Democratic Republic of the Congo
I. CONTEXTE Les faits saillants sécuritaires en Province Orientale District d'Ituri Affrontements entre les militaires SPLA et FARDC au nord d'Aru : Selon l'administrateur du territoire d'Aru, jeudi le 24 janvier 2008, dans la localité de Kengezi-base située à plus de 100 km…
Rwanda + 1 more
SITUATION OVERVIEW 1. On Sunday 3rd February, a series of earthquakes struck Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The most powerful earthquakes occurred within hours of one another with magnitudes of 6.1 and 5.0 respectively. The…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.1 magnitude earthquake 20 km north of Bukavu at 07H35 GMT on Sunday 3 Feb. - Continuous replication tremors since then. - 200 injured and 5 deaths. - 915 families displaced from their homes, receiving emergency shelter and food assistance. Situation Overview An earthquake…
Cameroon + 1 more
By Jean-Luc Martinage, International Federation Thousands of people are fleeing N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, after several days of fighting between rebel and government forces. Many of the displaced are moving into nearby Cameroon by crossing the Ngueli bridge over the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 6.1 magnitude earthquake 20 km north of Bukavu at 07H35 GMT - Multiple replication tremors throughout the day - 200 injured and 5 deaths in the DRC Situation Overview An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter's scale struck the province of…
Chad
Oxfam has evacuated its international staff from its N'djamena office, following the latest upsurge in fighting in the capital. "We had no choice, but to evacuate our staff from N'djamena were the situation has become extremely insecure. Some of the evacuated…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
L'ESSENTIEL : Face à l'ampleur de l'épidémie, l'OMS décide d'envoyer dans le Katanga plus de 9 tonnes de médicaments en faveur des malades. D'autres moyens fi nanciers supplémentaires ont été mobilisés pour la motivation du personnel soignant de Likasi. Le…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) : Since December 2006 : 437,000 (Mainly in Rutshuru and Masisi districts) Total estimated number for entire North Kivu : 800,000 HIGHLIGHTS After two weeks of speeches, debates and workshops, the Kivus Conference on Peace,…
Côte d'Ivoire + 7 more
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS - A prefect, an Imam and a teacher kidnapped by armed individuals in Niger - Hostages released in Mali - Attack on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania - Generalized strikes…
Cameroon + 3 more
1. Summary - EU Peacekeeping force officially launched; arrival of first troops in CAR and Chad delayed by fighting in N'Djamena - New Prime Minister, Faustin Touadéra replaces Eli Dote following his resignation; simmering discontent in the capital Bangui - UNICEF and…
