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Weekly anb05317.txt #8
- Subject: Weekly anb05317.txt #8
- From: anb-bia <anb-bia at village.uunet.be>
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:40:21 +0200
_____________________________________________________________ WEEKLY NEWS ISSUE of: 31-05-2001 PART #7/8* Tanzanie. Réfugiés burundais - Le HCR affirme que la meilleure solution pour les réfugiés est qu'ils rentrent chez eux et qu'ils recommencent leur vie, "mais ce rapatriement ne peut avoir lieu si les conditions dans leur pays d'origine sont incertaines et peu sûres", a déclaré la responsable des relations extérieures du HCR à Dar es-Salaam. "Dans le cas du Burundi, nous continuons d'accueillir des réfugiés en provenance de ce pays, qui témoignent des combats, des attaques et du climat d'insécurité. Nous ne pouvons pas renvoyer des gens vers un tel contexte". La semaine dernière, le président tanzanien Mkapa avait ordonné le rapatriement "à tout prix" des réfugiés burundais résidant en Tanzanie. Il avait déclaré à la délégation du Conseil de sécurité de l'Onu en visite à Dar es-Salaam qu'il en avait assez des accusations incessantes selon lesquelles son pays abritait des rebelles du Burundi. (IRIN, Nairobi, 29 mai 2001)
* Chad. Mass Media centre gutted by fire - A raging fire has gutted the Audio-Visual Centre (SAVE) of the diocese of Sarh (Southern Chad). There were no casualties, but the origin of the fire is unclear. It seems it may have been a short circuit and there is significant damage. Precious video documentation, including recent footage of various festivals such as the Fespaco of Ouagadougou, was lost. SAVE is also home to Chad's only digital registration studio, where numerous local musicians record their work. (Misna, Italy, 24 May 2001)
* Tchad. Déby, réélu, accusé de fraude - 24 mai. Selon ses partisans, le président Idriss Déby serait arrivé en tête dès le premier tour de l'élection présidentielle avec un score de 65 à 70% des voix. Un quasi-plébiscite, annoncé triomphalement par le parti de Déby et les 28 partis qui lui sont alliés. Ils ont cependant reconnu quelques "difficultés d'ordre technique et organisationnel". La veille, les six candidats de l'opposition avaient dénoncé "une fraude massive" et des intimidations fréquentes au cours du scrutin, tout en annonçant la victoire du président de la Fédération action pour la République (FAR), le député Ngarledjy Yorongar. La commission électorale a jusqu'au 3 juin pour proclamer les résultats officiels. - Le 27 mai, huit membres de la Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI ), proches de l'opposition, ont démissionné à quelques heures de la proclamation des résultats de l'élection présidentielle, qui devait intervenir dans la soirée. Ils entendaient protester ainsi contre les irrégularités du scrutin. - Dans la nuit, la CENI a annoncé que le président Déby avait été réélu dès le premier tour avec 67,35% des suffrages exprimés. M. Yorongar a obtenu 13,94% des voix. Le matin du 28 mai, les six candidats de l'opposition, qui s'étaient réunis pour déterminer leur stratégie face à cette élection entachée selon eux de "fraude massive", ont été interpellés par la police, puis relâchés quelques heures plus tard. Selon AP, quatre jeunes militants de l'opposition ont été tués. Dans la soirée, une certaine tension était encore perceptible dans quelques quartiers de la capitale. Le Conseil constitutionnel a jusqu'au 18 juin pour valider les résultats, qui peuvent faire l'objet de recours par les candidats dans un délai de cinq jours. - Le 30 mai, la tension restait vive à N'Djamena. Les six candidats malheureux ont à nouveau été interpellés par la police en compagnie de leurs directeurs de campagne, alors qu'ils se préparaient à organiser une marche à l'occasion des obsèques d'un jeune militant. Au total, les interpellations se chiffreraient à une trentaine, dont le président de l'Union des syndicats du Tchad. La France a appelé les responsables à faire preuve de retenue. (ANB-BIA, de sources diverses, 31 mai 2001)
* Chad. Opposition say elections fraudulent - 24 May: The six opposition candidates who took part in the 20 May elections in the central African state of Chad have issued a joint statement saying the result will be tarnished by what they claim was massive fraud. The candidates are threatening to call for an annulment because they say electoral constituencies and voter lists were drawn up inaccurately to favour President Idriss Deby. Foreign observers say the vote appeared fair, despite problems delivering election materials in a country which has few metalled roads outside the capital. President Deby who seized power in a military coup in 1990 looks set to win a second five-year term, during which Chad is expected to reap the benefits of new oil fields in the south-west of the country. Results are still being counted but the process could take up to another week. 28 May: The Independent National Electoral Commission says Idriss Deby has taken 67.35% of the vote, well ahead of his nearest rivals. Ngarlejy Yorongar, of the Republic Action Federation, wins 13.94% of the vote, while journalist-turned-politician Saleh Kabzabo takes 6.53%. Opposition candidates have five days to appeal the results. The country's constitutional council has until 18 June to confirm the electoral commission's figures. Turnout was just over 80% in the 20 May election. (ANB-BIA, Brussels, 28 May 2001)
* Tunisie. Opposants libérés - Deux membres de formations politiques tunisiennes interdites ont été élargis ces derniers jours, a-t-on appris le 29 mai auprès de leur avocate Me Radhia Nasraoui. L'étudiant Béchir Abid, condamné en juillet 1999 à un an et demi de prison ferme pour appartenance au Parti communiste ouvrier tunisien, a bénéficié d'une mesure de libération conditionnelle. Haroun Mbarek, membre du mouvement islamiste Ennahda (dissous), a été libéré le 26 mai sous condition. Ces mesures font suite à la libération, il y a une dizaine de jours, de l'avocat Nejib Hosni qui, condamné à huit ans de prison, avait bénéficié d'une mesure de grâce présidentielle. (AP, 29 mai 2001)
