November 2000 Military News

UNHCR / Angola Refugees, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The U-N refugee agency, U-N-H-C-R, says several of its staff were recently (November 11-12) able to travel to remote border areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, D-R-C, to check on the well-being of newly arrived refugees from Angola.
ANGOLA: Rebels attack central stronghold, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- UNITA rebels launched an attack near the central Angolan town of Kuito, killing 19 people and wounding 27
ZAMBIA: Runaway DRC soldiers held in Zambian prison, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- More than 250 government soldiers fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the Kaputa district of Zambia's Northern province at the weekend
RWANDA: 'Guarded welcome' for African peacekeeping plan, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- Kagame on Monday gave "a guarded welcome" to the proposed deployment of an African peacekeeping force, under the auspices of the OAU, agreed last week in Libya by nine African states as a plan to end the two-year-old war in the DRC
DRC-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Leaders to discuss Congo war, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki and leaders from six other African states meet in Mozambique on Wednesday for another summit to discuss the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Annan envoy discusses UN peacekeeping force with Ethiopian Prime Minister, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations chief envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea - where the UN has mounted its newest peacekeeping force - held constructive discussions in Addis Ababa today with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
MOZAMBIQUE: Dhlakama demands release of supporters, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 November 2000 -- Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama has demanded the release of his supporters arrested during last week's political clashes which left 41 people dead, news reports said on Tuesday.
U-N / Sierra Leone, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the recent cease-fire agreement in Sierra Leone, but the Council president said there are questions about whether the deal will hold.
Security Council welcomes ceasefire between Sierra Leone and RUF rebels, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached last Friday between the Government of Sierra Leone and the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF).
Colombia peace talks, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- In Colombia, the country's largest left-wing guerrilla group announced Tuesday a freeze on peace talks,in protest against recent meetings between Colombian government officials and members of a national right-wing paramilitary group.
Chiapas / Church, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The Roman Catholic bishop in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas is calling for calm following a violent clash on Sunday between federal police and indigenous villagers there.
U-N / Timor, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- A UN Security Council delegation is continuing its six day visit to East Timor and Indonesia to assess the problems of militias opposed to East Timor independence and the status of refugees.
In East Timor, Security Council team impressed by strides towards independence, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- A delegation of the United Nations Security Council concluded today its two-day visit to East Timor, reporting considerable progress in the efforts of the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in overseeing the territory's transition to independence.
UN Bosnia Elections, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council was told today (Tuesday) that nationalist parties were the apparent winners in Saturday's elections in Bosnia.
Bosnia/Elections CQ, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The effects of political upheaval that brought Vojislav Kostunica to power in Yugoslavia have raised hopes for a ripple effect throughout the region.
GAO: Contracts for support of Balkans mission cost too much, By Gregory Piatt, Stars and Stripes, 14 November 2000 -- Overstaffing construction projects paid for by the federal government is just one problem pointed out in a General Accounting Office report released last month. Overall, the report states that the Pentagon is spending too much on private contracts to support its troops in the Balkans.
General Assembly, Security Council meet on situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina was high on the agenda of two main United Nations bodies today, with the General Assembly adopting a wide-ranging resolution on the matter, and the Security Council meeting in an open session to hear an update on the latest developments from a top UN peacekeeping official.
Security Council Briefed By Under-Secretary-General For Peacekeeping On Situation In Bosnia And Herzegovina, UN Press Release, 14 November 2000 -- While the international community had hoped that the elections held on 11 November in Bosnia and Herzegovina would facilitate a change to more moderate governance, it appeared that the nationalist parties had reasserted themselves, the Security Council was told this afternoon as it met to consider the situation in that country.
U-N-H-C-R - Chechen Refugees, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The U-N refugee agency says thousands of Chechen refugees in the neighboring Russian Republic of Ingushetia are moving to a new tent city.
UN refugee agency to resettle displaced Chechens in new winterized camps, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- As the brutal winter months approach in the Russian Federation, the United Nations refugee agency is set to begin moving thousands of displaced Chechens in Ingushetia from makeshift camps to new tents equipped with gas, electricity and wooden floors, a spokesman for the agency told reporters today in Geneva.
Balkans Aid, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- There was discussion in Paris and Washington Tuesday about financial aid to the Balkans and specifically, Yugoslavia.
Barak / Chicago, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak says his country will leave no stone unturned in its quest for peace in the Middle East, but it will also defend itself, when attacked.
SHARON / CHICAGO, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon says he might call for early elections to unseat Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Israel - Palestinians, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The Israeli Army is blockading Palestinian-ruled areas after gunmen shot and killed four Israelis.
Gilo Under Fire, Voice of America, 14 November 2000 -- The Jewish enclave of Gilo and the Palestinian town of Beit Jala are separated by a narrow valley, which has become like a war zone.
In London, Annan and Barak meet to discuss Middle East violence, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak today used their brief stopovers in London to discuss ways of putting an end to the ongoing Middle East violence.
DoD Background Briefing, Secretary Cohen's Upcoming Trip to Middle East - Middle East Unrest, U.S. Department of Defense, 14 November 2000 -- Q: There have been a lot of reports that the Israeli army is using U.S.-made weapons against the Palestinians in that kind of confrontation over the past week. Shall we expect that issue to be raised by the secretary during his visit to Israel? And in any case, did the Pentagon discuss that matter, raise that matter, with the Israelis or check these reports to make sure that there have been no violations?
Security Council members call for end to violations of withdrawal line in Lebanon, UN News, 14 November 2000 -- Members of the Security Council today called for an end to the "dangerous" violations that have continued along the withdrawal line in Lebanon, which is known as the "Blue Line."
UN Security Council Resolution 1327 on Peacekeeping, source, 14 November 2000 -- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution late November 13 aimed at strengthening peacekeeping operations and correcting on-going management problems.
NAMIBIA: UNITA raids paramilitary camp in the Caprivi, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- Two suspected UNITA rebels and a Namibian security force member were killed and others wounded in a gun battle last Thursday night along the Trans-Caprivi Highway in the volatile Caprivi strip
ANGOLA: Bomb blamed on Unita, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- Four people were seriously injured on Friday in northern Angola in a bomb attack on the eve of the country's 25th anniversary of independence.
BURUNDI: Army-rebel clashes continue, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- Fighting between the army and rebels is ongoing in different parts of the country, with the intensity of clashes varying between regions and from day to day
Ivory Coast / Guei, Voice of America, 13 November 2000 -- Ivory Coast's former military ruler, Robert Guei, has made his first public appearance since going into hiding after he was forced out of power last month.
DRC: Political wrangling continues in Bunia, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- Political wrangling is still continuing in DRC's northeast Bunia area, with rebel leader Professor Ernest Wamba dia Wamba contending that his rival Mbusa Nyamwisi has failed to disband his militiamen who are still "roaming around".
ANGOLA: Defense minister confirms Angolan military role in DRC, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- General Kundi Paihama, the Angolan minister of national defence, returned from Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Friday saying Angola would stand by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government
SUDAN: NDA confirms government control, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- A spokesman for the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) confirmed from the Eritrean capital, Asmara, that the Sudanese government had regained control of Kassala, eastern Sudan
SUDAN: Role of security forces investigated, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- Sudanese authorities are investigating the attack on Kassala, where more than 130 people were killed in fighting between government forces and rebels on Wednesday
SUDAN: Narus bombing kills two, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- Two people were killed and 11 people injured in a renewed bombing of Narus, southern Sudan, on 9 November
UN envoy to meet with Sierra Leone parties on implementation of ceasefire, UN News, 13 November 2000 -- An envoy of Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he intended to enter discussions with Sierra Leonean officials and the rebel army Revolutionary United Front (RUF) about the implementation of the recent ceasefire agreement reached between the two parties.
SIERRA LEONE: British task force arrives, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- A taskforce of 500 Royal Marines has arrived in Freetown to reinforce other British soldiers already training the Sierra Leonean military.
TANZANIA: Cautious welcome for release of opposition activists, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- International organisations and personalities have given a cautious welcome to last week's release of 18 opposition activists in Zanzibar, ordered by the islands' new president Amani Karume.
ZIMBABWE: Government "ignores" Supreme Court, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 13 November 2000 -- The Zimbabwe government is ignoring a Supreme Court order demanding the eviction of squatters illegally occupying white-owned farms, a lawyer for the country's Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) told IRIN on Monday.
Chiapas Clash, Voice of America, 13 November 2000 -- Complaints have been filed before the Mexican Human Rights Commission following a violent clash on Sunday between federal police and indigenous villagers in the southern state of Chiapas.
