Vol 44 No 5 | NIGERIA The battle in the states 7th March 2003 The ruling PDP's grip on the state governors is under attack from all sides Nigeria's 36 state governors have proved a durable crowd. All but two of those elected in 1999 are to stand again for the same party in April's elections (AC Vol 43 No 25). All the...
Vol 44 No 5 | NIGERIAFRANCEAFRICA Jacques is back 7th March 2003 France's triumphal return to Africa is marred only slightly by the tricky problems it faces there It was an impressive turnout. Forty-two heads of state or government braved the icy cold of Paris and its unlovely Porte Maillot conference centre for the biennial Franco-African ...
Vol 44 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Model justice, for some 21st February 2003 War crimes trials start this year but the causes of the war still fester Some 20 to 30 people accused of the most heinous crimes in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war are to be tried this year at the Special Court in Freetown, operating from Slovenian-made...
Vol 44 No 3 | NIGERIA A victory for the generals 7th February 2003 A soldier - serving or retired - will be running Nigeria by June after a hard fought election Nigerians now have a choice of presidential candidates in the 19 April election which almost exactly reflects the nation's schisms and idiosyncrasies (AC Vol 43 No 25 & Vol 44 ...
Vol 44 No 3 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE No deal 7th February 2003 France's efforts to impose a peace accord have failed. Côte d'Ivoire will now dominate the Franco-African summit in Paris on 19-21 February, far more than the controversial p...
Vol 44 No 2 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Foul play 24th January 2003 Delegates talk peace in Paris but back home the killings continue and divisions deepen Major changes to laws on eligibility to hold political office and to own land have been outlined by Côte d'Ivoire's political parties and rebel movements meeting in France si...
Vol 44 No 2 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Fradique's new front 24th January 2003 A newcomer to oil finds that old deals with foreign friends gum up the works The standoff between President Fradique de Menezes and oil interests in Nigeria, Norway and the United States blocks development of São Tomé e Príncipe's offsh...
Vol 44 No 2 | SENEGAL Rallying round 24th January 2003 Sindiély Wade, daughter of President Abdoulaye Wade, chose to compete in the Paris-Dakar rally the one year the rally came nowhere near the Senegalese capital. Part of Nissa...
Vol 43 No 25 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE A new front opens 20th December 2002 France is determined to enforce the peace but may find the latest rebels hard to handle The images of frightened Ivorian people with bundles of possessions on their heads are even more shocking because the refugees are fleeing down well maintained tarmac roads with a ...
Vol 43 No 25 | NIGERIA Election year 20th December 2002 The main milestone in preparations for the 2003 elections will be the Nominating Convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on 3-5 January, probably at Eagle Square, A...