May 30, 2002
Sudan: U.S. Diplomat Posted To Khartoum
Jeffery Millington, formerly State Department Director for East African Affairs, has been posted to Sudan as United States charge d'affaires. Millington is the first American… Read more »
May 22, 2002
Sudan: US Throws Weight Behind Igad-led Peace Process
The U.S. has apparently decided to throw more of its political and financial weight behind Kenyan-led efforts within the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) aimed at… Read more »
May 13, 2002
Uganda: Economic Growth Doesn't Equate With Democracy, Says Museveni Opponent
Dr. Kizza Besigye, a retired colonel who ran against President Yoweri Museveni in Uganda's elections last year, and lost, says the whole exercise was fraudulent. Governments that… Read more »
May 10, 2002
East Africa: Uncertain Surrounding Climate Won't Undermine Somaliland, Says Rep
Since proclaiming independence from Somalia 11 years ago, just a few months after the ouster of General Siad Barre in June 1991, the former British Protectorate of Somaliland has… Read more »
May 09, 2002
Madagascar: US Hopes Wade's Second Round of Talks will Resolve Crisis
As tensions mount in Madagascar the U.S. government is clinging to the hope that new talks in Senegal will break the political impasse on the island nation. An economic blockade is… Read more »
May 08, 2002
Uganda: Museveni in US to Seek Investment, Attack Protectionism
Although Congo's ongoing conflict was an important part of discussions Uganda president Yoweri Museveni held with Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor… Read more »
April 29, 2002
Madagascar: High Court Gives Ravalomanana Presidency
Madagascar's High Constitutional Court has ruled that challenger Marc Ravalomanana won the presidency in December's election. The court said Monday that its recount showed… Read more »
April 28, 2002
Madagascar: Political Standoff Threatens Future
The Indian Ocean Island that has been hailed as an emerging economic success story is on the brink of chaos, according to opponents of ousted Madagascar president Didier Ratsiraka. Read more »
April 25, 2002
East Africa: Controversy Continues to Dog Major World Bank Projects
"Everybody is talking about development effectiveness, but the question is, how do you measure it? ...So what we are trying to do now is to pull together a meeting in June at which… Read more »
April 23, 2002
Madagascar: Recount of December Poll's Votes Begins
Four days after a peace deal for Madagascar was signed in Senegal, a recount of the disputed presidential election results began this week, Monday. The recount was one of the key… Read more »
April 18, 2002
Madagascar: Rival Presidents Strike Peace Deal in Senegal
The two rival presidents of Madagascar have signed a landmark power-sharing peace deal, late Thursday morning, in Senegal. Read more »
April 17, 2002
Madagascar: Rival Presidents Embrace in Senegal, Disputed Election Results Annulled
The two rival presidents of Madagascar met face to face on Wednesday, in an unprecedented peace gesture organised by the Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, under the auspices of… Read more »
Madagascar: African Leaders Open Mediation Efforts, Meet Rival Presidents
The rival presidents of Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka, and Marc Ravalomanana held separate late-night talks, Tuesday, in Senegal, with President Abdoulaye Wade and other African… Read more »
April 16, 2002
Madagascar: Presidential Rivals Set to Meet in Senegal
The self-proclaimed president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, arrived in Senegal on Tuesday, ahead of his rival, the sitting president, Didier Ratsiraka, who was expected in the… Read more »
April 09, 2002
Sudan: No Training Camps Planned, Says Envoy
"We are not going to operate any camps to train terrorists in our country," Sudan's ambassador to the United States, Khidir Haroun Ahmed, told allAfrica.com. "But the Sudanese… Read more »
March 29, 2001
Madagascar: Madagascar's Incumbent President, Didier Ratsiraka, Speaks
The political standoff continues in Madagascar, following disputed elections in December 2001. Marc Ravalomanana, who claims to have won an outright majority, is still trying to… Read more »
March 28, 2002
Madagascar: Ravalomanana's Prime Minister Speaks
Jacques Sylla, the Prime Minister appointed by Madagascar's unofficial President Marc Ravalomanana, has presented his government programme to the National Assembly in the Malagasy… Read more »
March 26, 2002
Sudan: Government, Rebels Sign Promise not to Target Civilians
The government of Sudan and the rebel Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement and Army (SPLA/M) signed off on an agreement banning deliberate, targeted attacks on civilians, Tuesday.… Read more »
Madagascar: Protesters Prevent Army Takeover of National Assembly Building
Supporters of Madagascar's self-proclaimed President, Marc Ravalomanana, set up barricades in central Antananarivo, Monday, blocking an attempt to take control of the National… Read more »
March 14, 2002
Zimbabwe: Key African States Endorse Mugabe Victory, the West Condemns It
International reaction to the controversial re-election of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to another six year term varied widely. African observers generally approved of his… Read more »
March 11, 2002
Madagascar: Anxiety Grows over Outcome of Madagascar Crisis
Madagascar's opposition took control of the defense ministry over the weekend, strengthening its grip on power in a dispute over the outcome of presidential elections two months… Read more »
March 10, 2002
Madagascar: Presidential Claimant Gains Ground in Madagascar as Threats Loom
The continuing constitutional crisis in Madagascar poses a difficult question for the international community. Is the Indian Ocean island nation in the process of a "popular power"… Read more »
March 06, 2002
Madagascar: OAU 'Contact Group' Returns to Broker Talks
An Organization of African Unity (OAU) "contact group" arrived in Madagascar, Wednesday, to begin talks aimed at re-uniting the now-split island state. The team is led by former… Read more »
Madagascar: Ravalomanana Minister Spells Out Strategy, Pays Civil Servants
Madagascar now has two governments. One is led by the incumbent, President Didier Ratsiraka, effectively banished from the capital city, Antananarivo, and operating out of a… Read more »
March 04, 2002
Madagascar: 'President' Ravalomanana Presents his New 'Cabinet'
Madagascar's opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, who was 'sworn in' as president in an unofficial ceremony ten days ago, has presented members of his cabinet to the people and… Read more »