Security Council mission visits East Timor area worst hit by post-referendum chaos, UN News, 13 November 2000 -- The delegation of the United Nations Security Council, currently on a mission to East Timor to review the work of the UN operation in the newly independent territory and to assess security in the region, reaffirmed today its keen interest in the repatriation of refugees from West Timor.
Russian Military Targets Chechen Field Commanders, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 220, Part I, 13 November 2000 -- Federal forces have killed 15 Chechen fighters in a large-scale operation in eastern Chechnya aimed at neutralizing field commanders Shamil Basaev and Khattab
Grozny Mayor Implicates Russian Military In Human Rights Violations, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 220, Part I, 13 November 2000 -- Speaking on local television on 12 November, Beslan Gantemirov said that the human rights situation in Chechnya is "very serious," with some 15-20 Chechen civilians being killed daily
Yugoslavia / Aid, Voice of America, 13 November 2000 -- Officials from the two republics that make up what remains of Yugoslavia agree that the country needs foreign aid.
Montenegrin President Threatens Referendum On Independence, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 220, Part II, 13 November 2000 -- Milo Djukanovic said on 10 November that Montenegro will hold a referendum on secession from Yugoslavia unless the union between Serbia and Montenegro is radically modified
Montenegro Drops The Yugoslav Dinar, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 220, Part II, 13 November 2000 -- The Yugoslav dinar is no longer legal tender in the republic of Montenegro beginning on 13 November
Kostunica Again Rules Out Purge of Military, Police...Says Top Priority Is Return Of Serbs To Kosova, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 220, Part II, 13 November 2000 -- President Kostunica said in an interview with the German magazine "Der Spiegel" that the return of Serbs to the province of Kosova is his top goal
U.S. Mission to OSCE Welcomes Yugoslavia as New Member, U.S. Mission to the OSCE, Vienna, 13 November 2000 -- The head of the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Ambassador David T. Johnson, welcomed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) as the newest member of the OSCE in a statement to the Permanent Council November 10 in Vienna.
Israel - Palestinians, Voice of America, 13 November 2000 -- Palestinian gunmen have shot and killed three Israelis and wounded eight in the West Bank.
Israeli Arabs, Voice of America, 13 November 2000 -- The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is taking a toll on Israel's Arab population.
At Doha Summit, Annan stresses OIC role in Middle East peace process, UN News, 13 November 2000 -- The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has a role to play in ensuring that the Palestinian people are able to realize their dream of an independent State, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the OIC Summit that is currently under way in Doha, Qatar.
State Dept. Noon Briefing - Muddle East Unrest, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 13 November 2000 -- Q: On the Islamic Conference. Saudi Arabia, long described as a moderate, supported Iran - in fact joined with Iran - in calling on Muslim countries with ties with Israel to end them. Has the US said anything to its good friends in Saudi Arabia?
U-N / Peacekeeping, Voice of America, 13 November 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council has pledged to establish clear guidelines for international peacekeeping missions.
Security Council approves wide-ranging measures to improve UN peace operations, UN News, 13 November 2000 -- The Security Council today adopted a seven-part document in response to recommendations for improving United Nations peace operations that were put forward by an independent panel of experts earlier this year.
Security Council, Responding To 'Brahimi Report,' Adopts Wide-Ranging Resolution On Peacekeeping Operations, UN Press Release, 13 November 2000 -- Welcoming the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations -- the Brahimi report - and the report of the Secretary-General on its implementation, the Security Council this morning resolved to give peacekeeping operations clear, credible and achievable mandates.
Ivory Coast-Rally, Voice of America, 12 November 2000 -- Thousands of supporters of Ivory Coast's opposition Rally of the Republicans party filled the streets in Abidjan, in a ceremony to honor party followers who died in recent ethnic violence.
Bosnian elections proceed peacefully, By Gregory Piatt, Stars and Stripes, 12 November 2000 -- Just three weeks ago, there was a weeklong student protest, and some international officials said it was a display of nationalism leading up to national election in Bosnia. But when election day came, U.S. soldiers had a nice "Sunday drive" on Saturday, watching voters go to the polls to cast votes instead of throw stones at them in protest.
Clinton / Barak, Voice of America, 12 November 2000 -- President Clinton has held talks at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on ways to end Israeli / Palestinian violence and how to bring both sides back to the negotiating table.
Robinson-Israel-Palestinians, Voice of America, 12 November 2000 -- A convoy carrying U-N Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson through the West Bank has come under gun-fire.
Islamic-Summit, Voice of America, 12 November 2000 -- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat says that despite the human loss, his people are determined to continue their uprising against Israeli occupation.
Sierra Leone Rebels, Voice of America, 11 November 2000 -- The Sierra Leone government and the rebel Revolutionary United Front have signed a cease-fire agreement, following talks Friday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
Indonesia/Aceh, Voice of America, 11 November 2000 -- Thousands of people have attended a rally in Indonesia's northern Aceh province to call for an independence referendum - in the region plagued by separatist unrest.
Bosnia vote, Voice of America, 11 November 2000 -- Preliminary indications show a good turnout in Bosnia's general election that was held Saturday.
Spain - Terrorism, Voice of America, 11 November 2000 -- At the end of a week in which Spanish security forces struck major blows against the armed Baque separatist group ETA, nine security agents and two bystanders were injured by a bomb near a civil guards headquarters in Northern Spain.
Israel - Palestinians, Voice of America, 11 November 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak heads to Washington to meet Sunday with U-S President Bill Clinton, who is trying to get both sides back to the peace table.
Islamic - Israel, Voice of America, 11 November 2000 -- Leaders from the world's 1-point-2 billion Muslims are arriving in the Gulf state of Qatar for a three-day Islamic summit.
ANGOLA: MSF condemns "state of neglect", Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- A hard-hitting report by the international medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), released ahead of Angola's 25 year independence celebrations on Saturday, has denounced the "state of neglect" in which the people of Angola are forced to live.
ANGOLA: IRIN Focus on independence anniversary, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- ...for many Angolans, hope is all they have. Many people do not seem to share the government's view that independence brought either liberty or dignity.
BURUNDI: Ogata says Burundi has a choice to make, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- The nation of Burundi was "at a crossroads", with a choice between peace and an intensified conflict situation that would certainly cause massive displacement
RWANDA: Envoy says troops staying in DRC for now, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- President Paul Kagame's adviser on the Great Lakes region, Patrick Mazimhaka, said on Thursday that Rwandan troops would remain in Congo until a proposed independent African peacekeeping force was actually deployed in the DRC
DRC: Problems continue to thwart UN deployment, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) still faced a number of difficulties which were blocking its deployment of peacekeeping troops, Assistant UN Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi told a meeting of the Security Council on Thursday.
DRC: Leaders agree on neutral African force, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- African leaders meeting in Tripoli, Libya, have agreed on the deployment of a neutral African force in the DRC, according to a statement issued after the discussions on Wednesday
DRC: Ugandan intervention foils anti-Wamba coup attempt, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- The situation in the northeastern DRC town of Bunia was "tense and confused" on Monday following an attempt to overthrow Professor Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, the leader of the governing Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie-Mouvement de liberation
MOZAMBIQUE: Opposition vows to continue protests, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- A day after clashes between police and demonstrators left at least 22 dead and more than 100 injured, opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama told IRIN on Friday that after a temporary suspension, protests would continue throughout Mozambique.
UNHCR / Sudan, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- The United Nations Refugee Agency, U-N-H-C-R, says it has evacuated 62 local and international staff from the Sudanese town of Kassala, near the border with Eritrea, after the town came under artillery fire before dawn Wednesday.
SIERRA LEONE: Children bear brunt of war, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- Children have borne the brunt of the war in Sierra Leone, with thousands having been abducted, abused or forced to join armed groups and commit atrocities.
SIERRA LEONE: Peace talks begin, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- The Sierra Leonean government and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) began talks on Friday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, with the aim of achieving peace in Sierra Leone.
TANZANIA: Opposition activists freed in Zanzibar, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- After spending three years in jail without trial on treason charges, 18 activists of Zanzibar's opposition Civic United Front (CUF) party have been set free on the orders of the islands' new president, Amani Karume.
Zimbabwe / Court, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- The supreme court in Zimbabwe has ruled that the government has acted illegally by allowing takeovers of commercial farms that were not officially listed for seizure.
ZIMBABWE: Commercial farmers win Supreme Court ruling, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- Zimbabwe's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the current round of so called "fast-track" land seizures are illegal.
ZIMBABWE: UN hopes new land plan can help, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 10 November 2000 -- The UNDP, which was this year asked to mediate in Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme, hopes to use a report that it commissioned as the basis for dialogue between President Robert Mugabe and key international players.
Indonesia Aceh, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has accused renegade soldiers of trying to stir up trouble in the northern province of Aceh - where as many as 22 people have died in the days before a massive independence rally planned for Saturday.
