February 23, 2002
Madagascar: Opposition Supporters Defy State of Emergency
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Thousands of followers of the self-proclaimed president of Madagascar, the opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, surrounded his house Saturday, forming a human barricade. They… Read more »
February 22, 2002
Madagascar: Government Imposes State of Emergency
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The government of Madagascar has imposed a state of emergency on the Indian Ocean island, hours after opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana proclaimed himself president on Friday. Read more »
Madagascar: Opposition Leader Declares Himself President
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Madagascar's main opposition leader, Marc Ravalomanana, defied warnings from the government, Friday, and proclaimed himself president of the Indian Ocean island, cheered on by tens… Read more »
Angola: Choices Face the Bush Administration, the World Bank and the IMF [analysis]
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The visit to the White House on Tuesday, February 26, by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola will set the tone for Bush administration policy on Angola, a policy that has… Read more »
February 21, 2002
Sudan: US Suspends Talks on Peace Process Over Attacks on Civilians
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The United States has suspended discussions with the government of Sudan in protest at a helicopter gunship attack on a World Food Program (WFP) food distribution center,… Read more »
Madagascar: Ravalomanana Wavers as 'Inauguration' Nears
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With just hours to go before he was due to proclaim himself president of Madagascar on Friday, and oust his rival, indications from the capital Antananarivo were that the… Read more »
Madagascar: Government Prepares for Ravalomanana's 'Coup d'Etat'
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Madagascar's Prime Minister, Tantely Andrianarivo, has condemned opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana's threat, Wednesday, to seize power, describing it as a "projected coup… Read more »
February 20, 2002
South Africa: New Aids Treatment Row Rekindles Doubts on Government Stance
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"Minister, you blundered", "An embarrassment", "Aids Rocks ANC", "ANC in turmoil over HIV-Aids", "Gauteng Aids plan sparks ANC rift", "Uneasy peace over HIV/Aids policy shattered",… Read more »
Madagascar: Opposition Leader Says Transitional Government to Take Power Friday
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Opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, who claims to have been cheated out of victory in the December presidential poll, told his supporters on Wednesday that he was ready to assume… Read more »
February 19, 2002
Zimbabwe: EU Slaps 'Smart Sanctions' on Mugabe, Recalls Election Observers
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European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed to impose targeted sanctions on President Robert Mugabe and 19 close aides of the Zimbabwean leader. The EU also announced the… Read more »
February 18, 2002
Morocco: Moroccan Women Press For Change [interview]
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Earlier this month, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies organised a Senior Leader Seminar which brought together military and civilian leaders from all over Africa to discuss… Read more »
Africa: Low Commitment, No Cash - is the AU Any Different from the OAU?
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African politicians, technocrats, business people, NGOs and leading members of civil society are preparing for a key meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the start of March. They… Read more »
Africa: 'The AU's Parliament Cannot be Based in Tripoli'
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Chris Fomunyoh, Senior Associate for Africa at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Washington, DC, spends much of his working life monitoring and… Read more »
February 17, 2002
Africa: Is Africa Trying to Stand on South Africa's Shoulders?
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The end of apartheid, for many in Africa, seemed to promise a better economic future for the continent. For years, Africans north of the Limpopo had watched the apartheid regime… Read more »
February 15, 2002
Zimbabwe: Authorities Threaten EU Monitor's 'Tourist Visa', Top Journalist Flees
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Zimbabwe's authorities have denied withdrawing the tourist visa issued to the head of the European Union?s election observer mission, Pierre Schori. Read more »
February 14, 2002
Sudan: US Should "Supervise" Peace Talks - Foreign Minister
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Both the Khartoum government and SPLA rebels are willing to talk peace, but they won't sit down at the table unless the United States brings them together and supervises peace… Read more »
February 13, 2002
Africa: Helping Africa's Banks to Help Africa [interview]
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The Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations sponsored a conference in January 2002 in New York on the new role of banks in financing development in Africa. The… Read more »
February 12, 2002
Africa: 'Give Investors Confidence, or the African Union Will Fail'
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The African Union is about more than political structures. It should open the way for substantial expenditure on Africa's infrastructure, to facilitate intra-African trade and… Read more »
February 11, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Talks Facilitator Hopeful About Sun City Talks
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In October 2001, representatives of the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and some of the rival rebel factions gathered in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the… Read more »
Africa: 'Skill Shortage, Low Commitment Will Hobble PanAfrican Parliament' [interview]
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Among the most exciting ideas of the African Union is the creation of a pan-African parliament made up of elected members from all over the continent and with real powers to shape… Read more »
Africa: Why the African Union Just Might Work [opinion]
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Forty years ago, when the Organization of African Unity was established, it passed off with little comment except for the realization that the leaders who established it did not… Read more »
February 10, 2002
Africa: 'The Leaders are Catching Up with the People' [interview]
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The launching of the African Union at the OAU's Lusaka Summit of the Heads of State and Government in July last year marks a major transition for Africa, an opportunity to move… Read more »
February 09, 2002
South Africa: Mbeki Speech Highlights Poverty, Disappoints on Aids, Zimbabwe
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"Vuk?Uzenzele! Arise and Act! The People?s Campaign!" Read more »
February 07, 2002
Africa: New Course For Transafrica [interview]
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Transafrica is selling its elegant building in Washington, DC. The money will help breathe new life into the organization which, its new president, Bill Fletcher has acknowledged,… Read more »
February 05, 2002
Africa: New Angola Peace Talks Possible - UN Africa Chief
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The MPLA government and Jonas Savimbi's armed movement, Unita appear ready for a new effort at peace talks to end Angola's almost 30-year civil war, United Nations… Read more »
