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WEEKLY NEWS - ISSUE of 03/05/96 -  PART 1/


* Afrique du Sud. Trois mille candidats a l'amnistie
Quelque trois mille personnes ont deja demande a la commission
Verite et Reconciliation de beneficier de l'amnistie interdisant
toute poursuite judiciaire ulterieure pour ceux qui viendront
confesser publiquement leurs crimes commis pour des motifs
politiques. L'extreme droite de la communaute afrikaner condamne ce
qu'elle estime etre une chasse aux sorcieres dirigee contre les
anciens dirigeants blancs. L'Inkatha, le parti zoulou du chef
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, accuse l'equipe de Mgr Desmond Tutu d'etre un
instrument aux mains du Congres national africain (ANC) et interdit
a ses militants de temoigner.
(D'apres Le Monde, France, jeudi 2 mai 1996)

* Afrique du Sud. Premiere greve generale
Le tout-puissant syndicat Cosatu, le congres des syndicats
africains (1,3 million de membres en Afrique du Sud), a declenche
mardi 30 avril une greve generale de vingt-quatre heures pour
garantir les droits des travailleurs au sein de la nouvelle
Constitution qui doit etre adoptee le 8 mai. La greve, qui a
suscite les critiques des milieux d'affaires deja inquiets de la
chute sans precedent du rand, vise notamment une clause du projet
de Constitution sur le droit de lock-out. Ce droit permettrait aux
patrons d'entreprise, en cas de faillite, de licencier tous les
ouvriers et, s'il y a reembauche, de ne reprendre que ceux que l'on
veut.
(La Croix, France, 2 mai 1996)

* Burundi. Peace Talks inconclusive
Peace talks chaired by former Tanzania President, Julius Nyerere,
on the crisis in Burundi ended inconclusively in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Delegates from the political parties agreed to reconvene in Mwanza
next month, but so far there has been no progress. Despite mounting
international pressure and the urging of Nyerere, UPRONA has
continued to rule out negotiations with the CNDD/FDD. The group has
been blamed for the militia attacks which have paralysed the
Burundi countryside in recent months.
(IRIN Weekly Roundup, 26 April 1996)

* Burundi. Au fil des jours
24 avril - *On parle de tueries a l'interieur du pays, en
particulier a Rutovu, a Gitega et sur la route Bujumbura-Kayanza.
Les bandes armees tutsi s'appellent desormais: NRA-Armee nationale
de resistance. * Les eveques, qui auraient du se rencontrer pendant
trois jours, n'ont pas pu se reunir a cause de l'insecurite dans le
pays. Les superieurs majeurs des congregations au Burundi ont aussi
du renvoyer leur reunion prevue pour cette semaine. 25 - *Un
inspecteur des douanes, Leonard Hakizimana, a ete tue ce matin par
balle. Claudine Kibusha, depute Frodebu, grievement blessee, est
evacuee en Belgique pendant que les extremistes cherchaient a
l'achever dans un hopital a Bujumbura. C'est le deuxieme attentat
auquel elle echappe en deux ans. Dans un discours a la radio, le
president Ntibantunganya annonce un renforcement des forces de
securite afin de ramener la paix dans le pays, mais il se dit
hostile a l'enrolement des jeunes dans des milices d'auto-defense.
26 -*Manifestation, organisee par le maire, l'Uprona et
l'opposition, contre Marc Faguy (ONU) et les bandes armees hutu.
Qui n'y participe pas est considere faisant partie des bandes
armees. *Les services de securite parlent de possibles attentats
contre les personnes oeuvrant pour le dialogue, dont les eveques de
Bujumbura et de Bururi, des pretres europeens, des autorites, etc.
27 - *Manifestation de soutien du Parena aux forces armees. 30 -
*Les delegues Frodebu et Uprona sont rentres de Tanzanie apres la
rencontre organisee par M. Nyerere. Une deuxieme rencontre est
prevue pour le 22 mai. *Reouverture des frontieres avec le Zaire.
1 mai - *On se bat a Cibitoke, dans le nord-ouest, et a Bubanza.
D'apres le PAM, presque 2.000 personnes se sont enfuies au Zaire.
Plusieurs routes sont coupees a cause des combats. *Dans la
capitale circule une liste de 132 personnes a eliminer, dont les
pretres hutu de Bururi. On distribue des armes un peu partout. A
l'universite, qui ne voulait pas d'arme est invite a s'en aller:
plusieurs etudiants, tutsi et hutu, sont partis. 2 -D'apres le
Herald Tribune, Mme K. Albright, chef de la delegation americaine
a l'ONU, a accuse la France, mercredi 1er mai, d'empecher la
creation d'une force militaire onusienne pour prevenir un bain de
sang au Burundi. *Publication d'un rapport du Frodebu (32 p.) sur
les massacres de la population du 1.1.96 au 10.4.96.
(ANB-BIA, de sources diverses, 3 mai 1996)

