Djibouti

AFRICA
Special Bibliography No. 159
Supplement No. 37

December 2004

Compiled by Joan T. Phillips
Bibliographer, Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL

Table of Contents

Djibouti

Internet Resources

Arab Net.
Available online at: http://www.arab.net/
General information about the countries of Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, and Tunisia.

Djibouti. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, August 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5482.htm

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/guideindex.html
"A Database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources. The documents included in the database are contributed by the governments of the members from the original, official texts which are deposited, by agreement of the members."

Political Resources on the Net: Africa.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/africa.htm
"Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world."

Books

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment: North Africa, Issue 14. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2004. 683 p.
For each country provides information such as: country profile, geography, natural resources, demography, infrastructure, internal affairs, external affairs, defense spending, armed forces, army, air forces, navy, security and foreign forces, procurement, defense production and R & D, and main economic indicators.
Book call no.: R 961 J33 iss.14 2004

Jane's World Air Forces, Issue 20, edited by Paul Jackson. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2004. 643 p.
Provides order of battle and inventory for each country's air force.
Book call no.: R 623.746 J33 iss.20 2004

Jane's World Armies, Issue 15, edited by James C. O'Halloran and others. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2004. 999 p.
Provides the following information for each country: national overview, armed forces overview, command and control, army organization, equipment in service, current developments and recent operations, procurement detail, and points of contact.
Book call no.: R 355.3 J33 iss.15 2004

The Military Balance 2003-2004. London, Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2003. 368 p.
Provides information about the military organization of each country.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2003/2004

Periodicals

Around the Navy: Joint Forces 'Mop up'. Navy Times 53:7 January 5, 2004.
"Marines - U.S. and Korean - along with U.S. sailors, soldiers and airmen, took part in a nuclear, biological and chemical attack preparedness exercise Dec. 16-18 at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti."

Djibouti. Military Technology 28:254 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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In Brief. Jane's Defence Weekly 41:20 February 4, 2004.
Brief articles include: U.S. Army sets up forward base in Ethiopia, Peacekeeping centre opens in Ghana, Djibouti, France stage joint exercise, and U.S., donates to Nigerian AIDS struggle.

Kime, Patricia. Ceremonial No More. Army Times 64:22 December 22, 2003.
Bravo Company, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment deployed to U.S. Central Command Operations in Djibouti.

Mazzetti, Mark. Not-so-Random Acts of Kindness. U.S. News & World Report 135:36 October 6, 2003.
"Discusses the humanitarian actions of some United States troops in Africa."
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Nyuot Yoh, John G. Peace Processes and Conflict Resolution in the Horn of Africa. African Security Review 12:83-93 August 2003.
Conflicts include those in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
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Political Freedom Rare in the Arab World. CQ Researcher 14:76-78 January 30, 2004.
Discussion includes fact of elections in Djibouti for national leaders.

Schofield, Clive. Horn of Africa Conflicts Threatened U.S. Anti-Terrorism Efforts. Jane's Intelligence Review 16:46-51 June 2004.

Equatorial Guinea

Internet Resources

Equatorial Guinea. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, August 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/7221.htm

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment: Central Africa, Issue 14. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2004. 755 p.
For each country provides information such as: country profile, geography, natural resources, demography, infrastructure, internal affairs, external affairs, defense spending, armed forces, army, air forces, navy, security and foreign forces, procurement, defense production and R & D, and main economic indicators.
Book call no.: R 967 J33 iss.14 2004

Periodicals

Bazid, Khalid. Mercenaries Cannot Stop Our Forward March. New African No.429:40-42 May 2004.
Interviews President Mbasago about the coup attempt and elections in his country.
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Eaves, Elisabeth. Spin Doctors Without Borders. Harper's 308:56-57 March 2004.
Lobbyist for Equatorial Guinea work to keep the U.S. Congress from setting sanctions against the country.
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Equatorial Guinea. Military Technology 28:255 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Equatorial Guinea: A Coup That Wasn't. Africa Confidential 44:8 November 7, 2003.
"Discusses a possible coup attempt in late October."

Equatorial Guinea: All in the Family. Africa Confidential 45:1-3 March 19, 2004.
"A failed plot to overthrow President Obiang is the first act in the unfolding succession drama."

Equatorial Guinea: Family at War. Africa Confidential 45:8 February 6, 2003.
"The network of family and Esangui clan ties that underpins the presidency of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is deeply divided."

Equatorial Guinea: Liberating the Liberator. Africa Confidential 45:8 June 11, 2004.
President Mbasogo "has thwarted a second mercenary-sponsored coup attempt in three months."

Equatorial Guinea: Private Estate. Africa Confidential 45:4-5 July 23, 2004.
"An astonishing report by U.S. legislators exposes some of the Obiang government's mass pilfering."

Equatorial Guinea: True Confessions. Africa Confidential 45:8 April 2, 2004.
Discusses a confession by Simon Mann in plotting a March coup.

