiraient des obus sur la ville depuis environ une semaine, ont relâché…

(Near Verbatim) KEMAL SAIKI, Chief of Public Information MASIMBA TAFIRENYIKA, Acting Spokesman With MAJ. ALI YUSUF, Military Spokesman Mr. Saiki: Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, welcome again to our weekly briefing. As you know, we didn't have such briefing for 15…

(Bujumbura, 11 July): Shelling of the capital continued yesterday, with no less than seven mortars striking different parts of the city of Bujumbura. An additional three mortars landed in the northeastern suburb of Gihosha yesterday evening, wounding four civilians. A…

WASHINGTON - Renewed fighting in Liberia between rebel forces and militias loyal to President and indicted war criminal Charles Taylor has precipitated a large-scale humanitarian crisis in the small West African nation. According to the United Nations, more than 200,000 of…

Submitted Before: Congressional Human Rights Caucus Robert Warwick Regional Director for West Africa International Rescue Committee As Prepared: Mr. Chairman and Respected Members of this Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the current humanitarian situation in Liberia and the likely humanitarian consequences…

Liberia Q & A Denise Barrett is Mercy Corps Country Director in Liberia, overseeing a Mercy Corps program to build civil society in Liberia. The five-year program was launched in September 2002. Barrett was evacuated from Liberia along with Mercy…

BRAZZAVILLE, 8 July (IRIN) - With the resumption of administrative activities across the troubled Pool Region in the Republic of Congo, the government has expressed hope that all internally displaced persons (IDPs) would be back in their homes by…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background Armed conflict in northern Uganda combined with violent looting and cattle raids by Karamojong pastoralists in the east have…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since Charles Taylor launched a rebellion against the military regime of…