Vol 41 No 18 | KENYA A soldier's story 15th September 2000 Political risk and ethnic balance weigh heavily as President Moi decides whether the army chief should go His close friends wouldn't claim that Lieutenant General Daudi Tonje is a popular head of the armed forces but they insist he's a good one. Few in the...
Vol 41 No 18 | KENYA Breakfast at the bank 15th September 2000 The Moi government had to beg and now cannot choose The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund wanted to keep secret their breakfast meeting with President Daniel arap Moi on 7 September in New York. It was...
Vol 41 No 18 | KENYA Heavy commitments 15th September 2000 No African government has faced stricter conditions than those approved for Kenya by the International Monetary Fund board in late July, in its Memorandum of Economic and Financial...
Vol 41 No 18 | SUDAN A bell rings 15th September 2000 A multinational part-owned by the World Bank's International Finance Corporation is making a deal with Sudan Telecom (Sudatel), a majority of whose shares are controlled by the National...
Vol 41 No 17 | BURUNDI Under Kilimanjaro 1st September 2000 This rushed peace accord with little political will behind it may worsen the conflict The clearest thing about the accord signed in Arusha on 28 August is its lack of finality and substance. None of the key issues - such as the...
Vol 41 No 17 | SOMALIA Possible president 1st September 2000 Is there a new president in Somalia? Not quite. But Abdulkassim Salat Hassan, who took the oath of office on August 20, is the nearest thing the country...
Vol 41 No 16 | SUDANUNITED KINGDOM Intimidation 4th August 2000 Some of the questions we ask may be too personal but our aim is to ensure that you will not become a burden on the British taxpayer'. This...
Vol 41 No 14 | KENYA A tangled web 7th July 2000 The government opposes land-grabs, which could threaten its own estates 'We do not wish to be infected by the Zimbabwe virus'. That was how the head of Kenya's civil service, Richard Leakey, reacted to press reports in early...
Vol 41 No 14 | SUDAN Hall of mirrors II 7th July 2000 Due to Transatlantic crossed wires, we said 'the son of TotalFina boss Thierry Desmarest is married to Canadian Premier Jean Chrétien's daughter, provoking discussions in parliament and the...
Vol 41 No 13 | SUDAN Hall of Mirrors 23rd June 2000 The Khartoum regime is brutal and repressive but the UN may lift sanctions The National Islamic Front government's bid to get United Nations sanctions lifted and claim a seat at the international table is reaching a climax. It could well succeed....