Hilsum, Lindsey. Another Nice Friend for President Bush. New Statesman 132:30-31 December 8, 2003.
Relationship between Equatorial Guinea, the U. S. and oil.
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Jere, Janet and Shoko, Chipo. How Could the Mercenaries Get This Far. New African No.428:23 April 2004.
Reports "the arrests of alleged mercenaries in Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea.
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Mercenaries in Africa: The Fog and Dogs of War. Economist 370:45 March 20, 2004.
"An alleged coup plot and its murky aftermath."
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Olsen, Ted. Africa's Augustus? Christianity Today 47:23 September 2003.
President Nguema proclaimed God.
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Return to Malabo. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:12 November 2003.
"U.S. re-opens its diplomatic mission in Equatorial Guinea."

Tumanjong, Emmanuel T. Mounting Crisis. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:15-17 May 2004.
"Cameroon is jolted by allegations of complicity in the alleged plot to oust Equatorial Guinea's President Mbasago. Malabo's decision to expel hundreds of Cameroonians over the affair is stoking the diplomatic standoff between the two countries."

Wines, Michael. Accused Plotters Ask South Africa's Help. New York Times 153:A12 May 26, 2004.
70 men accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea plead for South Africa to intervene in their possible extradition from Zimbabwe to Equatorial Guinea.

Eritrea

Internet Resources

Eritrea. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, March 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2854.htm

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Africa Contemporary Record, Volume 27 1998-2000, edited by Colin Legum. New York, Africana Publishing, 2004. 1 vol.
Ethiopia and Eritrea: Cry Havoc! Background to War by Thomas P. Ofcansky, pp A3-A15.
Book call no.: 960 A2584 v.27 1998/2000

Baechler, Gunther and others. Transformation of Resource Conflicts: Approach and Instruments. New York, Peter Lang, 2002. 558 p.
See table of contents for sections on Eritrea.
Book call no.: 333.7 T772

Favali, Lyda and Pateman, Roy. Blood, Land, and Sex: Legal and Political Pluralism in Eritrea. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, 2003.
Book call no.: 340.52635 F272b

Periodicals

Abbink, Jon. Ethiopia-Eritrea: Proxy Wars and Prospects of Peace in the Horn of Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Studies 21:407-425 September 2003.

Balche, Ed. Horn of Africa Peace Process Stalls. Jane's Intelligence Review 15:2 December 2003.
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Dagne, Theodros. Humanitarian Crises in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Mediterranean Quarterly 15:38-47 Spring 2004.
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Eritrea. Military Technology 28:255-256 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Eritrea: A New Weapon of Oppression. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:8 July 2004.
Eritrea bans mobile phones for most of its people.

Eritrea/Ethiopia: War Drift. Africa Confidential 44:8 September 12, 2003.
UN troops remain in the border area between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Girma, H. E. Eritrea and the Horn of Africa: U.S. Strategic Interest? Vital Speeches 70:140-142 December 15, 2003.
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The Great Sugar Shortage in Eritrea: Sweet Nothing. Economist 370:45 February 21, 2004.
"A country's last luxury vanishes."
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Neethling, Theo. Keeping the Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Reflections on the Involvement of the UN and Other Role-Players. Africa Insight 34:56-64 March 2004.

Schofield, Clive. Tensions Rise on the Eritrean-Ethiopian Border. Jane's Intelligence Review 16:46-49 July 2004.
"Increased border tensions coupled with deadlock in the Eritrean-Ethiopian peace process have reinforced perceptions that a final resolution to the demarcation issue remains far off."

Smith, Chris. Precision Mourning. New African No.421:22 August/September 2003.
"The government chose Martyrs Day this year to announce the deaths of every fighter who had been killed or died during the three-year war."
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Ethiopia

Internet Resources

Cyber Ethiopia.
Available online at: http://www.cyberethiopia.com/
Gathers news and information about Ethiopia.

Ethiopia. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, April 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2859.htm

Ethiopia Faces Severe Malaria Epidemic. Lancet 362: December 20, 2003. 1 p.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url,uid&db=aph&an=11735086

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/guideindex.html
"A Database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources. The documents included in the database are contributed by the governments of the members from the original, official texts which are deposited, by agreement of the members."

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

The African State: Reconsiderations, edited by Abdi Ismail Samatar and Ahmed I. Samatar. Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann, 2002. 286 p.
Ethiopia: State Building or Imperial Revival? by Kidane Mengisteab, pp 177-190.
Book call no.: 320.3 A258

Baechler, Gunther and others. Transformation of Resource Conflicts: Approach and Instruments. New York, Peter Lang, 2002. 558 p.
See table of contents for sections on Ethiopia.
Book call no.: 333.7 T772

Election Observation and Democratization in Africa, edited by Jon Abbink and Gerti Hesseling. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 324 p.
The Organization and Observation of Elections in Federal Ethiopia: Retrospect and Prospect by J. Abbink, pp 150-179.
Book call no.: 324.967 E38

Ethiopia since the Derg: A Decade of Democratic Pretension and Performance, edited by Siegfried Pausewang and others. New York, Zed Books, 2002. 254 p.
Book call no.: 320.963 E84

Multi-Party Elections in Africa, edited by Michael Cowen and Liisa Laakso. New York, Palgrave, 2002. 387 p.
Beyond the Silences of Women in Ethiopian Politics by Eva Poluha, pp 60-74.
Book call no.: 324.967 M961

Parker, Ben. Ethiopia: Breaking New Ground. Rev. ed. Oxford, Great Britain, Oxfam, 2003. 72 p. (Oxfam Country Profile)
Book call no.: 963.07 P238e

The Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective, edited by Robert Gellately and Ben Kiernan. New York, Cambridge University, 2003. 396 p.
Genocide in Cambodia and Ethiopia by Edward Kissi, pp 307-323.
Book call no.: 304.66309 S741

Periodicals

Abbink Jon. Ethiopia-Eritrea: Proxy Wars and Prospects of Peace in the Horn of Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Studies 21:407-425 September 2003.