* CNUCED. Reforme en vue
L'avenir de la Cnuced (Conference des Nations unies sur le commerce
et le developpement) se joue cette semaine en Afrique du Sud.
"Comme toutes les organisations, la Cnuced doit passer par une
reforme et continuer a s'adapter aux realites du monde... mais sa
mission de base n'a pas change", a affirme Boutros Boutros-Ghali,
en ouvrant la 9e edition de la conference organisee pour deux
semaines a Midrand, a mi-chemin entre Johannesburg et Pretoria.
Pour le secretaire general de l'ONU, cette organisation, creee en
1964, doit etre un "agent de changement", un forum ou les pays
peuvent debattre de leurs points de vue sur le developpement, mais
aussi "la conscience et l'avocat" des pays defavorises. Un message
parfaitement recu par le Groupe des 77: cette organisation
informelle qui regroupe 132 pays en voie de developpement reclame
que la Cnuced se fasse son porte-parole aupres de l'Organisation
mondiale du commerce (OMC) afin de garantir a ses membres un
meilleur acces au marche mondial.
(D'apres AFP, France, 29 avril 1996)

* France. Veillee pour les moines kidnappes
2.500 personnes ont assiste dimanche 28 avril, en debut de soiree,
a une ceremonie oecumenique a la cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
pour les sept moines trappistes enleves en Algerie le 27 mars
dernier. Un enlevement revendique depuis par le GIA (Groupe
islmamique arme). Ces moines "ne sont pas partis pour conquerir
mais par amour(...) Nous reclamons pour eux que leur vie soit sauve
et que nous les retrouvions", a dit l'archeveque de Paris, Jean-
Marie Lustiger. A la fin de la ceremonie, -- a laquelle
participaient le president de la Federation protestante de France,
celui du Consistoire national israelite et le grand mufti de la
mosquee de Paris -- Mgr Lustiger a allume sept cierges representant
les moines victimes de ce rapt. Ils resteront allumes jusqu'a leur
liberation.
(ANB-BIA, de sources diverses, 29 avril 1996)

* Liberia. Fighting erupts again
29 April: Fighting erupts in Monrovia, breaking a cease-fire aimed
at ending weeks of violence. The shooting began in the late
afternoon around the Executive Mansion area, the main bridges
leading into the city centre and the Mamba Point diplomatic area.
1 May: US warships defending their embassy in Monrovia move closer
to the shore while Krahn warriors advance on rival militia. Reports
say that Krahns from the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) barracks at
Schieffelin, south-east of Monrovia, are advancing towards Congo
Town, where Charles Taylor and Alhaji Kromah, vice-chairmen on the
ruling Council of State, are neighbours. "We are taking the
fighting to the homes of Mr Taylor and Alhaji Kromah. We are going
to Congo Town for them," confirmed Madison Wion, spokesman for
Krahn warlord Roosevelt Johnson. 2 May: Renewed fighting in
Monrovia.
(ANB-BIA, Brussels, 2 May 1996)

* Liberia. Reprise des affrontements
Venu renforcer le processus de paix, M. George Moose, secretaire
d'Etat adjoint americain aux affaires africaines, a du repartir
sans avoir pu contacter, "meme par telephone", aucun des chefs de
factions. Le representant de Washington a d'ailleurs ete contraint
de quitter Monrovia apres la reprise des combats, notamment a
proximite de l'ambassade americaine. Pris pour cibles par des
combattants liberiens, le 30 avril, jour meme de l'arrivee de M.
Moose, les "marines" ont ouvert le feu pour la premiere fois. Les
navires americains deployes au large des cotes liberiennes se sont
rapproches de la capitale et les marines restent en alerte
permanente. Dans un entretien a la radio de son mouvement, M.
Charles Taylor a prevenu qu'"il n'y aura pas de cessez-le-feu tant
que le 'general' Roosevelt Johnson, le chef des miliciens krahns,
ne se sera pas rendu".
(ANB-BIA, de sources diverses, 3 mai 1996)

