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Burundi Burundi: Congolese Refugees Too Scared to Move Camp IRIN More than 2,000 refugees in Burundi have rejected UN appeals to move to a new camp for fear they could be exposed to attack. DRC Central Africa: African Leaders Call for Peace in Great Lakes Region SANF African leaders attending a regional conference in Lusaka, Zambia have called for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the rest of the Great Lakes region. Congo-Kinshasa: UN Reports Point to Possible War Crimes in East UN News With two new United Nations reports detailing human rights abuses - including possible war crimes - carried out by both Government forces and rebels in the volatile far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the world body's top rights official today stressed the urgent need for reforming the country's security and judicial systems. Congo-Kinshasa: World Churches Slam Sexual Violence Against Women CISA The World Council of Churches has urged its member churches "to publicly condemn violence against women" in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and declare that "violence against women is a sin". Rwanda Rwanda: Funds For Genocide Survivors to Phase Out New Times The Fund for Genocide Survivors' (FARG) may wind up by 2019 if the concerned ministries and Governors of all the provinces of Rwanda come to an agreement. Rwanda: Belgians Expected This Week in Country Over Genocide Case Hirondelle A Belgian rogatory commission is expected this week in Rwanda to conduct investigations into allegations of involvement in the 1994 genocide of Rwandans living in Belgium . Rwanda: Uganda Extends Refugees Repatriation Deadline New Times Rwandan refugees living in Uganda will be given more time to return home, Tarsis Kabwegyere, Uganda's Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, said in an interview. Tanzania Tanzania: Msekwa - Don't Brutalise Opposition The Citizen Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) deputy chairman (Mainland) Pius Msekwa has decried arbitrary use of force by state organs against opponents saying it is detrimental to the country's political development. Tanzania: President Urge Religious Leaders To Desist From Issuing Documents The Citizen President Jakaya Kikwete said yesterday he was "deeply concerned" by religious documents on next year's General Election. Answering questions during a live television phone-in programme last night, he said the Government would soon meet with religious leaders to discuss the issue. Tanzania: One Dies in Fresh Tribal Violence The Citizen A villager has been shot dead in fresh ethnic clashes between Walenchoka and Wanchori clans of the main Kurya tribe. Upcoming events The Parliamentary Conference on Democracy in Africa will be hosted by the Parliament of Botswana from 14 to 16 September 2009 |
