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Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998. BURUNDI President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya was overthrown in a military coup on July 25, 1996. The National Assembly and political parties operate under significant constraints. The…

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998. SOMALIA Somalia has been without a central government since its last president, dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, fled the country in 1991. Subsequent fighting among rival faction leaders…

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998.ANGOLA The Republic of Angola continued its ongoing transition from a single party state to a multiparty democracy. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of…

WFP EMERGENCY REPORT Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme Report No. 05 of 1998 Date: 30 January 1998 This report includes: A) East Africa I: Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda B) Sudan C) East Africa II: Somalia and Kenya…

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998. TANZANIA The United Republic of Tanzania amended its Constitution in 1992 to become a multiparty state. In 1995 the nation conducted its first multiparty general…

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998. SUDAN The 1989 military coup that overthrew Sudan's democratically elected government brought to power Lt. General Omar Hassan Al-Bashir and his National Salvation Revolution Command…

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998. UGANDA President Yoweri Museveni, elected to a 5-year term in 1996 under the 1995 Constitution, dominated the Government. He has ruled since 1986 through the…

UNITA driven out of Cuango Valley The Angolan government has regained control of the Cuango Valley, one of the major diamond areas occupied by UNITA in 1992 on its return to war. A ceremony was held on 13 January…

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U N I T E D N A T I O N S 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 [The weekly roundup is…