Vol 42 No 6 | KENYA Rose thou art sick 23rd March 2001 The position of Civil Service chief Richard Leakey is threatened by court proceedings alleging that he unconstitutionally intervened in a fraud case against the Dutch Bank ABN-Amro. The...
Vol 42 No 6 | ETHIOPIA Meles the winner 23rd March 2001 It's been a tough few weeks for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Eritrean intransigence over the United Nations' Temporary Security Zone between the two armies has delayed implementation of...
Vol 42 No 5 | KENYA Cat and mouse 9th March 2001 Constitutionally President Moi must step down from office but he may still hold onto the levers of power When President Daniel arap Moi met the President of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Horst Köhler, Kenya's stalled economic...
Vol 42 No 5 | KENYA Bretton Woods at Dunsinane 9th March 2001 Kenya knew that World Bank President James Wolfensohn and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Köhler wanted to meet Daniel arap Moi in person, with no advisors or...
Vol 42 No 5 | BURUNDI Against Arusha 9th March 2001 Rebel militias are stepping up the pressure as Burundi mediator Nelson Mandela drives the peace talks forward. Some 40,000 people have fled the fighting in northern Bujumbura since...
Vol 42 No 4 | ERITREA Winter in Asmara 23rd February 2001 President Issayas is freezing some of his key officials out of politics For the first time in his political life, President Issayas Aferworki faces serious challenges from his political peers. There is now a substantial group within the ruling People's...
Vol 42 No 4 | ETHIOPIA Gim-Gema in Ethiopia 23rd February 2001 Ethiopia, like Eritrea, is conducting a post-war reassessment (gim-gema), covering the decade since the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) took power. When it is complete, Prime Minister...
Vol 42 No 4 | TANZANIA Revolution revisited 23rd February 2001 Zanzibar's old passions have upset a nation proud of peace Oh dear! The media had exaggerated reports of Zanzibar's troubles, some foreign embassies were biased in favour of the opposition Civic United Front (CUF), foreign election observers had...
Vol 42 No 4 | SUDAN Back to gaol 23rd February 2001 The arrest of the National Islamic Front government's founding father, Hassan el Turabi, on 21 February sent ripples of glee through Sudanese communities: the previous two times he...
Vol 42 No 3 | DJIBOUTI World record? 9th February 2001 Many have been surprised to learn that Djibouti had Africa's - and possibly the world's - longest-serving Prime Minister. For most people, this fact emerged only when Barkad...