Vol 37 No 23 | SUDAN Arms against a sea of troubles 15th November 1996 Though the government appears to be on the offensive, it's really trying to save its life. The US is counter-attacking Washington is to send military aid to the Sudanese regime's opponents in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Uganda, officials have confirmed to Africa Confidential. The aid is worth nearly US$20...
Vol 37 No 22 | SUDAN Private guns 1st November 1996 The National Islamic Front government is negotiating for a private army to help guard Southern oilfields. They appear to favour Executive Outcomes, based in South Africa with offices...
Vol 37 No 21 | SOMALIA Hussein is not Aydeed 18th October 1996 A peace deal of sorts has been struck as some of the old grudges are buried Things had to change with the death of General Mohamed Farah Hassan 'Aydeed' on 1 August. The three main faction leaders – all Hawiye – may have begun...
Vol 37 No 21 | TANZANIA Against the odds 18th October 1996 Anti-corruption crusader Mrema is testing the government's democratic credentials After a good and popular start, President Benjamin Mkapa's anti- corruption campaign is running into trouble. His Finance Minister and friend, Professor Simon Mbilinyi, has been accused of...
Vol 37 No 21 | SUDAN Arming for trouble 18th October 1996 On the night of 27 September, 15 officers died testing explosives at El Mirkhayat military camp near Omdurman, we hear from military sources in Khartoum. The soldiers, scientists...
Vol 37 No 20 | UGANDA Four-wheel drive 4th October 1996 A border war and a budget deficit are the burdens on Uganda's 'no-party' democracy The honeymoon is over. The bills are now coming in for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni' s election campaign and the promises made in the heat of it. And...
Vol 37 No 20 | KENYA Bombs and plots 4th October 1996 Bombs, plots and opposition squabbles may get Moi and his government reelected in 1997 The bomb which exploded off Harambee Avenue, central Nairobi, on 15 September killed one person. It also pulverised the southern part of the Central Bureau of Statistics and...
Vol 37 No 20 | ETHIOPIA Heave ho 4th October 1996 President Issayas Aferworki has decided 'that the time isn't right' for Eritrea to take over Ethiopia's redundant navy. This would be seen as too provocative while Eritrea and...
Vol 37 No 19 | ETHIOPIA Hot pursuits 20th September 1996 Ethiopia is stepping up pressure on its opponents. Attacks early in August on Somalia-based Al Itahad Islamists (AC Vol 37 No 17) were followed by cross-border incursions west...
Vol 37 No 18 | BURUNDI Balance of terror 6th September 1996 With a narrowing support base, Buyoya has to make progress before the embargo bites The embargo imposed by Burundi's neighbours on 31 July, six days after the coup which put Major Pierre Buyoya back in power (AC Vol 37 Nos 15 &...