Rapports

By CHRIS TOMLINSON BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- Military ruler Maj. Pierre Buyoya tried Saturday to soothe business leaders' fears of economic ruin in the face of a regional economic blockade that is close to paralyzing Burundi. ''I am confident that the…

By CHRIS TOMLINSON MAGEYO, Burundi (AP) -- Hutu rebels have dug a 3-foot trench across a key highway in an effort to isolate the capital, Bujumbura. The ditch, located a few miles north of this abandoned mountain village, halted traffic…

From Ferdinand Bigumandondera; PANA Correspondent BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - Nearly one month after the imposition of economic sanctions against Burundi by its neighbours, the situation is worsening by the day in all sectors of activity. Bujumbura's filling stations are being supplied with…

By KARIN DAVIESAssociated Press Writer CIBITOKE, Burundi (AP) -- Up in the sun-browned hills, the rebels hide. Down below, in a town protected by soldiers, tension among thousands is easing. For weeks, members of the minority ethnic Tutsis have lived in fear…

Press Release SC/6262 By Unanimous Adoption of Resolution 1071 (1996), Council Stresses Continued International Support Dependant on Factions' Commitment to Peace Calling upon the Liberian factions to implement fully and expeditiously all their agreements and commitments, the Security…

MARAMVYA, Burundi (Reuter) - Hutu peasants accused Burundian troops Thursday of killing more than 70 civilians in a village last Sunday in an attack to clear Hutu rebels. They said about 100 troops and Tutsi youths from the Sans Echecs…

By CHRIS TOMLINSON BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- Hutu rebels have cut a main road out of the capital and launched an attack near the northern town of Kayanza, members of Burundi's Tutsi-led military said Thursday. Guerrillas blocked the route near Muramvya, 30…

MONROVIA, Liberia (Aug 29, 1996 01:41 a.m. EDT) -- When Phillip Wesseh, the 36-year-old editor of one of this city's leading newspapers, set out to inspect his offices during the first lull in the fighting that swept Monrovia in…

By LOUIS MEIXLER UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Burundi sought Wednesday to head off any expansion of an African trade embargo, warning that a proposed global arms ban would be a ''windfall'' for anti-government rebels. Burundian Ambassador Nsanze Terence also told the…

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government has written to the Geneva-based United Nations High Commission On Human Rights requesting for an increase in the number of international human rights observers in the strife-torn country. In a letter, a copy…