Sudan
Latest News from the U.S. Committee for Refugees October 14, 1998 GOVERNMENT EXTENDS CEASE-FIRE The Sudanese government has extended the cease-fire in Bahr al-Ghazal by three months for "humanitarian" purposes. The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) on 8 October announced that it…
Sudan
World Vision commenced a trucking operation over the weekend to rescue vulnerable refugees stranded at Sudan's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. 500 refugees comprising pregnant mothers, elderly and sick people were picked up on Sunday and the trucking…
Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA) - Health authorities of the State of Khartoum have taken sweeping measures to counter the spread of epidemics resulting from the recent vast river floods and torrential rainfall. The state's health minister, Dr Abdallah Sidahmed, said Sunday that…
Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.N. agencies and donors are considering using the port of Berbera in the self-declared republic of Somaliland to deliver food aid to land-locked Ethiopia, a report by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on…
Burundi + 4 more
NATIONS UNIES Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires IRIN - Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO (RDC) Les rebelles capturent Kindu Des journalistes qui se sont rendus a Kindu…
Rwanda
The Rwandan leader behind three invasions may launch new bid to redraw map of Congo. Lara Santoro Special to The Christian Science Monitor KIGALI, RWANDA People about to meet Rwanda's Paul Kagame are usually warned about his physical appearance. "Be…
Angola
The EU express their deep concern on the marked deterioration in the politico-military situation in Angola. There appears to be a real risk of a return to war and of a further widespread suffering of the Angolan people. The…
Sudan
9-12 October 1998 Programme/Assessment Annual Needs Assessment As part of the WFP/OLS Annual Needs Assessment exercise, training and assessment activities have started in Nyal (Unity State, Upper Nile Region) and Panthou (Bahr El Ghazal Region). The assessment in Nyal will focus on…
Angola
Luanda -- A World Food Programme convoy carrying 935 tons of relief food arrived safely on Sunday in the northern Angolan province of Malanje, enough to feed more than 53,000 hungry people until the middle of December. A total of…
Angola
REG. NO. 98/0102 HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN ANGOLA Period covered: 01-07 October 1998 The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit in Luanda (UCAH) GENERAL SITUATION On 2 October, three bullets hit the car of Abel…
