Kabila and Africa's 'First World War' / Mike Crawley.
by Crawley, Mike; Harman, Danna; Lobe, Jim; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 61Global Issues. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor (United Media), 2001; Inter Press Service, 2001ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Kabila, Laurent, 1938-2001 | Political stability -- Africa | Central Africa | Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1996- | Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: KABILA AND AFRICA'S 'FIRST WORLD WAR' -- "The beleaguered people of the Democratic Republic of Congo are bracing themselves for more turmoil following the shooting of President Laurant Kabila....Whether coup attempt or brawl, it plunges an already chaotic country in a period of even more uncertainty. Congo is at the heart of Africa's 'first world war,' as Secretary of State Madeleine Albright calls it." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article assesses the impact of Kabila's death on the ongoing war in the Congo.Summary: A SHY SON IN CONGO'S HOT SEAT -- "The shy, eldest son of slain President Laurent Kabila's 10 children is expected to be inaugurated as president today [Jan. 23, 2000]. He takes the helm of a nation as large as Western Europe and as fractured by war as any place on the planet." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article profiles Joseph Kabila, who will be sworn in as the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the funeral of his father Laurent, who was assassinated.Summary: CENTRAL AFRICA: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER DRC -- "U.S. officials and independent experts here [Washington, D.C.] say they now see a glimmer of hope for peace in Central Africa after the visit here this week of the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The two presidents, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and the DRC's new chief, 29-year-old Joseph Kabila, met here privately with each other, as well as individually with Secretary of State Colin APowell whose message to them both was to implement quickly the 1999 Lusaka peace accords." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article discusses the issues of peace and political stability in Central Africa.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
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Originally Published: Kabila and Africa's 'First World War', Jan. 18, 2001; pp. n.p..
Originally Published: A Shy Son in Congo's Hot Seat, Jan. 23, 2001; pp. n.p..
Originally Published: Central Africa: Cautious Optimism over DRC, Feb. 2, 2001; pp. n.p..
KABILA AND AFRICA'S 'FIRST WORLD WAR' -- "The beleaguered people of the Democratic Republic of Congo are bracing themselves for more turmoil following the shooting of President Laurant Kabila....Whether coup attempt or brawl, it plunges an already chaotic country in a period of even more uncertainty. Congo is at the heart of Africa's 'first world war,' as Secretary of State Madeleine Albright calls it." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article assesses the impact of Kabila's death on the ongoing war in the Congo.
A SHY SON IN CONGO'S HOT SEAT -- "The shy, eldest son of slain President Laurent Kabila's 10 children is expected to be inaugurated as president today [Jan. 23, 2000]. He takes the helm of a nation as large as Western Europe and as fractured by war as any place on the planet." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article profiles Joseph Kabila, who will be sworn in as the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the funeral of his father Laurent, who was assassinated.
CENTRAL AFRICA: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER DRC -- "U.S. officials and independent experts here [Washington, D.C.] say they now see a glimmer of hope for peace in Central Africa after the visit here this week of the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The two presidents, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and the DRC's new chief, 29-year-old Joseph Kabila, met here privately with each other, as well as individually with Secretary of State Colin APowell whose message to them both was to implement quickly the 1999 Lusaka peace accords." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article discusses the issues of peace and political stability in Central Africa.
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