ERITREA: Deadline passes for ending refugee status
NAIROBI, 2 Jan 2003 (IRIN) - With the deadline for the cessation of refugee status for Eritreans expiring on 31 December, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says thousands are seeking continued refugee status, while others have asked to be taken home or have applied to remain as immigrants.
Thursday, January 02, 2003
SOMALIA: About 30 killed in renewed fighting in Puntland
NAIROBI, 2 Jan 2003 (IRIN) - Fighting has again broken out around the villages of Jadid and Qararsoor in the Qardho area, some 260 km south of Bosaso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, according to local sources.
NAIROBI, 2 Jan 2003 (IRIN) - Fighting has again broken out around the villages of Jadid and Qararsoor in the Qardho area, some 260 km south of Bosaso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, according to local sources.
Swiss national shot dead in Somaliland
NAIROBI, 2 JAN 2003 (IRIN) - A Swiss national was killed by gunmen on Monday night in Hargeysa, the capital of self-declared republic of Somaliland, northwestern Somalia, according to local sources.
NAIROBI, 2 JAN 2003 (IRIN) - A Swiss national was killed by gunmen on Monday night in Hargeysa, the capital of self-declared republic of Somaliland, northwestern Somalia, according to local sources.
Wednesday, January 01, 2003
Fathers accused of out-eating children
NAIROBI, JAN 2, 2003--Wives are feeding husbands like kings, leaving left overs and thin porridge for children – a case that contributes to serious malnutrition in East Africa.
NAIROBI, JAN 2, 2003--Wives are feeding husbands like kings, leaving left overs and thin porridge for children – a case that contributes to serious malnutrition in East Africa.
'Blood diamond' scheme begins'
LONDON, JAN 1, 2003 (BBC)--An international scheme has been launched to try to stop the proliferation of "blood diamonds". The Kimberley Process aims at cracking down on the multi-billion dollar trade in the gemstones which have been mined in war zones.
LONDON, JAN 1, 2003 (BBC)--An international scheme has been launched to try to stop the proliferation of "blood diamonds". The Kimberley Process aims at cracking down on the multi-billion dollar trade in the gemstones which have been mined in war zones.
Sudan Rebels Report Big Government Attack
KHARTOUM, JAN 1, 2003-- (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said on Wednesday government forces had launched a large-scale attack with tanks and helicopters on rebel-held positions in oil-producing areas and had also bombed civilians
KHARTOUM, JAN 1, 2003-- (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said on Wednesday government forces had launched a large-scale attack with tanks and helicopters on rebel-held positions in oil-producing areas and had also bombed civilians
Gunmen kill Swiss man in Somaliland
DEC. 31, 2002--Three unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a Swiss businessman in the breakaway republic of Somaliland.
Witnesses said the men were draped in bed-sheets as they approached their victim outside a restaurant in the city of Hargeisa, where they pulled out assault rifles and opened fire.
The man has been identified as 29-year-old Yuti Martin, who was working in the poultry business with several Somali partners.
Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, but has never been internationally recognised.
The man's wife and two children have taken up contact with the Swiss embassy in Nairobi.
swissinfo
DEC. 31, 2002--Three unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a Swiss businessman in the breakaway republic of Somaliland.
Witnesses said the men were draped in bed-sheets as they approached their victim outside a restaurant in the city of Hargeisa, where they pulled out assault rifles and opened fire.
The man has been identified as 29-year-old Yuti Martin, who was working in the poultry business with several Somali partners.
Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, but has never been internationally recognised.
The man's wife and two children have taken up contact with the Swiss embassy in Nairobi.
swissinfo
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