Vol 48 No 6 | SOMALIA Peacekeepers under fire 16th March 2007 Ethiopia is withdrawing its troops but the transitional government is yet to start serious reconciliation efforts The Ugandan troops who have arrived in Mogadishu did little to stop the shooting. There were 1,300 of them, the first contingent of the African Union Mission to...
Vol 48 No 6 | SOMALIA Which clan is in charge now? 16th March 2007 The two most powerful clans in southern Somalia are the Habr Gidir/Hawiye and the Darod (each with its own sub-clans). Habr Gidir elders and sheikhs led the Islamic...
Vol 48 No 6 | ETHIOPIABRITAIN The kidnap mystery 16th March 2007 The kidnap of hostages, Ethiopian and British, on 1 March was apparently the first operation of the Afar National Democratic Front (ANDF). It was a mistake. The original...
Vol 48 No 6 | SUDAN The thirsty wait for water 16th March 2007 Over 25,000 displaced people from Darfur have signed a petition calling for United Nations' peackeepers to come and protect them. They call for an end to violence, the...
Vol 48 No 5 | SUDAN First steps 2nd March 2007 The International Criminal Court has laid the main responsibility for war crimes in Darfur on the Khartoum regime. The ICC Prosecutor's Application says 'The majority of civilian deaths...
Vol 48 No 5 | SUDAN Southern front 2nd March 2007 On 15 February, heavily armed People's Defence Forces massed in the Nuba capital, Kadugli, shouting slogans against the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. SPLM Governor Ismail Khamis Jalab accused...
Vol 48 No 4 | KENYA Odinga and the Oranges 16th February 2007 The opposition alliance shows its fault-lines as it tries to choose a flagbearer Until this month, Raila Amolo Odinga's presidential plans were progressing well. As a workaholic activist, Odinga believed he had the public profile and national base to emerge as...
Vol 48 No 4 | KENYA Ethnic alarums 16th February 2007 More than most countries, Kenya's politics is about winning over ethnic constituencies and building powerful coalitions. Recently, Kenyans have heard warnings about the dangers of ethnic violence ahead...
Vol 48 No 4 | SUDAN The commanders confer 16th February 2007 Darfur's rebel commanders are to meet and hammer out a common position ahead of a new round of peace talks The Darfur rebel commanders' conference may have taken weeks to become reality but it is increasingly seen as a necessary stage if peace is to return to the...
Vol 48 No 4 | SUDAN Who counts in the Darfur rebellion? 16th February 2007 Adam Bakhit: a Zaghawa of the Wogi clan, he stood against Minni Arkou Minnawi for the Sudan Liberation Movement leadership during the 2005 Haskanita conference. He returned to...