Niger Territory
THE STATE Niger is a republic. According to the Constitution of 1996, amended by referendum in 1999, executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic, elected by direct suffrage. with a 5-year...
Category: Africa
Tunisia History
In 1980, the now unpopular Nouira was replaced as Burghiba’s prime minister and successor by Mohamed Mzali (1925-2010). In 1982, following the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, the PLO moved its headquarters from Beirut...
The 10 most dangerous waterways in the world
Which regions are the 10 most dangerous waterways in the world? Waterways are transport routes that are regularly used by shipping, which lead across rivers or oceans and which are not always safe to...
Zimbabwe 2001
Yearbook 2001 Zimbabwe. A year-long, violent state campaign ahead of the 2002 presidential election drove Zimbabwe inexorably toward economic collapse and international freezing. President Robert Mugabe’s regime replaced free-thinking judges against regime-loyal jurists, harassed...
Zambia 2001
Yearbook 2001 Zambia. President Frederick Chiluba hinted in March that he would like to run for re-election even though the constitution forced him to resign during the year, when his term expired. The MMD...
Uganda 2001
Yearbook 2001 Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected with almost 70% of the vote in the March presidential election. The partyless parliamentary elections in June also became a big victory for the president’s sympathizers...
Tunisia 2001
Yearbook 2001 Tunisia. According to human rights organizations Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, respect for human rights in Tunisia deteriorated significantly during the year. Sihem Bensedrine, spokesman for the Tunisian human rights organization...
Togo 2001
Yearbook 2001 Togo. After the opposition boycott of the 1999 parliamentary elections, new elections would have been held in 2000. It was postponed for “technical reasons” and moved to October 2001. In August, however,...
Tanzania 2001
Yearbook 2001 Tanzania. Tanzania’s rapid economic progress since 1995 was rewarded with $ 1.1 billion in aid for 2001–02, an increase of more than a third. The money will be used for, among other...
Sudan 2001
Yearbook 2001 Sudan. The war in the south continued and was considered to have received renewed intensity by the increased oil recovery in areas claimed by the South Sudanese guerrillas. The British aid organization...