No mention of "Bana 1960" could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Africa Confidential 1999-2000.

Africa Research Bulletin 1999-2000.

Amnesty International. 2000. Annual Report. Electronic Version.

Country Reports. 1999-2000.

Europa World Yearbook. 1999.

Info-Congo/Kinshasa 1999-2000.

Jeune Afrique 1999-2000.

LEXIS/NEXIS.

NewAfrican 1999-2000.

Le nouvel Afrique-Asie 1999-2000.

Political Handbook of the World. 1999.

World News Connection (WNC).

Internet Sites, including:

Amnesty International Online.

ASADHO.

Congo2000.

Congonline.

FIDH.

Human Rights Watch Online.

International Crisis Group (ICG).

Panafrican News Agency (PANA).

Observatoire de l'Afrique centrale.

ReliefWeb.

La Voix des sans voix (VSV).

Internet search engines:

Google.

Lycos.

Yahoo.