U.S. Leadership Approval Highest in Sub-Saharan Africa; Many residents as approving of leadership of other major nations.
Byline: Julie Ray Synopsis: Gallup Polls in 139 countries reveal strong support for U.S. leadership in sub-Saharan Africa (the regional median is 62%). This high level of support may reflect U.S. aid to the region. This article is the second in series that will examine...

Constitution writing in post-conflict settings: an overview.
During the past forty years, over 200 new constitutions have emerged in countries at risk of internal violence. Internationally brokered peace accords have entailed the development of constitutions not only in the Balkans but also in Cambodia, Lebanon, East Timor, Rwanda, Chad, Mozambique, Bougainville-Papua New Guinea, Nepal, the Comoros,...

Africa's premier banking multinational 20.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Africa's first true multinational, the Ecobank Group celebrated its 20th anniversary by recording yet another outstanding performance. Figures released in April 2008 show that in 2007, the Group's total assets increased by 87% from $4.2bn to $6.67bn; gross revenues (before interest expenses) rose by 66%...

Historical dictionary of civil wars in Africa, 2d ed.
9780810857667 Historical dictionary of civil wars in Africa, 2d ed. Arnold, Guy. Scarecrow Pr. 2008 491 pages $115.00 Hardcover Historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest; no.34 DT21 ...

Rebels charge Chad's capital, battle troops.
Byline: Tom Maliti The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya - Hundreds of rebels charged into Chad's capital aboard pickup trucks Saturday, clashing with government troops around the presidential palace in the most forceful attempt yet to oust President Idriss Deby. Libya's official news agency, JANA, reported...

Sudan blamed for attacks in Chad.
Byline: Michelle Faul The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya - Tanks rolled through Chad's capital on Sunday, turning the streets into a body-littered battle zone between the government and rebels. Fighting also raged in an area where some 420,000 refugees live near the border with Darfur. ...

Who wants to return home? A survey of Sudanese refugees in Kakuma, Kenya.
Abstract With the goal of better understanding some of the psychological factors related to refugees' desire to return home, surveys were administered to 235 South Sudanese refugees living in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Respondents were asked about how much they wanted to return to Sudan,...

Pursuing an effective African peacekeeping capability: what could be learned from Burundi and Darfur (Sudan).
ABSTRACT If planning comes to fruition, the African Union should have a six brigade United Nations-style African Standby Force ready to police the continent's conflicts by the end of this decade. While there is no lack of political support for the development of the African Standby Force,...

African Union: from non-interference to non-indifference.
Gradually, a radical rethink of how Africa should conduct its affairs is taking root in the hallowed halls of the African Union. In the first decades of independence, the African Union's predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), sat still while horrendous things happened in other member countries--all because...

An African struggle: the campaign to protect Darfur is growing steadily across Africa. Dismas Nkunda--one of its founders--finds hope there.
In 2003 I knew little about what or even where Darfur was. Then I met Abdelbagi Jibril, a Darfurian human rights advocate. 'Bagi', as we now fondly call him, is a quiet man, almost shy. Yet the agony of what was being done to his home weighed too much...