Reports

By PAUL KATANA. Thousands of people at Garsen, including those who were evacuated from Kipini in Tana River District, have once again been displaced and are faced with starvation following fresh floods on Monday - night. At the same time, Coast…

DATE=12/10/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-223923 TITLE=ALBRIGHT / SUDAN / S BYLINE=RON PEMSTEIN DATELINE=KAMPALA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT IS IN UGANDA, THE SECOND STOP ON HER SEVEN-COUNTRY AFRICAN TOUR. AS RON PEMSTEIN REPORTS FROM KAMPALA, SHE USED HERE STOP TO MEET LEADERS…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (PANA) - Organization of African Unity Secretary-General Salim Ahmed Salim donated 50,000 U.S. dollars Wednesday to care for Somali flood victims. Salim handed over the cheque to visiting United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Sergio Vieira…

The Republic of Congo and Angola have agreed to strengthen their security forces along their common border according to a Xinhua report of December 9. Angolan Minister of the Interior Petroff reportedly met with Congolese interior minister Pierre Obe…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org [Le bulletin quotidien est base sur des informations pertinentes provenant d'agences de Nations Unies, d'ONG, de gouvernements, de…

UNITED NATIONS Department 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. 310 for Central and Eastern Africa (Wednesday 10 December 1997) RWANDA: Over 300 freed inmates return voluntarily to jail Some…

SACB - Situation on the ground 9 December, 1997 Number of people estimated to have died since yesterday: 25 (total confirmed 1,604) Number of displaced people: total so far at least 230,000 Livestock reported killed so far: at least 28,967 Food stock destroyed: more…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org [Le bulletin quotidien est base sur des informations pertinentes provenant d'agences de Nations Unies, d'ONG, de gouvernements, de…

UNITED NATIONS Department 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. 309 for Central and Eastern Africa (Tuesday 9 December 1997) BURUNDI: Human Rights Watch accuses arms suppliers of…

DATE=12/9/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-223881 TITLE=BURUNDI DECISION REVERSED (S ONLY) BYLINE=SONYA LAURENCE GREEN DATELINE=NAIROBI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: ONE DAY AFTER BURUNDI'S GOVERNMENT SUSPENDED THE COUNTRY'S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY -- FRODEBU -- THE DECISION HAS BEEN REVERSED, AND FRODEBU IS ALLOWED TO RESUME POLITICAL PARTY ACTIVITIES.…