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Angola

Angola: WFP has half relief food required

JOHANNESBURG, 19 October (IRIN) - WFP said on Wednesday it currently had 56 percent of the food aid it would require to assist victims of the war between government forces and UNITA rebels in Angola. The agency said it…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Kenya + 2 more

Uganda: Ebola confined to Gulu

NAIROBI, 19 October (IRIN) - As the death toll crept up in the ebola fever epidemic in northern Uganda, health officials confirmed the disease was confined to the Gulu area and had not spread as originally feared. Information officer for…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Angola + 2 more

New Refugee Camp to Be Opened in Zambia

LUSAKA (Oct. 19) XINHUA - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Zambia will set up a new camp soon for ex-combatants from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said UNHCR acting representative Martin…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
Xinhua
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Uganda

Preventing spread of deadly Ebola in Uganda

In a race against time, the Ugandan Red Cross is mobilizing all its resources to fight a outbreak of the deadly Ebola fever, as the number of cases reported in the northern part of the country grows. To date,…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
IFRC
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Eritrea + 1 more

Ethiopia/Eritrea: Ethiopians repatriated under ICRC auspices

From ICRC NEWS 40 Some 880 Ethiopian nationals and persons of Ethiopian origin travelled from Eritrea to Ethiopia under ICRC auspices on Saturday 14 October. Their transfer, which was facilitated by full cooperation from the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments, was carried out…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
ICRC
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Rwanda

UN tribunal upholds genocide conviction of former Rwandan Prime Minister

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) today unanimously upheld the genocide conviction of Jean Kambanda, former Prime Minister of Rwanda, making him the first head of government to be convicted and punished for genocide. Mr.…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
UN DGC
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Uganda

Uganda Fights New Outbreak of Ebola Virus

Written by Christina Ward, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org, with news reports The deadly Ebola virus, a fast-progressing disease that causes its victims to bleed to death, has reemerged in northern Uganda. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed this week that…

Format:
Situation Report
Source:
D.Relief.org
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Rwanda

TPIR /Kambanda: Condamnation à vie confirmée pour l'ex-premier ministre Kambanda

FONDATION HIRONDELLE - AGENCE DE PRESSE HIRONDELLE A ARUSHA TRIBUNAL PENAL INTERNATIONAL POUR LE RWANDA NEWS DU 19 OCTOBRE 2000 Arusha, 19 octobre 2000 (FH) - La Chambre d'appel du Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) a rejeté jeudi l'appel de…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
Hirondelle
Posted:
19 Oct 2000

Angola + 5 more

Southern Africa: IRIN News Briefs, 18 October

ANGOLA: Foreign Minister denies DRC agreement Angolan Foreign Minister Joao de Miranda told reporters in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Tuesday that he knew nothing about Monday's agreement on a troop pull-back in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 'Radio…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
18 Oct 2000

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