Reports

This report covers the month of February. Sudan-Eritrea border: According to the Akhbar al Youm newspaper, the authorities in the eastern state of Kassala are moving to firmly close the border with Eritrea to prevent infiltration by anti-government forces and…

COVERING 8-10 MARCH 1. FLIGHT CLEARANCES/GENERAL SITUATION On 26 February, OLS resumed humanitarian flights into Bahr el Ghazal following clearance to four locations from the Government of Sudan. The locations were: Akuem, Pakor, Adet and Ajiep. Clearance was also given for GOS-held…

This update covers the Month of February 1998 Re-activated Islamic court bans arms in North Moqdishu: Sheik Musa Agaweine, chairman of North Moqdishu's re-activated Islamic courts, banned all technicals and the carrying of arms by individuals in areas under its jurisdiction,…

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@dha.unon.org IRIN Update No. 375 for Central and Eastern Africa (Saturday-Monday 14-16 March 1998) GREAT LAKES-SOUTH AFRICA: Rebels…

The flood response programme is going well and output targets are being met. An Oxfam hygiene promotion survey has been completed and the hygiene promotion programme is now underway. A second hygiene promoter has also joined the programme for…

Contents 1. Chronology 2. Sudanese seek Mandela's intervention 3. Rumbek Diocesan Assembly held 1. Chronology (continues from previous issue) February 1997 15: Sudanese war planes have bombed a northern Ugandan town, killing one woman, the Ugandan government said here today, in the most serious yet…

Nairobi -- WFP today expressed deep concern that a 50 per cent cut in food rations for thousands of refugees in Kenya would have to continue until the end of the month, and could lead to a deterioration in…

KENYA:Torrential rains have fallen over large areas of north-eastern Kenya for many weeks now, and large parts of the country are under water, major infrastructure has been damaged, and normal life badly disrupted. Oxfam's flood response programme has been focusing…