Somalia
MOGADISHU, Jan 6 (Reuters) - More than 30 people were killed in artillery battles between rival militiamen fighting for control of the southern Somali port town of Kismayu on Wednesday, residents said. Fighting between Majertein militia loyal to Mohamed Said Hirsi,…
Burundi + 1 more
DR Congo RCD rebels say the people alleged to have been massacred in Makobola, South Kivu were actually Burundian Hutu guerrillas who crossed into the region from Burundi on December 31 and were killed in a fierce battle in…
Angola
The ICRC has strengthened its operational capacity in Angola so as to be able to respond to the new humanitarian needs created by the resumption of hostilities, particularly in Huambo and Bi■ provinces. On 2January it sent 2,000 tarpaulins,…
Angola
Recent Developments Fighting between government and UNITA troops has intensified over the past week, and the conflict appears to be spreading into new areas such as Zaire province, which borders on the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNITA initially appeared to…
Angola
By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The Angolan government has told the United Nations it was nearing the crash site of a U.N. transport plane that crashed on December 26, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday. The United…
Sudan
News Article by PANA on January 06, 1999 at 23:21:33: KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA, 01/06/99) Sudan has produced a Record 6.5 million tonnes of cereal in 1998, according to a report jointly issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Rome-based UN…
Angola
Angola's UNITA rebel movement has accused the government of shooting down two United Nations transport planes in the country's central highlands and said there were no survivors from either crash. A rebel spokesman said it was a government attempt to damage…
Angola
Summary: Warfare is full throttle in Angola. Malanje has come under rebel artillery shelling for the second consecutive day and fighting is raging throughout the country. The dos Santos government has closed the door to initiating any search and…
Angola
By Lara Pawson LUANDA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Angola's UNITA rebels shelled the government-controlled town of Malanje for a second day on Tuesday, causing refugees to flee from the outskirts of the town into the centre, the Angolan news agency…
Angola
By Lara Pawson LUANDA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - United Nations officials in Angola on Tuesday demanded a ceasefire between government troops and UNITA rebels to allow access to the crash sites of two U.N. planes shot down in the past…