UNHCR to repatriate group from West Timor: first effort since killing of its staff, UN News, 10 November 2000 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has agreed to help repatriate a group of demobilized East Timorese soldiers from West Timor, marking the agency's first activity in the area since the killing of three of its staff in a border town last September.
Bosnia Elections Preview, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- Voters go to the polls in Bosnia Saturday to choose a new government.
End Note: Bosnian Voters To Choose Between Nationalism And Democracy, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 219, Part II, 10 November 2000 -- ...there is some hope this time that the recent shift away from radical nationalism toward moderation and democracy in Croatia, Serbia, and Kosova will serve as an example for voters in both Republika Srpska and the Muslim-Croatian Federation.
Bosnian-Croat Leader Threatens To Break Up Federation, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 219, Part II, 10 November 2000 -- Ante Jelavic, the Croatian member of Bosnia's three-man presidency and head of the Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ), said on 9 November that he will break up the Muslim-Croatian Federation if international officials punish the HDZ for holding a referendum on autonomy
Croats in Bosnia seeking autonomy, By Gregory Piatt, Stars and Stripes, 10 November 2000 -- There is a showdown between Croats in the southern part of this country and the international community that will come to a head Saturday, when Bosnians elect new national leaders.
Another Local Official Gunned Down In Chechnya, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 219, Part I, 10 November 2000 -- Yusa Tsuev, head of the Alkhan-Kala district administration in Achkhoi- Martan Raion, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in his office on 9 November
U-N / Cyprus, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- The latest round of United Nations mediated talks on Cyprus have wrapped up (today / Friday) without a political settlement on reuniting the Mediterranean island.
Spain / ETA, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- Police in Spain have arrested four suspected members of the Basque separatist group, ETA.
Serbian Officials Agree To Inmates' Demands, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 219, Part II, 10 November 2000 -- Serbian authorities released 14 Serbs and one ethnic Albanian from the Pozarevac prison on 10 November as the prison revolt in the republic loses momentum
U-N / Arafat, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was at the United Nations Friday in an effort to persuade the Security Council to create an international protection force for Palestinian civilians.
Beit Jala, In the Crossfire, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- The Palestinian town of Beit Jala on the edge of Bethlehem has been caught in the crossfire for the past six weeks.
Israel / Palestinians, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- At least three Palestinians are dead after new clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Israel blast, Voice of America, 10 November 2000 -- In Jerusalem, police say a small blast in a Muslim cemetery outside the walls of the Old City Friday morning injured one policeman.
Security Council hears from Palestinian Authority President, Israeli Ambassador, UN News, 10 November 2000 -- The Security Council today held "constructive" discussions in separate meetings with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat and Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Yehuda Lancry, according to official communiqués issued by the Council.
Fourth Committee Approves 12 Draft Resolutions On Israeli Practices, Work of Un Relief And Works Agency For Palestine Refugees, UN Press Release, 10 November 2000 -- The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved 12 draft resolutions this afternoon, as it concluded its consideration of the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and Israeli practices affecting human rights in the occupied Arab territories.
Security Council's Expanded Role, 'Double Standards' Among Issues Raised As Fourth Committee Concludes Discussion of Peacekeeping Operations, UN Press Release, 10 November 2000 -- As the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) met this morning to conclude its general debate on the comprehensive review of peacekeeping operations, several speakers addressed the role of the Security Council, including what they described as double standards in the enforcement of resolutions, as well as the expansion of the Council's role into areas that were more properly the responsibility of the General Assembly.
BURUNDI: Concern over peace accord, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- More and more parties are expressing concern over the peace agreement signed in Arusha, Tanzania, on 28 August.
COTE D'IVOIRE: Generals arrested, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- Two generals, ex-members of the former ruling junta have been arrested in connection with an alleged assassination attempt against General Robert Guei
Ivory Coast, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- Ivory Coast today/Thursday marks a national day of mourning following the bloodiest clashes in its history.
DRC: Angola to take "decisions" soon, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- Angolan Chief of Staff General Joao Batista de Matos, who visited the DRC-government held town of Mbandaka in Equateur province earlier this week, said his country would soon adopt "important decisions relating to the return of peace in the DRC".
DRC: New Goma group a "rival political party", Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- Victor Ngezayo, the hotel owner and businessman, who has established a new group in the eastern town of Goma says the movement is not a rebel group, but a rival political party to the governing Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD-Goma).
DRC: Demonstrations banned in Bunia, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- The Ugandan army has announced a ban on all demonstrations in the unsteady northeastern town of Bunia, after an attempt to overthrow rebel leader Ernest Wamba dia Wamba at the weekend.
DRC: Uganda, Rwanda react to new force, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda explained that the neutral African force would replace all foreign armies currently in the DRC and "regretted" that such a force had not been provided by the UN.
DRC: Leaders agree on neutral African force, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- African leaders meeting in Tripoli, Libya, have agreed on the deployment of a neutral African force in the DRC, according to a statement issued after the discussions on Wednesday.
Security Council briefed on obstacles to UN deployment in DR of Congo, UN News, 09 November 2000 -- The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) faces a number of difficulties which are blocking its deployment, a senior UN peacekeeping official told the Security Council today.
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UN mission chief expresses confidence, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- The new head of the new United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) on Tuesday said he believed the peace operation would succeed because the two countries "have signed an agreement that they are determined to implement."
UN force commander in Ethiopia and Eritrea reports good cooperation by sides, UN News, 09 November 2000 -- The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) is receiving good cooperation from both sides, according to the Commander of the UN force.
MOZAMBIQUE: RENAMO supporters killed in demo, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- At least seven people died on Thursday when police dispersed demonstrating supporters of the opposition RENAMO party in central and northern Mozambique
SUDAN: Khartoum set to ask UN to lift sanctions, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- The Sudanese government will urge the UN Security Council to lift diplomatic and economic sanctions against it after more than four years, despite the threat of the US blocking any such move with its veto in the Council
SUDAN: Army claims control of Kassala, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- Government forces on Thursday claimed to be in control of the city of Kassala, 400 km east of the capital Khartoum, after driving out rebels who had claimed its capture on Wednesday
Sudan Fighting, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- There has been a major battle between the Sudanese government and rebels for control of a key eastern town.
Sierra Leone - Rebels, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- Sierra Leone's government and the country's main rebel group, the Revolutionary United Front (R-U-F) have delayed, until Friday, a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria.
SOMALIA: Potential for renewed violence remains - Annan, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- Compounding the humanitarian problems facing Somalia was the fact that over the past year, seven aid workers from the UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had been killed there
SWAZILAND: IRIN Focus on political unrest, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- Swaziland will next week reintroduce a dreaded detention law in a campaign to curb increasing activity by political dissidents.
Indonesia / Aceh Violence, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- As many as nine people may have been killed by Indonesian security forces in the separatist northern province of Aceh.
U.S. mission in East Timor will be reviewed this month, By Jan Wesner Childs, source, 09 November 2000 -- The United States will review its mission in East Timor this month and decide whether to change the makeup of its small force there.
Marines in East Timor work to make residents' lives better, By Jan Wesner Childs, Stars and Stripes, 09 November 2000 -- A platoon from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, on a 90-day deployment from Okinawa to East Timor, is witnessing the birth of a new country and the struggles that come with it.
Security Council delegation set to leave for Indonesia, East Timor, UN News, 09 November 2000 -- A delegation of the United Nations Security Council was set to leave for East Timor and Indonesia today to review the work of the UN mission in the newly independent territory and Jakarta's progress in disarming militia in West Timor.
State Department Noon Briefing - Indonesia/East Timor, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 09 November 2000 -- Q: Do you have anything to bring us up to date on the schedule of Ambassador Gelbard, who he has seen in the building, who he is going to see or not going to see?
Europe Devolving, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- Spanish police have arrested a group of suspected Basque terrorists in the wake of a bombing in Madrid that killed a supreme court judge and two associates and wounded sixty other people.
WFP / Chechnya, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- The United Nations World Food Program, the W-F-P, says many people in the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya are fleeing to neighboring Ingushetia in search of food and other relief supplies.
In Geneva, Annan briefs European and US envoys on Cyprus, UN News, 09 November 2000 -- As the current round of proximity talks on Cyprus continued in Geneva, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today held a series of meetings there with concerned officials from Europe and the United States.
Tensions At Serbian Prisons Easing, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 218, Part II, 9 November 2000 -- Serbian officials said on 8 November that discussions with inmates who have taken control of three Serbian prisons have improved the situation there
State Department Noon Briefing - Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 09 November 2000 -- Q: Is Jim O'Brien going to Belgrade?
U-S Election / Arab React, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- In the Middle East, people have been surprised and mystified by developments in the U-S presidential election.
