Rapports

After last Thursday's military coup in Burundi in which Pierre Buyoya was declared president, the future of Burundi still remains unclear. Mr Buyoya has rejected any proposal for foreign intervention in Burundi. Meanwhile neighbouring countries under the auspices of the…

July 1996 This report has been prepared by the Office of the Resident Coordinator, Kigali, Rwanda I. OVERVIEW Since the reporting period, there have been 36,000 refugees who have voluntarily repatriated from Burundi (Magara camp) to Rwanda from 1…

By Kenneth Roth Two years after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, there has been a sudden and dramatic increase in ethnic killing. But while the principal victims of the genocide were Tutsi, the targets this time are increasingly Hutu.…

FROM SAM KILEY IN BUJUMBURA AND OUR FOREIGN STAFF MAJOR Pierre Buyoya, Burundi's new Tutsi ruler, yesterday paid flying visits to East African leaders to canvass support ahead of a regional summit to consider his coup last week. Officials in Uganda…

IRCs Programs in the Region: IRC first came to Tanzania two years ago in response to the influx of Burundian refugees after the assassination of Burundis democratically elected president. Since 1994, IRC has been providing health, sanitation, water and other…

USA Media Contact: Tamara Pleitez, public affairs director tel: 301/680-6340, fax: 301/680-6370 Burundi Contact: Mr. Bent Nielsen, director tel: 011-257-21-2146 (work), 257-22-6196 (home) Avenue Prince Louis Rwagasore 26, Bujumbura ADRA has been working in Burundi since 1991 and can offer the following assistance to media crews…

UNHCR Geneva Special Unit for Rwanda and Burundi Report dated July 31 1996RWANDESE and BURUNDI REFUGEE FIGURES as of July 31 1996 Country of Asylum Country of Origin TOTAL Burundi Rwanda Burundi [1] - 69,000 69,000 Rwanda [2] 6,660 - 6,660 Tanzania Ngara 69,899 410,634 480,533 Karagwe - 124,045 124,045 Kigoma[3] 31,246 - 31,246 Uganda 4,000 4,000 Zaire Bukavu 2,000 319,468 321,468 Uvira[4] 114,828 76,589 191,417 Goma 2,000 715,991 717,991 TOTAL 226,633 1,719,727 1,946,360 [1] Forced repatriation of 15,000 Rwandan refugees from Kibezi and Ruvumu…

25-31 July 1996 SUMMARY The ECOWAS Summit was held in Abuja on 26-27 July. The indicated that in order to reactivate the Abuja Agreement, the sub-region and international community must do more to persuade the Liberian leaders to demonstrate, through concrete…

ARUSHA, Tanzania (Reuter) - African leaders agreed Wednesday to impose economic sanctions on Burundi and planned to cut oil supplies and air links to force the military government to restore legitimacy. Leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zaire, and…

DATE=7/31/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-201062 TITLE=BURUNDI PRIME MINISTER (L-ONLY) BYLINE=SONYA LAURENCE GREEN DATELINE=NAIROBI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: BURUNDI'S MILITARY-BACKED RULER PIERRE BUYOYA HAS APPOINTED A HUTU MEMBER OF THE UPRONA PARTY AS THE COUNTRY'S NEW PRIME MINISTER. AS SONYA LAURENCE GREEN REPORTS, THE APPOINTMENT OF PASCAL NDIMIRA, CONSIDERED…