February 11, 2003
Cote d'Ivoire: New Prime Minister Ponders Consensus Cabinet as Fighting Worsens
There were reports of renewed fighting in Cote dIvoire Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Seydou Diarra was installed as the country's new consensus prime minister - with the… Read more »
February 09, 2003
Cote d'Ivoire: Peace Efforts Redoubled as Fighting Flares in West
Government troops in Cote dIvoire report fresh fighting in the west of the country on Sunday, as efforts continued to persuade President Laurent Gbagbo and his rivals to implement… Read more »
February 07, 2003
Zimbabwe: Nigeria, South Africa Favour Constructive Engagement with Zimbabwe
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said Friday he preferred a policy of constructive engagement and effective diplomacy, rather than antagonism towards Zimbabwe, where he… Read more »
Liberia: Fighting Near the Liberian Capital Drives Thousands Into Bush
Fighting in recent days within striking distance of Liberia's capital, Monrovia, has led to panic among civilians and major disruption with thousands fleeing the area west of the… Read more »
February 03, 2003
Cote d'Ivoire: Anti-Government Riot Rocks Abidjan, AU Summit to Discuss Ivory Coast
Opposition demonstrators in Cote dIvoire stormed onto the streets of Abidjan, Sunday, one week after pro-government supporters launched a series of anti-French rallies in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Between 20 and 30 Killed in Lagos Blast, Bank Looted
At least 20 and as many as 30 people were reported dead, Sunday, in Nigerias main city, Lagos, after an explosion ripped through an apartment and shopping complex and destroyed… Read more »
February 01, 2003
West Africa: Ivory Coast Peace Plan in Tatters, W.African Leaders Meet
As West African leaders gathered in Senegal, Friday, in a bid to rescue the Cote dIvoire peace accord and find urgent resolutions to the escalating crisis, thousands of youths… Read more »
January 30, 2003
South Africa: Mandela Sharply Criticises Bush and Blair on Iraq Stance
Former South African president and Nobel peace prize laureate, Nelson Mandela, has strongly criticised the American leader, George W Bush, calling him arrogant and shortsighted.… Read more »
January 29, 2003
West Africa: Ivory Coast Awaits President's Speech, Opposition to Accord Hardens
The people of Cote dIvoire are in a state of high anxiety as they await the word from their president, Laurent Gbagbo, on the faltering peace accord agreed last weekend in France. Read more »
January 28, 2003
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Comments Sow Doubt on Ivory Coast Peace Deal
Speaking in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, President Laurent Gbagbo has described the French-brokered peace plan he accepted at the weekend in Paris as a set of… Read more »
January 26, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Accusations 'Ridiculous' Says Rwanda's US Envoy
Charges made last week by Vital Kamerhe, the Democratic Republic of Congo's commissioner-general in charge of negotiations in the Great Lakes region, that a Rwandan-created "new… Read more »
West Africa: Ivory Coast Peace Deal Sparks Violence, Gbagbo Appeals for Calm
Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo appealed for calm, Sunday, as rampaging mobs attacked French targets in the main city, Abidjan, in an explosion of fury over perceived… Read more »
West Africa: Ivory Coast President Agrees to Share Power, Names New PM
Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo named a new prime minister, Saturday, agreeing in principle to share power, in line with a peace plan drawn up at all-party negotiations sponsored… Read more »
January 24, 2003
West Africa: Ivory Coast Peace Plan Agreed; Will Gbagbo Sign?
Cote dIvoires rival factions - including rebel and government representatives - agreed a French-brokered peace plan early Friday, to try and end the four-month civil war. Read more »
January 23, 2003
Africa: Washington is Neglecting African Needs, Say Campaign Groups
If there is to be global security, Africa must be moved from the margins to the center of U.S. foreign policy; that's the view of three campaign organisations who Thursday called… Read more »
January 21, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Process Threatened by Uganda and Rwanda Militias, Warns DRC Negotiator
Continuing violence backed by Rwanda and Uganda in Ituri and Kivu provinces, as well as in other areas could "derail" the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),… Read more »
East Africa: Sudan Peace Talks to Resume This Week
Following a meeting on Thursday between President Omar Hassan el-Bashir and U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, John Danforth, delayed peace talks between the government and the Sudanese… Read more »
January 15, 2003
East Africa: Agenda Change Likely to Delay Sudan Peace Talks Resumption
A claim by the rebel Sudanese People's Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) that they now have a mandate to represent three areas in the center of the country, may delay peace… Read more »
West Africa: Ivory Coast Foes Gather in Paris for Crucial Peace Talks
The scene is set for the Cote dIvoire peace talks to relocate to the French capital, Wednesday, after weeks of deadlocked negotiations in Togo. Delegations representing Ivorian… Read more »
January 11, 2003
Liberia: Religious Leaders Released but Repression Intensifies
Only two days after they were charged with treason, two Liberian religious leaders have been released from detention by the government of President Charles Taylor. The authorities… Read more »
January 04, 2003
West Africa: France Presses Ivory Coast President for Concessions
The French foreign minister, Dominque de Villepin, flew to Cote d'Ivoire Friday and immediately began knocking heads together, to try to end the four-month civil war which has… Read more »
January 03, 2003
Rwanda: U.S. Official Foresees Arrest of Rwanda's Most-Wanted War Criminal in Kenya
With the inauguration this week of a new Kenyan president, Rwanda's most sought-after fugitive, Félicien Kabuga, has lost his protection, according to the United States… Read more »
December 17, 2002
Sudan: Delegations in Washington For 'Unofficial' Talks
Delegations from the Government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) arrived in Washington, DC on Monday for unofficial talks at the invitation… Read more »
December 16, 2002
West Africa: French Beef Up Military Mandate As West Africans Schedule Summit On Ivorian Crisis
West African leaders convened another crisis summit, Monday, to try to rescue peace talks on the three month conflict in Cote d'Ivoire, as the former colonial power, France,… Read more »
December 10, 2002
West Africa: Liberia's President Taylor is Destabilising Region, Say Opposition Leaders
The government of Liberia is at "the epicenter of a system of conflict," says Amos Sawyer, formerly president in the interim government of Liberia, 1990-1994. He says the West… Read more »
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