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RWANDA: PRESIDENT BIZIMUNGU RESIGNS: FILE MATERIAL
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President Pasteur Bizimungu of Rwanda has resigned.
Bizimungu was appointed in 1994 by the Rwandan Patriotic Front when the former government was ousted.
He recently accused Parliament and a newly sworn-in Cabinet of...
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SOUTH AFRICA: NEW ALLIANCE FORMED WITH RWANDA
Pretoria, South Africa, 3 July 19981. Wide shot exterior Rwandan Embassy2. Close shot dancer putting on headgear3. Mid shot dancers putting on headgear4. Wide shot men tying on foot bells 5. Close shot foot bells being tied onto foot6....
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RWANDA: COUNTRY FACING NEW REFUGEE CRISIS
French/Nat
Rwanda finds itself facing a new refugee crisis as half a (m) million Hutus have fled their homes in fear of intimidation by Hutu rebels who carried out the 1994 genocide.
Nearly 30-thousand Hutus have become refugees in just...
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TANZANIA: REFUGEES CONTINUE TO POUR ACROSS BORDER
Benaco & Ngara, Tanzania, and Rusomo, Rwanda, 17 December, 1996Benaco:1. Pan of tide of refugees walking around corner in countryside2. Low-angle shot of refugees3. Top shot of refugees with sacks on heads4. Red Cross worker...
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Zaire/Rwanda - Refugees Reluctant To Return
UN officials have begun the voluntary repatriation of Rwandan and
Burundian refugees after persuading Zaire to stop expelling them,
but few appear willing to go. The predominently Hutu refugees are
insisting the UN guarantee their safety...
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TANZANIA/RWANDA: REFUGEES EXODUS UPDATE
English/Nat
Hundreds of thousands of Rwandan refugees ordered to leave Tanzania by December 31 abandoned their U-N camps in northwestern Tanzania on Thursday.
But many refused to go home - they fled eastward, further into Tanzania and...
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USA/UN - Dusaida Claims Civil War in Rwanda ended
The Rwandan RPF (the Rwandan Patriotic Front) representative to
the United Nations, Claude Dusaida, on Monday (18/7) declared an
end to Rwanda's civil war, saying the RPF plans to install a new
government as early as Tuesday. He called...
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Rwanda - Hutus Crammed Into Squalid Jail
Hutus crammed into squalid jail
Conditions for Hutu prisoners in Rwandan jails continue to
deteriorate. A prison in Gitarama, designed to hold 400 inmates,
now holds 7000. One of the major problems is a lack of space to
sleep. The...
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ZAIRE: TOWN OF LUBUTU FALLS TO ADVANCING ZAIREAN REBELS
French/Nat
Lubutu, in eastern Zaire, is the latest town to fall to the advancing Zairean rebels, forcing refugees to flee once again towards Kisangani and into the surrounding forests.
But some who fled from Lubutu following a gun fight...
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RWANDA - Eve Of French Protected Zone Handover
Rwandan government officials met U.N. military observers and local
officials in Gikongoro on Wednesday (16/8) on the eve of the
handover of the French protected zone to UNIMIR forces.
According to the Minister in charge of...
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ZAIRE: MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT MOBUTU & REBEL CHIEF KABILA UPDATE
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There are continued doubts about the likelihood of a meeting between Zaire's rebel leader Laurent Kabila and President Mobutu Sese Seko.
Although both sides have reiterated their willingness to meet in order to stop the...
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ZAIRE: AID AGENCIES FACING PROBLEM OVER REFUGEE CAMPS
Eng/French/Nat
Aid agencies are facing a problem over refugee camps in eastern Zaire- some of the refugees are starving and yet others, especially the young men, appear well nourished.
The men are believed to be from Hutu militias,...
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New army chief rallies govt troops as rebels pull back from Goma
1. Wide of General Francois Olenga, newly appointed head of the Congolese ground forces leaving FARDC (the Congolese military) headquarters
2. Wide of FARDC soldier in foreground leading General Olenga and other FARDC officers to...
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CONGO: ANTI WAR GROUPS MARCH
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Thousands of people marched through the streets of Kinshasa this week to mark a year of fighting between the government and rebel factions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The two rebel factions - who are backed by...
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Burundi/Rwanda-Hutu Civilians Die As Burundi Troop
Hutu civilians die as Burundi troops attack
Dead bodies littered the streets of a former Hutu district of Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, on Thursday (7/6) after troops launched an offensive against local Hutu militia. Tutsi soldiers from...
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Rwanda - French Troops Strengthen Safety Zone
French troops dug in round the southwestern town of Gikongoro on
Tuesday (5/7) after the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) said it would
defy French orders to halt its westward drive across Rwanda. The
French have drawn a 10-km (six-mile)...
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Zaire/Rwanda - Refugee crisis
Hundreds of ethnic Hutu refugees from Zaire arrived in the port city of Goma on Thursday (14/11) after escaping intense fighting between Rwandan Tutsi forces and Zairean army troops around the Zairean town of Sake. Many of the refugees,...
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Burundi/Rwanda - Hutu Civilians Massacred
Dead bodies littered the streets of a former Hutu district of
Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, on Thursday (7/6) after troops
launched an offensive against local Hutu militia. Tutsi soldiers
from the Burundi government army were accused of...
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ZAIRE: GOMA: GUNFIRE AND MORTAR ATTACKS CONTINUE
French/Nat
Gunfire and mortars have shaken Goma for a second day, Saturday, as Tutsi rebels backed by Rwandan soldiers fought Zairian troops for control of the regional capital and its vital airport.
Tutsi rebels and allied Rwandan...
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Germany - Joulwan Congratulates Troops
The Supreme Commander of US troops in Europe, General George
Joulwan, praised American troops for responding so quickly to the
Rwandan refugee crisis. Touring the Rhein-Main U.S. air base where
many of the American transport planes are...
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African ldrs arrive for talks on fighting in DRCongo
1. Wide shot of summit venue, the Windsor Golf and Country Club Hotel
2. Media
3. President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, arriving
4. US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, arriving...
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ZAIRE: UN TO SUSPEND FURTHER EVACUATION OF RWANDAN REFUGEES
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The U-N said on Monday that it would suspend further evacuation of Rwandan refugees by train as a result of Sunday's train stampede that killed 91 and wounded many more.
The decision cuts off the most effective means of...
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Rwandan troops leaving DR Congo and arriving in Kigali
Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo
1. Various Rwandan soldiers marching through street, and Congolese on street cheering their departure
2. Soldiers marching and women cheering
3. Wide shot soldiers marching and United Nations vehicle...
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Rwanda - Overcrowded prisons
About 1 million people are believed to have died when the Hutu tribal people attempted the genocide of Tutsis, between April and July 1994, in the small central African nation of Rwanda. Three years on from the genocide, the Tutsi-led...