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Burundi

Mandela takes Burundi peace deal forward

Nelson Mandela, who is mediating the Burundi peace process, failed to secure an agreement last week, but now says a deal will be signed on August 28. GREGORY MTHEMBU-SALTER reports Delegates at the talks in Arusha, Tanzania, expressed broad acceptance of…

Format:
Analysis
Source:
Mail & Guardian
Posted:
31 Jul 2000

Somalia

Somalia: Action Against Hunger denies the information stating that its 2 fieldworkers, held hostage in Mogadishu would have begun a hunger strike

Following information published Sunday 30th July in a Mogadishu Newspaper and taken up by numerous international media, the international organisation Action Against Hunger denies that its 2 fieldworkers, held hostages in Mogadishu, have begun a hunger strike. The organisation stresses that…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
ACF
Posted:
31 Jul 2000

Burundi

Burundi: New Spate Of Violence In Ruyigi Province

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - Persistent rebel attacks in Dutwe, in Burundi's eastern Ruyigi province for a week now, Friday left one person dead and two others injured. The rebels have been attacking from the Tanzanian territory, a military source said…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
PANAPress
Posted:
29 Jul 2000

Angola

Angola: Landmine Blasts Kill 12 In Huila

LUBANGO, Angola (PANA) - At least 12 civilians got killed and two others seriously wounded in landmines blasts during the past 13 days in the areas of Figueira and Cusse, in Angola's southern Huila province, aid workers have said. Renato…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
PANAPress
Posted:
29 Jul 2000

Burundi + 2 more

IRIN Update 977 for the Great Lakes

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: Kinshasa close to abandoning Lusaka agreement The government of President Laurent-Desire Kabila appears ready to abandon the…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
28 Jul 2000

Angola + 2 more

Southern Africa: IRIN News Briefs, 28 July

ZIMBABWE: ZANU-PF condemns lawlessness Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party on Friday condemned what it called people masquerading as war veterans, urging them to stop threatening white farmers and called on the police to bring the culprits to book, news reports said. "The…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
28 Jul 2000

Angola

Angola: UN Special Adviser calls for peace

JOHANNESBURG, 28 July (IRIN) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa has urged all parties in Angola to re-engage with the international community in a search for a peaceful solution to 25 years of civil war. Under-Secretary-General Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari,…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
28 Jul 2000

Kenya

Red Cross Distributes Food Relief In Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA) - The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has launched a 5.6-million-Swiss-franc food relief distribution programme in Kenya's drought and famine stricken districts. The programme, carried out by Kenya Red Cross Society, took off Thursday…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
PANAPress
Posted:
28 Jul 2000

Mozambique

Mozambique: Italian Funds For Agriculture Re-Launch

TETE, Mozambique (PANA) - The Italian government is to disburse about four million US dollars for the re-launching of agriculture activities in the central Mozambican provinces of Manica and Sofala. The February and March flooding affected these provinces. Alberto Chidiamassamba of the…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
PANAPress
Posted:
28 Jul 2000

Kenya

AMREF News 28 Jul 2000: Kenya

Energy Crisis: Kenya was plunged into unprecedented power blackout last Saturday. Energy officials claim it was caused by major breakdowns in generating and transmission facilities both in Uganda and Mombasa. It was the most severe cut since power rationing was intensified…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
Amref
Posted:
28 Jul 2000

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