Clinton-Arafat, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- President Clinton returning to Middle East diplomacy after the U-S election held talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Thursday and will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday.
Qatar / Israel, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- The Middle Eastern nation of Qatar says it is cutting relations with Israel after coming under pressure from Muslim countries as it prepares to host a summit of the Islamic Conference.
Israel - Palestinians - Traumas, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- Many Israeli and Palestinian children have been traumatized by the past six-weeks of violence.
Israel - Palestinians, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- Israeli combat helicopters fired missiles into a vehicle carrying leaders of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah organization.
Mideast Peace, Voice of America, 09 November 2000 -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is pushing for fundamental changes in the Middle East peace negotiations.
State Department Noon Briefing, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 09 November 2000 -- State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher briefed.
Dennis Ross Speech on Middle East Peace, source, 09 November 2000 -- The U.S. Special Middle East Coordinator Dennis Ross said creating a lasting peace in the region requires gaining the support of "peoples and publics."
AFGHANISTAN: IRIN Interview with Taliban ambassador, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- In an interview with IRIN on Tuesday, he discussed the prospects for peace in Afghanistan and the effects on the country of UN sanctions, and called for an end to foreign interference in the country.
AFGHANISTAN: Opposition gloomy about UN peace talks, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 09 November 2000 -- The Afghan opposition Northern Alliance said it was not optimistic about UN-sponsored peace talks with the ruling Taliban movement announced last week
Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Reviewed By Countries With First-Hand Experience, UN Press Release, 09 November 2000 -- elegates of several countries with experience of hosting United Nations peacekeeping missions addressed the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon as it continued its general exchange of views on the comprehensive review of peacekeeping operations.
Fourth Committee Hears 17 Speakers In Debate On Peacekeeping Operations; Security Council Reform, 'Brahimi Report' Recommendations Addressed, UN Press Release, 09 November 2000 -- The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning continued its comprehensive review of peacekeeping in all its aspects, with 17 speakers addressing a wide range of issues, including the impact of Security Council reform on peacekeeping, the recommendations contained in the Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations -- the Brahimi report -- the need for a strengthened Department for Peacekeeping Operations and peacekeeping operations in Africa.
ANGOLA-DRC: FAA commander visits, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- The commander of the Angolan armed forces (FAA) said in Kinshasa on Tuesday that the Angolan military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was now only symbolic, news agencies reported.
DRC: Libyan summit to discuss DRC conflict, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had talks in Tripoli with Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadaffi on Tuesday, ahead of a summit of African leaders to discuss the DRC conflict
DRC: Atrocities reported around Beni, Lubero, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- Civil society sources in the Beni and Lubero area, just south of Bunia, have warned of "massacres, killings, armed robberies and rape" in the region, which, they say have been exacerbated by the RCD-ML leadership troubles.
DRC: Bunia reported tense but quiet, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- The weekend rebellion in the northeastern town of Bunia, caused by a split in the governing Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie-Mouvement de liberation (RCD-ML), appears to have been contained.
GHANA: Clashes between rival parties reported, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- About 19 persons were wounded when supporters of rival parties clashed recently in central Ghana, state radio reported on Tuesday.
NIGERIA: IRIN Focus on new security strategy in the Niger Delta, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- As successive Nigerian governments itched to employ military repression to quell the restiveness that progressively overtook much of Nigeria's southern Niger Delta oil region in the last decade, oil companies were the main restraining force.
NIGERIA: Curfew lifted in northern state, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- Nigerian authorities have lifted an evening curfew they imposed in the northern city of Kaduna following ethnic and religious clashes in May that left more than 100 people dead.
State Department Noon Briefing - Sudan, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 08 November 2000 -- Q: Have you seen the reports that Sudanese rebels have captured the town of Kassala, and can you confirm it independently at all?
TANZANIA: New Zanzibari president calls for unity, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- Zanzibar president-elect Amani Abeid Karume of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party was sworn in on Wednesday after the results of controversial elections on the islands were announced the previous day.
Zanzibar Inauguration, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- The new president of Zanzibar has been sworn in.
ZIMBABWE: IRIN News Briefs, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- Opposition leader meets British foreign secretary; Denmark calls for rule of law; Sweden suspends bilateral agreements; University lecturers on strike; War vets ordered off Ian Smith's farm; CFU appeals to farmers to avoid confrontation
ZIMBABWE: Whites not targeted in land grab, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 08 November 2000 -- Zimbabwe's deputy attorney general said on Tuesday the government's drive to seize white-owned farms for landless blacks was legal and did not discriminate against whites
East Timor recovery on track thanks to "rapid and generous" donor response: Annan, UN News, 08 November 2000 -- East Timor has recovered from the destruction of last September's post-referendum violence thanks to the "rapid and generous" donor response towards meeting the needs of the population, according to a just released report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
In Geneva, Secretary-General meets with two Cypriot leaders, UN News, 08 November 2000 -- Working to foster a comprehensive approach to settling the question of Cyprus, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today held separate meetings in Geneva with Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, the respective leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
Montenegro Seeks Better Relations With Croatia...Asks To Attend Summit Independently of Belgrade, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 217, Part II, 8 November 2000 -- Foreign Minister Branko Lukovac said a dispute over Prevlaka, a peninsula in the Adriatic, will not hurt relations between Croatia and Montenegro
Yugoslavia To Disband Paramilitary Force In Montenegro?, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 217, Part II, 8 November 2000 -- Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica is prepared to dissolve paramilitary troops stationed in Montenegro
End Note - Serbian Prison Unrest Spreads, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 217, Part II, 8 November 2000 -- The uprisings represent a major challenge to plans by the fledgling government of Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica to amnesty some 800 Kosovar Albanians, whom Serbian forces seized as hostages during NATO air strikes last year.
Serbian Prison Chaos Continues, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 217, Part II, 8 November 2000 -- Serbian inmates at three Serbian prisons prisoners continue to demand better conditions and their inclusion in a general amnesty being drawn up for ethnic Albanian prisoners
Yugoslavia - Prisons, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- The transitional government of Yugoslavia's main republic, Serbia, has promised to draft an amnesty law that includes Serbs.
State Department Noon Briefing - Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 08 November 2000 -- Q: Can we change the subject again? Is there anything new on the Yugoslavia diplomatic relations angle?
Secretary-General Urges Government of Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia To Take Necessary Measures To Ensure Security Of Prisoners, UN Press Release, 08 November 2000 -- "The Secretary-General has been informed by his Special Representative in Kosovo of the unrest in several detention facilities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including in Nis."
UN/Arafat Visit Set, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will meet with members of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to promote a plan for an international protection force for Palestinians.
Battle for Jerusalem, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is due to meet with President Clinton at the White House on Thursday and is likely to push for an international force that will serve as a buffer between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
Robinson / Palestinians, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- Palestinian officials in Geneva say the United Nations Human Rights chief, Mary Robinson, will not be welcome to visit the West Bank and Gaza unless she investigates Palestinian accusations of human rights abuses by Israel.
Israeli / Arabs / Inquiry, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- Israel has announced a state commission of inquiry into the deaths of 13 Arab citizens during clashes last month with police.
Israel / Palestinian, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- Israeli-Palestinian clashes have claimed at least three more victims.
Mideast / Peace, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- Palestinian and Israeli political analysts say the election of a new U-S president will have a major impact on the Middle East peace process.
Rock Thrower, Voice of America, 08 November 2000 -- For more than five-weeks, Palestinian men and boys and even women have gathered at areas in the West Bank and Gaza to hurl rocks and stones at Israeli soldiers.
Security Council to meet with both sides in Middle East crisis, UN News, 08 November 2000 -- Following a request from Israeli and Palestinian authorities to meet with the United Nations Security Council, the UN body today agreed to hold a meeting with both sides this Friday morning in New York.
State Department Noon Briefing - Middle East Unrest, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 08 November 2000 -- Q: Okay. To go back to Mr. Arafat, do you have anything new to say on the idea of an international protection force which he continues to float as a proposal despite discouraging noises both from here and from Jerusalem, or wherever the Israeli Government is these days?
Fighting and drought leave Afghanistan with grave food crisis: UN food agency, UN News, 08 November 2000 -- Ravaged by severe drought and continued fighting, Afghanistan faces a serious food crisis which is likely to worsen without international assistance, a United Nations agency warned today.
UN official urges collective action to improve peacekeeping, UN News, 08 November 2000 -- The top United Nations peacekeeping official today urged Member States to consolidate their support for the Organization's peace operations around the world.
Under-Secretary-General For Peacekeeping Addresses Fourth Committee, Highlights Department's Proposed Structure Changes, UN Press Release, 08 November 2000 -- The Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guehenno, who assumed his post on 1 October, addressed the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning on a wide range of issues, among them, planned structural changes in the Department for Peacekeeping Operations, the problem of understaffing, and the need for transparency with troop-contributing countries and for rapid and effective deployment of peacekeeping forces.
