Vol 39 No 6 | UNITED STATESAFRICA African roadshow rolls 20th March 1998 At last there are signs of Washington's new thinking on Africa as President Clinton sets off on a six-stop tour Above all, President Bill Clinton’s 23 March - 2 April trip to Africa is an attempt to change the American perception of Africa: that the world’s poorest continent...
Vol 39 No 3 | ETHIOPIAUNITED STATES No frills 6th February 1998 p>General Anthony Zenny paid his first visit to Ethiopia as Commander, United States Central Command (which includes Ethiopia), on 22 January. A marine who served with US forces...
Vol 38 No 24 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Madeleine's mission 5th December 1997 Washington's new Africa team is concentrating its fire on Central Africa with the Secretary of State's six nation hop this month Due to land in Addis Ababa on 9 December, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will start her six-nation hop with an address to the Organisation of African Unity....
Vol 38 No 19 | CONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Washington quandary 29th September 1997 The US government juggles carrot and stick while business scoops a mineral map Should the United States and other potential donors make economic assistance conditional upon whether the new Congo government allows the United Nations' inquiry into refugee massacres to proceed?...
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 16 | SUDANUNITED STATES You didn't hear this 1st August 1997 'Ignore statements made in the next two months by the US Ambassador to Khartoum'. This is the extraordinary advice which US officials have given (discreetly and verbally) to...
Vol 38 No 15 | SUDANUNITED STATES Great Satan joins the fray 18th July 1997 As Sudan's conflict threatens to spread, Washington policy- makers are contemplating the fall of the National Islamic Front Sudan is moving up Washington's agenda. After years of US ambiguity, those urging a tough line against Khartoum have won the argument over those favouring 'constructive engagement'. This...
Vol 38 No 15 | SUDANUNITED STATES Dialogue in dollars 18th July 1997 Conspicuous among those lobbying for dialogue with the National Islamic Front is US-born Mansoor Ijaz, the Pakistani-descended founding Chairman of Crescent Investment Management, which he says has a...
Vol 38 No 14 | LIBERIAUNITED STATES Taylor's gaolers 4th July 1997 Could the United States stomach a Charles Taylor presidency? And how would it cope with his US prison record? As General Services Agency director under Samuel Doe, Taylor...