Reports

In Rwanda, about 300 rebels have launched an attack in the country's north, killing eight civilians. Two rebels were also killed. The Rwandan news agency, citing military sources, says the rebels were armed with rifles and machetes. The attack ended after…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean's peace-keeping forces serving in angola returned home on Sunday after completing their tour of duty. The three companies of nearly 450 men flew from diamond-rich northeastern Angolan town of Saurimo straight to Harare. The companies were part…

What is being described as the greatest level of insecurity to hit Bujumbura, the capital city of Burundi, since the July 1996 military coup has followed a New Year's Day airport attack that claimed 274 lives. Over the past…

WFP EMERGENCY REPORT Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme Report No. 04 of 1998 This report includes: A) East Africa I: Impact of East Africa floods on regional operations, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda…

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The United Nations refugee agency has evacuated more than 160 Tutsi refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo by air from Gisenyi to Kigali. A Spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) told the press…

Three months of rain related to the El Ni=A4o phenomenon have affected an estimated 300,000 people in Northern Kenya. Thirteen members of Kenya's Parliament from the northern areas have sent out a passionate appeal warning that the region is…

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N A T I O N S U N I E S Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no 339 d'information sur…

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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 [The weekly roundup is based on IRIN daily updates and other relevant information from UN agencies,…