Lack of Participation By Developed Countries In UN Peacekeeping Missions Raised In Fourth Committee, UN Press Release, 08 November 2000 -- Several speakers this afternoon expressed concern over delays in reimbursement to troop-contributing countries and the non-participation by developed countries in United Nations peacekeeping activities, as the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general exchange of views on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all its aspects.
Ivory Coast US Election, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- In Ivory Coast, people are watching the U-S presidential race closely as the West African country prepares for its own legislative elections that will be held as part of the return to civilian rule.
DRC: Thousands displaced from Shabunda, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Some 27,000 people, displaced by fighting in Shabunda, near Bukavu, have descended on the town of Kalima and remain there without any humanitarian assistance, according to a report by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Kinshasa.
DRC: Banyamulenge villages attacked, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Further south in the Uvira area, three Banyamulenge villages near Baraka came under attack at the weekend by Mayi-Mayi militia and Burundian rebels of the Forces pour la defense de la democratie (FDD), local sources told IRIN on Tuesday.
DRC: Killings reported in South Kivu, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- There have been reports of killings in the Bukavu area over the weekend, according to local sources.
DRC: New rebel group in Goma, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- It is named the 'Mouvement des patriotes congolais' [Movement of Patriotic Congolese], and was established by a businessman, Victor Ngezayo.
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: Peace mission prepares for next phase, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- The UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) has completed the second phase of its deployment, with some 100 UN military observers now on the ground in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and preparations being made for the final phase deployment of up to 4,200 military personnel in the two countries
UN head of mission says peace operation in Eritrea-Ethiopia will be "successful", UN News, 07 November 2000 -- The head of the new United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) today said he believed the UN peace operation would succeed because the two countries "have signed an agreement that they are determined to implement."
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UN pushes for access to border areas, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- The United Nations has asked Ethiopia and Eritrea to provide access to people in need along their border, where UN peacekeepers are set to arrive to oversee the withdrawal of troops
Press Briefing By Special Representative For Ethiopia/Eritrea, UN Press Briefing, 07 November 2000 -- At a Headquarters press briefing today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan introduced his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, Legwaila Joseph Legwaila of Botswana.
SUDAN: Church criticises government bombing campaign, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- The Catholic Information Office for Sudan on Friday reported that Torit district, near the Kenyan border, was the latest target of government air bombardments which had seen the air force drop 60 bombs in 10 days.
SUDAN: UN envoy bemoans ceasefire collapses, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Ambassador Tom Eric Vraalsen, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, has criticised "the collapse of the unilateral humanitarian ceasefires" in Sudan which had been in effect since July 1998.
Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Daniel Opande of Kenya As Force Commander In Sierra Leone, UN Press Release, 07 November 2000 -- On 31 October, the Secretary-General announced his intention to appoint Lieutenant General Daniel Ishmael Opande as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). This would be the first of three appointments as part of the overhaul of the military leadership of the mission.
Zanzibar elections, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Tanzania's ruling party has won the presidency on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar.
Asia / Social Unrest, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- A prominent Asian-based political advisory group warns that much of the region remains at risk for social unrest.
Philippines Prison Raid, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- In the southern Philippines, Muslim guerrillas have stormed a city jail and freed 65 prisoners, among them a rebel commander.
Chechen City Mayoress Escapes Assassination Bid, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 216, Part I, 7 November 2000 -- Malika Gezimieva, who in January 2000 accepted the post of mayoress of the town of Gudermes after no male candidate could be found, sustained minor injuries in a car bomb explosion on 6 November
Spain / ETA, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Police in Spain have arrested six people on suspicion that they are active in the Basque separatist group ETA.
Serbian Inmates' Revolt Spreads To Third Prison, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 216, Part II, 7 November 2000 -- Serbian prisoners demanding better treatment and inclusion in an anticipated amnesty staged a riot on 6 November, prompting revolts in other prisons
Owen Balkans, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- The former international peace negotiator for Bosnia Herzegovina, David Owen, says stability in the Balkans depends on redrawing some of the region's boundaries.
Clinton / Mideast Inquiry, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- President Clinton has named former U-S Senate Majority leader George Mitchell to head a panel of inquiry into the causes of the violence between Israel and Palestinians that broke out last month and halted the regional peace process.
Middle East Fallout, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Satellite television is flashing grim pictures of the Israeli-Palestinian clash around the world with unsettling effects in many Muslim countries.
Israel / Palestinians, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Palestinian leaders are continuing to press for an international protection force, despite strong Israeli objections, in an effort to end nearly six weeks of bloody violence.
Top UN rights official to visit Middle East to promote tolerance, UN News, 07 November 2000 -- Bearing a message of tolerance, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, will travel to the Middle East on Wednesday to review the situation there in the light of recent events, a UN spokesman announced today.
The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the appointment by United States President William Clinton of a committee of fact-finding, established in accordance with the understandings reached at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit. As agreed at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Secretary-General was closely involved in the consultations on the composition of the committee., UN Press Briefing, 07 November 2000 -- Question: Would you kindly tell us, after you had made it clear that you opposed the protection force in your interview with Europe One [Radio], have you spoken to Mr. Arafat about it? How does he feel about you taking positions? What is the message you are taking to the Muslims at the summit that you will be attending in Doha?
Secretary-General Welcomes Appointment By United States President of Fact- Finding Committee Established In Accordance With Sharm El-Sheikh Summit, UN Press Release, 07 November 2000 -- The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the appointment by United States President William Clinton of a committee of fact-finding, established in accordance with the understandings reached at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit. As agreed at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Secretary-General was closely involved in the consultations on the composition of the committee.
Fourth Committee Concludes Consideration of Special Committee's Report On Israeli Practices In Occupied Territories, UN Press Release, 07 November 2000 -- The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning concluded it consideration of the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, with speakers highlighting, among other issues, the importance of controlling recent violence, reviving the Middle East peace process and the problems created by Israel's settlement policy.
Clinton on Mideast Fact Finding Committee, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 07 November 2000 -- President Clinton has announced that two former U.S. senators, a former Turkish president and two prominent public servants from Europe will serve on a fact finding committee to investigate the causes of the recent violence between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian demonstrators.
Annan's representative calls for end to violations of Lebanon's withdrawal line, UN News, 07 November 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Personal Representative for Southern Lebanon has called for an immediate end to violations of the country's withdrawal line, known as the Blue Line.
AFGHANISTAN: IRIN Special Report on unexpected new refugee flow, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Afghans who have never before fled their homes, not even during the Soviet war, are arriving at the Torkham border post between Afghanistan and Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in their hundreds each day.
ANGOLA: Battle for key highland town, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 06 November 2000 -- Angolan government forces and UNITA rebels were engaged in heavy fighting for control of the town of Umpulo in the central highland province of Bie, a government military source told the Portuguese news agency Lusa on Friday.
Ivory Coast Pol, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- Ivory Coast's new civilian government has re-drawn the boundaries of electoral districts to try to dispel fears that the powerful Socialist Party may try to manipulate upcoming parliamentary elections.
DRC: Bunia tense after coup attempt against Wamba, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 06 November 2000 -- The situation in the northeastern DRC town of Bunia was "tense and confused" on Monday following a weekend attempt to overthrow Professor Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, the leader of the governing Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie-Mouvement de liberation (RCD-ML).
New head of UN force for Ethiopia/Eritrea pledges to consolidate peace efforts, UN News, 06 November 2000 -- Arriving in Asmara over the weekend, the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) pledged to build on what has been accomplished so far in the quest for peace.
Sudan: parties to conflict agree to build road for relief deliveries, UN News, 06 November 2000 -- The parties to the conflict in the Sudan have agreed to establish a cross-line road corridor from Kenya to southern Sudan, in order to ensure secure delivery of relief aid to affected Sudanese populations.
Annan appoints new deputy commander of UN mission in Sierra Leone, UN News, 06 November 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to appoint Major-General Martin Luther Agwai of Nigeria as Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), a UN spokesman said today in New York.
SIERRA LEONE: Six shot and wounded in demonstration, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 06 November 2000 -- Six people were shot and wounded on Saturday in a demonstration against crime in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, news reports said.
SIERRA LEONE: Government and RUF to meet, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 06 November 2000 -- Representatives of Sierra Leone's government and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) plan to meet on Thursday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
Zanzibar / Elections, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- On Tanzania's semi-autonomous Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar, voters are waiting for results from Sunday's partial repeat of presidential elections.
ZIMBABWE: Supreme Court hears appeal, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 06 November 2000 -- Zimbabwe's Supreme Court began hearing an appeal on Monday by white farmers challenging the constitutionality of President Robert Mugabe seizing their land without compensation, Reuters reported.
