Africa continent 2006

AFRICA
Special Bibliography No. 159
Supplement No. 38

August 2006

Compiled by Bibliography Branch
Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center
Maxwell AFB, AL

General Information

Internet Resources

Africa Action.
Available online at: http://www.africaaction.org/index.php
"Africa Action is the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs. Our mission is to change U.S. Africa relations to promote political, economic and social justice in Africa. We provide accessible information and analysis and we mobilize popular support for campaigns to achieve this mission."

Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
Available online at: http://www.africacenter.org/
"A Department of Defense Initiative and affiliated with the National Defense University."

Africa Daily.
Available online at: http://www.africadaily.com/
Daily news about all sections of Africa and all phases of life.

Africa Data Dissemination Service.
Available online at: http://igskmncnwb015.cr.usgs.gov/adds/
The Goal of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is to strengthen the abilities of foreign countries and regional organizations to manage risk of food insecurity through the provision of timely and analytical early warning and vulnerability information.

Africa South of the Sahara.
Available online at: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
An excellent and extensive source of information about Africa. Organized by topics and regions.

African Governments on the WWW.
Available online at: http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/africa.html
Comprehensive and updated list of government agencies and embassies. Tabular index by country indicates number of entries and last update.

African Studies Center.
Available online at: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/AS.html
Established by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Good links to other sites organized by country or topic.

African Studies Internet Resources.
Available online at: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/
Columbia University's electronic compilation of resources on Africa organized by region and country.

Afrika.no.
Available online at: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/
Index on Africa supported by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Includes links, opinions and news.

AllAfrica.com.
Available online at: http://allafrica.com/
"This website, allAfrica.com, is among the Internet's largest content sites, posting over 800 stories daily in English and French and offering a diversity of multi-lingual streaming programming as well as over 600,000 articles in our searchable archive."

H-Africa.
Available online at: http://www.h-net.org/~africa/
A scholarly African web page that explores Africa's history and culture through conference reports, discussions, dissertations, documents, essays, obituaries and journals. articles in our searchable archive."

Institute for Security Studies.
Available online at: http://www.iss.co.za/
The ISS is a regional research institute operating across Sub-Saharan Africa with a mission to conceptualize, inform and enhance the security debate in Africa.

Limb, Peter. A-Z of African Studies on the Internet from Michigan State University.
Available online at: http://www.lib.msu.edu/limb/a-z/az.html
Extensive links to web sites about Africa or on African studies.which includes journals and list serves.

Newslink: African Newspapers.
Available online at: http://newslink.org/nonusf.html
Links to newspapers for Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

U.S. Agency for International Development in Africa.
Available online at: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/
Gives general information about U.S. programs in Africa.

U.S. Dept of State. Bureau of African Affairs.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/p/af/
Includes regional topics, country information, U.S. official's travel to region, and official releases.

University of Michigan. Foreign Governments: Sub-Saharan Africa.
Available online at: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/forafr.html
General information about 39 Sub-Saharan African countries.

Books

Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experiences, edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 2nd ed. New York, Oxford University Press, 2005. 5 vols.
Book call no.: R 909.0496 A258 2005

Reference Guide to Africa: A Bibliography of Sources, edited by Alfred Kagan. Rev. ed. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 2005. 222
Book call no.: R 016.96 K11r

Siler, Michael J. Strategic Security Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT, Praeger, 2004. 727 p. (African Special Bibliographic Series, no.21)
Book call no.: 016.355 S582s

Periodicals

Africa. National Geographic 208:2-15 September 2005.
"Presents a photographic essay of Africa that discusses how Africans survive, and make life better for themselves, most sustaining a balance with nature."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17990130

King, David. Hope for a Continent. New Scientist 185:21 March 19, 2005.
"Focuses on the need of science and technology base to improve the lives of African people."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16616773

Economics Conditions

Books

Africa 2025: What Possible Futures for Sub-Saharan Africa? edited by Alioune Sall. Pretoria, South Africa, Unisa Press, 2003. 142 p.
Book call no.: 330.967 A258

Africa at the Crossroads: Between Regionalism and Globalization, edited by John Mukum Mbaku and Suresh Chandra Saxena. Westport, CT, Praeger, 2004. 466 p.
Book call no.: 337.6 A258

Ayittey, George B. N. Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 483 p.
Book call no.: 338.96 A977a

Bratton, Michael and others. Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2005. 466 p. (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Book call no.: 320.967 B824p

Calderisi, Robert. The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 249 p.
Book call no.: 338.91096 C146t

Democratic Reform in Africa: The Quality of Progress, edited by E. Gyimah-Boadi. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 351 p.
Book call no.: 320.96 D3831

From Conflict to Recovery in Africa, edited by Tony Addison. New York, Oxford University Press, 2003. 296 p. (Studies in Development Economics)
Book call no.: 330.967 F931

Leonard, David K. and Straus, Scott. Africa's Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003. 159 p.
Book call no.: 338.967 L581a

