Rapports

MINOVA, Zaire (Reuter) - Thousands of Rwandan refugees streamed into Sake at the northern tip of Lake Kivu in east Zaire Wednesday, some reporting massacres by Hutu militiamen who apparently tried to stem the flow home. "On the second day…

(U.S. military personnel have been placed on alert) (560) Washington -- The United States has placed military personnel on alert for possible air drops of humanitarian supplies into Zaire, the White House said November 27. At the same time, Press Secretary…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated November 25, 1996. Overview The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in…

SAKE, Zaire (Reuter) - More than 2,000 Rwandan refugees came out of the hills of the Masisi region into the town of Sake on Tuesday as thousands more streamed into Rwanda from the border city of Goma. Aid workers distributed…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for the Great Lakes Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Emergency Update No.41 on eastern Zaire (Tuesday 26 November 1996) A Rwandan Hutu refugee has said hundreds of thousands of his…

The military of potential troop-contributing countries have just met to discuss their plans for a multinational force for eastern Zaire. Despite four days of talks, no conclusive proposal has emerged. Instead, at least four options remain for consideration and…

Disaster Bulletin: Zaire Refugee Crisis Drawing on its existing infrastructure inside Rwanda, Church World Service (CWS) is responding to needs stemming from the massive movement of Rwandan refugees in eastern Zaire back into their country. CWS, in conjunction with its…

CONTINUES TO CALL FOR ACCESS TO THOSE STILL IN ZAIRE UPDATE: DECEMBER 2, 1996 At the center of the current crisis on the Zaire/Rwanda border, Doctors Without Borders is working around the clock to provide on-the-spot…

With most of the estimated 500,000 returnees back in their communes, attention turns to those who have nowhere to go. At least 19 temporary shelters have been set up in the Kigali area for some 20,000 returnees in the…

AI INDEX: AFR 02/29/96 Members of a Tutsi-led armed group in eastern Zaire massacred about 500 unarmed Rwandese refugees and displaced Zairians at Chimanga refugee camp, 60 kilometres south of Bukavu, according to information received today by Amnesty International. The victims…