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 »
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
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 »
November 26, 2002
West Africa: Ghana Denies Rebel Allegations Of Military Support To Ivorian Government
A leading Ivorian rebel spokesman has accused the government of Ghana of providing military support to the Cote d'Ivoire authorities and of allowing its territory, at the northwest… Read more »
November 22, 2002
Nigeria: Newspaper Contrition Fails to Quell Nigeria Violence
Violence in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna continued sporadically Friday, triggered by a furious reaction of Muslims to the suggestion in a leading national newspaper that… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast New Peace Plan, UN Launches Multimillion Dollar Aid Appeal
West African mediators, trying to broker a peace deal between the Cote d'Ivoire government and rebels, handed both delegations in nearby Togo a fresh draft peace plan Thursday to… Read more »
November 21, 2002
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Special Court: Will it Hinder or Help?
Post-war Sierra Leone is being used as a kind of guinea-pig. Following in South Africa's footsteps it will have a Truth and Reconciliation Commission which is intended to allow the… Read more »
November 19, 2002
Sierra Leone: The Killing House of Kailahun
Earlier this year in Sierra Leone, photojournalist Ben Phillips came across a building which had all too obviously been the site of gross violence and cruelty during the years of… 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 11, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Peace Talks on Hold as Rebels Consult
Ivorian rebel representatives left the Togolese capital, Lome, to return to their stronghold in Cote dIvoire's central city of Bouake , to consult their colleagues and supporters… Read more »
November 05, 2002
Liberia: Embargo on Taylor Must Continue, Says UN Panel
A UN panel of experts established to probe the supply of weapons that fuels the Liberian conflict has just submitted its latest report to the UN Security Council in New York. Read more »
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