* Libya. Tourism thrives in Gadafy's desert
Libya, the land of Colonel Gadafy and considered by the British and
American governments to be one of the main sponsors of
international terrorism, is now playing host to thousands of well-
heeled Western tourists. Getting there is an exercise in endurance.
United Nations sanctions, in force since 1992 because Libya refuses
to hand over two suspects wanted for the Lockerbie bombing, have
cut the country off to air travellers. Visitors now have to make a
six-hour journey by car from Djerba in neighbouring Tunisia.
Alternatively, there is the 2,000 mile trek from Cairo or 12 hours
boat ride from Malta. Service also leaves a lot to be desired. Most
hotels are state-owned and Libyans are unused to roles as reception
clerks or waiters. Tunisians and Moroccans take many hotel jobs.
Another disadvantage is that alcohol is banned in Libya. Yet
tourism has become the country's fastest growing business,
providing the only source of foreign currency other than oil.
Germans provide Libya's top tourist market, followed by the
Italians, Spanish and Swiss.
(The Guardian, U.K., 26 April 1996)

* Mali. Privatization
Mali's government has adopted a draft law authorising it to sell
all or part of its shares in seven companies in which private
shareholders already have a stake. A government statement on
Thursday said the seven include a leading bank, The Banque Malienne
de Credit et de Depots (BMCD), and a major textile manufacturer,
Industrie Textile du Mali (ITEMA). French bank Credit Lyonnais
already holds a 49.98% stake in the bank. The other five companies
are Societe Malienne des Conserves (SOMACO), Editions Imprimeries
du Mali (EDIM), Societe Malienne des Produits Chimiques (SMPC),
Societe d'Equipment du Mali (SEMA) and Mali Tombouctou Air Service
(MALITAS). The government, which adopted the draft law on 24 April,
said the move was part of efforts to boost the role of the private
sector in Mali. It was not immediately clear when parliament would
vote on the measure.
(AFJN, Washington, 26 April 1996)

* Maroc. Proces pour drogue
Le plus grand proces de trafiquants de drogue jamais instruit dans
l'histoire du royaume s'est acheve, jeudi 25 avril, apres que le
tribunal de Sale (Rabat) ait condamne a des peines, allant de trois
mois a dix ans de prison, les trente accuses, parmi lesquels
Abdelaziz El Yakhloufi. Les quelque cent cinquante requetes pour
vices de forme ont ete rejetees. Quatre autres proces concernant le
trafic de drogue et impliquant pres de deux cents personnes sont en
cours d'instruction a Casablanca, Tetouan, Tanger et Al Hoceima.
(Le Monde, France, 27 avril 1996)

* Maroc. Hassan II repense a l'Europe
Dans une interview au quotidien francais Le Figaro, lundi 29, le
roi du Maroc a declare: "Si nous frappons a la porte de l'Europe,
ce n'est pas pour developper l'immigration mais pour la stopper par
le developpement economique". Le souverain, estime que, si son pays
adherait a l'Union europeenne, "toute la main-d'oeuvre maintenue
chez nous grace a des transferts de technologies ou a
l'apprentissage, ce serait autant d'immigration en moins pour
l'Europe".
(ANB-BIA, de sources diverses, 29 avril 1996)

* Maroc. Journaliste limogee
Leila Taleb, journaliste et redactrice en chef de la television
officielle marocaine TVM est limogee pour avoir participe a une
table ronde sur le "role de la presse dans le processus
democratique". Le directeur de la television a convoque Leila Taleb
afin de la blamer pour sa participation "sans autorisation" a une
table ronde organisee le 19 mars par l'Institut superieur de
journalisme, estimant qu'il s'agissait la d'une "grave faute
professionnelle". Leila Taleb doit regagner le ministere de
l'Enseignement ou elle travaillait avant de rejoindre la television
il y a dix ans.
(La Lettre de RSF, France, 29 avril 1996)

* Mer Rouge. Accord Erythree-Yemen
L'Erithree et le Yemen ont accepte de recourir a un arbitrage pour
regler leur differend a propos de l'archipel des Hanish, des iles
situees a l'entree sud de la mer Rouge. L'Egypte comme l'Ethiopie
ont soutenu depuis le mois de decembre derniers les efforts de
mediation de la France. Selon le vice Premier ministre yemenite,
l'accord devrait etre signe "dans une semaine a Paris sous le
parrainage du gouvernement francais et en presence de representants
de l'Egypte et de l'Ethiopie". Le conflit sur cet archipel a
degenere en decembre dernier en affrontements armes. Les troupes
erythreennes ont pris le controle de l'ile principale la grande
Hanish.
(D'apres RFI-Washington, USA, 2 mai 1996)

