Reports

Luanda Some 13,000 Angolan refugees in Namibia's Cavango region have formally asked the Angolan consulate at Rundu to take them home. The Angolan Consul in Cavango region, Joao Pempela, was quoted by the national news agency as saying that some 15,000…

SUDAN: Sudanese opposition leader calls for unity In a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) held last week in Eritrea, John Garang, leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), called the NDA "the greatest achievement of the Sudanese people…

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 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Masire aide says "no developments" in mediation A delegation from the office of…

ARUSHA, Tanzania Burundian rebel group, CNDD, has blamed the continuing violence in the country on reservations over the 28 August peace agreement. In a statement quoted by the Arusha-based private Hirondelle news agency, the group said "the intensification of the massacres…

Arusha, 12 septembre 2000 (FH) - Les trois petits partis tutsis qui n'ont pas signé l'accord de paix inter-burundais devraient rencontrer le médiateur mercredi, a-t-on appris de bonne source. Les trois partis concernés sont le RADDES, le PIT, et…

JOHANNESBURG, 12 September (IRIN) - The Namibian government has cloaked in secrecy the identities and circumstances of about 100 people rounded up in the country's northeastern Kavango region for allegedly being sympathisers of Angola's UNITA rebel movement. 'The Namibian' reported…

MAURITIUS: Premier concedes defeat An opposition alliance on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius was set for a sweeping victory in the general election, according to early results cited in news reports. Although the final result was expected to be…

WEEK 37 UPDATE The Eighteenth Health and Nutrition Sector Working Group Meeting Agenda Thursday 22 September 2000 Background: - The Eighteenth Health and Nutrition Sectoral Working Group meeting was held on Thursday September 7, 2000 at the ministry of health CDC/PHC…

In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, the President of Djibouti this morning hailed the recent establishment of democracy in Somalia following "the longest period of State collapse in the modern era" and called for international support…

SUDAN: Court suspends ban on women in the workplace In response to a petition by the Sudanese Women's Union, Sudan's Constitutional Court suspended a controversial decree on Saturday by the Khartoum state governor, banning women from working in some public places. On…