Trade, Development and Security in Africa: All Sides of the Same Coin? Report of the 2005 Tswalu Dialogue, edited by Terrence McNamee and others. London, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, 2005. 133 p. (Whitehall Paper Series, no.65)
Book call no.: 338.96 T882t

Documents

Snoddy, Vanessa K. The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD): Will It Succeed or Fail? Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2005. 26 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA431749
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 S6731n

Periodicals

Accountability and Generosity. NPQ: New Perspectives Quarterly 22:34-36 Fall 2005.
Argues that "there is a recognition that there must be a systematic approach to development that includes transparency making clear where the money is coming from and where it is going."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19152590

Bobo, Benjamin F. A Research Agenda for the NEPAD Initiative: A Note. Journal of Third World Studies 23:75-86 Spring 2006.
"Focuses on Africa's attempts to undertake development strategy capable of putting the continent on a path of sustained growth."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20817250

Ellis, Stephen. The Roots of African Corruption. Current History 105:203-208 May 2006.
"Exposes the roots of African corruption, which ended the country's economic growth."

Ending Poverty in Africa: We Are Not There yet. NPQ: New Perspectives Quarterly 22:31-33 Fall 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19152589

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. Africa: A Case for Focused Military Aid. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:17 November 23, 2005.
"Argues that perhaps it is time to consider focused security aid as a partial alternative to international economic assistance to Africa."

Helping Africa Find Solutions. Global Agenda 4:Special Section pp 5-6 January 2006.
"Focuses on economic development projects in Africa funded by the financial institution, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20261536

Hoge, Warren. Aid Effort in Africa Undermined by New Violence, UN Reports. New York Times 155:A5 December 20, 2005.
Jan England, United Nations emergency aid coordinator, said that "fresh outbreaks of violence across Africa were seriously undermining relief efforts at a time when those efforts were starting to produce positive results."

Ilorah, Richard. NEPAD: The Need and Obstacles. African Development Review223-251 September 2004.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15349373
"Argues that the establishment of the New Partnership for Africa's Development to grapple with Africa's economic problems makes sense but only if necessary policies are properly implemented."

Jere-Malanda, Regina. Is Poverty African? New African No.447:12-16 January 2006.
"Provides some insights into poverty in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19467523

Jere-Malanda, Regina. The Myth of Living on a Dollar a Day. New African No.447:18-19 January 2006.
"Examines the extent of poverty in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19467525

The Magnificent Seven. Economist 379:51-52 April 29, 2006.
Discusses benefits and objections to seven reforms to reduce poverty in Africa that have been recommended by the Millennium Development Project.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20665641

Mistry, Percy S. Reasons for Sub-Saharan Africa's Development Deficit That the Commission for Africa Did Not Consider. African Affairs No.417:665-678 October 2005.

Oduana, Samson. Africa 'We Want the World to Listen to Us.' New African No.444:56 October 2005.
"Discusses plans to improve living conditions in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18552582

Ott, James. Coming to Grips. Aviation Week & Space Technology 162:46-47 January 31, 2005.
Reports on the modernization of Africa's air traffic control system.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15949270

Why Africa Is Angry. New Statesman 134:18-19 December 12, 2005.
"Examines African indifference over the impact of the Gleneagles summit."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19077294

Williams, Stephen. The African Connection. Middle East No.360:48-49 October 2005.
"Focuses on the emergence of Africa as a favored destination for foreign investment."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18470889

Yedder, Omar B. African Development Bank...You Kidding? New African No.433:43 October 2004.
"Reports on the establishment of the African Development Bank and the Organization of African Unity in Africa.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14599761

Foreign Relations

Internet Resources

Ager, D. E. French Cultural, Languages and Telecommunication Policies Towards Sub-Saharan Africa. Modern & Contemporary France February 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16266843

Utley, Rachel. Franco-African Military Relations: Meeting the Challenges of Globalization? Modern & Contemporary France February 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16266844

Books

Calderisi, Robert. The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 249 p.
Book call no.: 338.91096 C146t

French, Howard W. A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa. New York, Knopf, 2004. 280 p.
Book call no.: 967.032 F874c

Le Vine, Victor T. Politics in Francophone Africa. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 425 p.
Book call no.: 320.966 L665p

Trade, Development, Cooperation: What Future for Africa? edited by Henning Melber. Uppsala, Sweden, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2005. 44 p. (Current African Issues, no.29)
Book call no.: 338.96 T763

Documents

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Africa, the G-8, and the Blair Initiative, by Raymond W. Copson. Washington, July 2005. 15 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no.05-RL32796

Periodicals

Abdulai, Awudu and others. Does Food Aid Really Have Disincentives Effects? New Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. World Development 33:1689-1704 October 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18630076

Alden, Chris. China in Africa. Survival 47:147-163 Autumn 2005.