Zimbabwe Farms, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- The Supreme Court in Zimbabwe has begun hearing a challenge by commercial farmers to a law allowing the government to seize farms without payment.
Federal, Capital Police Dispute Moscow Blast, RFE/RL Security Watch, Vol. 1, No. 16, 6 November 2000 -- Interior Ministry investigators believe that the August 2000 bomb explosion in central Moscow which claimed 12 lives was the work of criminal gangs seeking to settle accounts with one another, Interfax reported on 31 October.
Clinton Nov. 6 Letter to Congress on Situation in Cyprus, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 06 November 2000 -- President Clinton sent to Congress November 6 a periodic progress report on efforts toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, covering the period August 1-September 30, 2000.
Montenegro To Stop Using Yugoslav Dinar?, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 215, Part II, 6 November 2000 -- Dmitrije Vesovic, a senior economic official in the Montenegrin government, said on 3 November that Podgorica will stop using the Yugoslav dinar altogether in a few weeks, Reuters reported.
State Department Noon Briefing - Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 November 2000 -- Q: Yugoslavia. I'm wondering if you have any kind words or other remarks to make about President Kostunica's decision to allow the ICTY to open an office in Belgrade. State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher briefed.
Arafat Interview, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says he will press President Clinton to get Israel to honor its cease-fire and peace commitments during their upcoming talks in Washington Thursday.
Clinton-Mideast, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- The Clinton administration is appealing to the Middle East parties to restore calm in advance of the Washington visits in the next few days by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Palestinian Women, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- More than 170 Palestinians have been killed in more than five-weeks of clashes with the Israeli military.
Israel / Palestinians, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is rejecting a call by Palestinian leaders for an international protection force to stop violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Top UN rights official to visit Middle East to promote tolerance, UN News, 06 November 2000 -- Bearing a message of tolerance, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, will travel to the Middle East on Wednesday to review the situation there in the light of recent events, a UN spokesman announced today.
State Department Noon Briefing - Middle East Unrest, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 November 2000 -- Q: Does the United States oppose the call by Yasser Arafat for an international force to separate the Palestinians and the Israelis? And will the United States veto a call for such an international force in the Security Council? State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher briefed.
White House Daily PRESS BRIEFING - Middle East Unrest, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 6 November 2000 -- Q Jake, jumping back to the Middle East, if I remember correctly, when these meetings between Barak, the President and Arafat were first proposed, they were conditioned on the fact that you would make progress in the Sharm el-Sheikh...
Lebanon/Government, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- Lebanon's parliament gave a vote of confidence Monday evening to the recently formed government of Prime Minister Rafik al Hariri.
Moscow Denies Planning Joint Air Strikes Against Afghanistan, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 215, Part I, 6 November 2000 -- There are no plans by Russia and the U.S. to launch joint air strikes against locations in Afghanistan where Saudi terrorist Usama ben Laden is suspected of hiding, Interfax reported on 4 November quoting an unnamed Russian diplomat.
India-Religious Clashes, Voice of America, 06 November 2000 -- At least 11-people have been killed and more than 40-injured in a religious clash between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims in Northern India.
Zanzibar Election, Voice of America, 05 November 2000 -- Vote counting is under way on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar, after a repeat of voting that was cancelled one-week ago.
Israel Palestinians, Voice of America, 05 November 2000 -- The killing of two Palestinians during ongoing clashes with Israeli security forces may have undermined faith in a truce agreement and planned peace talks.
Afghan-Refugees, Voice of America, 05 November 2000 -- After weeks of intense fighting between Afghanistan's ruling Taleban and opposition forces, the two sides agreed last week to a U-N sponsored peace dialogue.
India/Kashmir, Voice of America, 05 November 2000 -- Authorities in Indian Kashmir say more than forty people have been killed in a surge of violence following the killing of a prominent pro-India, Shiite Muslim politician.
Ivory Coast Pol, Voice of America, 04 November 2000 -- As Ivory Coast struggles to recover from recent ethnic violence, there is lingering tension over demands by northern Muslims that the country hold new presidential elections.
Zanzibar Election Oniter, Voice of America, 04 November 2000 -- Voters on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar return to the polls Sunday to vote in elections that were canceled one week ago.
Yugoslavia government update, Voice of America, 04 November 2000 -- Yugoslavia's federal parliament has approved (late Saturday) the country's first non-communist Government in more than half a century.
Israel Barak, Voice of America, 04 November 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak again calls on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to end the violence and resume what he calls the peace of the brave.
Israel/Palestinians, Voice of America, 04 November 2000 -- Clashes between Israelis and Palestinians are continuing throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip even though officials from both sides say they are ready to travel to Washington for talks on breaking the cycle of violence.
Afghanistan / U-N, Voice of America, 04 November 2000 -- Afghanistan's Taleban movement has called on the United Nations to recognize the existing reality in the war-torn country and give the country's U-N General Assembly seat to the ruling Islamic militia.
ANGOLA: UNITA says war continues, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 02 November 2000 -- A spokesman for the Angolan rebel group UNITA told IRIN on Thursday that the war against the Angolan government would continue, following rejection by the authorities of an offer to negotiate a peace settlement.
Senior U.S. Official Calls for Renewed Talks on Kashmir, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 02 November 2000 -- Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Karl Inderfurth called for "a resumption of dialogue" between New Delhi and Islamabad regarding their differences in Kashmir.
ANGOLA: Curb on diamond sales will not stop war, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Moves to curb the sale of illicit diamonds will do little to end the Angolan civil war, the authors of a new publication, titled 'Angola's War Economy' said in Pretoria on Thursday.
ANGOLA: Government helicopter shot down, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- An Angolan Armed Forces'(FAA) helicopter was reportedly shot down by suspected UNITA guerrillas on Tuesday near the town of Umpilo in the central highlands province of Bie.
ANGOLA: Row over Angola air crash, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The rebel group UNITA and the Angolan Government have given conflicting accounts of the cause of an aircraft crash on Tuesday, in which all 50 people on board were killed, reports said.
UNHCR / Angola / Congo, Voice of America, 03 November 2000 -- The United Nations Refugee Agency, U-N-H-C-R, says thousands of Angolan refugees fleeing intensified fighting between the government and UNITA rebels have begun crossing into the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UGANDA: Impounded Burundi weapons released, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The Ugandan government has finally released a consignment of arms destined for Burundi impounded by the country's security agencies last year while in transit from the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
BURUNDI: Rebel group warns against enforcing "unworkable ceasefire", Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The rebel PALIPEHUTU-FNL movement has reiterated its call for a new peace process.
Ivory Coast / Guei, Voice of America, 03 November 2000 -- The whereabouts of Ivory Coast's former military ruler, General Robert Guei, remains unknown, more than a week after he was forced out of power.
DRC: "New" rebel group operating in northeast, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- A "new" rebel group, Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie-Nationale (RCD-N), led by Rogers Lumbala, is reportedly operating in Bafwasende, northeast of Kisangani.
DRC: RCD appoints new leader, reshuffles team, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The governing Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD), based in the eastern Congolese town of Goma, has carried out a major reshuffle after its leader Emile Ilunga resigned at the weekend.
DRC: Bunia rebels resolve "internal crisis", Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Members of the Bunia-based Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie-Mouvement de liberation (RCD-ML), returned to Bunia at the end of last week after spending 15 days in Uganda.
DRC: Rebels, government troops trade accusations, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Rebel MLC leader Jean-Pierre Bemba on Tuesday accused government troops of dropping three bombs on the town of Basankusu, northwestern DRC, last week.
DRC: Massive refugee influx expected from Angola, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- UNHCR is preparing for an influx of up to 18,000 refugees into DRC from Angola as a result of intensified clashes between government forces and UNITA rebels in Angola's Lunda Norte Province, the agency stated on Tuesday.
DRC: RCD reported to have recaptured Pepa, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The rebel Rassemblement congolais pour democratie (RCD-Goma) on Wednesday recaptured the town of Pepa, in Katanga province, according to South Kivu governor Norbert Basengezi, quoted by the BBC on Thursday.
DRC: Mbandaka mission to consider UN troop deployment, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- A joint mission from the DRC Ministry of Defence and the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) is to undertake reconnaissance in Mbandaka, Equateur province, next week to explore the possibility of UN peacekeepers deploying in the city, and the requirements for this to happen.
GUINEA-BISSAU: Official expels 50 Casamance guerrillas, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Fifty suspected members of the Mouvement des forces democratiques de Casamance (MFDC) were expelled from Guinea-Bissau on Monday by the prefect of the border town of Sao Domingo, AFP reported.
