Africa Today articles from March 1993

Africa Today archives from March 1993

U.S. intervention in the Horn of Africa amidst the end of the Cold War. (East Africa)
March 22, 1993... The end of the Cold War initially was hailed by academics and policy analysts as providing opportunities for a reexamination of U.S. foreign policy toward Africa.(1) Much to the chagrin of those seeking significant changes in U.S. Africa...

Ethiopia: democracy and the politics of ethnicity.
March 22, 1993... observer group in consultation with the leaders of each organization. The outcome of that conference eventually should provide the basis for subsequent decisions as to the nature and scope of the political framework to be established, based on...

Somalia: the painful road to reconciliation.
March 22, 1993... toward the repatriation of Somali refugees. Therefore, I believe the refugee issue, while very important, is not a plausible explanation for the UN action. 52. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, "Empowering the United Nations," Foreign Affairs vol. 72,...

The State and Development in Ethiopia.
March 22, 1993... In the 1970s and 1980s, Ethiopian peasants were faced with one of the most difficult periods in their history due to famine. Land reform was decreed by the military government in 1974, but it did not lead to the improvement of the living...

Free Eritrea: linchpin for stability and peace on the Horn. (East Africa) (Africa Rights Monitor)
March 22, 1993... After voting overwhelmingly for independence, people danced in the streets of Asmara and other towns with flags flying and flowers waving. They were all smiles and welcomed us observers with applause and the traditional ululating shrill...

The Eritrean referendum overseas. (Africa Rights Monitor)
March 22, 1993... George Shepherd travelled thousands of miles to be an official observer at the Eritrean independence referendum. I performed the same role 100 yards from the Africa Today office. The Iliff School of Theology, which is adjacent to the University...

U.S. Economic Policy Toward Africa.
March 22, 1993... These accomplished volumes are essential reading for students of U.S. foreign policy in Africa as the changes occasioned by the end of the Cold War take shape. As the first overview of U.S. policy in Africa in some seven years,(1) Clough's book...

Never Kneel Down: Drought, Development and Liberation in Eritrea.
March 22, 1993... In April 1993, a long fought for self-determination referendum, adjudged honest and fair by international observer teams, set the final stage for the establishment of Eritrea as a U.N. recognized independent state. Free at last from the yokes...