Can This Man Save Africa? New African No.439:12-14 April 2005.
"Analyzes whether the British Prime Minister Tony Blair can be a savior to the Africans."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16652382

Copley, Gregory R. Egypt Shifts Its Geo-Strategic Policy Towards Africa. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 33,no.6:20+ 2005.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=867828871&sid=3&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

De Figueiredo, Antônio. Africa: The Portuguese Connection. New African No.449:8-9 March 2006.
Discusses the relationship between Portugal and Africa.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20034534

Dowden, Richard. To Save Africa We Must Listen to It. New Statesman 134:18-20 March 14, 2005.
"Discusses guiding principles for development and humanitarian aid in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16351650

Eisenman, Joshua and Kurlantzick, Joshua. China's Africa Strategy. Current History 105:219-224 May 2006.
"Discusses China's growing foreign influence to African countries in offering financial aid for economic recoveries and para-military supports."

Extending a Hand. Beijing Review 49:12-13 February 23, 2006.
Interviews "Huang Zequan, executive chairman of the China Society for Research on African Issues in China, on the issue of promoting China-Africa relations."

Heineman, Ben W. and Heimann, Fritz. The Long War Against Corruption. Foreign Affairs 85:75-86 May-June 2006.
Discussion includes corruption in Africa "where, despite billions of dollars in foreign aid, conditions have continued to worsen as a result of massive embezzlement and extortion by officials in recipient countries."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20586930

Herbert, Nandi. Africa the Lost Generation. New African No.445:14-15 November 2005.
"British mass immigration scheme targeting highly trained and skilled Africans are draining the continent of its best employees."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18791750

Hill, John. China Covets African Oil and Trade. Jane's Intelligence Review 16:44-45 November 2004.
"Examines the successes and the implications of Chinese investments in African oil and trade."

Lehman, Howard. Japan's Foreign Aid Policy to Africa since the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Pacific Affairs 78:423-442 Fall 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19678087

Lewis, J. A. C. France Reorganises Forces in Africa. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:22 September 28, 2005.
"The French Army intends to re-organize its permanent, 7000-strong forces in Africa."

Lubold, Gordon. African Allies: U.S. Anti-Terror Trainers Make Inroads in Troubled Region. Armed Forces Journal 143:22-26 September 2005.

No Questions Asked. Economist 378:43-44 January 21, 2006.
Discusses China's involvement in Africa.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19492014

Porteous, Tom. British Government Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa under New Labour. International Affairs 81:281-297 March 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16600032

Sankore, Rotimi. Africa Killing Us Softly. New African No.445:8-12 November 2005.
Western immigration schemes targeting trained and skilled Africans are a detriment to the stability of the African continent.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18791745

This Time, Get Africa's Priorities Right. New Statesman 134:6-7 March 14, 2005.
"Discusses international cooperation in humanitarian aid to Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16351504

Williams, Paul D. Blair's Commission for Africa: Problems and Prospects for UK Policy. Political Quarterly 76:529-539 October-December 2005.
"Discusses the problems and prospects for the Great Britain policy on the commission for Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19215685

Foreign Relations- U. S.

Books

French, Howard W. A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa. New York, Knopf, 2004. 280 p.
Book call no.: 967.032 F874c

More Than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U. S. Approach toward Africa: Report of an Independent Task Force. New York, Council on Foreign Relations, 2006. 148 p. (Task Force Report (Council on Foreign Relations), no.56)
Book call no.: 327.7306 M835

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. The Commission for Africa: Recommendations for a Coherent Strategy for Africa. Hearing. 109th Congress, 1st session, May 17, 2005. Washington, GPO, 2005. 47 p.
Also available online at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_senate_hearings&docid=f:24843.pdf
Book call no.: 338.96 U58c

United States. President. George W. Bush. 2003 Comprehensive Report on U. S. Trade and Investment Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa: Message from the President of the United States Transmitting the 2003 Comprehensive Report on U. S. Trade and Investment Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Washington, GPO, 2005. 134 p. (House Document, no. 108-74)
Book call no.: 337.73067 U582t

Documents

Aho, John A. Stabilization of Africa Through Military Power. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2005. 20 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA432384
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 A2862s

Cale, Paul P. African Command: The Newest Combatant Command. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2005. 22 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA434433
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 C148a

Crupi, Francis V. Whether the United States Should Robustly Support Pan-African Organizations. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2005. 26 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA434416
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 C956w

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Africa and the War on Terrorism. Washington, January 2002. 23 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no.02-RL31247

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs. Foreign Assistance: U.S. Anticorruption Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa Will Require Time and Commitment. Report. Washington, U. S. General Accounting Office, 2004. 67 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-173 no.04-506

Periodicals

Africa's Second Front. Foreign Policy No.150:22 September-October 2005.
"Offers a discussion about Africa's strategic importance in the war on terrorism."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17981341

Around the Air Force. Air Force Times 65:7 August 30, 2004.
The U. S. Air Force's "Touch 'N Go country, rock and pop band performed in four African countries during a security cooperation tour on August 7-13, 2004."