Balche, Ed. Horn of Africa Peace Process Stalls. Jane's Intelligence Review 15:2 December 2003.
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Belay, Tamru E. The Blind Innovate for Information Technology. UN Chronicle 40:43-44 December-February 2003.
"A group of blind volunteers in Ethiopia are working hard to transfer adaptive technology to their developing nation."
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Brodine, Stephanie K. and others. Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Knowledge and Risk Factors in Ethiopian Military Personnel. Military Medicine 169:221-226 March 2004.
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Bunmi, Akpata-Ohohe. Ethiopia: An Uncertain Journey Back Home. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:6-7 February 2004.
Ethiopian Jews are being allowed to move to Israel.

Dirty Business. New Internationalist No.363:25 December 2003.
Pollution caused by a sugar refining plant in Ethiopia.
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Do Something. New Republic 231:7 July 5, 2004.
Urges the United States to do something about the genocide in Sudan.
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Elliesen, Tillmann. Imported Dependency: Food Aid to Ethiopia Causes More Problems Than It Solves. Africa Insight 34:65-68 March 2004.

Eritrea/Ethiopia: War Drift. Africa Confidential 44:8 September 12, 2003.
UN troops remain in the border area between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Ethiopia. Military Technology 28:256 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Ethiopia and the Challenge of Diversity. Africa Insight 34:50-55 March 2004.

Ethiopia: Compassion Fatigue. Africa Confidential 45:8 January 23, 2003.

Ethiopia: More Killings. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:10 March 2004.
"Dozens of people are reported to have been killed and renewed hostility in Ethiopia's tense Gambella region."

Ethiopia: Murder in Gambella. Africa Confidential 45:5-6 March 19, 2004.
"Massacres near the Sudan border show the problems of ethnic provinces - and oil."

Ethiopian Crisis Severe Say Aid Units. Christian Century 120:16-17 September 20, 2003.
Food shortage in Ethiopia.

Graham-Rowe, Duncan. Aircraft Risk Navigation Error. New Scientist 179:8 August 23, 2003.
Probes the reasons for a near miss on an airline flight from London to Ethiopia.
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Haileselassie, Ayenew. Ethiopia Struggle over Land Reform. World Press Review 51:32-33 April 2004.
"In an attempt to combat vast food shortages, Ethiopia's government is weighing whether to privatize arable land to increase its productivity."

Kebede, Messay. Inquiry into the Seabed of Radicalism: The Case of the Ethiopian Educated Elite. Africa Insight 34:23-31 March 2004.

Klomegah, Kester. More Arms, Less Food? New African No.427:19 March 2004.
"Reports from Moscow on the new deal to upgrade Ethiopian MIG fighters."
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McGill, Doug. Again and Again. New Republic 231:17-18 July 19, 2004.
Human rights violations in Ethiopia.
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Neethling, Theo. Keeping the Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Reflections on the Involvement of the UN and Other Role-Players. Africa Insight 34:56-64 March 2004.

Nega, Berhanu. Ethiopia State after One Generation. Africa Insight 34:6-13 March 2004.
"Based on a talk first presented at a Vision 2020 Ethiopian conference, organized by the Ethiopian Economists' Association."

Orthodox Agency Joins Ethiopian AIDS Battle. Christian Century 121:18 February 24, 2004.
U.S. Eastern Orthodox Churches bring relief to those suffering from AIDS in Ethiopia.
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People Aren't Cattle. Economist 371:50 July 17, 2004.
"Is mass resettlement really the way to solve Ethiopia's food shortage?"
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Powers, John M. Giving Financial Aid to Ethiopian Attacks. Insight on the News 20:10 March 16, 2004.
Ethiopian troops attack the Anuak tribe.
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Press Freedom in Eritrea: Where Even the Snoops Are Bored. Economist 369:46 November 8, 2003.
Government control the news media.
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Rosenhack, Dan. Chemical Weapons: Who Used Them and Where. New Statesman, 17, 132: August 25, 2003.
Chart indicates uses of chemical weapons in various countries.
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Tareke, Gebru. From Af Abet to Shire: The Defeat and Demise of Ethiopia's 'Red' Army 1988-89. Journal of Modern African Studies 42:239-281 June 2004.

Tegegn, Melakou and others. Ethiopia: Challenges from the Past, Challenges for the Future. Africa Insight 34:2-5 March 2004.

Tegegn, Melakou. From Social Revolution to Social Regression: Ethiopia, 1974-2004. Africa Insight 34:43-49 March 2004.
"Attempts to make a political assessment of the last three decades since the 1974 mass revolt."

