Various,
26/5/00 – 1/6/00
~ Further coverage of developments in Sierra Leone; British troops
urged to stay; President Kabbah disarms child soldiers; will chaos
return as British troops pull out?
Various,
26/5/00 – 1/6/00
~ Ethiopia declares victory over Eritrea in border dispute as
army capture Zalambessa; Ethiopians continue fighting as renewed
peace talks begin; Humanitarian disaster looms as Eritreans flee
to Sudan; Ethiopia consider war over.
‘Pursuit
eastwards‘, The Economist, May 27 – June 2 2000, pp74-76
~ Angola’s civil war and it’s strained relationship with neighbouring
Zambia.
Various,
26-31/5/00
~ White Zimbabweans lose all protection against farm invasions
as law is passed; Mugabe urges Namibians to occupy farms; South
African party expresses support for land invasions; Fears mount
that Mugabe will fix the election.
‘Diamond
group links Harare to war-torn Congo‘, FT, 26/5/00
~ Diamond company raises concerns that the diamond trade fuels
many of Africa’s brutal conflicts.
Also: ‘Zimbabwe army links to diamond group confirmed‘,
FT, 27/5/00
Various, 26/5/00 – 1/6/00
~ Coup leader rejects offer from Fijian tribal chiefs to sack
government and pardon all involved; Fiji under martial law as
President resigns; Commonwealth threatens sanctions and possible
expulsion; Speight demands job of PM.
‘For the second time‘, The Economist, May 27 – June 2 2000,
p86
Various, 26-8/5/00
~ India reluctant to intervene as Tamil Tigers continue to advance
; Tamil Tigers allow civilians to escape Jaffna.
‘Myanmar’s stolen democracy‘, The Economist, May 27-June
2 2000, pp81-2
~ Ten years after an overwhelming vote for democracy was denied
in Burma demands are likely to be made for change and international
attention.
‘Beauty and the beast’, G, 27/5/00
~ Timothy Garton Ash reports from Burma.
‘Blair
under attack over ‘bribing Brits", MoS, 28/5/00
~ Britain comes under pressure from US to stop companies winning
foreign contracts by using bribery.
Also: ‘Offshore honesty may be the next best policy‘,
FT, 29/5/00
~ UK bribery laws must be changed, at present bribes given to
foreign officials are legal and tax deductible.
‘Return
of the strong men to Latin America‘, FT, 30/5/00
~ After years of improving democracy in the region, political
violence and authoritarianism are raising their ugly heads again.
‘Gate
slams on last of the boat people‘, G, 1/6/00
~ Hong Kong closes last camp for Vietnamese boat people after
25 years.
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