Africa continent

AFRICA
Special Bibliography No. 159
Supplement No. 38

August 2006

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

Liberia

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/liberia.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Liberia. CIA World Factbook 2005.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/li.html
General information about each country.

Liberia. Background Notes, January 2006.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6618.htm
Information about Liberia including U.S. relations

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

Books

Clegg, Claude Andrew. The Price of Liberty: African Americans and the Making of Liberia. Chapel Hill, NC, University Of North Carolina Press, 2004. 330 p.
Book call no.: 966.6201 C624p

Ibrahim, Jibrin. Democratic Transition in Anglophone West Africa. Dakar, Senegal, CODESRIA, 2003. 79 p.
Book call no.: 321.8096 I14d

Jane's Sentinel: Security Assessment West Africa. Alexandria, VA, Janes Information Group, 2005. 668 p.
For each country includes information such as: country profile, geography, natural resources, demography, infrastructure, internal affairs, external affairs, defence spending, armed forces, army, air force, navy, security and foreign forces, procurement, defence production and R&D, and main economic indicators.
Book call no.: R 966 J33 iss.9 2005

Jane's World Air Forces, edited by Paul Jackson. Issue 22. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2005. 645 p.
Provides order of battle and inventory for each country's air force.
Book call no.: R 623.746 J33 iss.22 2005

Jane's World Armies, edited by Giles Ebbutt and James C. O'Halloran. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2005. 1066 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.17 2005

Mgbeoji, Ikechi. Collective Insecurity: The Liberian Crisis, Unilateralism, and Global Order. Vancouver, Canada, UBC Press, 2003. 186 p. (Law and Society)
Book call no.: 966.6203 M617c

The Military Balance 2004-2005. London, Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2004. 395 p.
Provides information about the military organization of each country.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2004/2005

Nilsson, Desiree. Liberia: The Eye of the Storm: A Review of the Literature on Internally Displaced, Refugees and Returnees. Uppsala, Sweden, Nordic Africa Institute, 2003. 28 p.
Also available online at: http://130.238.24.99/webbshop/epubl/sedr/sedr010.pdf
Book call no.: 325.2109666 N612L

Pham, John-Peter. Liberia: Portrait of a Failed State. New York, Reed Press, 2004. 251 p.
Book call no.: 966.6203 P534L

Powers, William. Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge. New York, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005. 292 p.
Recounts the author's, an aid worker in 1999, experiences in Liberia.
Book call no.: 306.096662 P888b

Sundiata, I. K. Brothers and Strangers: Black Zion, Black Slavery, 1914-1940. Durham, NC, Duke University Press, 2003. 442 p.
African-Americans colonization of Liberia.
Book call no.: 966.62 S958b

Veen, Roel Van Der. What Went Wrong with Africa? A Contemporary History. Amsterdam, Netherlands, KIT Publishers, 2004. 298 p.
See table of contents for sections on Liberia.
Book call no.: 960.3 V418w

Documents

Tinsley-Nicholson, Tracey E. Liberia: The Long Road to Recovery. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, March 2004. 22 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA424024
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 T592L

Umaru, Kayode Abdullahi. Economic Community of West African States Conflict Management and Resolution: A Case Study. Fort Leavenworth, KS, Army Command and General Staff College, June 2003. 73 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA416143
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022 U48e

Periodicals

Africa. UN Chronicle 41:72-73 September-November 2004.
Includes information on peacekeeping in Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15220317

Africa: Liberia Elects First Woman Head of State. Jet 108:12 December 12, 2005.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=942132851&sid=3&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Africa's Most Wanted Man: Global Law v Local Warlord. Economist 375:52 May 14, 2005.
"Nigeria is under pressure to extradite Charles Taylor."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17051097

Another Coup: A Peaceful Election. Economist 377:52 November 12, 2005.
Examines problems facing the new president of Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18857793

Bush, George W. Memorandum on Determination to Make Available Assistance for Liberia. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 40:1666 August 23, 2004.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14525634

Bush, George W. Memorandum on Waving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance with Respect to Burundi, Guyana and Liberia. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 40:2875 December 6, 2004.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15348234

Bush, George W. Message to the Congress on the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 41:1191 July 25, 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17804177

Bush, George W. Notice - Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 41:1191 July 25, 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17804118

The Chronicle Interview. UN Chronicle 42:32-34 June-August 2005.
Includes information on peacekeeping in Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18121455

Collins, Thomas W. Joint Efforts Prevent Humanitarian Disaster in Liberia. Army 54:24-26+ February 2004.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=538868421&sid=4&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Daddy Wore a Blue Helmet. Economist 375:47 April 23, 2005.
"A school for the offspring of scandal."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16854533

From Chaos, Order. Economist 374:45-47 March 5, 2005.
Discussion includes the success of international peacekeeping forces in Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16331428

Geraci, Joseph C. Expert Knowledge in a Joint Task Force Headquarters. Joint Force Quarterly No.38:53-59 Summer 2005.
"Examination of the case of JTF Liberia on the issue of additional expert knowledge in military administration."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17583840

Honor of Duty. Beijing Review 47:4 October 7, 2004.
Photographs of Chinese peacekeepers in Liberia.

Kime, Patricia. Marines Defended Manpower Stance, Say Equipment Is the Urgent Need. Sea Power 47:22-24 September 2004.
Mentions Marines deployed to Liberia in 2003.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=14400508

King, Martin L. Another Stumbling Block. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:23 April 2005.
"Funding problem stalls the implementation of plans to establish a new, non-partisan army."

King, Martin L. A Break from the Norm. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:12-15 December 2005.
Veteran technocrat and politician, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, wins Liberia's run-off election to become Africa's first elected female president.

King, Martin L. The Clock Ticks for Taylor. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:16+ October 2005.
"With the leaders of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone publicly requesting Nigeria to review its asylum deal with Charles Taylor, it may well be just a matter of time before the exiled former Liberian warlord is brought to trial."

King, Martin L. A Fresh Start. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:12-15 November 2005.
"The task ahead of Liberia's incoming government is not an easy one, but with the cooperation of the Liberians themselves in the international community, much can be achieved."

King, Martin L. The Heat Is on. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:18-20 June 2005.
"Just when he thought he could breathe easy, exiled former Liberian President, Charles Taylor finds himself facing an uncertain future as pressure mounts on his host Nigeria to hand him over to the International War Crimes Tribunal."

King, Martin L. Investors Trickle in. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:20-21 March 2005.
"Despite the collapse of infrastructure as a result of the now-ended civil war, multinationals are becoming increasingly keen about investing in Liberia."

King, Martin L. Poetic Justice. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:15-16 October 2004.
"Nigeria continues to resist pressures from home and abroad, to surrender former Liberian President Charles Taylor to the UN Special Court for trial over alleged war crimes, but life is becoming hard and unbearable for the former warlord."

King, Martin L. Randy Peacekeepers. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:20 June 2005.
"UN has launched investigations into the sexual misconduct of its peacekeepers in Liberia and Ivory Coast, giving hope that perpetuators of such crimes will no longer go unpunished."

King, Martin L. Return of the Refugees. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:13-14 November 2004.
"After years in camps as refugees abroad for internally displaced persons in their own country, thousands of Liberians are returning home to rebuild their lives."

King, Martin L. Taylor Must Stand Trial. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:17-18 October 2005.
Interviews Desmond de Silva, Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone, who insists "that Taylor must pay for his atrocities in Sierra Leone."

King, Martin L. What Next, after the Polls? Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:14-16 October 2005.
"This month's presidential and parliamentary polls in Liberia may not necessarily bring full restoration of peace and democratic rule. A lot still remains to be done to prevent a return to war."

King, Martin L. Where the Heart Is. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:20-21 March 2005.
"Despite the restoration of peace to most parts of their country, many Liberian refugees are refusing to return home to rebuild their lives."

Liberia. Military Technology 29:270-271 January 2005.
Status of forces for Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111321

Liberia: Double Wamco. Africa Confidential 46:1-2 April 29, 2005.
"Six months before elections, ministers have signed a deal on trade in banned diamonds."

Liberia: Madam President. Africa Confidential 46:2-3 November 18, 2005.
"Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has the political support and economic experience to succeed."

Liberia: New Model Army. Africa Confidential 45:8 October 22, 2004.
Military contractor DynCorp selected to restructure the Liberian national army.

Liberia: Penalty Shoot out. Africa Confidential 46:3 October 21, 2005.
"Soccer star George Weah kept his election lead and the dealmakers are hard at work."

Liberia Stabilization Efforts Help Anchor Region. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 32, no.6:20 2004.

Liberia: Stuck in the Mittal. Africa Confidential 46:6 August 26, 2005.
"A race between two brothers for a mammoth ore contract stirs political interest."

Liberia: The Soccer Vote. Africa Confidential 46:3-4 September 23, 2005.
"After 14 years of war, Liberians mistake a footballer for a politician."

Lizza, Ryan. Charles at Large. New Republic 232:10-11 April 25, 2005.
Explores the relationship between the United States and former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16784280

Nicholas, Hans. Taylor Made. New Republic 233:14-16 October 31, 2005.
Examines elections held in Liberia on October 11, 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18662281

Nigerian Hospitality. New Republic 233:8 August 22, 2005.
Former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, in exile in Nigeria, is accused of planning the assassination of the president of Guinea.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17989458

Paes, Wolf-Christian. The Challenges of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in Liberia. International Peacekeeping 12:253-261 Summer 2005.
Examines the UN mission in Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16967870

Pengelley, Rupert. China Orders Australian HF Systems for Peacekeeping. Jane's International Defense Review 37:33 November 2004.
Chinese purchase commercial carrier vehicles for their peacekeeping forces in Liberia.