Toggia, Pietro. Configuring the 'Body Politic': Violence, Political Crimes, and Justice in Ethiopia. Africa Insight 34:32-42 March 2004.

Zewde, Bahru. What Do We Dream? What Did We Achieve? And Where We Heading? Africa Insight 34:6-13 March 2004.
"Based on a talk first presented at a Vision 2020 Ethiopian conference, organised by the Ethiopian Economists' Association."

Gabon

Internet Resources

Gabon. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, August 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2826.htm

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Periodicals

Foss, Christopher F. Gabon Buys One Pandur. Jane's Defence Weekly 41:16 May 5, 2004.
Gabon buys one armored personnel carrier.

France/Africa: Do Not Pass Go. Africa Confidential 44:8 November 21, 2003.
The French legal investigation into the Elf oil company is not over.

Gabon. Military Technology 28:256-257 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Oil. Far Eastern Economic Review 167:25 February 12, 2004.
Mentions that China will be exporting oil from Gabon.

Quammen, David. Saving Africa's Eden. National Geographic 204:50-75 September 2003.
Eleven percent of Gabon is set aside as protected national park land.
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Sino-African Ties. Beijing Review 47:6 February 12, 2004.
During a visit to Gabon, President Hu Jintao stressed the importance of relationships between China and Africa.

Vogel, Gretchen. Ebola Outbreaks May Have Had Independent Sources. Science 303:298-299 January 16, 2004.
Studies Ebola outbreaks in Gabon and the Republic of Congo.
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Gambia

Internet Resources

Gambia.
Available online at: http://www.gambia.gm/
Web site for the Department of State for Trade Industry and Employment of Gambia.

Gambia. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, September 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5459.htm

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Small States in World Politics: Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior, edited by Jeanne A. K. Hey. Boulder, CO, Lynne Reinner Publishers, 2003. 230 p.
Gambia: The Military and Foreign Policy by Abdoulaye Saine, pp 117-134.
Book call no.: 327.101 S6351

Periodicals

Gambia. Military Technology 28:257-258 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Gambia: Fraud and the Fund. Africa Confidential 45:8 March 19, 2004.
Tension between the International Monetary Fund and President Jammeh.

Gambia: Friends New and Old. Africa Confidential 44:7 August 29, 2003.
"Jammeh must keep new firends in D. C. away from old mates in Tripoli and Monrovia."

Gambia: Media under Siege. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:6 June 2004.
"For the second time in six months arsonists have burned down a newly installed printing press owned by the Banjul-based The Independent newspaper."

Kante, Modou. Oil at Last. New African No.429:25 May 2004.
"The Gambia has finally hit oil, and judging from recent events, the country will have no truck with corruption for any quarter."
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King, Martin L. Gambia's Liquid Gold. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:34-35 April 2004.
"Tiny West African nations may soon join the list of oil producing countries but President Jammeh cautions that the discovery is not an invitation to abandon agriculture."

Reeve, Richard. Senegambia's Trafficking Hubs. Jane's Intelligence Review 16:26-29 March 2004.
"Reports on the nature of smuggling activities in Gambia and Senegal and the growth of cocaine and heroin trans-shipment through the region."

Saine, Abdoulaye. The Gambia's Changing Political, Economic, and Social Landscape: A Regime(s) Performance Evaluation, 1994-2002. Africa Insight 33:57-64 September 2003.

Taylor, Rachel S. Hassan Bubacar Jallow: Making Law. World Press Review 50:45 December 2003.
"Gambian jurist Hassan Bubacar Jallow has been appointed chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda."

Ghana

Internet Resources

Ghana. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, March 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2860.htm

Ghana Home Page.
Available online at: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/index.php
Calls itself "your comprehensive resource about the country of Ghana."

Lawrie, Nicolette. The Importance of Refugee-Host Relations: Guinea 1990-2003. Lancet 362: August 16, 2003. 1 p.
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Problems refugees bring to the host nation.

Niagia, Santuah. Ghana Battles Drug-Resistant Malaria with Artesunate. Lancet 363: April 24, 2004. 1 p.
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Political Resources on the Net: Africa.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/africa.htm
"Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world."

Books

The African State: Reconsiderations, edited by Abdi Ismail Samatar and Ahmed I. Samatar. Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann, 2002. 286 p.
The Fall and Rise of the State in Ghana by Eboe Hutchful, pp 101-129.
Book call no.: 320.3 A258

Critical Perspectives in Politics and Socio- Economic Development in Ghana, edited by Wisdom Tettey and others. Boston, Brill, 2003. 451 p. (African Social Studies Series, vol 6)
Book call no.: 320.9667 C934

Grassroots Governance: Chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean, edited by Donald I. Ray and P. S. Reddy. Calgary, Canada, University of Calgary Press, 2003. 313 p.
Setting the Ghanaian Context of Rural Local Government: Traditional Authority Valuesby Christiane Owusu-Sarpong, pp 31-67. Ghana: Traditional Leadership and Rural Local Governance by Donald I. Ray, pp 83-121.
Book call no.: 320.84096 G769

Multi-Party Elections in Africa, edited by Michael Cowen and Liisa Laakso. New York, Palgrave, 2002. 387 p.
Behind the Transparent Ballot Box: The Significance of the 1990s Elections in Ghana by Anthony Kwesi Aubynn, pp 75-103.
Book call no.: 324.967 M961

Periodicals

Agyeman-Duah, Ivor. A Despot's Last Deal. New African No.427:XIV+ March 2004.
Joseph Danquah's influence on foreign policy in Ghana.
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Akintunde, Muyiwa. Finishing the Job. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:44-45 March 2004.
"Former President Jimmy Carter and his group take one more crack at eradicating Guinea worm in Ghana."

