Vol 47 No 25 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Washington shuffle 15th December 2006 The new Democratic Congress will press the Bush administration harder on Africa The Democratic takeover of Congress in early January will see a reshuffle in the key foreign relations committees and growing pressure on the George W. Bush administration's policy...
Vol 47 No 22 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Boots on the ground 3rd November 2006 The Pentagon wants to raise the cash for a unified Africa command to boost its counter-terror operations and energy security The USA'S Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defence Department are working on proposals for a unified military command in Africa. US forces in Africa are at present under...
Vol 47 No 8 | SOMALIAUNITED STATES Foreign funds 14th April 2006 Disquiet is growing over President George Bush's policy in Somalia amid reports of an executive security order to arm a local 'antiterrorist alliance' in contravention of the United...
Vol 47 No 8 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Shutting up shop 14th April 2006 The decision by US-based risk consultants Kroll to shut down their Africa practice on 3 April appears to have been taken, oddly enough, because the US$1.9 billion company...