Around the Air Force. Air Force Times 65:7 November 22, 2004.
Discusses the "involvement of members of the 379th Expeditionary Air Evacuation Squadron in an African orphanage."

Bush, George W. Remarks on the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 41:983-985 June 20, 2005.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=867907811&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Carmody, Padraig. Transforming Globalization and Security: Africa and America Post-9/11. Africa Today 52:97-120 Fall 2005.
Africa has become a higher strategic priority for the United States because of its oil resources and role in global terrorism.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18932366

Crawley, Vince. Troops 'Waging Peace' in Horn of Africa. Army Times 66:33 October 10, 2005.
Interviews "Major General Timothy Ghormley of the U. S. Marine Corps regarding the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa."

Crupi Francis V. Why the United States Should Robustly Support Pan-African Organizations. Parameters 35:106-123 Winter 2005-2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19222611

Gramby-Soubukwe, Sharon. Africa and U. S. Foreign Policy: Contributions of the Diaspora to Democratic African Leadership. Journal of Black Studies 35:779-801 July 2005.
Assesses "the role of African Americans in effecting democratic African politics and leadership."

Grier, Luann. Africa: Tomorrow's Strategic Challenge. Marine Corps Gazette 89:58-60 September 2005.
"Evaluates the potential of Africa to be the future threat to the U. S.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=891844011&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Kennedy, Harold. After the Fighting: U. S. Shifting Focus to 'Stability Operations.' National Defense 90:30+ August 2005.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=944410321&sid=3&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Kime, Patricia. Cutter Returns from 3-Month Mission to African Nations. Navy Times 54:34 August 29, 2005.
"Reports on the return of the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear to Virginia following its deployment in Northern Africa and the Gulf of Guinea."

Koch, Andrew. Briefing: The U. S. in Africa. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:24-25+ January 12, 2005.

Koch, Andrew. Interview (with) Gen Charles Wald, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command. Jane's Defence Weekly 41:34 October 6, 2004.

Koch, Andrew. U. S. Basing Plans in Africa Gain Clarity. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:18 June 1, 2005.
"Reports on the plans of the U. S. to extend military cooperation with African states."

Koch, Andrew. U. S. Looks to Greater Civilian Involvement in Missions. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:14 November 23, 2005.
"Reports that U. S. defense-led counterterrorism missions in Africa need to change their organizational structures to include greater participation by their civilian counterparts or the long-term viability of the efforts will be in question."

Koch, Andrew. U. S. Pushes African Maritime Security. Jane's Defence Weekly 43:18 March 22, 2006.
"Reports on efforts by the United States to help African states enhance their maritime and port security."

Kraxberger, Brennan M. The United States and Africa: Shifting Geopolitics in an "Age of Terror." Africa Today 52:47-68 Fall 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18932356

Lubold, Gordon. Africa Command? Time Might Be Right for Its Creation, Some Say. Armed Forces Journal 142:12-13 December 2004.

Lubold, Gordon. Bill Earmarks $750 million to Fight Terrorism in Africa. Air Force Times 66:42 December 5, 2005.

Lubold, Gordon. Eyes on Africa. Air Force Times 66:28 May 29, 2006.
Commander of the U. S. European Command, General William Ward explains "his intention to stay in Africa to oversee their military mission in the area."

Lubold, Gordon. Helping Africa Help Itself: Special Forces Unit Enter 7 Nations to Battle Terrorism. Army Times 65:24 June 20, 2005.

Lubold, Gordon. Officials Look to Put Africa under One Watchful Eye. Air Force Times 66:22 January 23, 2006.
"Reports on the consideration being made by the U.S. Department of Defense in combining the U. S. European Command and the U. S. Central Command to address terrorism threats in Africa."

Paterson, Pat. Into Africa a New Frontier in the War on Terror. U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings 132:32-36 May 2006.
U.S. forces need to contend against Africa's being used as a safe haven for terrorist organizations.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20774866

Pitman, Todd. Coast Guard Visits Oil-Rich West Africa. Navy Times 54:35 August 29, 2005.
Discussion includes goals of the U. S. for the Gulf of Guinea region.

Powell, Colin L. Strategic and International Studies: Remarks to the African Policy Advisory Panel Conference, Washington, DC July 8, 2004. DISAM Journal 27:29-35 Winter 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16990679

Powell, Stewart M. Swamp of Terror in the Sahara. Air Force Magazine 87:50-54 November 2004.

Roberts, Chuck. One Deployment, Two Worlds. Airman 49:44-47 March 2005.
"Reports on the experiences of Airman 1st Class, Amber Balbach on her deployment Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=16509200

Rolfsen, Bruce. Copter Crash Kills 2 Airmen, 8 Marines. Air Force Times 66:10 March 6, 2006.
"Focuses on the crash of two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters off the coast of Africa on February 2006."

