December 15, 2002
Kenya: 'Kanu Has Undergone Massive Change' - Uhuru Kenyatta
He is 42, young and the scion of what may yet become a political dynasty in Kenya. His name is Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenyas founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and the… Read more »
Kenya: Ecstatic Welcome Home for Opposition Presidential Candidate
Looking weary and frail after an eight-hour flight, and a weeks hospital treatment in London, Kenyas main opposition presidential candidate, Mwai Kibaki, flew back to the capital… Read more »
December 12, 2002
Kenya: Moi Vows Not to Rule From Behind the Scenes
Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, 78, who has led his country for the past 24 years, addressed the nation, Thursday, in his final Independence Day celebrations as head of state.… Read more »
December 05, 2002
East Africa: Bush Meets Kenyan and Ethiopian Leaders as U.S.-Kenyan Exercises Continue
Security issues dominated the discussion, Thursday, as President Bush hosted Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the White House in… Read more »
December 03, 2002
Africa: Education for all a priority for Africa, say ministers
"Education is the key to life!" Smiling schoolgirls from Zanaki Secondary, in Tanzanias commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, said it all. Welcoming African education ministers, and… Read more »
East Africa: Burundi Peace Deal Signed In Tanzania
A ceasefire agreement was signed early Tuesday between the Burundi government and one of the two main rebel factions, in a bid to end the nine-year civil war in the east African… Read more »
East Africa: Tanzanian President Optimistic About Burundi Ceasefire Accord
A ceasefire agreement was signed early Tuesday between the warring parties in Burundi. The peace deal commits the government of President Pierre Buyoya and the rebel Forces for… Read more »
East Africa: Kenyan President and Ethiopian Prime Minister To Meet With Bush
President Bush will meet on Thursday with President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Read more »
November 28, 2002
Kenya: 'Premature' To Blame Al-Quaeda, says White House; Americans In Kenya Cautioned
"It's premature to rule al-Quaeda in or out in these incidents," deputy White House press secretary Gordon Johndroe said during his Thanksgiving intelligence briefing Thursday. Read more »
Kenya: Hotel Bombing Kills Eleven in Kenya
Seven Kenyans and two Israeli tourists were killed in a terrorist bomb blast as they sat down to breakfast Thursday, when a Landrover crashed into the lobby of the Paradise Hotel… Read more »
November 18, 2002
Sudan: Khartoum, Rebels Extend Ceasefire Until March
The Khartoum government and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) agreed Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, to extend a Memorandum of Understanding on the delivery… Read more »
November 08, 2002
Kenya: Third Time Lucky for Kenya's Opposition? Raila Odinga Talks About December's Poll
One of Kenya's consummate political operators, Raila Odinga, is on an international tour to spread the word about his latest political project, the National Rainbow Coalition… Read more »
November 01, 2002
Djibouti: More U.S. Troops En Route To Horn
The number of United States troops in Djibouti may soon number more than 2,000 with the announcement, Tuesday, by General Tommy Franks, commander of the U.S. Central Command, that… Read more »
October 22, 2002
Sudan: Bush Signs Sudan Peace Act into Law
President George Bush signed into law, Monday, a tough new act passed by Congress aimed at pressing the government of Sudan to settle the 20-year conflict that has cost two million… Read more »
October 18, 2002
East Africa: African Ice Caps Disappearing
Like canaries in coalmines, which once signaled the existence of life-threatening gases before human miners could perceive them, tropical glaciers are a warning for our… Read more »
October 11, 2002
Uganda: Police and Security Forces Shut Down Main Independent Newspaper
Following publication of a story in the Monitor Thursday, reporting that rebels in northern Uganda had shot down an army helicopter, police and other security agents surrounded and… Read more »
September 20, 2002
Sudan: Ceasefire Will Bring Us Back To Talks, Says Foreign Minister
"Without a ceasefire there is no need to return to Nairobi," Sudan's Foreign Minister, Dr. Mustapha Osman Ismail, told a small group of reporters, Thursday. "The government is… Read more »
September 02, 2002
Kenya: Honey Money: A New Approach To An Old Problem In Kenya
Farouk Jiwa, 28 years old and a fourth generation Kenyan-Asian, went to Canada to study environmental biology. He returned home with a bachelor's degree and looked for a niche in… Read more »
August 27, 2002
Africa: Keeping An Eye On War Crimes And Criminals -- Ambassador Prosper
From Rwanda and Sudan in the east to Sierra Leone and Liberia in the west, alleged perpetrators of heinous acts of violence are under scrutiny, both within Africa and from world… Read more »
August 19, 2002
Central Africa: Africa Turning A Corner On Conflicts - Kansteiner
Two of Africa's most intractable conflicts appear to be inching toward resolution, according to Walter H. Kansteiner, III, the U.S. assistant secretary of State for African… Read more »
August 10, 2002
Africa: Tanzania Minister Denies S.African Domination of Nepad
One of the decisions at the recent summit of the African Union (AU) in Durban, South Africa was that the regional implementation commissions of the New Partnership for Africas… Read more »
August 08, 2002
Central Africa: Hutus Can be Disarmed in 90 Days if Congo is Serious, Says Rwanda
In a peace deal reached last week, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo promised to disarm and arrest thousands of Hutu rebels, or interahamwe, and ex-members of the… Read more »
August 07, 2002
Rwanda: Fugitive War Criminals Moving Across The Region
War criminals sought by the the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda "transit" between countries in the region, according to Pierre-Richard Prosper, U.S. ambassador at large… Read more »
July 31, 2002
Central Africa: Pretoria Pact "A Positive Step", Says Rwandan President
"Without peace in this region, without peace and development in central Africa we couldn't possibly talk about peace in the rest of Africa". The words of the South African… Read more »
Central Africa: Kabila Says He Wants Peace and Will Get It
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo says he is optimistic about the latest South African and United Nations' brokered peace initiative to end the war in his country,… Read more »