HORN OF AFRICA: Eritrea says "little progress" in Algiers, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The Eritrean foreign ministry said on 28 October that little progress had been made in the latest Ethiopian-Eritrean peace talks in Algeria, and expressed doubt over Ethiopia's readiness for peace, given its continued fortification of positions and movement of artillery towards the front line between the two countries.
UN seeks access to Ethiopia/Eritrea border to aid internally displaced, UN News, 03 November 2000 -- The United Nations has asked Ethiopia and Eritrea to provide access to people in need along their border, the UN Special Coordinator on Internal Displacement said today upon returning from the region.
Secretary-General Appoints Major-General Patrick Cammaert of The Netherlands As Commander Of Un Force In Eritrea And Ethiopia (UNMEE), UN Press Release, 03 November 2000 -- In a letter to the Security Council dated 27 October, Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced his intention to appoint Major-General Patrick C. Cammaert of the Netherlands to serve as Force Commander to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).
NIGER: 13 nationals killed in October's ethnic clashes, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Thirteen nationals of Niger were among 100 people killed in mid-October clashes between Hausas and Yorubas in Lagos, AFP quoted Niger's state radio as saying.
NIGERIA: Vigilante group to enforce Sharia, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Nigeria's northern state of Zamfara has formed a 2,000-strong vigilante group armed with swords, batons, knives and axes to enforce Islamic law, or Sharia, AFP reported on Wednesday.
SUDAN: Government again accused of bombing civilians, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The government bombing of civilian targets in Eastern Equatoria in southern Sudan was having "devastating effects on traumatised local people", the Roman Catholic Church stated on Wednesday.
SIERRA LEONE: RUF engaging Guinea, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Close to half the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) fighters in Sierra Leone's eastern area of Tongo have moved north and are "fully engaged" in military operations in Guinea, OCHA said in its situation report for 3-27 October.
SIERRA LEONE: British military supplies begin arriving, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Extra equipment and ammunition for the Sierra Leone Army started to arrive in Freetown last weekend and subsequent shipments will include troops transport, a spokesman for the British military forces in the country said on Radio France International.
NGO's Efforts Make Americans Aware of Sierra Leone's Plight, USIS Washington File, 03 November 2000 -- The terrible reality of Sierra Leone's nine-year civil conflict was brought home to Americans in Pittsburgh, the United States' so-called "Steel City," during a November 2-4 appeal for funds sponsored by the Brother's Brother Foundation (BBF), which has sent thousands of books and medical supplies to the sub-Saharan African nation with the help of the U.S. government.
Sierra Leone's Amb. Leigh Blames Liberia's President for Fighting, USIS Washington File, 03 November 2000 -- Speaking November 2 during a fund-raising drive for the victims of conflict in Sierra Leone, Ambassador John Leigh pointed to Liberian President Charles Taylor as the person largely responsible for the continuing turmoil in his country.
Security Council Condemns Continued Cross-Border Attacks Along Border Area of Sierra Leone, Guinea And Liberia, UN Press Release, 03 November 2000 -- Expressing concern at the fragile situation in Sierra Leone and the related instability in the wider region, the Security Council this afternoon condemned the continued cross-border attacks along the border area of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
U.S. Comments on Tanzanian Election Process, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 03 November 2000 -- There were well-documented instances of delayed openings of polling stations, shortages of voting materials and tampering with ballot boxes. There were also instances of the police having used excessive force. As "a close friend of Tanzania, we congratulate them on the elections on the mainland; however, we are deeply concerned about the failures of the electoral process on Zanzibar," says U.S. State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher.
CHAD: Government still ready to talk peace with rebels, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Chadian spokesman Mahamat Louani said on Thursday the government was still ready for peace talks with rebels despite fighting between their forces on 31 October.
CHAD: Claims and counter-claims of fighting in the Tibesti, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- The rebel Mouvement pour la Democratie et la Justice au Tchad (MDJT) has denied reports that the brother of its leader died in weekend clashes in northern Chad's Tibesti region, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported on Thursday.
TANZANIA: Zanzibar poll re-run anxiously awaited, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- As Zanzibar prepares for an election re-run in 16 of its 50 constituencies on Sunday, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has rejected opposition calls for totally fresh elections, raising fears of a deepening political crisis.
UGANDA: Rebels killed in border clash, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- At least 10 people, eight of them believed to be Congolese from the Wangilima tribe, were killed early this week in an exchange of fire with the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) in Kasindi market on the DRC side of the Uganda-DRC border, Ugandan radio reported on Friday.
SOUTH AFRICA: Suspected bombers arrested, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Two men have been arrested in what police have described as a break-through in the fight against urban terror in the Western Cape.
ZIMBABWE: More land grabs, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Zimbabwe's 'Daily News' has reported that thousands of peasants, government officials and war veterans have descended on commercial farms in a new scramble for land after rains, which fell around the country at the weekend.
ZIMBABWE: Food shortages, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Zimbabwe could face shortages of basic foods over the coming year largely due to illegal farm occupations which have disrupted agriculture, industry officials and analysts told Reuters on Tuesday.
ZIMBABWE: Nigeria mediates in Zimbabwe row with UK on land, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- Nigeria is using a state visit by President Robert Mugabe to mediate in Zimbabwe's diplomatic row with Britain over plans to seize land from white farmers, reports said on Friday.
ZIMBABWE: Mandela rules out asking Mugabe to step down, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 03 November 2000 -- South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela ruled out on Thursday any possibility that he would ask Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who faces mounting domestic opposition, to stand down.
Indonesia agrees to facilitate UN probes into post-referendum violence, UN News, 03 November 2000 -- The Government of Indonesia has agreed to a number of requests made by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) regarding investigations into serious crimes committed in the territory last year.
REPORT: DOZENS OF PEOPLE LINKED TO WAR CRIMES HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE IN BOSNIA, RFE/RL NEWSLINE, Vol. 4, No. 214, Part II, 3 November 2000 -- A report by the International Crisis Committee (ICC) says that five years after the end of the Bosnian war, some 75 people linked to war crimes are in elected office or positions of authority in the Republika Srpska, AP reported on 3 November.
Montenegro To Hold Referendum On Independence Next Year, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 214, Part II, 3 November 2000 -- The Montenegrin government said on 2 November that it will hold a referendum on the Yugoslav republic's status by June 2001, dpa reported, citing Montenegrin state television (RTCG).
State Department Noon Briefing - Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 03 November 2000 -- Q: Can we talk - a new subject? Secretary Albright's letter to President Kostunica about a possible visit there and what his - is any trip planned in the near future?
WFP / Palestinians, Voice of America, 03 November 2000 -- International food aid officials say they are assessing the need of Palestinians following an appeal for immediate assistance to help those affected by Israel's closure of its borders with Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel / Palestinians / Jerusalem, Voice of America, 03 November 2000 -- One day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a truce, clashes are still breaking out in the West Bank and Gaza.
Israel/Palestinians, Voice of America, 03 November 2000 -- Israel says it is giving Palestinian leaders more time to implement a truce after fighting that left more than 165 people, mostly Palestinians, dead.
State Department Spokesman - Middle East Unrest, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 03 November 2000 -- Q: Can you give us a readout on her [Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's] meeting with Saeb Erekat?
Afghan Talks, Voice of America, 03 November 2000 -- The United Nations announced Friday that the two sides in the Afghan conflict, the Taleban and the opposition Northern Alliance, have agreed in writing to a process of dialogue aimed at an end to the conflict through political means.
Warring parties in Afghanistan agree to UN-sponsored talks to end conflict, UN News, 03 November 2000 -- The two warring parties in Afghanistan have agreed in writing to a process of dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations aimed at ending the country's long-running conflict "in the shortest possible time," the top UN official in charge of the negotiations reported today.
Press Briefing By Head of Mission To Afghanistan, UN Press Briefing, 03 November 2000 -- Afghanistan's two warring sides had agreed in writing to a "process of dialogue" under the auspices of the United Nations, Francesc Vendrell, Personal Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the Special Mission to Afghanistan, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing.
State Dept. Spokesman on U.S. Contacts with Taliban, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 03 November 2000 -- The U.S. ambassador to Pakistan William Milam met with a Taliban official and discussed "the continuing international demand" that the Taliban expel accused terrorist Usama bin Laden to "a place where he can be brought to justice," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters in Washington November 3.
U.S. servicemembers training Senegalese on peacekeeping , Stars and Stripes, 02 November 2000 -- About 40 U.S. servicemembers are this week concluding the largest African Crisis Response Initiative mission since the program began by training Senegalese soldiers how to run peacekeeping and humanitarian aid operations.
