Reports

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 DRC: Congolese to sign declaration in Lusaka The Congolese signatories to the Lusaka accord are set…

JOHANNESBURG, 2 May (IRIN) - Dry conditions have continued to affect maize production in many countries in southern Africa, USAID's Famine Early Warning System (FEWS) said in its latest update this week. "Overall, the late onset of the rains and prolonged…

Deodatus Mfugale Dar Es Salaam, Tanzanie - Plus d'un million d'habitants de la région des Grands Lacs sont menacés par une sévère famine et la situation risque de s'aggraver si le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) ne réussit pas à mobiliser…

Angola continues to be fraught with violence and is in a state of "chronic emergency" according to Catholic Relief Services/Angola representatives. Village attacks have forced thousands of Angolans to flee their homes and both Balombo and Ganda have received an…

The government of Sudan (GoS) bombed two civilian targets in the space of week in April, both when Catholic Bishops were present. On 16 April, an airstrip was bombed in Kauda, Nuba mountatins when one relief aircraft was on…

More than four million people in Kenya are plagued by massive food shortages. Kenyans are facing their worst drought in living memory. Trocaire calls on the Irish Government to support the World Food Programme appeal. TRÓCAIRE LENTEN COLLECTION ALREADY SUPPORTING…

A joint Government and UN agencies conducted a Rapid Village Assessment (RVA) of Temporary Security Zone areas from 23 - 24 April in Adi-quala and Mai-Aini sub-zones of Debub region. 12 persons from UNICEF, UNDP, OCHA, ERREC, Local Administrators…

A joint Government and UN Inter-Agency Rapid Village Assessment (RVA) was conducted from 23 - 25 April of villages in the Senafe sub-zone of Debub. The purpose of the assessment was to identify priority needs in villages in the…

By Nigel Marsh, East Africa Communications Manager NAIROBI - World Vision Sudan and its partners are planning an emergency food programme to provide 4,200 MT of cereals and pulses for 125,000 hungry people in Latjor District of Upper Nile in Sudan. Two…

ZAMBIA: Zambian university students stage anti-third term protest University of Zambia students boycotted classes on Wednesday in protest against President Frederick Chiluba's bid to amend the country's constitution so that he can run for a third term in office. AFP…