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(AP) -- The following are key events in Somalia's recent history: January 26, 1991: President Mohammed Siad Barre ousted by rebel coalition; clan-based factions soon fight among themselves. December 1991: Humanitarian groups begin warning of serious famine and difficulties of…

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (Aug 1, 1996 8:23 p.m. EDT) -- Sweaty men shuttle burlap sacks bulging with coffee beans into a port warehouse, while a huge crane swings tons of Zambian sugar onto the quay. For now, Bujumbura's port is busy,…

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (Reuter) -- Burundians began stocking up on supplies Thursday, fearing economic sanctions threatened by regional leaders. On Wednesday, African leaders decided to impose an embargo on landlocked Burundi to force the week-old junta to return the country to…

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuter) - Somali faction leader Mohamed Farah Aideed, whose militiamen plagued a U.N. peacekeeping force, has died from bullet wounds, aides said on Friday. His death raised hopes for a possible end to violence in the devastated Horn…

This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Somalia C) Liberia and Sierra Leone D) Iraq E) WFP on the Web update. From B. Szynalski, Director, Operational Policy and Support Division. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to…

By Stephen Buckley For months now, Burundi's border with Zaire ostensibly has been closed. But that has not stopped Burundian traders from smuggling goods and commodities across the border with ease. And, according to economic analysts and diplomats, that fact would…

By CHRIS TOMLINSON Associated Press Writer KANYARU-HATU, Rwanda (AP) -- Rwandan refugees fearing reprisal from the new Tutsi government in Burundi began returning home voluntarily Friday. U.N. refugee officials said at least 1,700 had crossed the border, and the number was…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0271 16 July - 2 August 1996 INTRODUCTION Amidst the deadlock of fighting on three separate fronts in Mogadishu came the news on 2 August that General Aidid had died in South Mogadishu on the evening of 1…

In the aftermath of the Organisation Of African Unity (OAU) summit on Burundi, Save the Children today warned, that the international community's continued indecisiveness over the Burundi crisis could further destabilise the country. The charity called on the international community…

By STEFAN LOVGREN Associated Press Writer BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- Sweaty men shuttle burlap sacks bulging with coffee beans into a port warehouse, while a huge crane swings tons of Zambian sugar onto the quay. For now, Bujumbura's port is busy,…