Thompson, Dennis C. Preparing for Africa Marine Corps Gazette 90:47-50 March 2006.
"Focuses on the role of the U.S. Marine Corps in Africa as part of the U. S. government's promotion for global war on terrorism."
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Health

Internet Resources

Corbett, Elizabeth L. and others. Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities, Challenges, and Change in the Era of Antiretroviral Treatment. Lancet March 18, 2006.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20180330

Sub-Saharan Region Remains Hotspot as Disease Spreads. Nursing Standard November 30, 2005. 10 p.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19217498

WHO Declares Tuberculosis Emergency in Africa. Nation's Health October 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18483311

Books

O'Manique, Colleen. Neoliberalism and AIDS Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Globalization's Pandemic. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 207 p. (International Political Economy Series)
Book call no.: 362.1969792 O54n

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs. Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa: A Progress Report. Hearing. 108th Congress, 2nd session, April 7, 2004. Washington, GPO, 2004. 68 p.
Book call no.: 616.979205 U58f

Documents

Curtis, Regina M. Countering Destabilization in Africa. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2004. 18 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA423386
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 C981c

Periodicals

Africa Leads Measles Purge. New Scientist 189:7 March 18, 2006.
"Focuses on the results of measles vaccination campaign in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20340719

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi and Umunna, Isaac. Africa: Polio Immunisation Campaign. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:10 December 2004.
"More than one million people and 23 African countries participated in a massive immunisation campaign aimed at vaccinating 80 million children across Sub-Saharan Africa against polio in just four days."

Baae, Lennart. HIV/AIDS in Africa. UN Chronicle 41:52 September-November 2004.
"Focuses on the effects of HIV epidemic on the economic crisis in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15220195

DDT: A Symbol Gone Awry. Scientific American 293:81 December 2005.
The ban on DDT has "meant the loss of a valuable weapon in fighting" malaria.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18752238

Eboko, Fred. Law Against Morality? Access to Anti-AIDS Drugs in Africa. International Social Science Journal 57:715-724 December 2005.

Hardon, Anita. Confronting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Versus Practice. International Social Science Journal 57:601-608 December 2005.
"Shows how policies aimed at confronting HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa have shifted over the past 10 years."

Malaria Quagmire. Nature 439:510 February 2, 2006.
Discusses efforts to control malaria in Africa.

O'Brien, Kevin. AIDS and African Stability: Fighting a Losing War? Jane's Intelligence Review 18:29-33 January 2006.
"Examines the effect of HIV and AIDS on militaries and security forces in Africa."

O'Brien, Kevin. HIV/AIDS Pandemic Threatens Africa Stability and Security. Jane's Intelligence Review 17:24-29 December 2005.
"Investigates the impact of HIV/AIDS on stability in Africa."

Pavon, Beatriz. AIDS Slashes Life Expectancy in 23 African Countries. UN Chronicle 41:54 September-November 2004.
"Presents a study on the impact of AIDS on adult mortality in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15220204

Ramirez, J. Martin. Peace and Development in Africa. International Journal on World Peace 22:51-73 September 2005.
Looks for solutions to diseases and chronic conflict in Africa

History

Books

Adi, Hakim and Sherwood, Marika. Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora since 1787. New York, Routledge, 2003. 203 p.
Book call no.: 320.549 A235p

Encyclopedia of African History, edited by Kevin Shillington. New York, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005. 3 vols.
Book call no.: 960.03 E561

Herbert, Edwin. Small Wars and Skirmishes 1902-18: Early Twentieth-Century Colonial Campaigns in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Nottingham, United Kingdom, Foundry Books, 2003. 224 p.
Book call no.: 355.021509 H536s

Meredith, Martin. The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair: A History of 50 Years of Independence. New York, Public Affairs, 2005. 752 p.
Book call no.: 960.32 M559fa

Nugent, Paul. Africa since Independence: A Comparative History. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 620 p.
Book call no.: 960.32 N967a

Oliver, Roland Anthony and Atmore, Anthony. Africa since 1800. 5th ed. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2005. 405 p.
Book call no.: 960 O48a 2005

Periodicals

Your 100 Greatest Africans of All Time. New African No.432:12-23 August-September 2004.
"Presents the 100 Greatest Africans of All Time."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14147142

Military Aspects

Books

Civil Militia: Africa's Intractable Security Menace? edited by David J. Francis. Burlington, VT, Ashgate, 2004. 300 p.
Book call no.: 322.42096 C582

Durable Peace: Challenges for Peacebuilding in Africa, edited by Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews. Buffalo, NY, University of Toronto Press, 2004. 443 p.
Book call no.: 327.172096 D947

Global Challenges and Africa: Bridging Divides, Dealing with Perceptions, Rebuilding Societies, edited by Richard Cobbold and Greg Mills. London, Royal United Services Institute, 2004. 183 p. (Whitehall Paper Series, no.62)
Book call no.: 960.33 G562

