Africa
May 2003

May Article Abstracts

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Title: America and Africa
Author: Salih Booker, William Minter, and Anne-Louise Colgan
"Africa's issues are global issues-HIV/AIDS, human development, new models for economic growth, peace, and democracy. Worldwide consciousness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has even forced its way into the pages of a United States president's State of the Union address. In practice, however, priorities are being set by another agenda, a war agenda."
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Title: Kenya's Postelection Euphoria-and Reality
Author: Frank Holmquist
Kenya has successfully run the gauntlet of political transition. But the road ahead is daunting and hazardous. . . . Yet Kenya has major assets-a vital civil society that may be the key to a successful constitutional reform process over the next few months, . . . and a population that is optimistic about the future."
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Title: Angola: Exorcising Savimbi's Ghost
Author: International Crisis Group
The Angolan government has won the civil war that tore apart the country for nearly 30 years, "but it now must decide whether to commit the resources and political will necessary to win the peace. Festering security and humanitarian issues, if left unaddressed, will lay the foundation for future instability and warlordism in an already devastated country."
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Title: Madagascar: A New Democracy?
Author: Richard R. Marcus and Paul Razafindrakoto
"Despite the volatile politics of 2002 . . . Madagascar did not undergo a radical change of government. At no point was an attempt made to fundamentally change the nature of the system or to uproot the ancien régime. Only a courageous individual could break with this long history and turn power over to democratic institutions. Whether Madagascar's new president has this will remains a question."
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Title: Anticipatory Self-Defense: The Terrorism Exception
Author: Mikael F. Nabati
"The traditional interpretation of the right of self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter, by prohibiting preemptive actions, gives terrorists and states sponsoring terrorist activities de facto immunity from justice and legality. Contemporary terrorist threats make the permissibility of anticipatory self-defense not only necessary, but reasonable, fair, and just. . . . Preemptive strikes should not be the 'rule,' but they may be legitimate as an exception to the charter's prohibition against the use of force."
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Title: Book Reviews: On Africa
Author: Susan I. Finkelstein
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
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Title: Book Reviews: On Africa
Author: Susan I. Finkelstein
Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones
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Title: The Month in Review
An international chronology of events in March, country by country, day by day.
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Title: Africa
A map of Africa.
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