Presidential Striker? Economist 373:44 October 16, 2004.
George Weah, "Liberia's World Footballer of the Year in 1995" considers running for president.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14739782

Price, Stuart and Tonpo, Jarlawah A. A Lesson for Africa's Big Men. New African No.446:20-21 December 2005.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19162840

Ragavan, Chitra and Barnes, Julian E. Africa's Most Wanted. U.S. News & World Report 138:26-28 May 16, 2005.
Discusses efforts to get President Bush to insist that former Liberian President Charles Taylor face trial for war crimes.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16962123

Reeves, Simon. Liberia: Still a Lot to Do. New African No.432:25 August-September 2004.
"Reports from Stockholm, Sweden on what Liberians in Europe want to do to help put their strife-torn country back on its feet."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14147145

Richards, Paul. To Fight or to Farm? Agrarian Dimensions of the Mano River Conflicts (Liberia and Sierra Leone). African Affairs 104:571-590 October 2005.

Ross, Blair A., Jr. The U. S. Joint Task Force Experience in Liberia. Military Review 85:60-67 May-June 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18050041

Soares, Claire. 10 Questions for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Time 23:8 December 5, 2005.
Interviews Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18955838

Still in the Shadow of the Warlords. Economist 375:46 June 4, 2005.
"Even in exile, ex-President Charles Taylor remains a menace."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17233575

Strong Stuff. Economist 373:60-62 December 18, 2004.
Ayesha Conneh proclaims herself the "boss lady" in Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15410018

Tonpo, Jarlawah A. Liberia: Weah for President. New African No.436:34 January 2005.
"Debate is heating up across Liberia following the announcement by one of the country's most famous sons, ex-footballer George Weah, to contest the presidential election of October 2004."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15632207

Toweh, Alphonso. Liberia: Scandal in Parliament. New African No.439:28 April 2005.
"George Dweh, speaker of Liberia's National Legislative Assembly and three others have been caught in a US $92,000 scandal and suspended indefinitely by the House."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16652447

Umunna, Isaac. "We'll Remain Engaged with Liberia." Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:13 November 2005.
Interviews Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States about the organization's plans for post-election Liberia.

UN, Liberia Establish Joint Security Centre. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:16 October 19, 2005.
Looks at the UN mission to Liberia and the "transitional government's setting up of a Joint National Security Operations Center."

Madagascar

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/madagascar.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Madagascar. CIA World Factbook 2006.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ma.html
General information about each country.

Madagascar. Background Notes. April 2006.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5460.htm
Information about Madagascar including U.S. relations.

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/madagascar.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 2005, by Charles H. Cutter. 40th ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post Publications, 2005. 324 p. (The World Today Series)
General information about each country including history.
Book call no.: R 916 D724a 40th ed. 2005

Africa Review 2005. 26th edition. Saffron Walden, Essex, England, World of Information, 2005. 392 p.
Provides general information about each country and information about the business climate.
Book call no.: R 960 A25811 26th ed. 2005

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Madagascar, p 211.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

Global Studies: Africa, by Wayne Edge. 11th ed. Dubuque, IA, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2006. 303 p.
Provides an essay for each geographic area and statistical information and a country report for included countries.
Book call no.: 960.05 G652 11th ed. 2006

Jane's World Air Forces, edited by Paul Jackson. Issue 23. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2006. 649 p.
Provides order of battle and inventory for each country's air force.
Book call no.: R 323.746 J33 iss.23 2006

Jane's World Armies, edited by Giles Ebbutt and James C. O'Halloran. Issue 18. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2005. 781 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.18 2005

The Military Balance 2005-2006. London, Routledge, 2005. 447 p.
Provides information about the military organization of each country.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2005-2006

Documents

Conruyt, Marc. The Pacification Campaign of Madagascar: 1896-1905. Quantico, VA, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2002. 89 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA403749
Doc. call no.: M-U 41886-71 C754p

Periodicals

Britain/Africa: Undiplomatic Closure. Africa Confidential 46:8 June 10, 2005.
"Opposition is mounting to the British government's plan to close its embassy in Madagascar."

Clind, Jean-Pierre and others. Export Processing Zones in Madagascar: A Success Story under Threat? World Development785-802 May 2005.

Getting Stoned. Economist 376:42 July 30, 2005.
"Focuses on gem mining in Madagascar."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17774582

Madagascar. Military Technology 29:271-272 January 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111322

Madagascar: Joining the Club. Africa Confidential 46:8 March 18, 2005.
"Madagascar intends to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in August, according to its Foreign Minister, Jaya Krishna Cuttaree."

Madagascar: Marc and the Miners. Africa Confidential 46:2-3 June 10, 2005.
"Washington and the multinationals give Ravalomanana's team a boost."

Madagascar: Ravalomanana Inc. Africa Confidential 46:7 October 7, 2005.
"The president's foreign friends admire him but he is less revered at home."

Mitchell, Alanna. Paradox in Madagascar. Chronicle of Higher Education 51:B4 July 15, 2005.
"Madagascar is one of the world's top extinction hotspots."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17718682

Poso, R. Michael. French Conquest of Madagascar. Military History 22:46-52+ October 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18378595

Progress at Last? Economist 374:34 January 1, 2005.
"Having avoided civil war, the island state is doing very well."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15529562

Malawi

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/malawi.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Malawi. CIA World Factbook 2006.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mi.html
General information about each country.

Malawi. Background Notes. May 2006.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/7231.htm
Information about Malawi including U.S. relations.

Malawi Leader Bans Food Exports to Stem Hunger. New York Amsterdam News, July 28, 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17809645
President "Mutharika banned all exports of the food staple maize as well as fertilizer as the country comes to grips with the current food crisis."

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/malawi.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."

Tenthani, Raphael. Malawi's Food Crisis Continues to Worsen. Lancet, December 10, 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19099373

Books

Africa South of the Sahara 2005. 34th ed. New York, Europa Publications, 2005. 1465 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 34th ed. 2005

Bauer, Gretchen and Taylor, Scott D. Politics in Southern Africa: State and Society in Transition. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005. 403 p.
Malawi: Institutionalizing Multipartyism, pp 19-44.
Book call no.: 320.968 B344p

A Democracy of Chameleons: Politics and Culture in the New Malawi, edited by Harri Englund. Uppsala, Sweden, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2002. 208 p. (Kachere Books, no.14)
Book call no.: 968.97042 D383

Englund, Harri. From War to Peace on the Mozambique-Malawi Borderland. Edinburgh, Great Britain, Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, 2002. 217 p. (International African Library, no.26)
Book call no.: 305.89679 E58f

The Military Balance 2005-2006. London, Routledge, 2005. 447 p.
Provides information about the military organization of each country.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2005-2006

Periodicals

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Malawi: Major Assault on Health Problems. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:8-9 January 2005.
The United Kingdom pledges money to improve the conditions of health care in Malawi.

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Malawi: United Against Corruption. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:9 November 2005.
Program to fight corruption and stimulate economic growth and development in Malawi.

Amid Squalor, an Aid Army Marches to No Drum at All. New York Times 155:A4 December 7, 2005.
Discusses "foreign economic assistance provided by various countries and agencies."

Butler, Declan. Power to the People. Nature 430:928-929 August 19, 2004.
Efforts to control malaria in Malawi.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14162062

Dorward, Andrew and Dydd, Jonathan. The Malawi 2002 Food Crisis: A Rural Development Challenge. Journal of Modern African Studies 42:343-361 September 2004.

Gama, Hobbs. Malawi: Former President in Trouble? New African No.433:61 October 2004.
"The former Malawian president, Bakili Muluzi, may not enjoy the comfortable retirement he expected."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14599815

Gama, Hobbs. Malawi: New Party, New Troubles. New African No.439:25 April 2005.
"The resignation of Malawi's president from the ruling party has plunged the country into political crisis."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16652418

Kurlantzick, Joshua. State Farm. New Republic 233:10-11 December 19, 2005.
"Focuses on the white land-owning minority in Malawi and growing sentiment against them."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19138745

Luckhurst, Tim. Jack's Tarnished Tuppence. New Statesman 134:22 June 13, 2005.
Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell makes a trip to Malawi pledging additional aid to that country.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17258008

Malawi. Military Technology 29:272 January 2005.
Provides force structure information.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111323

Malawi: Bingu Ascendant. Africa Confidential 45:8 December 3, 2004.
Politics in Malawi.

Malawi: Bingu's Gamble. Africa Confidential 47:8 March 3, 2006.
President Bingu wa Mutharika has tried to oust Vice President Ralph Kasambara.

Malawi: Disaster. Africa Confidential 46:2 October 21, 2005.
"Famine threatens and an enfeebled government lacks the authority to act."

Malawi: Government Versus Party. Africa Confidential 45:4-5 November 19, 2004.
"Reformers reject Muluzi's legacy but the ruling party fights back."

Malawi: His Own Man. Africa Confidential 46:8 January 21, 2005.
"The long-awaited showdown between President Bingu Wa Mutharika and his predecessor Bakili Muluzi."

Malawi: Hunger and Hullaballoo. Africa Confidential 46:8 April 29, 2005.
Politics in Malawi.

Malawi: It's Not My Party. Africa Confidential 46:8 February 18, 2005.
Discusses confusion in the government caused by President Bingu wa Mutharika's resignation from the political party, the United Democratic Front."

Malawi: Judges End Strike over Cars. New York Times 154:A6 January 26, 2005.
Judges of the High and Supreme Courts get newer government supplied vehicles.

Malawi: New Brooms. Africa Confidential 45:6-7 August 6, 2004.
"The President hopes to prosecute his corrupt predecessors, who keep fighting back."

Malawi: New Politics at Last. Africa Confidential 47:5-6 April 14, 2006.
"Parliament has reconvened with another set of politicians ready for a fresh start."

