Vol 46 No 16 | RWANDA Inside track 5th August 2005 Concern is mounting about the fate of army Spokesman and former Director of External Intelligence Colonel Patrick Karegeya, embroiled in a power struggle within the ruling Front Patriotique...
Vol 46 No 15 | SUDAN Freedom unfledged 22nd July 2005 Garang's mass welcome in Khartoum shocked the NIF - but doesn't guarantee his success As a million and a half cheering people rushed to see John Garang de Mabior's triumphant return to Khartoum after 22 years at war, the National Islamic Front...
Vol 46 No 15 | SUDAN Pressure points 22nd July 2005 The Islamist government is under unprecedented pressure but is skilled at bouncing back Forced to accept a non-Muslim, Southern rebel as First Vice-President and a draft constitution that promises the democracy it cannot risk, the Islamist government is under unprecedented pressure....
Vol 46 No 15 | UGANDA A tree, a house, a president 22nd July 2005 In a confused campaign, the referendum on multiparty politics is too close to call In the referendum on 28 July, voters will be asked to choose between two symbols: a tree for changing to multiparty politics, a house for continuing the 'no-party'...
Vol 46 No 14 | KENYA Making up 8th July 2005 The governing Rainbow Coalition looks united for a change. Will it last? After months of chaos and corruption charges, events are finally moving President Mwai Kibaki's way (AC Vol 46 Nos 10 and 13). The economy is growing faster, with...
Vol 46 No 14 | UGANDA Another third term 8th July 2005 Parliament's support on 28 June for a constitutional bill has unblocked the limit on how many terms a president can serve. It opens the way for President Yoweri...
Vol 46 No 13 | SOMALIA Diverted flight 24th June 2005 After more delays and disputes, some of the would-be government heads home When the new Transitional Federal Government (TFG) made its grand departure from Nairobi, representatives of the international community lined up to wish President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed well and...
Vol 46 No 13 | SOMALIA The clans line up 24th June 2005 The idea of the Transitional Federal Government was to share senior appointments proportionally: four for the big clans (Darod, Rahenweyn, Dir, Hawiye) and one-half for others, such as...
Vol 46 No 13 | BURUNDI Under new management 24th June 2005 The local government elections bring change and hope for a calmer future Burundi's politics have been transformed by the local government elections on 3 June. Firstly, they passed off peacefully, except in five communes of Bujumbura Rural Province, where the...
Vol 46 No 13 | ETHIOPIA Post-election massacre 24th June 2005 The power struggle has worsened in the ruling party following the surprise success of opposition parties in May's elections (AC Vol 46 No 11). Hardliners in the Ethiopian...