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 »
July 30, 2002
Central Africa: Kabila And Kagame Sign Ambitious Congo Peace Deal
South African President Thabo Mbeki described the signing Tuesday of a highly ambitious peace accord between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as "a bright day for the… Read more »
Africa: 'Momentum' in Sudan, 'First Step' In Congo/Rwanda Conflict - Kansteiner
The security pact signed Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa by President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame is "a terrific… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Not Pressuring Nigeria On OPEC, Says Kansteiner
The United States is not pressuring Nigeria to pull out of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Walter Kansteiner… Read more »
Central Africa: Congo, Rwanda to Sign Landmark Security Pact, but Peace Not Guaranteed
The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are expected to sign an agreement, in South Africa, Tuesday, that may be the first step towards helping end the… Read more »
July 22, 2002
Central Africa: Congo and Rwanda Agree Peace Deal, says South Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have reached agreement on steps to end the four year conflict in the DRC, South African negotiators announced on Monday. Read more »
July 10, 2002
Africa: AU Summit Closes On Uncertain Note
The first ever African Union summit ended Wednesday, with a common pledge from the assembled leaders to bring meaningful change to the continent to benefit their peoples. Read more »
July 05, 2002
Africa: OAU Stands Aloof on Madagascar, Despite Departure of Ratsiraka
Despite the departure to Seychelles on Friday of the embattled erstwhile leader of Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka - and the official recognition of his rival Marc Ravalomanana by… Read more »
June 27, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: No Meaningful Sign Of Rwanda Peace Commitment, Says Congo Civil Society Leader
A United Nations investigator has accused Rwandan-backed rebels of the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD-Goma) of massacring more than 150 people last month, and warned that… Read more »
Madagascar: US Recognizes Ravalomanana, Unfreezes Assets
In a surprise move, the United States became the first major world power to formally recognize the government of Marc Ravalomanana in Madagascar. A letter to that effect from… Read more »
June 21, 2002
Rwanda: 'Talk Tough' To Kinshasa, Says Kagame Envoy
Agreement reached during Inter-Congolese Dialogue in Sun City, South Africa, has been rejected by Rwanda, thus continuing to cloud peace prospects in the huge central African… Read more »
June 10, 2002
Madagascar: Inconclusive Outcome to 'Dakar II' Leaves Uncertainty
The people of Madagascar must be nervously wondering about the prospects for peace on their island, now that their two rival leaders - both of whom lay claim to the presidency -… Read more »
June 08, 2002
Madagascar: Rivals Set For Fresh Talks In Senegal
It has been dubbed Dakar 2 -- the latest peace mediation effort by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, seeking to bring Madagascar's two rival presidents together and resolve the… Read more »
June 01, 2002
Sudan: Oil, Power and Religion Complicate U.S. Peace Thrust for Sudan
The night before the arrival of the head of the United States aid agency in Sudan, a Sudanese government aircraft bombed a village he was to visit in the rebel-controlled southern… Read more »