Malawi: President Wants Parliament for Himself. New York Times 153:A6 July 22, 2004.
Malawi's president wants the parliament building for his own residence.

Maroleng, Chris. Malawi General Election 2004: Democracy in the Firing Line. African Security Review 13, no.2:77-81 2004.

Peters, Pauline E. Rural Income and Poverty in a Time of Radical Change in Malawi. Journal of Development Studies 42:322-345 February 2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19374247

Phiri, Grace. Malawi from Grass to Grace. New African No.432:44-45 August-September 2004.
Short biography of President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14147215

Trade Liberalization Has Increased Poverty Levels, Claims Report. African Agenda 8,no.3:19 2005.
A report by the UN Integrated Regional Information Network states that "Malawi's trade liberalization policies have adversely affected small holder farmers and undermine the food security of the poor."

Mali

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/mali.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Mali. CIA World Factbook 2005.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ml.html
General information about each country.

Mali. Background Notes, September 2005.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2828.htm
Information about Mali including U.S. relations

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

Books

Sattin, Anthony. The Gates of Africa: Death, Discovery, and the Search for Timbuktu. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2005. 382 p.
Book call no.: 916.604 S253g

Periodicals

And Still They Starve. Economist 376:41-42 July 30, 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17774581

Boohene, Kathleen A. Foreign Direct Investment, Local Direct Impacts. African Agenda 8,no.2:10-11 2005.
"An assessment of some mining communities in Mali reveals fall in living standards as well as greater problems faced by women and children as a result of reforms in the mining sector."

Cisse, Almahady. Officials Try to Cut down on Logging. African Agenda 7,no.4:31-32 2004.
"The government of Mali has decided to introduce measures aimed at reducing deforestation."

Florquin, Nicholas and Pezard, Stephanie. Small-Arms Trafficking Threatens the Stability of Northern Mali. Jane's Intelligence Review 17:42-45 September 2005.

Lubold. Gordon. Air Support Unit Suffers Black Eye. Air Force Times 66:28-29 August 22, 2005.
Notes problems faced by the Air Force 352nd Special Operations Group during exercises in Mali.

Lubold. Gordon. Unit Creates Instant Airfields. Air Force Times 66:29 August 22, 2005.
86th Contingency Response Group participates in military exercises in Mali.

Mali. Military Technology 29:273 January 2005.
Provides force structure information.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111324

Mali: Belgium's Man in Africa. Africa Confidential 46:8 May 13, 2005.
Continues speculation about elections held in 2002.

Mali: Soccer, Islam and Hard Times. Africa Confidential 46:6-7 June 10, 2005.
"Football riots and fears of terrorism undermining ATT's reputation."

Politics. Economist 376:6 July 30, 2005.
Mentions famine in Mali and Niger.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17774548

Tamufor, Lindlyn. Mining Reforms in Mali Leave the Country Poorer. African Agenda 8,no.2:12-13 2005.
"In spite of being the third largest producer of gold in Africa, Mali still remains one of the poorest countries in the world thanks to reforms to the mining code that favour the foreign investor."

Umunna, Isaac. Mali: Threat of Famine. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:20-21 November 2005.

Williams, Stephen. Bamako. New African No.440:62-65 May 2005.
Discusses Bamako, the capital of Liberia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16940285

Mauritania

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/mauritania.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Mauritania. CIA World Factbook 2005.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mr.html
General information about each country.

Mauritania. Arab Net
Available online at: http://www.arab.net/mauritainia/index.html
"Our aim is to provide the most comprehensive online resource on the Arab world."

Mauritania. Background Notes, September 2005.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5467.htm
Information about Mauritania including U.S. relations

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

Books

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Mauritania, p 217.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

Periodicals

Badcock, James. Fait Accompli. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:25 October 2005.
"The world grudgingly accepts the illegal ouster of Mauritania's legitimate government."

Enserink, Martin. Can the War on Locusts Be Won? Science 306:1880-1882 December 10, 2004.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=15403676

Frenkiel, Olenka. Forced to Be Fat. Spectator 299:16 September 24, 2005.
In some tribes in Mauritania, women are force fed until they become extremely overweight.

Jourde, Cedric. "The President Is Coming to Visit!" Comparative Politics 37:421-440 July 2005.
Mauritania has had authoritarian rule reestablished.

Lubold. Gordon. African Allies: U.S. Anti-Terror Trainers Make Inroads in Troubled Region. Armed Forces Journal 143:22-26 September 2005.
U.S. Army Special Forces train local military in Mauritania.

Lubold. Gordon. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. Army Times 65:10-13 July 4, 2005.
Describes the military training received by the Mauritian soldiers from U.S. Special Forces.

Lubold. Gordon. Helping Africa Help Itself. Army Times 65:24 June 20, 2005.
U.S. Army Special Forces train military in Mauritania.

Lubold. Gordon. Training Day: Mauritanian Troops Instructed by SF Unit Fall Short of Success. Army Times 65:12 July 4, 2005.

Mauritania. Military Technology 29:273-274 January 2005.
Provides force structure information.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111325

Mauritania: Taya's Travails. Africa Confidential 45:8 August 27, 2004.
President Taya "has turned the latest alleged coup plot, on 10 August, to his advantage, containing Islamist leader Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour and a dozen senior military officers."

Thompson, Christopher. Putting Oil before Refugees. New Statesman 134:26 September 19, 2005.
Discusses political events in Mauritania.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18229042

Mauritius

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/mauritius.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Mauritius. CIA World Factbook 2006.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mp.html
General information about each country.

Mauritius. Background Notes. January 2006.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5460.htm
Information about Mauritius including U.S. relations.

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/mauritius.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 South of the Sahara 2005. 34th ed. New York, Europa Publications, 2005. 1465 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 34th ed. 2005

African Economic Outlook, by the African Development Bank. Paris, Development Centre for the Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development, 2004. 423 p.
For each country discusses recent economic elements, macroeconomic policy structural issues, and political and social context.
Book call no.: 330.96 A2584 2003/2004

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Mauritius, p 218.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

The Military Balance 2005-2006. London, Routledge, 2005. 447 p.
Provides information about the military organization of each country.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2005-2006

Periodicals

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Mauritius: Duty-Free Haven. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:10 June 2005.
"Mauritius is about to abolish up to 80% taxation on about 1800 different types of goods."

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi and Umunna, Isaac. Mauritius: Diplomatic Row Deepens. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:6 August-September 2004.
Conflict between Mauritius and Britain over Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

Cary, Sean. 'Diego Garcia Is Still Part of Mauritius.' New African No.446:44-45 December 2005.
Interviews the new "Mauritian foreign minister Madan Dulloo."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19162851

Cawthra, Gavin. Mauritius: An Exemplar of Democracy, Development and Peace for the Southern Africa Development Community? Africa Insight 35:14-19 April 2005.
"Examines Mauritius's traditions and practices of democracy and national security, and its role in SADC."

Collen, Lindsey. Democratization a-la-Labour. New Internationalist No.389:35-36 May 2006.
"Focuses on the socialistic policies of the government of Mauritius."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20787252

Collen, Lindsey. A Yellow Flag in the Sunset. New Internationalist No.387:35 March 2006.
Discusses economics and fishing in Mauritius.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20081778

Ford, Neil. Africa Making a Global Impact with Gas. New African No.446:48-51 December 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19162853

Lincoln, David. Beyond the Plantation: Mauritius in the Global Division of Labour. Journal of Modern African Studies 44,no.1:59-78 2006.
Discusses employment in Mauritius after gaining independence from Great Britain.

The Mauritius Strategy. UN Chronicle 42:38 March-May 2005.
"Presents information on the adoption of the Mauritius Strategy and the Mauritius Declaration at the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17249484

Miles, William F. S. A Family's Progress in Mauritius. Contemporary Review 287:43-46 July 2005.
Shows progress made in Mauritius by studying the everyday life of a family there.

Morocco

Internet Resources

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

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/morocco.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Western Sahara: Status of the Settlement Efforts, by Carol Migdalovitz. Washington, Library of Congress, February 2005. 6 p.
Available online at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS20962.pdf

Lugar, Richard. NATO FDCH Congressional Testimony.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=32Y2391203862
Senator Lugar discusses U. S. participation in a "humanitarian mission to facilitate the release of the last 404 Moroccan prisoners of war held by the Polisario."

Morocco. CIA World Factbook 2006.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mo.html
General information about each country.

Morocco. Background Notes, July 2005.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5431.htm
Information about Morocco including U.S. relations.

Morocco Daily.
Available online at: http://www.moroccodaily.com/
News from the World News Network.

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/morocco.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 Review 2005. 26th ed. Saffron Walden, Essex, England, World of Information, 2005. 392 p.
Provides general information about each country and information about the business climate.
Book call no.: R 960 A25811 26th ed. 2005

Africa South of the Sahara 2005. 34th ed. New York, Europa Publications, 2005. 1465 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 34th ed. 2005

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Morocco, p 226.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

D'Adesky, Anne-Christine. Moving Mountains: The Race to Treat Global AIDS. New York, Verso, 2004. 487 p.
Morocco's Bold Experiment, pp 161-176.
Book call no.: 362.1969792 D121m

Jane's Sentinel: Security Assessment North Africa. Issue 17. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2005. 721 p.
For each country includes information such as: country profile, geography, natural resources, demography, infrastructure, internal affairs, external affairs, defence spending, armed forces, army, air force, navy, security and foreign forces, procurement, defence production and R&D, and main economic indicators.
Book call no.: R 961 J33 iss.17 2005

Jane's World Air Forces, edited by Paul Jackson. Issue 16. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2005. 645 p.
Provides order of battle and inventory for each country's air force.
Book call no.: R 623.746 J33 iss.22 2005

Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism. Issue 22. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2005. 858 p.
Gives general information about each terrorist group and a chronology.
Book call no.: R 364.1 J33 iss.22 2005

The Middle East and North Africa 2005. 51st ed. New York, Europa Publications, 2005. 1407 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 915.6 M627 51st ed. 2005

The Military Balance 2004-2005. London, Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2004. 395 p.
Provides information about each terrorist group and a chronology.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2004/2005

Milton, Giles. White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. 316 p.
Book call no.: 306.3620964 M662w

Wellman, David J. Sustainable Diplomacy: Ecology, Religion, and Ethics in Muslim-Christian Relations. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 250 p.
"Set in the context of modern Moroccan-Spanish relations."
Book call no.: 327 W452s

Periodicals

Aggad, Faten and Botha, Pierre. Revisiting the Western Saharan Conflict. Africa Insight 35:65-75 April 2005.
"Attempts at providing an overall picture of the conflict, while focusing on two major aspects: the strategic face of the conflict as well as the latest peace plan, the Baker Plan II."