Amb. Betty King's UNGA Remarks on Causes of Conflict in Africa, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 02 November 2000 -- Questioning the thesis that so-called ancient ethnic hatreds or poverty are the root cause of the fighting in many African nations, U.S. Ambassador Betty King said November 1 that "perhaps the true cause of conflict in Africa is unaccountable governance."
Angola-US-Oil, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- A senior State Department official has rejected charges that current U-S policy towards Angola is driven solely by American interest in acquiring Angolan oil.
Namibia - Angola - Mines, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- The 30-year-old civil war in Angola is spilling over the country's borders into neighboring Zambia and Namibia.
Ivory Coast, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Political and religious leaders in Ivory Coast are working for reconciliation following clashes that killed hundreds of people after the October 22nd elections.
UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea set to begin final phase of deployment, UN News, 02 November 2000 -- With some 100 United Nations military observers now on the ground in Ethiopia and Eritrea, the UN mission overseeing a peace agreement between the two countries has completed the second phase of its deployment, a UN spokesman announced today.
Tanzania elections, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa is meeting with senior members of his party in Zanzibar today (Thursday) about the political crisis in the country's Indian Ocean islands.
International Group Seeks to Build Peace Between Ecuador, Peru, USIS Washington File, 02 November 2000 -- The United States has joined with other countries and multi-national organizations on a plan to put a permanent end to a long-standing border dispute between Peru and Ecuador.
Fiji uprising, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Authorities in Fiji say the army has regained control of barracks overrun earlier by rebel soldiers loyal to coup leader George Speight.
Immigration: East Timor/Returning Refugees, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Life for East Timorese refugees may start to get easier now, more than a year after they fled the violence-soaked vote for independence from Indonesia.
Bosnia / War Crimes, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Prosecutors at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal have finished questioning Bosnian Serb General Radislav Krstic about the role he may have played in the 1995 massacres at Srebrenica.
Russian Defense Ministers Denies Rumors of Troop Withdrawal From Chechnya, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 213, Part I, 2 November 2000 -- Igor Sergeev told journalists at the Russian base at Khankala, near Grozny, on 1 November that media reports of an impending withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya are untrue, Russian agencies reported.
Serbian Press Hails UN Entry, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 213, Part II, 2 November 2000 -- Reaction in newspapers in Serbia hailed Yugoslavia's entry into the UN on 2 November.
Serbian Ministers Warn of Hyperinflation, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 213, Part II, 2 November 2000 -- Boris Milacic, a co-finance minister in Serbia's transitional government, said on 1 November that Belgrade must act quickly to prevent its high inflation rate from turning into hyperinflation, Reuters reported.
Djindjic Says Agreement Made On Serbia-Montenegro 'Association', RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 213, Part II, 2 November 2000 -- Zoran Djindjic, a leader of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia bloc and a senior aide to Yugoslav President Kostunica, said on 1 November that an agreement has been reached with Montenegrin officials on a new relationship between Montenegro and Serbia
Montenegro To Establish Own Central Bank, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 213, Part II, 2 November 2000 -- The Montenegrin parliament voted on 1 November to set up its own central bank, AP reported.
Holbrooke UNGA Remarks on Yugoslavia's U.N. Membership, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 02 November 2000 -- United Nations - Welcoming the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a member of the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke November 1 pledged the United States' "strong commitment to working with Yugoslavia in the United Nations, in the spirit of the historic friendship between us...to address the problems remaining in the Balkans and the global challenges of the future."
Un/Israel, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Schlomo Ben-Ami says today's (Thursday's) bombing in Jerusalem confirms Israel's contention that by its actions the Palestinian Authority has encouraged terrorism.
Israel Ceasefire, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat were due to make public statements agreeing to a truce to end five weeks of bloodshed.
Clinton / Mideast, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- President Clinton is urging Israelis and Palestinians not to allow the deadly bomb blast in Jerusalem to derail a truce agreement reached overnight.
Mideast Violence / React, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- The latest violence in the Middle East comes as Palestinian and Israeli leaders were preparing to announce a ceasefire aimed at ending more than a month of clashes.
Israel Bomb, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Two people are dead and at least nine injured after a powerful car bomb exploded near a popular market in the center of West Jerusalem.
Israel/Palestinians, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Israel is pulling back tanks and troops from flash points in the Palestinian territories following the announcement of an agreement to end five weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Attacks by peace foes must not block efforts to resume Middle East talks: Annan, UN News, 02 November 2000 -- Reacting to the bomb attack earlier today in Jerusalem, Secretary-General Kofi Annan vigorously condemned acts of terror but stressed that the opponents of peace should not be allowed to block the quest for a negotiated settlement.
Secretary-General Meets With Foreign Minister of Israel, UN Press Release, 02 November 2000 -- The Secretary-General and the Foreign Minister of Israel, Shlomo Ben-Ami, met this morning and reviewed the Middle East peace process.
Afghan / U-S, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- U-S and Taleban officials have held talks in Pakistan amid unconfirmed local reports that the United States is preparing to carry out a military strike against Afghanistan.
Lanka Meeting, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- A Norwegian peace envoy in Sri Lanka has met with the leader of the Tamil separatist guerrillas.
Sri Lanka sea clash, Voice of America, 02 November 2000 -- Tamil Tiger rebels have commandeered a Russian merchant ship in an attempt to escape the Sri Lankan navy after a sea battle off the island's east coast.
Ivory Coast, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- At least 18 bodies have been discovered floating in a lagoon off Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, following violence that killed hundreds of people in the West African country last week.
Annan appeals for troop contributions to UN mission in Sierra Leone, UN News, 01 November 2000 -- Against the backdrop of recent troop withdrawals from the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged States to contribute soldiers to the operation, warning that a continued lack of support could negatively affect peace efforts in the country.
Peru Revolt, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- Peruvian army troops continued their pursuit of a rebel military officer in Peru's southern highlands Wednesday, as the government's human rights ombudsman called on the renegade officer to end his revolt.
East Timor Free Press, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- East Timor's top diplomat Jose Ramos-Horta says establishing an independent media in his homeland will be essential in building a democracy.
U-N - Cyprus, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- A new round of negotiations aimed at re-uniting the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus has opened in Geneva.
No major breakthroughs expected as Cyprus proximity talks resume in Geneva, UN News, 01 November 2000 -- As the Cyprus proximity talks resumed today in Geneva, the United Nations envoy coordinating the effort warned against expectations of spectacular results this month.
U-N-Yugoslavia Membership, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- Yugoslavia became a full member of the United Nations late today (Wednesday) as the United Nations General Assembly gave final approval to its application.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia admitted to UN membership, UN News, 01 November 2000 -- The flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was hoisted today at United Nations Headquarters in New York after the General Assembly unanimously decided to grant the country's request for membership in the world body.
DoD News Briefing, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen - Middle East Unrest, U.S. Department of Defense, 01 November 2000 -- Q: With the continuing violence in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and the very real threat of it spreading, do you see a direct military role for the United States if it continues to get worse?
Albright/Ben-Ami, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- Israel's acting foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami says his country is at war with the Palestinians just hours after three Israeli soldiers and an equal number of Arabs were killed in new clashes in the West Bank and Gaza.
Israel/Palestinians Oniter, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres met for two hours with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza late Wednesday night.
U-N / Palestinian Relief, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- A United Nations official says the ongoing violence in the Middle East is putting severe strains on the work of the U-N Palestine relief agency.
Mideast / Roots of the Violence, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- Clashes between Palestinian stone-throwers and gunmen and Israeli security forces on the streets of the West Bank and Gaza have now entered their second month.
Israel - Sharon, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- At a news conference in Jerusalem, opposition leader Ariel Sharon predicted the government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak will be brought down in the coming months and there will be new elections.
UN agency aiding Palestinian refugees seeks new funds in wake of violence, UN News, 01 November 2000 -- At a news conference in Jerusalem, opposition leader Ariel Sharon predicted the government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak will be brought down in the coming months and there will be new elections.
State Department Noon Briefing - Middle East Unrest, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 01 November 2000 -- "Acting Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami arrives in Washington today...Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat will arrive here tomorrow for meetings tomorrow with Secretary Albright as well. We think these meetings will provide a useful opportunity to discuss the current situation, follow up on the commitments that the parties made at Sharm el-Sheikh.
Annan calls on Lebanon to take full control of area vacated by Israel, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- Reporting "tangible progress" in Lebanon's efforts to restore services to the territory vacated by Israel last spring, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has stressed the need for the Lebanese Government to take effective control of the whole area and assume full responsibilities there, including putting an end to continuing provocations on the Line of Withdrawal, known as the "Blue Line."
Lanka Meeting, Voice of America, 01 November 2000 -- In Sri Lanka, a rebel-controlled radio broadcast claims the leader of the Tamil Tiger separatists has met with a Norwegian Peace Envoy.

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