* Niger. Trois dirigeants liberes
Les trois anciens dirigeants civils, destitues lors du putsch du 27
janvier, "sont libres de leurs mouvements" a declare, jeudi 25
avril, a l'Agence France-Presse, une source proche de la junte au
pouvoir. La decision avait ete prise, la veille, a l'occasion du
premier anniversaire, place sous le signe "de la concorde et
l'unite nationale", du traite de paix entre le gouvernement et la
rebellion touaregue. A cette occasion, l'ancien president de la
Republique, Mahamane Ousmane, le president de l'assemblee nationale
dissoute, Mahamadou Issoufou et l'ex-premier ministre Hama Amadou
se sont rendus en avion a Agades avec le chef de la junte, le
colonel Ibrahim Bare Mainassara.
( Le Monde, France, 27 avril 1996)

* Nigeria. Mobil to increase output
Mobil Producing Nigeria, a subsidiary of the United States oil
giant, plans to meet its production target of 518,000 barrels of
crude a day this year, according to the operations manager, Paul
Ellison. He told newsmen at the Qua Iboe oil terminal in the
southeastern state of Akwa Ibom that the company was working
towards a production target of 900,000 barrels a day by the year
2000. The company currently produces some 498,000 barrels of crude
a day in Nigeria, a member of the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC). Ellison said the company's Yoho field,
a new addition to its current nine production platforms would begin
production in 1997. The United State is the country's largest oil
buyer, lifting some 40% of its total output. Oil accounts for more
than 80% of Nigeria's total foreign exchange earnings.
(AFJN, Washington, 26 April 1996)

* Rwanda. Joseph Ruyenzi, journalist
Amnesty International is gravely concerned about recent reports
that Joseph Ruyenzi has been led away from Kigali Central Prison on
several occasions by a military officer and taken to an unknown
destination. There are reports that he has been tortured there.
Information received by Amnesty International indicates that Joseph
Ruyenzi was arrested on suspicion of involvement in acts of rape
and murder during the genocide of 1994. However, other information
suggests that this may simply have been used as a pretext for his
arrest.
(Amnesty International, 25 April 1996)

* Rwanda. Reports of killings
Villagers in northwestern Rwanda charge that government troops
killed several dozen people during a search for suspected Hutu
rebels more than two weeks ago. Ian Martin, chief of the UN Human
Rights Mission in Rwanda, said on 26 April, that observers are
investigating the reported killings of civilians by the army. He
added that initial reports are confusing and that he is not able to
comment on reports that perhaps as many as 135 people were killed.
Mr Martin said that the reported killings began on the night of 10
April and may have continued for several days in Kabaya Commune. A
military spokesman said on 26 April that he was not aware of the
reported incident. But government officials have frequently
complained about infiltration by former government troops and
militia from refugee camps in Eastern Zaire.
(Voice of America, 26 April 1996)

* Sierra Leone. Definitive ceasefire
The Sierra Leone government and its rebel foes said they had agreed
a ceasefire after five years of civil war. Cote d'Ivoire's
President Henri Konan Bedie, who brokered peace talks between
Sierra Leone's new civilian President, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and the
rebel leader Foday Sankoh, said the agreement was the "definitive
ceasefire" in a war that has devastated the West African country.
(The Independent, U.K., 24 April 1996)