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Morocco: Abuse Report Is Called a "Whitewash." Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 12:11 February 2006.
"The long awaited Abuse Report by Morocco's truth commission - a 17-member Equity and Reconciliation Committee based loosely on the famous South African model, has been described by the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, as a whitewash and not worth the paper is written on."

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Morocco: Africa's Illegal Migrants. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:9 November 2005.
"A high level summit of European and African ministers to address a recurring row between the two continents over illegal immigration has been scheduled for later this month."

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Morocco: Profligate King Mohammed VI. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:8-9 March 2005.
Moroccans upset by the detailing of their King's expenses.

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Western Sahara: Putting the Cart before the Horse. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:6-7 July 2005.
Possible oil off the coast have caused more problems in the Western Sahara question.

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi and Umunna, Isaac. Western Sahara: No New Initiative. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:6 August-September 2004.

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi and Williams, Bideh. Morocco: America's Trade Partner. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:8-9 October 2004.
"A free trade agreement between Morocco when the United States has come into immediate effect, making it the first trade agreement the U.S. has signed with an African country."

Arango, Joaquin and Martin, Philip. Best Practices to Manage Migration: Morocco-Spain. International Migration Review 39:258-269 Spring 2005.
Discusses the Cooperative Efforts to Manage Immigration Project which visited Morocco and Spain.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=828873561&sid=3&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Badcock, James. Deadlock in the Desert. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:22 December 2005.
"Crisis over the disputed Western Sahara is nowhere near any peaceful settlement as the Moroccan authorities continue to speak with forked tongue."

Badcock, James. Slow, Slow Quick, Quick, Slow. Middle East No.348:22-23 August-September 2004.
"The United Nations will review the situation in Western Sahara once again in October 2004."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14156548

Bennison, Amira K. The "New Order" and Islamic Order: The Introduction of the Nizami Army in the Western Maghrib and its Legitimation, 1830-73. International Journal of Middle East Studies 36:591-612 November 2004.
Military reform in Algeria and Morocco during the period of 1830-1873.

Brazier, Chris. Intifada in Western Sahara. New Internationalist 381:6 August 2005.
"Reports on the closure of the Western Sahara, La'youn territory from the outside world after the protest in brutal repression of human rights activists protesting the transfer of Ahmaed Mahmoud Hadi 28 jail near Agadir."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17924500

Brief. Middle East No.348:55 August-September 2004.
"The European Commission has given its approval for E140.79m of development spending for Morocco, Egypt and Jordan."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14159638

Bush, George W. Proclamation 7971 - to Implement the United State-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 41:1907-1909 December 26, 2005.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=973241721&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Chouvy, Pierre-Arnaud. Morocco's Smuggling Rackets: Hashish, People in Contraband. Jane's Intelligence Review 17:40-43 December 2005.

Chouvy, Pierre-Arnaud. Morocco Said to Produce Nearly Half the World's Hashish Supply. Jane's Intelligence Review 17:32-35 November 2005.
Discusses "cannabis cultivation in the Rif region of Morocco."

De Villepin, le Marocain. Economist 377:46 October 1, 2005.
France's prime minister, Dominique de Vilepin, makes his first trip outside Europe to Morocco.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18447967

Enserink, Martin. Can the War on Locust Be Won? Science 306:1880-1882 December 10, 2004.
"Reports on the steps taken by the people of Morocco to fight the damage created by locusts."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15403676

Entelis, John P. The Democratic Imperative vs. the Authoritarian Impulse: The Maghrib State Between Transition and Terrorism. Middle East Journal 59:537-558 Autumn 2005.
"Despite public promises to the contrary, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia continue to be ruled autocratically even as their civil societies aspire to greater public space."
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=928504101&sid=4&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Environmental Asylum. Environment 48:6 March 2006.
Arable land being lost to the Sahara each year in Morocco and Tunisia.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19859593

Ford, Neil. Morocco Looks to the Private Sector. Middle East No.353:48-49 February 2005.
Government and private-sector investments in Morocco's infrastructure.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15952101

Give It Another Try. Economist 376:56 September 24, 2005.
Conflict over the Western Sahara territory.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18382104

Ivanov, Henry. Russia Details Middle East Export Strategy. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:7 December 7, 2005.
The Russian defense export agency "confirmed the sale of 2S6M Tunguska self-propelled air-defense systems to Morocco in the Dubai 2005 Air Show."

Jewell, Dawn H. Moderating Morocco. Christianity Today 49:24-25 November 2005.
Moroccan Christians "face intimidation and ostracism from their families more than hassle from the government."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18721387

Jhazbhay, Iqbal. South Africa-North Africa Relations: Bridging a Continent. South African Journal of International Affairs 11:155-168 Winter-Spring 2004.

Kalpakian, Jack. Building the Human Bomb: The Case of the 16 May 2003 Attack in Casablanca. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 28:113-127 March-April 2005.

Kalpakian, Jack. Morocco and the United States: A Lobbying Opportunity. South African Journal of International Affairs 11:79-90 Winter-Spring 2004.

Lewis, J. A. C. France to Upgrade Moroccan Mirages. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:17 October 12, 2005.
"Reports that the Moroccan government has awarded the French government a contract to overhaul the Moroccan Air Force's mostly grounded fleet of 27 French Mirage F1-CH/EH fighter aircraft."

A Look into the Past. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:30 February 2005.
"King Mohammed VI sets up a new commission to examine past rights abuses and bring succour to victims."

Martin, Josh. A New Era of Railways. Middle East 355:50-54 April 2005.
Morocco is upgrading its rail system.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16676637

Michel, Christopher P. Christmas in Marrakech. U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings 132:96 February 2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19774623

Mohammed VI, H. M. King. Human Rights. Vital Speeches of the Day 70:683-687 September 1, 2004.
King Mohammed's VI addressed to the opening session of parliament which includes reforms in the proposed Family Law.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14381222

Morocco. Military Technology 29:241-242 January 2005.
Details force structure.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111290

Morocco: A New-Style Monarchy. Africa Confidential 46:4-5 April 15, 2005.
"M6 is relaxing his grip on politics, opening prospects for rebranded Islamists and others."

Mundy, J. A. Morocco: U.S. Policy Shift on Western Sahara. No.436:35 January 2005.
"The outgoing US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage has said his government 'supports the territorial integrity of Morocco.' This marks a shift in US policy on Western Sahara."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15632208

Not an Impartial Broker. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:26-27 January 2005.
"Algeria and the Polisario leaders are wary of an attempt by Spain to use its influence to resolve the Western Sahara problem."

Novichkov, Nikolai. Russia to Supply Morocco with Tunguska-M1s. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:19 March 2, 2005.
Russia will supply "a consignment of Tunguska-M1 combined guns/missiles self-propelled air defense systems to Morocco."

Omestad, Thomas. The Casbah Connection. U. S. News & World Report 138:20-33 May 9, 2005.
"Reports on the problem Morocco faces in terms of terrorists."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16894614

Omestad, Thomas. Sultan's Heir, 'His Majetski.' U. S. News & World Report 138:30 May 9, 2005.
"Profiles Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16894625

The other "El Norte." Atlantic 296:40-41 December 2005.
Discusses the "enclave of Melilla, on the coast of Morocco which is a major target of would-be illegal immigrants."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18848170

Porch, Douglas. Spain's African Nightmare. MHQ: Quarterly Journal of Military History 18:28-37 Winter 2006.
"Focuses on the Rif rebellion against Spain orchestrated by Mohammed ben Abd el-Krim from 1921 to 1926."

Privatization Earns Morocco $8.75bn in 11 Years. Middle East 356:45 May 2005.
"Reports that Morocco's finance ministry has revealed that 66 Moroccan companies were fully or partially privatised between 1993 and 2005."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16945511

Sabune, Kitti and others. The Mediterranean Has Become a Floating Cemetery for African Immigrants. New African No.446:56-57 December 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19162855

San Martin, Pablo. Briefing: Western Sahara: Road to Predation? African Affairs 103:651-660 October 2004.
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Sarfaty, Galit A. The World Bank and the Internationalization of Indigenous Rights Norms. Yale Law Journal 114:1791-1834 May 2005.
Discusses a proposed World Bank loan to Morocco "in order to examine the difficulties of operationalizing the Bank's indigenous peoples policy."
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The Slow March to Reform. Economist 372:38-39 August 7, 2004.
"The King Is Seeking to Embrace Moderate Islamist."

Smith, Andrew R. and Loudiy, Fadoua. Testing the Red Lines: On the Liberalization of Speech in Morocco. Human Rights Quarterly 27:1069-1119 August 2005.
"This article reports on the contradictions, ambiguities, and paradoxes associated with the liberalization of speech in Morocco."
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=884432651&sid=2&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

South Africa/Morocco: Collision Course. Africa Confidential 45:8 September 24, 2004.
South Africa and Morocco feud over Western Sahara.

