Reports

The Consolidated Great Lakes report is a compilation of information from the following sources: USG cables; U.N., IO, and NGO situation reports; press clips; and USG departments, bureaus, and offices. The date and source of each entry are noted,…

Tanzania Five refugee camps in Karagwe district are reported to be empty. Any remaining refugees in the camps this morning will now have to walk to the Rusumo border with Rwanda; a distance of some 160km. Only four-five way- stations…

KINSHASA, Zaire (PANA) - Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko appointed Lt. Gen. Mahele Bokungu Lieko as chief of staff Thursday, in a military leadership change designed to regain territory lost to anti-government forces in the eastern part of the…

Operations completed: 1. One (1) airlift of 26.4 MT UNICEF urgent relief items from Copenhagen to Kampala/Uganda by Netherlands Airforce on 3 November 1996. 2. Four (4) airlifts with C-130 (60 MT of High Energy Biscuits) by the Belgium Airforce for…

Appeal Target : US$ 2,834,961 Geneva, December 20, 1996 Dear Friends, There could not be a more joyful Christmas gift than the homecoming of several hundred thousand Rwandans -- refugees for over 2 years now. Finally, there may be…

The following is a quick round-up of news in the Great Lakes since the last summary on 3 December 1996. Military Intervention The Canadian-led multi-national force aims to pull out of the region by 31 December 1996. General Baril is…

BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated December 17, 1996. Overview The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in the Mulenge hills of South Kivu,…

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - More than 78 people have been killed in Kizuka, southern Burundi, 70 km from Bujumbura, army spokesman Col. Minani Longin announced on Thursday. The massacre was discovered by soldiers pursuing extremist Hutu rebels who had laid…

From Ferdinand Bigumandondera; PANA Correspondent BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian public workers will effective January 1997 have to contribute 6 percent of their monthly wages towards the ongoing civil war, which has engulfed the country since October 1993. A statement issued after…

Refugees continue to return from Ngara and Karagwe, although at a slower rate. Over the last few days, some Rwandan refugees have also sought asylum in Uganda. DEVELOPMENTS TANZANIA Ngara: A column of around 100,000 Rwandan refugees stretching some 43 kilometres has…