Burundi + 4 more
UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org DRC: Hate radio re-emerges As the DRC rebellion appears to be gaining momentum, hate radio broadcasts have…
Angola
JOHANNESBURG, 12 August 1998 (IRIN) - The Angolan government has set a 20 August deadline for the former rebel UNITA movement to disarm its forces and abide by the final terms of the Lusaka peace accord, AFP has reported. In…
Kenya + 1 more
A Belgian Airforce C-130 flying technicians to assist the UN World Food Programme's food aid operation in southern Sudan will stop in Nairobi to deliver 1.7 metric tons of emergency medical supplies for bomb blast victims, WFP said today. The…
Burundi
General Arusha talks end. The second round of talks that had started in Arusha on 20 July came to an end on 29 July. Participants discussed procedural rules and held a debate on the root causes of Burundi's conflict. It…
Burundi
1. OVERVIEW An FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited Burundi from 3 to 17 July 1998 to review production for the season B foodcrops, analyse the prospects for the "marshland" season and update the estimates…
Sudan
Key Events: 15th July SPLM/A declares a cease-fire in Bahr El Ghazal for three months. Later the same day the GOS also announced a cease-fire applying to Bahr El Ghazal for three months. 20th-22nd July - UNICEF Executive Director, Carol Bellamy…
Sudan
A World Food Programme river barge convoy carrying relief food supplies for hungry Sudanese, arrived in Jikany, Upper Nile State this week in the first stop of a six-week trip down the Nile River. The convoy which originated from Kosti in…
Eritrea + 1 more
Consolidated UN report prepared by the Information Section of the UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia from information and reports provided by specialised UN agencies, media sources, the Government and NGOs.HIGHLIGHTS Despite the failure to achieve a diplomatic…
Sudan
Security Issues (Southern Sector) - A three-member WFP field team was evacuated to Walgak from Waat (Jonglei) for security reasons on 10 August. WFP was distributing food aid to approximately 30,000 beneficiaries at Waat. Food Delivery and Distributions (Northern…
Angola
Fighting has flared between the Angolan armed forces (FAA) and the UNITA rebel movement in the northern province of Malanje, United Nations officials said. "Apparently, there has been fighting on two fronts, near the towns of Milando and Cota," a…