Tayler, Jeffrey and Boulat, Alexandra. Among the Berbers. National Geographic 207:78-97 January 2005.
Discusses Berber heritage in Morocco.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15391337

Where the Cause Will Not Die. Economist 373:52 October 30, 2004.
Focuses on the Western Sahara.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14892597

White, Gregory W. Free Trade As a Strategic Instrument in the War on Terror? The 2004 U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement. Middle East Journal 59:597-616 Autumn 2005.
U. S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement includes a security component.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=928504131&sid=4&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Wilson, James Q. Islam and Freedom. Commentary 118:23-28 December 2004.
"Background on the establishment of democracy and liberalism in ... Morocco."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15232688

Zapatero's Footsteps. Economist 378:47-48 February 4, 2006.
Discusses North African immigration problems from Ceuta and Melilla in Morocco to Europe.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19615092

Mozambique

Internet Resources

AIDS Sharply Cuts Life Expectancy in Mozambique. Clinical Infectious Diseases October 15, 2004.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14609646

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/mozambique.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Mozambique. CIA World Factbook 2006.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mz.html
General information about each country.

Mozambique. Background Notes. May 2006.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/7035.htm
Information about Mozambique including U.S. relations.

Mozambique News Agency Home Page.
Available online at: http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news/

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/mozambique.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 South of the Sahara 2005. 34th ed. New York, Europa Publications, 2005. 1465 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 34th ed. 2005

Axzevedo, Mario Joaquim. Historical Dictionary of Mozambique. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 2003. 302 p. (African Historical Dictionaries, no.88)
Book call no.: 967.9 A994h 2003

Bauer, Gretchen and Taylor, Scott D. Politics in Southern Africa: State and Society in Transition. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005. 403 p.
Mozambique: Reconstruction and Democratization, pp 109-138.
Book call no.: 320.968 B344p

Buur, Lars and Kyed, Helene Maria. State Recognition of Traditional Authority in Mozambique: The Nexus of Community Representation and State Assistance. Uppsala, Sweden, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2005. 30 p. (Discussion Paper, no.28)
Book call no.: 320.9679 B989s

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Mozambique, pp 227-228.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

Democratic Reform in Africa: The Quality of Progress, edited by E. Gyimah-Boadi. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 349 p.
Mozambique: The Challenge of Democratization by Brazao Mazula, pp 183-200.
Book call no.: 320.96 D3831

Galli, Rosemary. People' Spaces and State Spaces: Land and Governance in Mozambique. Lanham, MD, Lexington Books, 2003. 315 p.
Book call no.: 307.7214 G168p

Mendes, Pedro Rosa. Bay of Tigers: An African Odyssey. Orlando, FL, Harcourt, 2003. 321 p.
Recounts the author's trip across Angola in 1997 focusing on the people he met.
Book call no.: 916.7304 M538b

The Military Balance 2005-2006. London, Routledge, 2005. 447 p.
Provides information about the military organization of each country.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2005-2006

Stone, David. Wars of the Cold War: Campaigns in Conflicts 1945-1990. London, Brassey's, 2004. 336 p.
Angola, Mozambique and Guinea, pp 243-246.
Book call no.: 909.825 S877w

The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq, by James Dobbins and others. Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 2005. 273 p.
Mozambique, pp 93-105.
Book call no.: 341.584 U54

Periodicals

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Mozambique: Presidential Help for HIV/AIDS Sufferers. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 12:9 August 2005.
Former President Bill Clinton, on behalf of the Clinton Foundation, toured six nations in Africa to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS on that continent.

Biting Back. Economist 373:43 October 16, 2004.
Fighting malaria in Mozambique.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14739780

Bradburn, Caitlyn. The Unlikely Effects of War. Humanist 64:46-47 November-December 2004.
Describes "the aftermath of the war in Mozambique."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14835765

Brazil Cancels Most of Mozambique's Debt. New Internationalist No.373:7 November 2004.
"Announcement by Brazil that it will write off 314 million of the 331 million that it is owed by Mozambique."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15004269

Carbone, Giovanni M. Continuidade na Renovacao? Ten Years of Multiparty Politics in Mozambique: Roots, Evolution and Stabilisation of the Frelimo-Renamo Party System. Journal of Modern African Studies 43:417-442 2005.
"Focuses on multiparty politics in Mozambique."

De Figueiredo, Antônio. Mozambique and Angola - the Communist Episode. New African No.437:30-31 February 2005.
"Discusses the impact of the independence of Mozambique and Angola on the continuing struggle for black emancipation in southern Africa."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15961546

Fighting for a Better and Healthier Tomorrow. Beijing Review 48:18-19 July 7, 2005.
"Interviews Antônio Inacio Jr., Mozambican Ambassador to China, on economic, social and diplomatic issues."

Fighting Malaria. Economist 377:85 November 19, 2005.
"A new vaccine shows promising results."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18920077

Goncalves, Euclindes. Finding the Chief: Political Decentralization and Traditional Authority in Mocumbi, Southern Mozambique. African Insight 35:64-70 September 2005.
"Investigation into the position of traditional authorities in Mozambique."

Herbert, Wray. The Children of War. US News & World Report 137:44-51 December 20, 2004.
"Focuses on the former child soldiers Mozambique's Civil War."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15324177

Lemonick, Michael D. and Ayisi, Ruth A. Malaria Fighter. Time 166:88 November 7, 2005.
Profiles Pedro Alonso who is studying malaria in Mozambique.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18699201

The Lessons of War. New Internationalist No.374:5 December 2004.
"Profiles Alfonso Dhlakama, politician in Mozambique."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15327175

Lubkemann, Stephen C. Migratory Coping in Wartime Mozambique: An Anthropology of Violence and Displacement in 'Fragmented Wars.' Journal of Peace Research 42:493-508 July 2005.

MacGregor, Karen and Cowley, Geoffrey. Blaise Judja-Sato. Newsweek 146:54-55 July 25, 2005.
Wealthy American helps the poor in Mozambique.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17636877

Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in Mozambique Nathan Seppa. Science News 166:301 November 6, 2004.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14975235

Matloa, Abbie. Flying High in Mozambique. South African Soldier 12:41 June 2005.
The SA Air Force participated in Maputo International Air Show on 20 March 2005.

McNeil, Donald G., Jr. Malaria Vaccine Proves Effective. New York Times 154:A1+ October 15, 2004.

Mocumbi, Pascoal. Plague of My People. Nature 430:925 August 19, 2004.
Discusses the risk of malaria in Mozambique.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14162064

Mozambique. Military Technology 29:274-275 January 2005.
Provides force structure information.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111326

Mozambique: Born Again Stalinism. Africa Confidential 46:3-4 June 10, 2005.
"President Guebuza combines liberal economics with hard-line politics."

Mozambique: Guebuza's Day. Africa Confidential 45:2-3 December 17, 2004.
"Frelimo has won a huge but tarnished victory in this month's elections."

Mozambique: Remaking Guebuza. Africa Confidential 47:6-7 March 17, 2006.
"Businessman President talks of free markets but not a freer politics."

Mozambique's Good Fortune. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:35-37 February 2005.
"Mozambique's economy motors ahead positively even as Britain offers some debt relief to the country."

Nordstrom, Carolyn. (Gender) War. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 28:399-411 September-October 2005.

The Rights to Prosper. Economist 374:48 February 5, 2005.
"The prospects of one island could offer a lesson for the rest of the country."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15962133

Sino-African Trade Cooperation. Beijing Review 47:8 November 25, 2004.
Reports on the establishment of a China-Africa Business Council which includes the countries of Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania.

Turning Swords into Plowshares. New African No.438:65 March 2005.
Discusses the Tree of Life sculpture "made entirely out of weapons such as AK-47s, pistols and rocket-propelled grenade launchers."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16265493

Two Harbour Patrol Boats Donated to Mozambique. South African Soldier 11:13 November 2004.

Van Amerom, Marloes and Buscher, Bram. Peace Parks in Southern Africa: Bringer of an African Renaissance? Journal of Modern African Studies 43:159-182 June 2005.
Studies the joint South African-Mozambique and-Zimbabwean great Limpopo Park.

Vines, Alex. Orderly Change. World Today 60:24-25 December 2004.
"Reports on the political and economic transitions in Mozambique."

Wines, Michael. Mozambique: Election Winner Declared. New York Times 154:A9 December 18, 2004.
"Reports that Armando Guebuza of the incumbent Frelimo Party has been officially declared the winner of the presidential elections in Mozambique."

Namibia

Internet Resources

Boyd, Herb. Namibia's President Sam Nujoma in Harlem. New York Amsterdam News September 16, 2004.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14586505
"President Nujoma will be speaking on September 24, 2004 at St. James Presbyterian Church."

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/namibia.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Namibia. CIA World Factbook 2006.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wa.html
General information about each country.

Namibia. Background Notes. May 2006.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5472.htm
Information about Namibia including U.S. relations.

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/namibia.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."

Republic of Namibia.
Available online at: http://www.grnnet.gov.na/intro.htm
Includes information about the government, business, foreign relations, and general information about Namibia.