* Sudan. Sanctions over attempt on Mubarak
The Security Council on 26 April imposed diplomatic and travel
sanctions on Sudan, beginning on 10 May, unless three suspects are
extradited to Ethiopia on charges of trying to kill Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak during a visit to Addis Ababa last year.
The mandatory resolution, which warns of additional possible
sanctions if Sudan fails to comply within another two months, was
approved by a vote of 13 in favour and none against, with
abstentions by Russia and China. Sudan says it has been unable to
find any of the suspects, all Egyptian nationals, and denies any
involvement in terrorism. The sanctions require all countries to
reduce the size of Sudanese embassy and consular staffs, to
restrict the movement of remaining Sudanese diplomats, and to
restrict the entry of members of the Sudanese government, civil
service and armed forces. International organisations are asked not
to hold any conferences in Sudan.
(AFJN, Washington, 29 April 1996)
* Soudan. Sanctions diplomatiques
Le Conseil de securite des Nations unies a adopte vendredi 26 avril
des sanctions diplomatiques contre le gouvernement soudanais visant
l'extradition d'islamistes soupconnes d'etre lies a la tentative
d'assassinat en juin dernier, a Addis-Ababa, du president egyptien
Hosni Moubarak. Le Conseil de securite appelle egalement Khartoum
a cesser son soutien au terrorisme. L'ambassadeur du Soudan, Ali
Mohamed Osman Yassin, soulignant que son pays etait le troisieme de
la region, apres l'Irak et la Libye, a faire l'objet de sanctions,
s'est interroge sur l'existence d'"un plan delibere contre la
region, ses cultures ses peuples et ses religions". L'ambassadeur
americain, Edward Gnehm, a affirme que son pays "ne croit pas que
les sanctions proposees par la resolution soient suffisantes pour
convaincre le gouvernement soudanais de cesser son patronage du
terrorisme international".
(D'apres Le Soir, Belgique, 29 avril 1996)

* South Africa. Strike action
29 April: South Africa's biggest labour federation spurns appeals
by President Nelson Mandela's ruling African National Congress and
says the first major national strike under democracy will go ahead.
"We are going ahead with the strike action," said Sam Shilowa,
general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions
(COSATU). Mr Shilowa says that in spite of Mr Mandela's effort on
28 April to broker a settlement, COSATU remains opposed to
constitutionally negotiated positions on employers' right to lock
out workers, protection of property, education and the status of
the 11 official languages. 30 April: There is mixed support for the
one-day strike. Many businesses in Johannesburg remain closed but
those that remain open benfit from passing trade.
(ANB-BIA, Brussels, 2 May 1996)

* South Africa. Constitution threatened by deadlock
26 April: President Nelson Mandela and his predecessor, F.W.de
Klerk, are expected to hold urgent talks in an attempt to break a
deadlock which threatens the adoption of South Africa's final
constitution. The impasse in negotiations on the constitution,
which has to be agreed by 9 May, appeared to contribute to panic on
the financial markets on 25 April which saw a record fall in the
rand's value. No one was sure why the currency weakened so rapidly
to close the day at 4.430 to the dollar -- a drop of 4% from the 24
April close. The constitutional assembly -- effectively a joint
sitting of the two houses of parliament -- began voting on the new
constitution late on the night of 24 April. In terms of the interim
constitution under which South Africa has been governed since 1994,
the final constitution has to be agreed by 9 May, or a referendum
could be forced. On 25 April, parties tabled more than 300
amendments to the legislation, but the most serious deadlocks are
between Mr Mandela's ANC and its coalition partners, Mr de Klerk's
National Party.
(ANB-BIA, Brussels, 26 April 1996)

* Togo. 100,000 Togolese to be sent home
On 26 April, the United Nations appealed for $9.1 million to cover
the cost of sending home 100,000 Togolese refugees still in Ghana
and Benin. The appeal was launched on the same day as the year-long
voluntary repatriation program began with 1,000 Togolese leaving
Ghana. Most of the 75,000 Togolese refugees remaining in Ghana and
the 26,000 in Benin are returning to Lome, according to the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Funds will be used to provide
each family with a three-month food supply and a cash grant of $50
toward transportation. "More than 300,000 Togolese refugees fled
army abuse in 1993", the Geneva-based UN agency said in a
statement. Since an amnesty law was promulgated in December 1994,
some 200,000 refugees have returned to Togo on their own.
(AFJN, Washington, 29 April 1996)

* Uganda. Demobilised soldiers versus rebels
About 3,000 soldiers who were demobilized over two years ago have
been recalled into the government forces to fight rebels. A
military statement said the veterans, drawn nation-wide, have been
re-engaged through the divisional headquarters of the Uganda
People's Defense forces (UPDF) in liaison with the veterans program
offices. Analysts say the veterans, who will serve for 12 months,
are recalled to fight increasing rebel activities in the country.
(AFJN, Washington, 26 April 1996)

* Uganda. Reporter wins 1996 Goldman prize.
Ndyakira Amooti, a reporter working for the Ugandan daily The New
Vision, has won the 1996 Goldman Environmental Prize. Ndyakira, 39,
is one of the six environmental heroes from around the world who
received the seventh annual prize in San Francisco, California
today, according to the local press reports here today. Each winner
received a "no strings attached" award of 75,000 US dollars, plus
a bronze shield, from the Goldman Environmental Foundation which is
based in San Francisco. The award is the world's largest grassroots
environmental prize granted to heroes in the six continents. The
Goldman foundation said Ndyakira's press writings have scaled down
illegal trafficking of wildlife species in Uganda and pressed the
government to take actions. Among others who received the Goldman
award are the late Nigerian human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa,
executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995.
(AFJN, Washington, 26 April 1996)

