Reports

Nairobi, August 27, 2000 - Somali nationals living in Kenya were Sunday celebrating the victory of their country's president-elect, Abdukassim Salat Hassan, with pomp. They poured onto the streets of Nairobi's middle- class suburb singing their national anthem amid loud…

Highlights Meningitis cases reported in Cubal (Benguela) Joint mission assesses humanitarian conditions in Golungo Alto (Kwanza Norte) Seven to eight children reported dying each day in Luau (Moxico) 14 transit centres closed in Caála (Huambo) General Humanitarian Situation and Assistance Benguela Province: MINSA and the Delegation…

Arusha, August 28, 2000 - President Bill Clinton and a handful of African leaders are headed for Arusha, Tanzania, Monday, to witness the signing of peace accord among warring Burundian factions. The chief mediator and former South African president, Nelson Mandela,…

ARTA, Djibouti, 26 August (IRIN) Somalia's interim parliament, the Transitional National Assembly (TNA), on Saturday elected Abdiqassim Salad Hassan, 58, a former government minister and member of the Hawiye clan, as the country's first president in nearly a decade. His victory…

ARTA, Djibouti, 26 August (IRIN) After a night of voting, Somalia's new interim parliament, the Transitional National Assembly (TNA), on Saturday elected the veteran politician, Abdiqassim Salad Hassan, the country's new president. The following is an IRIN profile of the…

Summary Population movements are the main issue this week. There are new internal population movements from near the Ethiopian border requiring the estab-lish of a new camp. At the same time, ERREC state the total number of refugees who went…

Nairobi, August 26, 2000 - UNICEF has called for urgent aid to over three million children in Kenya, who are threatened by death from malnutrition due to severe effect of drought in the country. UNICEF country director, Nicholas Alipu, told…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org BURUNDI: Rebel FNL meets Mandela The rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL, which has hitherto refused to take part in the…

ARTA, Djibouti, 25 August (IRIN) - The Chairman of the Islamic Courts in Somalia, Hassan Sheik Mohamed Abdi, has been elected a member of the 245-strong Transitional National Assembly (TNA) by the Djibouti-hosted Somali peace conference. The TNA is…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org SOMALIA: Stage set for presidential voting The field of contenders running for the presidency of Somalia has narrowed…