Books

Africa South of the Sahara 2005. 34th ed. New York, Europa Publications, 2005. 1465 p.
Provides detailed information about each country.
Book call no.: R 916.7 A258 34th ed. 2005

Bauer, Gretchen and Taylor, Scott D. Politics in Southern Africa: State and Society in Transition. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005. 403 p.
Namibia: Limits to Liberation, pp 205-236.
Book call no.: 320.968 B344p

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Namibia, p 231.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

Genocide, War Crimes in the West: History and Complicity, edited by Adam Jones. New York, Zed Books, 2004. 424 p.
Imperial Germany and the Herero of Southern Africa: Genocide in the Quest for Recompense by Jan-Bart Gewald, pp 59-77.
Book call no.: 304.663 G3353

The Military Balance 2005-2006. London, Routledge, 2005. 447 p.
Provides information about the military organization of each country.
Book call no.: R 355 L847m 2005-2006

Re-Examining Liberation in Namibia: Political Culture since Independence, edited by Henning Melber. Uppsala, Sweden, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2003. 149 p.
Book call no.: 968.81041 R332

The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq, by James Dobbins and others. Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 2005. 273 p.
Namibia, pp 29-43.
Book call no.: 341.584 U54

Periodicals

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Namibia: Nujoma Finally Bows out. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:7 April 2005.
President Nujoma has stepped down as president.

Bauer, Gretchen. 'The Hand That Stirs the Pot Can Also Run the Country': Electing Women to Parliament in Namibia. Journal of Modern African Studies 42:479-509 December 2004.

Commission Claim. African Armed Forces Journal, p 11, September 2005.
Report of a transaction between a South African defense manufacturer and American forces in Iraq going through a Namibian company.

Dish It out! Economist 372:62 September 25, 2004.
Land reform in southern Africa.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14530199

Ford, Neil. Oil and Gas: New Powers Make Their Mark. New African No.435:56+ December 2004.
Developments in the oil and gas sectors in the countries of Nigeria, Angola, Algeria, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Equatorial Guinea.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15270068

Frayne, Bruce. Rural Productivity and Urban Survival in Namibia: Eating Away from Home. Journal of Contemporary African Studies 23:51-76 January 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16257204

Kandetu, Vezera. Nambia: Cold Discourse upon Chronic Pain. New African No.436:64-66 January 2005.
Discusses possible genocide by Germans in Namibia and the consequence of reparations.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15632216

Nambia: Who's in Charge? Africa Confidential 46:8 March 18, 2005.
Discusses politics in Nambia.

Namibia. Military Technology 29:275-276 January 2005.
Provides force structure information.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17111327

Namibia: A Nujoma Dynasty? Africa Confidential 45:8 November 5, 2004.
Elections on 15-16 November will draw from the "Nuoma-loyalists expected to call most of the shots after the elections."

Namibia: Diamond Battles. Africa Confidential 46:8 July 22, 2005.
"The diamond war between the Israeli magnet Lev Leviev and South African giant DeBeers is heating up again in Namibia."

Namibia: Hamutenya Returns. Africa Confidential 46:8 September 23, 2005.
"Ex-Foreign Affairs Minister Hidipo Hamutenya may soon return to frontline politics after the fall of his opponent Paulus Kapia, the former deputy Minister of Works."

Namibia: Nujoma Won't Go. Africa Confidential 47:5-6 March 3, 2006.
"President Pohamba's ambition to clean up the government may be blocked by his predecessor."

Namibia: Peace for Now. Africa Confidential 46:8 November 4, 2005.
"A crisis of authority between President Hifikepunye Pohamba and his predecessor, Sam Nujoma has been averted."

Namibia: Pohamba's Graft Test. Africa Confidential 46:7 August 26, 2005.
"Will the President punish his predecessors protégé, caught in a financial scandal?"

Namibia: Power to the Party. Africa Confidential 46:5 March 4, 2005.
"The president-elect must balance his predecessors weight against his party's mood."

Namibia's New President. Jet 107:42 April 11, 2005.
"Focuses on the inauguration of Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba."

Namibia: Sam's Successor. Africa Confidential 45:5-6 December 3, 2004.
"The new President will have to work hard to convince people that he is his own man."

Namibia: SWAPO in Turmoil. Africa Confidential 45:8 September 10, 2004.

Namibia: Treason's Delays. Africa Confidential 47:8 March 31, 2006.
The 119 people on trial are charged with plotting the secession of Caprivi Region."

Namibia Votes for a President and a Parliament. New York Times 154:A11 November 16, 2004.

A New Old Man. Economist 373:50 November 20, 2004.
"Discusses the succession of Namibia's president, Sam Nujoma, by Hifikepunye Pohamba."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15136265

Nyanto, Kgomotso. Apartheid Graves of Horror. New African No.447:23 January 2006.
"Apparently, the mass grave contains the remains of guerrillas of the South West Africa People's Organization, killed by South African Forces during its occupation in Namibia in 1990."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19467527

Pengelley, Rupert. Armscor Offers to Be AU Broker. Jane's Intelligence Defense Review 37:5 November 2004.
The South African government procurement agency offers to help Namibia purchase a military vehicle.

Pressures Mount over Namibian Land Reform. Jane's Intelligence Review 16:50-51 August 2004.

Price, Stuart. Namibia: Landslide for Nujoma's Successor. New African No.435:29 December 2004.
"The result was never in much doubt, but the size of Hifkepunye Pohamba's victory in the mid-November election surprised many."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15269958

Niger

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/niger.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Niger. CIA World Factbook 2005.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ng.html
General information about each country.

Niger. Background Notes, September 2005.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5474.htm
Information about Niger including U.S. relations

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/niger.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

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Niger, p 238.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

Periodicals

Adeboyejo, Betsy. Niger's Famine Crisis Persists. Crisis 112:9 November-December 2005.
Interviews "Al-Hassana Outman, representative of African American nonprofit organization Africare in Niger" about environmental problems in Niger.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19035851

Anti-Slavery Activist Freed. New Internationalist No.383:22 October 2005.
"Focuses on the release of leading anti-slavery activists Ilguilas Weila and Alassance Biga from prison in Niger."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18517432

Around the Air Force. Air Force Times 65:7 August 23, 2004.
"Arrival of volunteer Air Force Reserve medical team at Camp Tondibiah in Niger.

Destitution Not Dearth. Economist 376:57 August 20, 2005.
Discusses food crisis in Niger.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17990022

Don't Let It Starve. Economist 276:44 July 23, 2005.
"International response to famine in Niger."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17706209

King, Martin L. Niger's Food Crisis. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:20 September 2005.
"Current food shortages in some parts of Niger Republic didn't result from just locust invasion and drought."

Miles, William F. S. Development, Not Division: Local Versus External Perceptions of the Niger-Nigeria Boundary. Journal of Modern African Studies 43:297-320 June 2005.

Niger: More Than a Food Shortage. Environment 47:6-7 December 2005.
"Presents a short press release from the United Nations Development Program and Doctors Without Borders on the 2005 famine in Niger."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19066690

Niger/Sahel: Blaming Each Other. Africa Confidential 46:5 August 26, 2005.
"Everyone was warned about the food crisis but politicians ignored it."

Politics. Economist 376:6 July 30, 2005.
Mentions famine in Mali and Niger.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17774548

Raffaele, Paul. Born into Bondage. Smithsonian 36:64-73 September 2005.
"Focuses on present-day existence of slavery in Niger."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18018971

Robinson, Simon. Niger: Behind the Headlines. Time 166:16 August 22, 2005.
"Reports on the extent of the food shortage in Niger and what other nations can do to help."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17918852

Starving for the Cameras. Economist 376:10-11 August 20, 2005.
"Discusses the world's failure to respond in a timely manner to the food shortage in Niger."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17989965

Stein, Lisa. Behind Those High Gas Prices. U.S. News & World Report 137:13 October 11, 2004.
Factors discussed include: "unrealized threats of militants in Niger to engage in armed conflict with their government for control of oil fields."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=14600275

Unbroken Yokes. Economist 374:49 March 12, 2005.
"Niger decides not to free its slaves."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16392406

USA/Niger: Explosive Uranium. Africa Confidential 46:8 November 4, 2005.
"Niger is at the centre of a row over intelligence used to justify the United State's invasion of Iraq."

The Worst Is over. Economist 376:38 August 20, 2005.
Food aid is easing the severe food shortage in Niger.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17989997

Nigeria

Internet Resources

Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Information Network.
Available online at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nigeria.html
"A database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the official full texts of published documents to the database in their original language. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN."

Nigeria. CIA World Factbook 2005.
Available online at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ni.html
General information about each country.

Nigeria. Background Notes, August 2005.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2836.htm
Information about Nigeria including U.S. relations

Nigeria Web.
Available online at: http://odili.net/nigeria.html
"The Nigerian starting point."