Ankomah, Baffour. Kufor: "We Are on Course." New African No.427:VI+ March 2004.
Interviews President John Kufuor.
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Asmah, George F. To Buy or Not to Buy. New African No.428:22 April 2004.
Will the government of Ghana buy Kaiser International's 90 percent share of Tema-based Volta Aluminum Company?
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Boateng, Osei. The Real Kufuor. New African No.426:42-45 February 2004.
Discusses a biography of President John Kufuor.
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Commey, Pusch. Merger or Takeover? New African No.422:28-29 October 2003.
Wonders about the merger of AngloGold and Ghana's Ashanti Goldfields.
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Duodu, Cameron. Five Ways to Handle Your Foreign Donors. New African No.423:54-55 November 2003.
Economics in Ghana.
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Exodus of Doctors. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:14 November 2003.
"Low pay and poor working conditions are forcing health workers in Ghana to seek greener pastures elsewhere."

Ezeh, Peter. Garner as Hope. New African No.428:38-40 April 2004.
Democracy has led to much improvement in Ghana.
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Focus on Ghana. New African No.427:Special section I-XXII March 2004.
Many articles about Ghana.

Ghana. African Agenda 6, no.4:5 2003.
"Declining development assistance has reduced major source of funding for development."

Ghana: Fly Me, I'm Moroni. Africa Confidential 45:8 June 11, 2004.
"Ghana Airways, the bankrupt state airline, is to geat a helping hand from an unlikely and controversial source - two Mormon-owned companies from Salt Lake City in the United States."

Ghana: HIPC Junction. Africa Confidential 45:6-7 July 9, 2004.
"Depending on donors is no easy task for a government which wants to get re-elected."

Ghana: Judging Jerry. Africa Confidential 45:8 February 20, 2003.
Questions remain about the 1982 involvement of Jerry John Rawlings in the murders of 3 high court judges and an army officer.

Ghana: Politics Get Crude. Africa Confidential 44:3-4 November 7, 2003.
"Money, oil and scandals are the key to pre-election politics."

Ghana: Registration Rumpus. Africa Confidential 45:6 April 16, 2004.
"Politicians blame bureaucrats, bureaucrats blame politicians."

Ghana: Strong Scent. Africa Confidential 45:2-4 February 6, 2003.
"A heady wiff of vengeance pervades the parties' campaigns against corruption."

King, Martin L. Bombs Scare in Accra. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:16-18 June 2004.
"A country known for tolerance and peaceful co-existence faces uncertain times in the run-up to the December 2004 presidential poll."

King, Martin L. Faltering Growth. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:37-38 December 2003.
"The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) predicts marginal growth for Ghana's economy this year; but the commission expects African countries with well-managed economies to do well."

King, Martin L. A Golden Dilemma. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:38-39 March 2004.
"Ghana is becoming a major player in gold exploitation but environmentalists are complaining that discarded mines and surface mining pose a threat to arable land."

King, Martin L. "Remove All Bureaucratic Bottlenecks". Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:39-40 May 2004.
Interviews Emmanuel Ekunno, vice president of Neimeth, a Nigerian drugs manufacturing company.

King, Martin L. A Return to the Past. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:14-17 March 2004.
"Campaigns for new elections scheduled for this year may still be dominated by the years and actions of J. J. Rawlings both as military and elected ruler."

King, Martin L. Some Good News, but... Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:30 8 December 2003.
"Ghana's balance of payment is improving but coming elections could sour the cheery news."

King, Martin L. "We Must Have Quality to Be Competitive". Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:41-43 May 2004.
Interviews Kofi Abutiate, managing director of Paracelsus Pharmacy and Marketing Company.

Lund, Christian. 'Bawku Is Still Volatile': Ethno-Political Conflict and State Recognition in Northern Ghana. Journal of Modern African Studies 41:587-610 December 2003.

MacLean, Lauren M. Empire of the Young: The Legacies of State Agricultural Policy on Local Capitalism and Social Support Networks in Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire. Comparative Studies in Society and History 46:469-496 July 2004.

Mbakwe, Tom. Africa Bends the Knee to USA. New African No.424:23 December 2003.
"A furious debate has erupted in Ghana over the government's decision not to surrender American citizens for trial at the International Criminal Court."
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McCoy, Shane T. Gifts for Ghana. All Hands, pp 22-31, February 2004.
"Navy brings medical aid to the Ghanan people."
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Morrison, Minion K. C. Political Parties in Ghana Through Four Republics: A Path to Democratic Consolidation. Comparative Politics 36:421-442 July 2004.

