Reports

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1997. ANGOLA The Republic of Angola is in transition from a single party state to a multiparty democracy. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has…

In this Edition: Security Update: 1/15/97; Southern Sudan's 25 Counties--12/96 Update; Who Controls What; Reducing Confusion on Southern Sudanese Names; Eastern Border Focus:12/31/96 Report Security Update: 1/15/97; 1. Flight Clearances: UN/OLS gets clearances from the Southern Movements and asks clearance from the…

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE SITUATION 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Antananarivo reports that a donor meeting was organized this morning by the Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which an emergency situation, caused by Cyclone Gretelle, was declared and a…

UNITY GOVERNMENT POSTPONED Plans for the creation of a Government of National Unity and Reconciliation (GURN) have once again been postponed following the failure of UNITA to send their representatives to Luanda for the formation of the GURN…

*97013002.AAF (U.N. reports upsurge in violence, forced relocations) (450) By Wendy Lubetkin USIA European Correspondent GENEVA -- More than 1,000 people were killed by the Burundi military in a series of incidents during the upsurge of violence over the past two months, according…

The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Burundi, UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs GENERAL UN Secretary General Koffi Annan has announced the creation of a joint UN-OAU…

Sudan The dry season is under way across most of southern Sudan, where civil unrest remains the main factor undermining food security. WFP-Operation Lifeline Sudan (WFP - OLS) estimates that approximately 2.1=A0million persons will require 24,600=A0MT of food aid to cover…

Short-Rains Season Is a Failure Across Much of Kenya In most of Kenya, the short rains started late. They were well distributed and heavy from mid- to late November, and in December they came to an early…

DATE=1/27/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-209253 TITLE=SUDAN FIGHTING (L) BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS DATELINE=ADDIS ABABA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: SUDAN SAYS IT IS INTENSIFYING ITS FIGHT AGAINST REBELS IN THE EAST. V-O-A EAST AFRICA CORRESPONDENT SCOTT STEARNS REPORTS THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT ALSO SAYS IT HAS KILLED MORE THAN 300 ETHIOPIANS WHO…