Political Resources on the Net.
Available online at: http://www.politicalresources.net/nigeria.htm http://www.politicalresources.net/nigeria3.htm http://www.politicalresources.net/nigeria4.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 at the Crossroads: Between Regionalism and Globalization, edited by John Mukum Mbaku and Suresh Chandra Saxena. Westport, CT, Praeger, 2004. 466 p.
The Struggle for Stability in Nigeria's Contemporary Politics (1990-1999) and the Lessons for the Fourth Republic by E. Ike Udogu, pp 371-385.
Book call no.: 337.6 A258

Agbu, Osita. Ethnic Militias and the Threat to Democracy in Post-Transition Nigeria. Uppsala, Sweden, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2004. 53 p. (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research report no. 127)
Book call no.: 320.9669 A269e

China's Foreign Affairs 2004 Edition, by the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs People's Republic of China. Beijing, People's Republic of China, World Affairs Press, 2004. 585 p.
Nigeria, pp 239-240.
Book call no.: 327.51 C53912 2004

Crafting the New Nigeria: Confronting the Challenges, edited by Robert I. Rotberg. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 273 p.
Book call no.: 320.9669 C885

Democratic Reform in Africa: The Quality of Progress, edited by E. Gyimah-Boadi. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 349 p.
Nigeria: Prospects for the Fourth Republic by Adigun Agbaje, pp 201-233.
Book call no.: 320.96 D3831

Ibrahim, Jibrin. Democratic Transition in Anglophone West Africa. Dakar, Senegal, CODESRIA, 2003. 79 p.
Book call no.: 321.8096 I14d

Kane, Ousmane. Muslim Modernity in Postcolonial Nigeria: A Study of the Society for the Removal of Innovation and Reinstatement of Tradition. Boston, Brill, 2002. 283 p. (Islam in Africa)
Book call no.: 306.69765 K16m

Olowu, Dele and Wunsch, James S. Local Governance in Africa: The Challenges of Democratic Decentralization. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 309 p.
Nigeria: Local Governments and Primary Health Care, pp 107-124.
Book call no.: 320.8096 O52L

Olukotun, Ayo. Repressive State and Resurgent Media under Nigeria's Military Dictatorship, 1988-98. Uppsala, Sweden, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2004. 136 p. (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research report no. 126)
Book call no.: 302.2309669 O52r

Stone, David. Wars of the Cold War: Campaigns in Conflicts 1945-1990. London, Brassey's, 2004. 336 p.
Nigeria, 1967-70, pp 246-247.
Book call no.: 909.825 S877w

Veen, Roel Van Der. What Went Wrong with Africa? A Contemporary History. Amsterdam, Netherlands, KIT Publishers, 2004. 298 p.
See table of contents for sections on Nigeria.
Book call no.: 960.3 V418w

Periodicals

Adebanwi, Wale. The Carpenter's Revolt: Youth, Violence in the Reinvention of Culture in Nigeria. Journal of Modern African Studies 43:339-365 September 2005.

Ademiluyi, Sanya. Halliburton's Achilles Heel. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:38 October 2004.
Focuses on an investigation of bribery payments by Halliburton to Nigerian officials in the 1990s.

Ademiluyi, Sanya. Survival of the Fittest. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:37-38 October 2004.
"Nigerian banks are entering an uncharted territory as new banking reform policies force a close examination of how they are run and how they will survive in the future."

Akpata-Ohohe, Bunmi. Nigeria: Unheard Voices. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:10-11 October 2005.
Females in Nigeria experience violence usually at the hands of family members.

Akpata-Ohone, Bunmi and Umunna, Isaac. Nigeria: Community Sacks Police Station over Extortion. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:6 August-September 2004.
Youths in North Central Nigeria take justice in their hands by sacking a police station from which thieving policemen had been working.

Akpata-Ohone, Bunmi and Williams, Bideh. Nigeria: Floods Ravage Gombe State. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:9 October 2004.

Alenia Wins Nigeria G222 Support Contract. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:17 July 27, 2005.
"Alenia Aeronautica has signed a contract for the refurbishment, training and logistical support for Nigeria's fleet of G222 transport aircraft."

Asante, Ben. Abia State: A Model for All. New African No.435:40-44 December 2004.
Two articles about the Abia State in Nigeria.
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Asante, Ben. Delivering the Dividends of Democracy. New African No.442:44-46 July 2005.
Looks at the state of Borno.
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Asante, Ben. Moving Nigeria Foreword. New African No.435:10-13 December 2004.
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Asante, Ben. Nigeria: We Deserve a Permanent Security Council Seat. New African No.435:20 December 2004.
"Recent debate on the need to reform the UN Security Council by providing new permanent seats to countries representing all five continents in a changed world, has shed light on Nigeria's credentials for the position."
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Asante, Ben. Nigeria: What the Governors Say. New African No.435:14-19 December 2004.
Interviews the governors of Nigerian states.
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Asante, Ben. 'Politics, to Me, Is about People.' New African No.442:48-49 July 2005.
Interviews Governor Ali Sheriff of Borno State.
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Babarinde, Kola and Adesoji, Oni A. Effects of Students Cults on Nigeria's Educational System. Africa Insight 35:44-51 April 2005.

Bah, Abu Bakarr. Approaches to Nation Building in Post-Colonial Nigeria. Journal of Political and Military Sociology 32:45-60 Summer 2004.
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Best, Shedrack G. and Von Kemedi, Dimieari. Small-Arms Proliferation Rises in Nigerian Rivers and Plateau States. Jane's Intelligence Review 17:36-40 October 2005.
"Discusses the proliferation of small-arms in Nigerian Rivers and Plateau states."

Brief History and General Characteristics of Nigeriasat-1. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:18 January 2005.
"Nigeriasat-1 is a micro satellite for Earth observation."

Charodeyev, Gennady. On Their Word of Honor. Current Digest of the Post Soviet Press 57:15 September 7, 2005.
Thirteen Russian sailors from the African Pride released from custody by a Nigerian court.

Clean Slate. Economist 377:80 October 22, 2005.
Agreement on Nigerian debt.
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Cohen, Jon. If Only It Were This Easy. Technology Review 108:18-19 February 2005.
"Analyzes how the decision of Nigeria to ban the polio vaccine affected the Global Polio Eradication Initiative of the World Health Organization."
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Consolidate, or Else. Economist 375:71-72 June 11, 2005.
"The hard task of reforming Nigeria's banking system."
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Copley, Gregory R. Foggy Bottom's Private War on Chs. Taylor. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 33, no.7:2+ 2005.

Democracy and Its Discontents. Economist 374:45 January 29, 2005.
"The unenviable task of governing Africa's most populous country."
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Ezeh, Peter. War on Corruption yet to Convince. New African No.442:28 July 2005.
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The Fat of the Land. Economist 377:46-47 October 29, 2005.
Nigeria battles corruption.
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Go South, Con Man. Economist 372:67 August 14, 2004.
Nigerian government fighting scams originating there.
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Gunmen and Reformers. Economist 372:45-46 October 2, 2004.
"Social unrest in Nigeria."
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Guns, Boats and Oil. Economist 375:49+ May 14, 2005.
"A rotten army cannot keep the peace."
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Ikelegbe, Augustine. Encounters of Insurgent Youth Associations with the State in the Oil-Rich Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Journal of Third World Studies 22:151-181 Spring 2005.
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Ikelegbe, Augustine. Engendering Civil Society: Oil, Women Groups and Resource Conflicts in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Journal of Modern African Studies 43:241-270 June 2005.

Jason, Pini. The Battle for 2007. New African No.441:18-19 June 2005.
Discusses presidential elections to be held in 2007.
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Jason, Pini. The 'Cold War' at the Presidency. New African No.444:38 October 2005.
"In spite a frantic efforts by their aides to deny the quarrel between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, their 'Cold War' has now spilled into the open."
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Jason, Pini. The Debate Is Far from over. New African No.443:26 August-September 2005.
Discusses the National Political Reforms Conference.
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Jason, Pini. Nigeria: Still One Nation, One People. New African No.439:50 April 2005.
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Jason, Pini. Nigeria: The Rebel Who Outfoxed Obasanjo. New African No.434:30-31 November 2004.
Interviews Asari Dokubo from the Nigerian River states.
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Jason, Pini. Nigerian Banks Acquire More Muscle. New African No.446:35 December 2005.
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Jason, Pini. Welcome to Ajegunie, Nigeria's 'Jungle City.' New African No.445:40-41 November 2005.
Examines one of the slum areas of Lagos, Nigeria.
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John, Ime A. The Impact of Small Arms on Health in Nigeria. Medicine, Conflict & Survival 21:312-314 October-December 2005.

Keatley, Patrick. The Unnecessary Tragedy. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:8-9 June 2005.
"Nigeria's troubles can be traced, according to Patrick Keatley, to a quirk of English Establishment thinking embedded in 1000 years of its island history."

Kigotho, Wachira. Nigerian Minister Ousted for Bribery. Chronicle of Higher Education 51:A38 April 8, 2005.
"Nigeria's minister of education, Fabian Osuji, sued the government last month after being ousted for his alleged role in a bribery scandal that has rocked the industry and dented the credibility of President Olusegun Obasanjo."
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Kigotho, Wachira. A Riot Closes the U. of Lagos, in Nigeria. Chronicle of Higher Education 51:A40 February 11, 2005.
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King, Martin L. Journey across Mano River. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:21 April 2005.
"After much prevarication, President Olusegun Obasanjo finally cracks down on corruption, but questions are being asked about how far he's prepared to go in view of the deep rot in the system."

King, Martin L. The New Phase of an Old Evil. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:31-32 October 2005.
"A U.S. State Department report has indicted Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, for not doing enough to combat human trafficking."

King, Martin L. A Vote for Stability. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:21 January 2005.
"Nigerians hand President Mamadou Tandja a fresh mandate in the hope that continuity will translate into political stability."

Kostel, Ken. Polio Resurfaces in West Africa. Discover 26:67 January 2005.
Reports the number of polio cases in Nigeria.

Lemonick, Michael D. and Da Costa, Glibert. Drug Warrior. Time 166:86-88 November 7, 2005.
"Profiles Dora Akunyili, director general of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration."
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Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy. Nigerian Navy Receives Second Defender Batch. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:17 February 16, 2005.
Nigeria buys 4 patrol boats from a U.S. Company.

Mbakwe, Tom. Nigeria: Can't Pay Won't Pay. New African No.439:51 April 2005.
"The lower house of parliament wants the nation to stop servicing its foreign debt."
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Miles, William F. S. Development, Not Division: Local Versus External Perceptions of the Niger-Nigeria Boundary. Journal of Modern African Studies 43:297-320 June 2005.

Minchakpu, Obed. Human Sacrifice Redux. Christianity Today 48:22-24 December 2004.
Christians try to stop the practice of human sacrifice in Nigeria.
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Morring, Frank, Jr. Orbit. Aviation Week & Space Technology 162:17 February 21, 2005.
"Nigerian government says it concluded an agreement with China Great Wall Industry to build and launch a communications satellite next year."