* Zaire. La visite privee de Mobutu
Apres avoir ete recu discretement mercredi a l'Elysee par Jacques
Chirac, pour decider d'une reprise partielle de la cooperation,
puis jeudi par le ministre delegue a la Cooperation, le president
zairois s'est felicite, vendredi 26 avril, dans les salons de
l'Academie diplomatique, ou il recevait de tres nombreux
representants des pays africains et europeens, de ses bons contacts
avec la France. De son cote, la France a annonce qu'elle allait
reprendre partiellement sa cooperation avec le Zaire, suspendue,
depuis cinq ans, en raison de violations des droits de l'homme.
Contrairement a la Belgique, la France semble donc bien decidee a
reprendre sa cooperation officielle avec le Zaire. Le ministre
belge des Affaires etrangeres, Eric Derycke, exprimait publiquement
sa perplexite: "La France est un grand pays qui sait ce qu'il fait.
Mais j'aurais prefere plus de concertation", ajoutant que cela
relevait a nouveau des "etranges circonvolutions" de la politique
francaise.
(ANB-BIA, de sources diverses, 27 avril 1996)

* Zaire. Vaste purge dans l'opposition
L'opposition radicale zairoise animee par M. Etienne Tshisekedi a
exclu dimanche 28 avril pres d'une soixantaine de personnalites de
ses rangs, parmi lesquelles les derniers contestataires du leader
de l'opposition radicale, accusees "de comportement contraire a la
charte de l'opposition". Cette nouvelle purge qui intervient apres
des annees de discorde au sein de l'opposition radicale est
critiquee par la presse qui la considere comme "suicidaire".
Toujours au Zaire mais dans un tout autre domaine, on a enregistre
lundi un appel du Rassemblement pour le retour des refugies et la
democratie (RDR) au secretaire general des Nations unies. Ses
representants y plaident pour une relance "des efforts visant a
leur rapatriement volontaire au Rwanda". Dans ce contexte,
l'annonce de la mort d'une trentaine de personnes le 11 avril dans
le nord-ouest du Rwanda par l'Armee patriotique rwandaise risque
d'attiser encore les tensions des deux cotes de la frontiere.
(D'apres La Libre Belgique, 30 avril 1996)

* Zambia. Election office okays clear boxes
The Elections Office is ready to allow the use of transparent
ballot boxes in the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential
elections as long as funds to purchase them are made available.
Director, Rabson Mwansa, said in Lusaka on 29 Aril that there is
nothing difficult about using transparent ballot boxes because
other countries such as France use them. He said that the whole
process will be made possible if funds to buy the 10,000 ballot
boxes needed for all polling districts are available. Mr Mwansa's
remark came in the wake of calls by the Zambia Democratic Congress
(ZDC) who said that they will campaign for the use of transparent
ballot boxes in the forthcoming general elections so that frauds
and other malpractices are minimised. The ZDC believes that the use
of transparent boxes will tremendously reduce tension which exist
when the ballot boxes are being transferred from one place to
another.
(AFJN, Washington, 29 April 1996)

@TIT_INF_1 = NOUS VOUS SIGNALONS... -- ARTICLES AVAILABLES
@TIT_INF_2 = ANGOLA
Title: Monitoring the Angolan Peace Settlement
Source: APIC, 1 May 1996
Description: An update on how the peace settlement is progressing.
The report covers such issues as the re-quartering of the UNITA
forces, the handing over of weapons, attempts to bring UNITA into
the government.
@TIT_INF_2 = THE GREAT LAKES REGION
(Rwanda, Zaire, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda)
1) Title: Resolution 1053 (1996)
Author: UN Security Council
Description: Resolution 1053, adopted by the Security Council at
its 3659th meeting on 23 April 1996. The Statement by the President
of the Security Council is also available.
2) Title: Weekly round up of main events in the Great Lakes Region
(20-26 April 1996)
Source: IRIN weekly round up, 26 April 1996.
3) Title: "No Way Home Without Human Rights"
Author: Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International News, May 1996
Description: Fear of human rights abuses continues to deter most
refugees from returning home voluntarily. The report covers the
Great Lakes region.


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