Guinea

Internet Resources

Guinea. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, April 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Periodicals

Bunmi, Akpata-Ohohe. Compensation for Slain Immigrant's Family. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:32 February 2004.
"The family of the slain Guinean immigrant to the United States, Amadou Diallo, who was killed in a hail of police bullets in New York in 1999, is to get $3m from the New York City authorities."

Guinea. Military Technology 28:258-259 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Guinea: No Change There, Then. Africa Confidential 44:6-7 December 19, 2003.
"Ill and politically incoherent, President Conte keeps going on by eliminating all opposition."

Guinea: Plot News. Africa Confidential 45:8 April 30, 2004.
Accusations of the plot formed by former Prime Minister Sidya Toure and the deputy army Chief of Staff, Colonel Mamadou Camara.

King, Martin L. Ghost from the Past. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:10-11 December 2003.
"President Conte warns potential coup makers in the military to quit and form their own political parties."

Perry, Yohannes. No Place for a Worn-out President? New African No.426:36 February 2004.
"Despite his poor health, President Lansana Conte was returned to power in the 21 December presidential election boycotted by the main opposition coalition."
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Reeve, Richard. Focus of West African Instability Shifts to Guinea. Jane's Intelligence Review 16:12-19 February 2004.

Security Brief: Guinea: Troubled Transition? African Security Review 12:49-50 August 2003.
"Problems with the political transition in Guinea."
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Sengupta, Somini. Election Win Seems Assured for Guinean Leader, but His Nation's Fate Is Far from Certain. New York Times 153:A20 September 22, 2003.

Till Death Parts Them. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:13 November 2003.
"Ailing Guinean leader, Lansana Conte, vows to hang on to power."

Guinea-Bissau

Internet Resources

Fofana, Lansana. Guinea Bissau: Military Coup Derails Democratic Process. New York Amsterdam News 94: September 18, 2003. 1 p.
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Guinea Bissau.
Available online at: http://www.bissau.com/
News from Guinea-Bissau in English.

Guinea-Bissau. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, April 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5454.htm

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Multi-Party Elections in Africa, edited by Michael Cowen and Liisa Laakso. New York, Palgrave, 2002. 387 p.
Multi-Party Elections in Guinea-Bissau by Lars Rudebeck, pp 104-127.
Book call no.: 324.967 M961

Periodicals

Coup in Guinea-Bissau: Farewell to the Red Bobble-Hat. Economist 368:46 September 20, 2003.
"Kumba Yala had his chances, but chucked them away."
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Guinea-Bissau. Military Technology 28:259 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Guinea-Bissau: Yala's Unlamented End. Africa Confidential 44:8 September 26, 2003.
Coup ends the presidency of Kumba Yala.

King, Martin L. Stepping up to the Plate. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:20-21 October 2003.
"ECOWAS leaders have successfully negotiated a return to the barracks of mutinous soldiers" in Guinea-Bissau.

King, Martin L. Widening Gap. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:10-11 December 2003.
"The honeymoon is over between Guinea-Bissau's military junta and political party leaders who earlier welcomed the deposition of the erratic President Yala."

Kenya

Internet Resources

Kenya. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, July 2004.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2962.htm

Kenya Daily.
Available online at: http://www.kenyadaily.com/
News from Kenya.

Books

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Election Observation and Democratization in Africa, edited by Jon Abbink and Gerti Hesseling. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 324 p.
Of Ethnicity, Manipulation and Observation: The 1992 and 1997 Elections in Kenya by D. Foeken and T. Dietz, pp 122-149.
Book call no.: 324.967 E38

Election Observation and Democratization in Africa, edited by Jon Abbink and Gerti Hesseling. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2000. 324 p.
The Kenyan General Elections of 1997: Implementing a New Model for International Election Observation in Africa by M. Rutten, pp 295-320.
Book call no.: 324.967 E38

Intervention and Transnationalism in Africa: Global-Local Networks of Power, edited by Thomas M. Callaghy and others. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2001. 322 p.
When Networks Blind: Human Rights and Politics in Kenya by Hans Peter Schmitz, 149-172.
Book call no.: 320.6 I61

Multi-Party Elections in Africa, edited by Michael Cowen and Liisa Laakso. New York, Palgrave, 2002. 387 p.
In 1997 Elections in Kenya: The Politics of Communality & Locality by Michael Cowen & Karuti Kanyinga, pp 128-171.
Book call no.: 324.967 M961

Periodicals

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. East Africa: Never Say Never. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:7 April 2004.
"The presidents of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have signed what has been termed an historical agreement, yet again, towards re-establishing the East African Common Market."

Banda, Muzordwasi. Africa Will Triumph. New African No.423:24 November 2003.
"President Mwai Kibaki has invited European business leaders to embrace the new era of opportunities in Kenya and Africa as a whole."
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Barkan, Joel D. Kenya after Moi. Foreign Affairs 83:87-100 January/February 2004.
"Provides an overview of politics and government in Kenya and the significant role in the United States war on terrorism."
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Britain/Kenya: Clay's Feat. Africa Confidential 45:7 July 23, 2004.
"Whitehall's envoy breaks with euphemism and talks straight on graft."