Is Violence Inevitable in Africa? Theories of Conflict and Approaches to Conflict Prevention, edited by Patrick Chabal and others. Boston, Brill, 2005. 245 p. (African-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies, no.1)
Book call no.: 303.64096 I73

Mentan, Tatah. Dilemmas of Weak States: Africa and Transnational Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century. Burlington, VT, Ashgate, 2004. 380 p. (Contemporary Perspectives on Developing Societies)
Book call no.: 303.625096 M549d

Documents

Calabrese, Maurizio D. Emerging Threats and the War on Terrorism: The Formation of Radical Islamist Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005. 57 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA435589
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 C1411e

Seal, Jason C. Peacekeeping Initiatives in Africa: A Preliminary Analysis. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, April 2002. 25 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA404514
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 S4381p

Periodicals

Africa at Risk. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:30 December 21, 2005.
A section in the Annual Defence Report. "Reports on the struggles that may be encountered by Africa in 2006 including inter-state conflict, escalation of banditry and piracy, major economic crimes, competition from major powers for influence in the continent and the trend to commercialize security."

Christian, Patrick J. Brokering Peace in Sudan. Special Warfare 19:6-13 March-April 2006.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1044820101&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Denning, Mike. A Prayer for Marie: Creating an Effective African Standby Force. Parameters 34:102-117 Winter 2004-2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=1524848

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. Africa and the Maritime Dimension. Jane's Defence Weekly 43:16 January 25, 2006.
"Comments on the need for an enhanced naval response capability for the African Union to protect the African continent from maritime threats to security and development."

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. Africa: Security Is the Key. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:21 July 20, 2005.

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. Briefing: Africa and Paramilitary Threats. Jane's Defence Weekly 41:24-25+ September 22, 2004.

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. Forgotten 'Wars.' Jane's Defence Weekly 41:24-29 September 22, 2004.
"Focuses on the low-level security threats facing African countries."

Koch, Andrew. Briefing: The U. S. in Africa. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:24-25+ January 12, 2005.

Lewis, J. A. C. France Reorganises Forces in Africa. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:22 September 28, 2005.
"The French Army intends to re-organize its permanent, 7000-strong forces in Africa."

Loescher, Gil and Millner, James. The Long Road Home: Protracted Refugee Situations in Africa. Survival 47:153-173 Summer 2005.

Lubold, Gordon. Africa Command? Time Might Be Right for Its Creation, Some Say. Armed Forces Journal 142:12-13 December 2004.

Lubold, Gordon. African Allies: U.S. Anti-Terror Trainers Make Inroads in Troubled Region. Armed Forces Journal 143:22-26 September 2005.

Lubold, Gordon. Helping Africa Help Itself: Special Forces Unit Enter 7 Nations to Battle Terrorism. Army Times 65:24 June 20, 2005.

Neethling, Theo. Shaping the African Standby Force: Developments, Challenges, and Prospects. Military Review 85:68-71 May-June 2005.
"Provides information on the development of the African Standby Force."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18050042

Powell, Stewart M. Swamp of Terror in the Sahara. Air Force Magazine 87:50-54 November 2004.

Reeve, Richard. Inadequate Military Funding Puts African Countries at Risk of Coup. Jane's Intelligence Review 18:6-10 April 2006.

Swiger, James W. Challenges of Peacekeeping in Africa: From a Statement before the Africa Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee Washington, DC October 8, 2004. DISAM Journal 27:37-39 Winter 2005.

Touray, Omar A. The Common African Defence and Security Policy. African Affairs No.417:635-656 October 2005.
"This article shows that the Peace and Security Council is only an implementation mechanism of a broader policy framework, the Common African Defence and Security Policy."

Wlodarczky, Nathalie. Aspects of Violence in the Logic of Conflict and Peace in Africa. African Affairs No.417:679-681 October 2005.

Yoon, MI Yuung. Internal Conflicts and Cross-Border Military Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Post-Cold War Era. Journal of Political and Military Sociology 33:277-293 Winter 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20597649

Natural Resources

Periodical

Famine Spreads. Economist 378:44 February 4, 2006.
"Discusses a drought in Africa that could have a large impact on the spread of famine in the country."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19615087

Ford, Neil. Gas Widens African Appeal. New African No.451:48-51 May 2006.
"Reports on the new trends in the oil and gas sector in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20792718

Gao Qiufu. Resources to Riches? Beijing Review 49:16-17 February 23, 2006.
Discusses "the role of Africa's natural resources for the development of some countries in the continent."

Klare, Michael and Volman, Daniel. The African 'Oil Rush' and U. S. National Security. Third World Quarterly 27:609-628 June 2006.
"The world's major oil-consuming nations, led by the USA, China and the Western European countries, are keenly interested in the development of African oil reserves."

