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NAIROBI, 21 November (IRIN) - Since the signing of a cooperation agreement by all the major Oromo opposition groups, the main armed party, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has focused a military and diplomatic initiative on the issue of…

SUDAN: 18 reported dead in Yei bombing Sudanese government planes have again bombed the Western Equatoria market town of Yei, southern Sudan, on Monday afternoon, according to humanitarian and media reports. Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA), an aid organisation working in…

Press Release SC/6956 Council Briefed by Presidents and Chief Prosecutor of Two Organs The Security Council met today to take up the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. As it did so, it was briefed by…

The Clinton administration has built a "forward-looking, informed, and enduring relationship" between the United States and Africa, but the next administration, Congress, and the small but growing constituency in the United States that cares about Africa must "build on this…

The Disaster An outbreak of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever was confirmed by the Uganda Health Ministry on Saturday 14th October 2000 in Gulu district in northern Uganda. By 14th November 2000, 329 persons had been reported infected with the disease, out…

NATIONS UNIES Office de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires - IRIN Pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org RWANDA: La colère monte sur la question des enfants adoptés Le gouvernement rwandais a prévenu qu'il sera vraisemblablement obligé…

HIGHLIGHTS United Nations Day Women, Peace and Security OCHA launches first UN Humanitarian Novel 2001 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Sudan FEATURES Access Issues Security Food Security Health Water & Sanitation Education& Skills Training Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Coordination Missions United Nations Day An official ceremony of hoisting of flags was the key event…

The government of Sudan must immediately halt its "horrible, heinous, senseless bombings of civilian targets" inside its borders, says Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Susan Rice. Speaking in Nairobi November 20 after completing a two-day visit to southern Sudan,…

Uganda Red Cross volunteers have been playing a vital role in preventing the spread of the deadly Ebola disease since it first broke out in the north of the country a month ago. More than 50 trained volunteers have…

Yahya el Hassan Khartoum - OAU Secretary-General Salim Ahmed Salim says the organisation will co-operate with the East African Inter-Government Authority on Development (IGAD) to realise the aspirations of the region. "The OAU derives much of its strength from the strong regional…