Bush, George W. The President's News Conference with President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 39:1332-1336 October 13, 2003.
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Bush, George W. Remarks At a State Dinner Honoring President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 39:1337-1338 October 13, 2003.
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Bush, George W. Remarks at a Welcoming Ceremony for President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 39:1330-1331 October 13, 2003.
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Butler, Declan. Scientist Deny Ethical Breach at Kenyon Orphanage. Nature 429:491 June 3, 2004.
Allegations of ethical lapses in an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Carlin, John. Prostitutes Give Hope for a Cure. World Press Review 51:16-18 February 2004.
"Reports on the research project to make AIDS vaccines based on information obtained from the blood of HIV-resistant prostitutes in Majengo, Kenya."

Hammer, Joshua. Out of Joint. New Republic 230:11-12+ January 26, 2004.
Tourism suffers in Kenya after the terrorist attack.
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Hartley, Aidan. Success Story. Spectator 294:53-54 February 21, 2004.
"Discusses socio- economic conditions in Kenya."

Hartley, Aidan. Utter Hell. Spectator 295:47-48 July 24, 2004.
Corruption and starvation in Kenya.

Hollenbach, David. The Hard Lessons of Kakuma. America 190:13-15 February 9, 2004.
"The suffering of refugees should raise new questions about the use of military force."
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Jere, Janet. The Rainbow Shows Its True Colours. New African No.428:41 April 2004.
Division in the coalition government.
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Karanja, David. Courting Trouble. Christianity Today 47:29-30 August 2003.
"Christians oppose embedding Islamic tribunals in country's new constitution."

Karanja, David. Mixing Religion and Politics. Christianity Today 48:24 April 2004.
"Churches attempt to overcome constitutional stalemate."
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Karanja, William. Kenya: Corruption Scandal. World Press Review 50:28 October 2003.
Goldenberg Commission appointed to discover corruption.

Karanja, William. Kenya: Road Rage. World Press Review 51:28 April 2004.
Traffic problems in Kenya.

Karanja, William. Sleepless Nights in Kenya. World Press Review 50:20 August 2003.
"Reports on the impact of terrorism on Kenya's economy."

Kenya. Military Technology 28:260 World Defense Almanac 2003-2004.
Details force structure.
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Kenya, Corruption and the IMF: Dirt out, Cash In. Economist 369:44 November 29, 2003.
"Kenya's anti-corruption campaign is wooing back donors."
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Kenya: Fading Rainbow. Africa Confidential 45:3-4 February 20, 2003.
"The row over the Constitution is splitting the government and blocking reform."

Kenya: Fighting Mighty Magendo. Africa Confidential 45:1 May 28, 2004.
After 18 month in power, the government faces some critical tests in its anti-corruption struggle.

Kenya: Kibaki's Crowded Diary. Africa Confidential 45:4-5 April 16, 2004.
"The President has to take some tough decisions to rescue the coalition government."

Kenya: Murder Most Foul, Again. Africa Confidential 44:1-3 September 26, 2003.
"The battle for constitutional reform has become murderous and the fall-out could split the Kibaki government."

Kenya: Nairobi's Nomenklatura. Africa Confidential 45:2 May 28, 2004.
An emerging elite of business people and politicians is jockeying for influence and contracts.

Kenya: One Year under the Rainbow. Africa Confidential 44:2-3 December 19, 2003.
"The ruling coalition looks untidy but President Kibaki is moving ahead."

Kenya's Government: Going Wrong? Economist 369:50+ October 11, 2003.
"Kenyans are already disappointed in their new government."
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Kenya: The Best Money Can Buy. Africa Confidential 44:2-3 November 7, 2003.
"Kibaki's reformers are purging the judges - to much applause."

Kenyan Elephants: When Elephants Collide. Economist 368:38 August 23, 2003.
Discusses the problem of elephants eating crops of Kenyan farmers.
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Kenyans Angered by Professor's Murder. Chronicle of Higher Education 50:A39 October 10, 2003.
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Kiarie, Wa'Njogu. Language and Multiparty Democracy in a Multiethnic Kenya. Africa Today 50:55-73 Spring 2004.
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Ma'anit, Adam. Politics with Soul. New Internationalist No.359:9+ August 2003.
Refugees in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya protest.
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McDonald, Mia. Interview with Wangari Maathai. New Internationalist No.369:33 July 2004.
"Presents an interview with Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, on issues related to civil rights in Nairobi, Kenya."
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Medics Treat Hundreds. Army Times 64:7 June 28, 2004.
"Soldiers are providing medical and veterinarian assistance to Kenyans."

Mulama, Joyce. Workers in Kenya's EPZs under Threat. African Agenda 7, no.2:25 2004.
"Controversy over labour rights and poor working conditions takes the shine off Kenya's Export Processing Zones."

Mwalulu, Jackson. Between the Rock and Hard Place. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 9:22-24 October 2003.
Discusses the problems in searching out corruption.

Njuriri, Blamuel. Nile Waters for Sale? New African No.421:27 August/September 2003.
"Three countries in the Nile Basin (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania)...want their fair share of the Nile waters."
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Njururi, Blamuel. No Place for Unethical Judges. New African No.424:22 December 2003.
"President Mwai Kibaki's war of corruption is catching some big fish, this time from the judiciary."
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Ochieng, Suzie. 40 Years of Independence. New African No.425:23 December 2003.
Reviews forty years of independence.
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Odhiambo, E. S. Atieno. Ethnic Cleansing and Civil Society in Kenya 1969-1992. Journal of Contemporary African Studies 22:29-42 January 2004.