Shaxson, Nicholas. New Approaches to Volatility: Dealing with the 'Resource Curse' in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Affairs 81:311-324 March 2005.
Examines "the paradoxical fact that huge flows of money from petroleum appeared not to have brought prosperity to the African countries that produce it, but may instead have helped cause poverty, economic decline in conflict."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16600030

Politics and Government

Books

Africa 2025: What Possible Futures for Sub-Saharan Africa? edited by Alioune Sall. Pretoria, South Africa, Unisa Press, 2003. 142 p.
Book call no.: 330.967 A258

Africa at the Crossroads: Between Regionalism and Globalization, edited by John Mukum Mbaku and Suresh Chandra Saxena. Westport, CT, Praeger, 2004. 466 p.
Book call no.: 337.6 A258

African Political Parties: Evolution, Institutionalism and Governance, edited by M. A. Mohamed Salih. Stirling, VA, Pluto, 2003. 372 p.
Book call no.: 324.2096 A258

Boon, Catherine. Political Topographies of the African State: Territorial Authority and Institutional Choice. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2003. 405 p. (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Book call no.: 320.96 B724p

Borders, Nationalism, and the African State, edited by Ricardo René Laremont. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005. 351 p.
Book call no.: 960.32 B728

Cruise O'Brien, Donal B. Symbolic Confrontations: Muslims Imagining the State in Africa. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. 243 p.
Book call no.: 322.1096 C955s

Decentralization, Democratic Governance, and Civil Society in Comparative Perspective: Africa, Asia, and Latin America, edited by Philip Oxhorn. Washington, Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 2004. 351 p.
Book call no.: 320.8 D292

Democratic Reform in Africa: The Quality of Progress, edited by E. Gyimah-Boadi. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 351 p.
Book call no.: 320.96 D3831

Dickson, David. Political Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Need for a New Research and Diplomatic Agenda. Washington, United States Institute of Peace, 2005. 11 p. (Special Report, no.140)
Book call no.: 320.557096 D554p

Durable Peace: Challenges for Peacebuilding in Africa, edited by Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews. Buffalo, NY, University of Toronto Press, 2004. 443 p.
Book call no.: 327.172096 D947

Ellis, Stephen and Haar, Gerrie Ter. Worlds of Power: Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004. 263 p. (Studies in Contemporary History and World Affairs, no.1)
Book call no.: 201.72 E47w

Ethnicity & Democracy in Africa, edited by Bruce Berman and others. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press, 2004. 336 p.
Book call no.: 305.80096 E841

Guest, Robert. The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives. Washington, Smithsonian Books, 2004. 208 p.
Book call no.: 960.32 G936s

Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa, edited by Paul Yiyambe Zeleza and Philip J. McConnaughay. Philadelphia, PA, University Of Pennsylvania Press, 2004. 302 p. (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)
Book call no.: 323.096 H9181

Human Rights under African Constitutions: Realizing the Promise for Ourselves, edited by Abdullahi Ahmen An-Na'im. Philadelphia, PA, University Of Pennsylvania Press, 2003. 434 p.
Book call no.: 323.096 H9182

Hyden, Goran. African Politics in Comparative Perspective. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 306 p.
Book call no.: 320.96 H993a

Le Vine, Victor T. Politics in Francophone Africa. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 425 p.
Book call no.: 320.966 L665p

Leonard, David K. and Straus, Scott. Africa's Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003. 159 p.
Book call no.: 338.967 L581a

Olowu, Dale and others. Local Governance in Africa: The Challenges of Democratic Decentralisation. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 310 p.
Book call no.: 320.8096 O52L

Philosophy, Democracy, and Responsible Governance in Africa, edited by Obi Oguejiofor. Piscataway, NJ, Lit Verlag, 608 p. (Studies in African Philosophy, vol.1)
Book call no.: 320.96 P568

Reforming Africa's Institutions: Ownership, Incentives, and Capabilities, edited by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa. New York, United Nations University Press, 2003. 362 p.
Book call no.: 320.60967 R332

Documents

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs. Foreign Assistance: U. S. Anticorruption Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa Will Require Time and Commitment. Report. Washington, U. S. General Accounting Office, 2004. 67 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-173 no.04-506

Periodicals

Ellis, Stephen. How to Rebuild Africa. Foreign Affairs 84:135-148 September-October 2005.
"Discusses strategies for aiding dysfunctional states in Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17979679

Ellis, Stephen. The Roots of African Corruption. Current History 105:203-208 May 2006.
"Exposes the roots of African corruption, which ended the country's economic growth."

O'Brien, Kevin. HIV/AIDS Pandemic Threatens Africa Stability and Security. Jane's Intelligence Review 17:24-29 December 2005.
"Investigates the impact of HIV/AIDS on stability in Africa."

Ramirez, J. Martin. Peace and Development in Africa. International Journal on World Peace 22:51-73 September 2005.
Looks for solutions to diseases and chronic conflict in Africa.

