October 20, 2003
Gambia: Independent Newspaper Attacked by Arsonists
An independent Gambian newspaper with a history of reporting critically on the government of Yahya Jammeh has once again been the target of an attack apparently aimed at closing… Read more »
June 04, 2003
Africa: African Leaders Must 'Rescue' Zimbabwe, Says Harare Mayor
Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe has become an opposition stronghold, electing in March 2002 from the ranks of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) the city's Executive Mayor… Read more »
June 02, 2003
Zimbabwe: Police Crack Down on Anti-Government Protests, Opposition Leaders Held
A planned week of opposition demonstrations in Zimbabwe was disrupted by police, Monday, after the arrest of the countrys main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, and other… Read more »
March 24, 2003
Gambia: Rights Still Being 'Eroded' Says Gambian Opposition Leader
Wedged into the heart of Senegal, the tiny west African nation of Gambia is often overlooked. But the Gambia has had a difficult history, particularly during the past decade after… Read more »
February 17, 2003
Liberia: Tortured Journalist Hassan Bility Describes Six Months in Jail
Liberian journalist Hassan Bility was arrested with colleagues in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, in June 2002 and held incommunicado for almost six months as what the government… Read more »
January 01, 2003
Kenya: Kibaki Has Two-Year Window To Tackle Kenya's Corruption And Deliver On Promises, Says Analyst
Corruption, and the battle to curb it, was the oft-repeated election campaign message of both Kenya's new president, Mwai Kibaki and his National Rainbow Coalition (Narc), and of… Read more »
