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This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Liberia and Sierra Leone C) Angola D) Afghanistan From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to contact Mr. F. Strippoli or Mr. M. Crosthwaite, WFP…

GENERAL: The Angolan peace process, which was initiated in November 1994 with the signing of the Lusaka Accords, has moved forward extremely slowly, often paralysed by the limited implementation of the accords and the deep distrust of the two parties.…

PARENA On 16th September, former President Bagaza said the war would be too costly, and he wanted a conference of all protagonists. FRODEBU In Bujumbura on 22nd September, the Nat.Exec.Cttee. confirmed their support for Jean Minani as Leader and for peaceful means of…

"An open wound in the Horn of Africa" Since it ceased to be a household name in the early 1990s, Somalia has slipped from public consciousness. The departure of UN forces in 1995 and the reduction of aid personnel…

From Ferdinand Bigumandondera ; PANA Correspondent BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - The former speaker of the Burundi parliamentary, Leonce Ngendakumana, left the German Embassy Wednesday where he had sought protection since the July 25 coup against President Sylivestre Ntibantunganya. "I am urging…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the Special Envoy, Kigali - Situation Report for September 1996 Main Developments Tensions between ethnic groups spread from Uvira to other towns in eastern Zaire, prompting demonstrations and threats against Banyamulenge--persons of Rwandese origin…

DATE=10/2/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-204016 TITLE=MANDELA / ANGOLA (L-ONLY) BYLINE=DELIA ROBERTSON DATELINE=JOHANNESBURG CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT, NELSON MANDELA, AND OTHER HEADS OF STATE FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA HELD A ONE-DAY SUMMIT IN ANGOLA TO DISCUSS WAYS OF SPEEDING UP THE ANGOLAN PEACE PROCESS. HOWEVER, AS DELIA…

OLS NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE... Southern sector site visits for the 1996 annual needs assessment, which began on 2 September, are nearing completion. A total of 18 of the 21 scheduled locations have been assessed by six teams comprised of OLS…

1994 -1996 : WHERE ARE WE NOW? Over two years have passed since the events that devastated Rwanda. Families torn apart, not only while fleeing the country but also within Rwanda itself, children left completely alone, countless people detained: today…

1 October 1996 Press Release GA/9110 THREATS TO STABILITY IN MIDDLE EAST, GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA HIGHLIGHTED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE Speakers Also Address Consequences of Economic Globalization The current threats to peace and stability in the regions…