Vol 38 No 20 | AFRICA On the cybermap 10th October 1997 New telecommunications technology may be expensive but it's coming to Africa – fast The internet and Africa might look like an odd couple, when only 12 million out of around 700 million people have telephones. Yet there is great excitement in...
Vol 38 No 20 | AFRICA Net politics 10th October 1997 Since 1993, when only South Africa, Tunisia and Algeria had internet connectivity, there has been a vast expansion of web providers and services in Africa. Now only a...
Vol 38 No 18 | AFRICABRITAIN Diana 12th September 1997 The international media did not reflect how much Africa mourned Princess Diana. This was left to the hundreds of newspapers and broadcasting stations on the continent for which...
Vol 38 No 17 | NIGERIAAFRICA Fela and his heirs 29th August 1997 As millions mourn the passing of the Afrobeat King and his pioneering work, Africa's music industry is stronger than ever 'When I am President', intoned Fela Anikulapo Kuti at the height of his political campaigning, 'all Africa will dance to my music'. His political ambitions were unfulfilled but...
Vol 38 No 16 | UNITED STATESAFRICA White ops... 1st August 1997 Reaction to the launch of the USA's new crisis response is mixed In a week when France announced 40 per cent cuts in its military presence in Africa, it was galled to see United States troops land in Senegal and...
Vol 38 No 16 | UNITED STATESAFRICA ...and black ops 1st August 1997 Was the United States militarily involved in overthrowing Zaïrean President Mobutu Sese Seko? (AC Vol 38 No 13). This is the question that lies behind a Congressional enquiry...
Vol 38 No 15 | FRANCEAFRICA Après le déluge – quoi? 18th July 1997 Paris wants to recoup its losses – diplomatic and commercial – after a series of disasters The triumph of the Parti Socialiste in Gaullist President Jacques Chirac's misjudged snap elections in May-June and the palpable failure of French strategy in Central Africa have precipitated...
Vol 38 No 12 | AFRICA Naming names 6th June 1997 Human rights violators are on trial but where does justice meet reconciliation? Signs are everywhere that Africa is trying to deal with the trauma of genocide, conflict and dictatorship by bringing human rights violators to justice – or at least...
Vol 38 No 12 | FRANCEAFRICA Nouveaux venus 6th June 1997 The Parti Socialiste victory in France's general elections of 25 May and 1 June gave heart to opposition parties in Francophone countries whose leaders are close to French...
Vol 38 No 11 | AFRICABRITAIN New arrivals – north and south 23rd May 1997 Tony Blair's modernised Labour Party has come to power at a time of rapid change and growing hopes for Africa The departure from power of the British Conservative Party (after 18 years) on 2 May and that of Mobutu Sese Seko (after 32 years) on 17 May, in...