Otieno, Derek. Who Wants to Be Vice President? New African No.422:30-31 October 2003.
President Kibaki has not yet chosen a new vice president.
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Rape in Kenya: Who Did What to Whom? Economist 369:46 October 4, 2003.
Investigation into claims of rape by British soldiers.
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Ruteere, Mutuma and Pommerolle, Marie-Emmanuelle. Democratizing Security or Decentralizing Repression? The Ambiguities of Community Policing and Kenya. African Affairs 102:587-604 October 2003.

Scandals Then and Now. Economist 371:42 July 10, 2004.
"Is Kenya's reformist government losing its way?"
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Soldiers Work to Win Hearts of Muslims. Army Times 64:9 December 8, 2003.
Medical care given to Kenyans by U.S. soldiers from the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion.

Stein, Lisa. Charity or Front? U.S. News & World Report 136:14 February 2, 2004.
Offices of al-Haramain Islamic Foundation in Kenya and Tanzania are being inspected for terrorist ties.
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Sweetman, Bill. The Enemy down Below. Air Transport World 40:34-36 September 2003.
Shoulder-launched missiles used in attacks against airlines including one in Kenya.
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Szymanski, Tekla. Anti-Graft Czar. World Press Review 51:7 February 2004.
"Githongo, a former journalist who spent years investigating Kenya's rampant culture of bribery and fraud, now heads President Mwai Kibaki's anti-corruption unit."

Vandenberg, Paul. Ethnic-Sectoral Cleavages and Economic Development: Reflections on the Second Kenya Debate. Journal of Modern African Studies 41:437-455 September 2003.

Victims Accept UK Payout. New African No.427:23 March 2004.
"More than 1000 Kenyans have accepted a British government payout of U.S. $950,000 as compensation for injuries they sustained from abandoned British army bombs."
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Williams, Jessica. Facts That Should Change the World. New Statesman 133:18 June 28, 2004.
"In Kenya, people pay 16 bribes on average a month; the payments account for one-third of the average household budget."
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Lesotho

Internet Resources

Lesotho. Background Notes on Countries of the World. Washington, U. S. Dept. of State, November 2003.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2831.htm

Lesotho Government Online.
Available online at: http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/
Information about the government and links to other information about Lesotho.

Africa 2004. 39th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 2004. 323 p. (World Today)
Gives general information about each country and a detailed history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 2004

Grassroots Governance: Chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean, edited by Donald I. Ray and P. S. Reddy. Calgary, Canada, University of Calgary Press, 2003. 313 p.
Local Governance in Lesotho: The Central Role of Chiefs by Tim Quinlan and Malcom Wallis, pp 145-172.
Book call no.: 320.84096 G769

Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment: Southern Africa, Issue 15. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2004. 661 p.
For each country provides information such as: country profile, geography, natural resources, demography, infrastructure, internal affairs, external affairs, defense spending, armed forces, army, air forces, navy, security and foreign forces, procurement, defense production and R & D, and main economic indicators.
Book call no.: R 968 J33 iss.15 2004

Multi-Party Elections in Africa, edited by Michael Cowen and Liisa Laakso. New York, Palgrave, 2002. 387 p.
The Politics of National Elections in Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland: Towards a Comparative Analysis by Michael Neocosmos, pp 27-59.
Book call no.: 324.967 M961

Periodicals

A Growing Friendship. Jet 105:36 March 22, 2004.
Prince Harry of Great Britain spends 2 months in Lesotho.

Jere, Janet. Economy on the up. New African No.428:27 April 2004.
"Despite severe negative weather conditions that led to food shortages, Lesotho's economy performed well in the 2002/03 fiscal year."

Kapa, Ma. Secrecy and Transparency and Lesotho's General Elections. African Security Review 12:69-76 November 2003.
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Lesotho: Crises Fatigue. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:10-11 March 2004.
Crises include food shortage, water shortage, and AIDS.

Makoa, Francis K. AIDS Policy in Lesotho: Implementation Challenges. African Security Review 13, no.1:71-77 2004.
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Mbakwe, Tom. No Business As Usual. New African No.424:26 December 2003.
"Eighteen foreign companies who bribed local officials are facing the music in Lesotho, and the noose is getting tighter for others."
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Pule, Neville W. and Thabane, Motlatsi. Lesotho's Land Tenure Regimes: Experiences of Rural Communities and the Calls for Land Reform. Journal of Modern African Studies 42:283-303 June 2004.

Security Brief: Food Security and HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. African Security Review 12:52 August 2003.
The impact of HIV/AIDS has worsened the food security crisis in Lesotho.
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Student Protests Close Lesotho's University. Chronicle of Higher Education 50:A39 October 10, 2003.
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Wet Lesotho Has Not a Drop to Drink. New Scientist 181:4 February 21, 2004.
Water stored in reservoirs cannot be used for the drought in Lesotho because it is to be sold to South Africa.
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