Reeve, Richard. Inadequate Military Funding Puts African Countries at Risk of Coup. Jane's Intelligence Review 18:6-10 April 2006.

Social Aspects

Books

Africa 2025: What Possible Futures for Sub-Saharan Africa? edited by Alioune Sall. Pretoria, South Africa, Unisa Press, 2003. 142 p.
Book call no.: 330.967 A258

Cruise O'Brien, Donal B. Symbolic Confrontations: Muslims Imagining the State in Africa. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. 243 p.
Book call no.: 322.1096 C955s

Ethnicity & Democracy in Africa, edited by Bruce Berman and others. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press, 2004. 336 p.
Book call no.: 305.80096 E841

French, Howard W. A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa. New York, Knopf, 2004. 280 p.
Book call no.: 967.032 F874c

Guest, Robert. The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives. Washington, Smithsonian Books, 2004. 208 p.
Book call no.: 960.32 G936s

Murray, Rachel. Human Rights in Africa: From the OAU to the African Union. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2004. 349 p. (Human Rights--Africa)
Book call no.: 342.6085 M983h

Documents

Periodicals

Adepoju, Aderanti. Review of Research and Data on Human Trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Migration 2005, no.1-2:75-98 43.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17204971

Loescher, Gil and Millner, James. The Long Road Home: Protracted Refugee Situations in Africa. Survival 47:153-173 Summer 2005.

African Union

Internet Resources

Li, Linda. Calling for Aid. Harvard International Review Spring 2006.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20781432
Discusses the "expansion of the role of the African Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in peacekeeping in" Sudan.

Books

George, Manelisi and others. African Union and Pan-African Parliament: Working Papers. Pretoria, South Africa, Africa Institute of South Africa, 2000. 37 p.
Book call no.: 341.249 G329a

Murray, Rachel. Human Rights in Africa: From the OAU to the African Union. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2004. 349 p. (Human Rights--Africa)
Book call no.: 342.6085 M983h

Zweifel, Thomas D. International Organizations and Democracy: Accountability, Politics, and Power. Boulder, CO, L. Rienner, 2006. 225 p.
From the Organization of African Unity to the African Union, pp 147-157.
Book call no.: 341.2 Z97i

Documents

Periodicals

African Churches Want UN Troops in Darfur. Christian Century 123:20 May 30, 2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20962030

The African Union Gets It Half-Right. New York Times 155:A22 January 26, 2006.
"The article reflects on the African Union's rejection of Sudan president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir's bid for the rotating presidency of the organization."

Around the Air Force. Air Force Times 66:7 October 17, 2005.
Discusses "assistance given by U. S. Air Force airmen in Europe to African Union peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan."

Blanche, Ed. Renewed Civil War Feared in Somalia. Jane's Intelligence Review 17:4 August 2005.
The African Union refuses to lift an arms embargo on Somalia.

Bring on the Blue Helmets. Economist 378:46 February 11, 2006.
Predicts that United Nations forces will need to bolster those up the African Union who are acting as peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19745261

Cohen, Roberta and O'Neill, William G. Last Stand in Sudan? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 62:51-58 March-April 2006.
Discusses the African Union's mission in Sudan.

Deen, Thalif and Hughes, Robin. UN Seeks Funds, Troops for Darfur Mission. Jane's Defence Weekly 41:6 August 11, 2004.
"United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has appealed to the international community to provide troops and funds to bolster the African Union protection forces in the province of Darfur, Sudan."

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. African Union Increases Peace Forces in Darfur. Jane's Defence Weekly 41:18 October 27, 2004.
"Reports on the decision of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union to deploy additional troops to the Darfur region of Sudan."

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. AU Security Detachment for Darfur. Jane's Defence Weekly 41:15 August 11, 2004.
"The African Union is set to proceed with the deployment of 300-strong security detachment to protect its observers in the Darfur region of Sudan."

Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. UN Seeks Funds to Expand AU mission in Darfur. Jane's Defence Weekly 43:18 March 1, 2006.
"Reports on the search of the United Nations for funds to provide the expansion of the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan."

Kucera, Joshua. Somalia Likely to Get Fewer Peacekeepers. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:6 October 5, 2005.
Predicts that an African Union peacekeeping force to Somalia will be smaller than the proposed 10,000 troops.

Morrison, Dan. Desperation in Darfur. U.S. News & World Report 140:31-35 February 20, 2006.
Discusses in part the role of African Union troops in Darfur, Sudan.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19701706

Polgreen, Lydia. Obstacles Test African Force in Grim Darfur. New York Times 155:A1+ May 17, 2006.
"Reports on the battles between the African Union forces and the militia, known as the Janjaweed, that have resulted in over 200,000 deaths in Darfur, Sudan."

Prunier, Gérard. The Politics of Death in Darfur. Current History 105:195-202 May 2006.
"The responsibility in resolving the predicament in Darfur was passed on by the United Nations to the African Union."

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