Nativi, Andy. African Ambition. Aviation Week & Space Technology 163:37 July 25, 2005.
"Nigeria plans to have its grounded G.222 airplanes back in operation within the next 24 months, following a fleetwide revamp by Alenia Aeronautica SpA."
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Nigeria. Military Technology 29:276-277 January 2005.
Provides force structure information.
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Nigeria. New African No.438:23 March 2005.
The "Swiss government has now agreed to return 458 million dollars of the 505 million dollars that the former Nigerian military leader, General Sani Abacha and his family stashed away in various bank accounts in that country."
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Nigeria: Battles of Boro's Ghost. Africa Confidential 46:4-5 May 27, 2005.
"The struggle in the Delta heats up again as foreign reserves top $21 billion."

Nigeria: Can the Centre Hold? Africa Confidential 46:4-5 April 1, 2005.
"Regional violence and a constitutional conference challenge federal power."

Nigeria: Day of the Locusts. Africa Confidential 45:1-3 October 8, 2004.
"Asari and his foes have pulled back from the brink of the Niger Delta but the threat remains."

Nigeria: Guns, Gains and Oil. Africa Confidential 45:1-3 September 10, 2004.
"Troops are moving into Port Harcourt, the oil capital, to suppress the gangster rebels."

Nigeria I: Political Petroleum Inc. Africa Confidential 46:8 December 16, 2005.
"Oil magnet Wale Tinubu, 37, and Oando PLC has made a big splash with the company's listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange."

Nigeria II: Bye Bye Bayelsa. Africa Confidential 46:8 December 16, 2005.
Governor Alamieyeseigha's "impeachment operation was carried out with the backing off 1000 troops from Wari barracks who turned Bayelsa's capital, Yenagoa, into an armed camp."

Nigeria: No Truce yet. Africa Confidential 46:4 October 21, 2005.
"The battle between President Obasanjo and his deputy rages on and may sink the ruling party too."

Nigeria: Ogbeh Walks out. Africa Confidential 46:3-5 January 21, 2005.
"The ruling party Chairman's resignation is upsetting plans for the election of 2007."

Nigeria: Opening the Gates. Africa Confidential 46:3 August 26, 2005.
"Will a public auction of oil blocks break the cycle of patronage and corruption?"

Nigeria Orders Patrol Craft from U.S. Manufacturer. Sea Power 47:51 August 2004.
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Nigeria: Power Show. Africa Confidential 46:1-2 September 9, 2005.
"The epic battle between President Obasanjo and his deputy Abubakar is jolting the fragile political system."

Nigeria: Reform on the Rack Africa Confidential 46:6-7 March 4, 2005.
"Time is running out for President Obasanjo's team to make a lasting difference."

Nigeria's Getting Better. Economist 372:16 September 4, 2004.
Nigerian government fighting scams originating there.
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Nigeria Still One Nation, One People. New African No.439:50-52 April 2005.
No one at the National Political Reforms Conference is calling for dissolution of the Nigerian nation.
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Nigeria: Ten Years after. Africa Confidential 46:7 November 18, 2005.
"The Niger Delta still simmers a decade after the execution of its leading campaigner."

Nigeria: The Net Widens. Africa Confidential 46:1-2 July 22, 2005.
"Having uncovered illegal commissions of $170 million on the gas export plant, investigators have uncovered many more payment routes"

Nigeria: Tummy Tuck, Bellyache. Africa Confidential 46:4-5 December 2, 2005.
"The dramatic farce in Bayesa State is about money, not local patriotism."

Nigeria/United States: Swelling the Great Gas Balloon. Africa Confidential 45:1-3 September 24, 2004.
"In camera testimony to a French judge drags more names through the Nigeriagate scandal."

Nigerian Air Force Criticises G222 Deal. Jane's Defence Weekly 42:20 August 17, 2005.

Nigerian Death by Stoning Case Overturned. Jet 106:19 November 29, 2004.
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No Longer Unforgivable. Economist 374:16+ March 19, 2005.
"Ridiculous though it sounds, Nigeria merits some debt relief."
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Ofeimun, Odia. Debt Relief As Tragedy for Nigeria. African Agenda 8,no.3:22-24 2005.

Okharedia, Akhabue A. The Implementation of Democratic Principles in Nigeria: The Question of Visible and Invisible Hands. Africa Insight 34:63-69 December 2004.

Okonta, Ike. Nigeria: Chronicle of a Dying State. Current History 104:203-208 May 2005.

Okulate, Gbenga T. and Jones, Olurohimi. Psychiatric Referrals during Peace and Wartime: A Nigerian Experience. Military Medicine 170:563-565 July 2005.
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Oshodi, Ademola. The Role of Foreign Election Observers in Nigeria. Contemporary Review 286:17-22 January 2005.
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Reeve, Richard. Islamic Militants Establish Lake Chad Networks. Jane's Intelligence Review 16:7 November 2004.
"Reports on the establishment of a strong network by Islamic militants in the Lake Chad basin."

Reforming the Nearly Unreformable. Economist 372:40 August 7, 2004.
"Trying to reform corruption in Nigeria.
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Sheyin, Ola. Nigeria: At Last, the National Conference Begins! New African No.438:27 March 2005.
"President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally given Nigerians the sovereign national conference they asked for."
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Sheyin, Ola. Nigeria: Separate Conferences to Debate Future. New African No.437:22-23 February 2005.
"Civil liberties and pro-democracy groupings in Nigeria have defied the federal government in proclaiming their desire to convene a sovereign national conference, aimed at working out the future of the country."
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Smith, Adam. Fractured Federalism: Nigeria's Lessons for Today's Nation Builders in Iraq. Round Table 94:129-144 January 2005.
Discusses the results of the April 2003 elections in Nigeria.
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Smith, Harold. "How Britain Undermined Democracy in Africa." New African No.440:8-13 May 2005.
"And exclusive account of Nigeria's first elections."
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Smith, Harold. "You Know Mr. Smith, They Have Treated You Like an African." New African No.440:14-18 May 2005.
Interviews Harold Smith who was in Nigeria during the independence elections.
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Soyinka-Airewele, Pey. Postcolonial Angst and the Nigerian Scholarly Estate. Journal of Third World Studies 22:109-133 Spring 2005.
"Investigates the conflicted sense of role and identity apparent in Nigerian universities."
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Soyinka, Kayonde. Special Interview: "We're Going to Win This Battle for Development in the Niger Delta." Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:27-32 March 2005.
Interviews Basil Omiyi, managing director of Shell in Nigeria.

A Troubled but Lingering President. Economist 376:38 August 6, 2005.
Discusses Nigerian president Obasanjo.
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Umunna, Isaac. Abuja, We've Got Lift off. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:14-20 January 2005.
"As the first Sub-Saharan black African nation to go into space, Nigeria is making a success of a most sophisticated venture."

Umunna, Isaac. Assault on Corruption. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:18-20 April 2005.
"After much prevarication, President Olusegun Obasanjo finally cracks down on corruption, but questions are being asked about how far he's prepared to go in view of the deep rot in the system."

Umunna, Isaac. At Each Other's Jugular. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 20-21:19 October 2005.
"The spat between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy Atiku Abubakar spills into the public, heating up the political landscape in Nigeria."

Umunna, Isaac. Oil Politics Is to Blame. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:29-33 November 2004.
"Rebellion in Nigeria's oil-producing areas and a nationwide strike put both the country and the international oil market on edge, raising prices to hitherto unthinkable levels."

Umunna, Isaac. Salvation or Chaos? Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:16-19 April 2005.
Discusses problems in Nigeria.

Umunna, Isaac. Surprise from the Banking Halls. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:37-40 December 2005.
"Contrary to widespread fears, many Nigerian banks have achieved the new capital base imposed by the country's Central Bank, raising their equity 12-fold well ahead of the December 31 deadline."

Umunna, Isaac. Theater of the Absurd. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:12-18 February 2005.
"President Olusegun Obasanjo's handling of the political crisis in the eastern Anambra State continues to baffle even his friends and supporters."

Umunna, Isaac. Tortuous Road to Political Reforms. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:10-11 July 2005.
"The fate of the expected report of Nigeria's political reforms conference remains uncertain due to the absence of a legal foundation."

Umunna, Isaac. 'Why Nigeria Is in Space'. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:16-17 January 2005.
"Professor Turner Isoun, Nigeria's minister of Science and Technology, justifies the country space programmes and speaks of the benefits derivable from NigeriaSat-1."

Uncertain Industrial Climate. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:24 August-September 2004.
"Labour crisis hits the Nigerian oil industry, disrupting production plants and forcing both government and multinational oil firms to make concessions to angry workers."

Utomi, Pat. On the Edge of Chaos. World Today 60:22-23 November 2004.
"Examines the condition of the reform policies of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo."
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Werlin, Herbert H. Corruption in a Third World Country. World Affairs 168:79-85 Fall 2005.
"Demonstrates that there is a linkage between Lagos's environmental corruption and Nigeria's political corruption."
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When the Cops Are Robbers. Economist 376:37 August 20, 2005.
"Discusses corruption among Nigeria's police."
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Williams, Bideh. Enters Virgin Nigeria. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:37-38 January 2005.
"From the ashes of Nigeria Airways arises a new national carrier scheduled to begin operations next month."

Williams, Bideh. Footprints of an Achiever. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 11:27-30 July 2005.
"Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, Governor of Nasarawa State in northern Nigeria is going the extra mile to make a difference in the lives of Nassarawa people."

Williams, Bideh. Yobe Hosts Obasanjo. Africa Today: Voice of the Continent 10:12-14 October 2004.
"One of Nigeria's youngest states welcomes President Olusegun Obasanjo. For the host Governor Ibrahim, it is an opportunity to showcase how are democracy has helped The Pride of the Desert developed."

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