* Uganda. Museveni's final tasks - Having been sworn in for a second five-year term of office as President, this is, constitutionally, Mr Museveni's last term, and two days before he was sworn in, the President promised that he would not have the Constitution amended to give himself another term. The President had made the same promise while campaigning for the Office. In the next five years, more efforts will have to be made to raise the level of growth. Uganda achieved high growth rates between 1986 and 1996/97, but it has now somewhat stagnated. Secondly, a special focus needs to be made on corruption because it can undermine all the achievements so far recorded. Alongside this, President Museveni needs to address the question of unemployment. As for rebel activities in the mid-west and in northern Uganda, everything must be done to restore normalcy and save resources being spent fighting the rebels. (The East African, Kenya, 14-20 May 2001)
* Uganda. The NRM seeks ANC advice - The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is seeking South African African National Congress (ANC) expertise to help it in institutional reforms and develop it as a viable political organisation. A delegation from the NRM led by its Director of International Affairs, Ali Kivejinja, held three days of talks from 14 May, with his counterpart in the ANC, Mavivi Myakayaka Manzini. The NRM visited various ANC departments, including the Elections Unit, the Independent Election Commission and the Bureau of International Affairs. According to a press statement released by the ANC's media liaison office, Nomfanelo Kota, both groups discussed the strategy of building and developing political organisations. Both wanted to harmonise their positions on global issues, such as debt relief, improving terms of trade, improving the access of developing countries to developed countries and democracy. This is the first of a series of consultative meetings which will develop into more high level contacts between, the NRM's National Political Commissar, and the ANC's Secretary-General. (Crespo Sebunya, ANB-BIA, Uganda, 22 May 2001)
* Ouganda/Congo-RDC. 2ème phase de retrait - La seconde phase du retrait de l'armée ougandaise de la RDC devait commencer le 29 mai dans la ville de Gemena, au nord-ouest du pays, a rapporté le journal semi-officiel New Vision. "Nos unités stationnées à Gemena sont en cours de retrait. Le dernier contingent pourrait se retirer plus tard cette semaine", a déclaré le porte-parole de l'armée. En février dernier, le septième bataillon s'était retiré de Gemena, mais quelques unités étaient restées sur place pour garder l'aéroport. "L'opération de retrait progresse selon le calendrier", a ajouté le porte-parole. (IRIN, Nairobi, 29 mai 2001)
* Uganda. Ugandan captives fly home - A group of young Ugandans, who had been held captive by Ugandan rebels in southern Sudan, has been flown home after several years in captivity. Thousands of Ugandan children have been abducted over the past 20 years by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army. And many children have been forced to carry arms and work as sex slaves. Today's repatriation has again highlighted the problems facing African children in war-torn regions. The 18 adults and nine children repatriated today are part of a deal between Sudan and Uganda signed two years ago to normalise relations and repatriate abducted Ugandans. (BBC News, UK, 30 May 2001)
* Zambia. Ruling party splits - Political divisions in Zambia have led to the formation of a new political party to challenge President Frederick Chiluba's Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD). About 80 senior members of the MMD have resigned from the party's executive national committee and say they will eventually switch to the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD). The split has come about as a result of the damaging debate about whether President Chiluba should stand for a third term. The FDD will challenge the MMD in the presidential elections later this year. Responding to the move, MMD national secretary Michael Sata said it was time for faithful members of the party to stand up and be counted. (BBC News, UK, 25 May 2001)
* Zambie. Mgr Milingo se marie - L'ancien archevêque catholique zambien, Mgr Emmanuel Milingo, 71 ans, s'est marié le dimanche 27 mai à New York, au cours d'une cérémonie présidée par le chef de la secte Moon, tout en réaffirmant son attachement à la religion catholique. Il a épousé une Sud-Coréenne de 43 ans, médecin, qui a été choisie pour lui par le révérend Moon Sun Myung. Ancien archevêque de Lusaka, guérisseur et exorciste, Mgr Milingo avait été rappelé à Rome en 1983. Relevé en 1999 d'un poste de responsable d'un organisme vatican, il n'avait plus aucune charge. Réaction du Vatican: "Mgr Milingo s'est mis lui-même hors de l'Eglise catholique". (D'après AFP, France, 27-30 mai 2001)
* Zambia. Archbishop Milingo "exchanges vows" - Emmanuel Milingo, 71, former Archbishop of Lusaka, has exchanged vows with a Korean acupuncture practitioner in the ballroom of a prominent New York hotel. "After a lifetime of devotion to the church and to my priestly vows, the Lord has called me to take a step that will change my life forever," he said. With uncharacteristic understatement he added: "I expect [it] will alter my relationship with the Roman Catholic church as well." The former archbishop of Lusaka and Maria Sung, 43, were one of 60 couples joined in wedlock by the Rev Sun Myung-moon, whose Unification church, also known as the Moonies, has been accused of tax evasion and brain-washing. Milingo did not convert to the Unification church and said he would remain a Catholic: "I offer my eternal gratitude and respect to the holy father, Pope John Paul II. I am and always will be devoted to the church that I love." Hours before the ceremony a Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, appealed to the bishop not to go ahead and, trying to limit the damage, stressed that Milingo had not held posts in the dioceses or in the Holy See's civil service for some time. He plans to take his bride to Africa to work with the sick and poor. He said his heart was heavy for those who did not understand his decision but that he was filled with joy at the opportunity to "freely use all of the gifts God has given me in his service once again". (The Guardian, UK, 28 May 2001)
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