February 20, 2002
Madagascar: Opposition Leader Says Transitional Government to Take Power Friday
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 14, 2002
Sudan: US Should "Supervise" Peace Talks - Foreign Minister
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 05, 2002
Eritrea: National Assembly Endorses Press Clampdown, Sticks to One-Party System
A report submitted to Eritrea's National Assembly says a total of 1,584 forums of discussion and debate were held in 298 places, taking a total of 5,075 hours to discuss the draft… Read more »
January 21, 2002
Somalia: Somalia and the United States: A Long and Troubled History
The arrival of the film "Blackhawk Down" in cinemas in the United States and around the world reminded Americans that Somalia has never been far from the center of Washington's… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Devastated Congo Needs More Help', Say Relief Agencies
International humanitarian agencies need more help quickly if they are to adequately provide for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who fled last week's eruption of… Read more »
January 17, 2002
Somalia: No Need for Military Action, Says Sudan Envoy
The Sudanese government has recently hosted the Igad regional summit which called for stepping up the fight against terrorism. Sudanese officials say all governments in the region,… Read more »
January 16, 2002
Somalia: Djibouti Envoy Says 'Fight Terrorism but Help Somalia'
Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh recently criticised the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for failing to achieve a united stand on Somalia, which shares a… Read more »
December 23, 2001
Somalia: Hints of Military Action Cause Puzzlement, Worry
Is Somalia likely to be targeted for U.S. military intervention in a "second phase" of the war against terror? The Bush administration isn't making any definitive statements but… Read more »
December 07, 2001
Sudan: Did US Ignore Khartoum Offer to Help Stop Bin Laden?
Did the Clinton Administration miss the chance to stop Osama Bin Laden in Sudan? Read more »
November 28, 2001
Sudan: U.S. Team To Khartoum Next Week
A seven-person U.S. "technical team" will head to Sudan December 7 to follow-up on peace proposals made by President Bush's special peace envoy, former Senator John Danforth. The… Read more »
November 27, 2001
Somalia: Hasty Judgement On Somalia Dangerous, Warn Experts
The accusation that Somalia is a terrorist state is based on deduction and supposition, not proven fact, according to Ken Menkhaus, an associate professor at Davidson College who… Read more »
November 21, 2001
Africa: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Clinton's Africa Secretary on the Continent's Prospects
Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the Clinton Administration, was a key figure during a time of challenging transformation and turmoil in Africa… Read more »
Africa: Clinton's Africa Secretary Reviews Record, Doubts Sudan Peace Prospects
President Bush's special peace envoy to Sudan, former Senator John Danforth, is "absolutely right" to be doubtful about the chances of reaching a peace settlement, says former… Read more »
November 19, 2001
Sudan: 'We're Not a Terrorist State,' Says Khartoum's Ambassador
At the end of a three-day visit to Sudan, U.S. envoy John Danforth seemed pessimistic about any immediate prospects for a settlement of the civil war, telling reporters at a press… Read more »
November 16, 2001
Sudan: U.S. House Names Conferees to Resolve "Peace Act" Differences
In an unexpected action Thursday, 15 House members were named by Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) to serve on a conference committee to resolve differing House and Senate versions of… Read more »
November 14, 2001
Sudan: Bush Envoy Begins Peace Efforts, Targets Nuba Mountains
The United States' new peace envoy to Sudan, former Senator John Danforth, has presented a four-point plan to the Sudanese government, in a fresh effort to broker a peace deal… Read more »
November 13, 2001
Burundi: Armed Rebels Will Come To The Table, Insists Mandela
Despite the fact that two Hutu rebel groups continue to wage war against the government, the peace in Burundi will hold and firm up, former South African President Nelson Mandela… Read more »
October 10, 2001
Eritrea: Crackdown on Dissidents Continues
The arrests of three more prominent government opponents in Eritrea over the past few days indicate that the month-long clampdown on dissidents is not slowing despite strong… Read more »
October 05, 2001
Eritrea: Eritrean Critic Urges Government to Relent on Dissidents
In 1991, the new government of just-liberated Eritrea requested the help Bereket Selassie in drafting a constitution for the new nation and he became chair of the Consitutional… Read more »
September 27, 2001
Eritrea: It's an Issue of National Security, Not Politics, Says Ambassador
Questions still surround last week's arrest and detention of 11 senior members of the ruling party and government in Eritrea. Although the government has not formally detailed the… Read more »
September 26, 2001
Eritrea: Party Puts its Case Against Dissidents
Eritreas ruling party, the Eritrean Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) has published its explanation for last weeks arrests of the dissident party and government… Read more »
September 24, 2001
Comoros: Military Stage New Coup in Comoros
Less than two months after former military ruler Said Abeid was deposed, another coup d'etat was reported Monday on the Comoro island of Anjouan, situated in the Indian Ocean off… Read more »
September 21, 2001
Eritrea: Paper Trail That Put Eritrea's Dissidents in Jail
The arrest this week of 11 of the 15 signatories of a dissident letter addressed to President Isaias Afewerki, was the latest move in a war of attrition that has been going on… Read more »
September 20, 2001
Eritrea: Dissidents Arrested, Newspapers Closed
"No one expected this to happen," says Mehret Ghebreyesus, an Eritrean living in Washington, D.C., "at least those of us who fully supported the government didn't." In an article… Read more »
September 06, 2001
Sudan: Special Envoy To Probe 'Will' For Peace
President Bush has appointed former Missouri Senator John C. Danforth as special envoy to Sudan. In a Rose Garden ceremony Thursday at the White House, Bush declared, "I am under… Read more »
