Political Handbook of Africa 2007

Political Handbook of Africa 2007 is your personal guide to the politics and issues of this vast, diverse continent. Important topics covered include religious and ethnic conflict, political and economic development, debt burdens, the legacy of colonialism, and the persistence of political corruption. Sup-regional issues include terrorism in North Africa, the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, allegations of war crimes in Liberia, turmoil in Somalia, and more.

Intergovernmental Organization Abbreviations

ix

I INTRODUCTION

1

(26)

Introduction to Sub-Saharan Africa

3

(24)

II GOVERNMENTS

27

(942)

Algeria

29

(25)

Angola

54

(20)

Benin

74

(12)

Botswana

86

(10)

Burkina Faso

96

(18)

Burundi

114

(21)

Cameroon

135

(18)

Cape Verde

153

(9)

Central African Republic

162

(18)

Chad

180

(24)

Comoro Islands

204

(19)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

223

(28)

Congo, Republic of the

251

(18)

Cote d'Ivoire

269

(17)

Djibouti

286

(14)

Egypt

300

(20)

Equatorial Guinea

320

(16)

Eritrea

336

(10)

Ethiopia

346

(23)

Gabon

369

(15)

Gambia

384

(11)

Ghana

395

(14)

Guinea

409

(15)

Guinea-Bissau

424

(16)

Kenya

440

(32)

Lesotho

472

(13)

Liberia

485

(24)

Libya

509

(13)

Madagascar

522

(17)

Malawi

539

(14)

Mali

553

(16)

Mauritania

569

(18)

Mauritius

587

(14)

Morocco

601

(20)

Mozambique

621

(17)

Namibia

638

(17)

Niger

655

(21)

Nigeria

676

(23)

Rwanda

699

(17)

Sao Tome and Principe

716

(10)

Senegal

726

(20)

Seychelles

746

(10)

Sierra Leone

756

(17)

Somalia

773

(18)

Somaliland

791

(10)

South Africa

801

(30)

Sudan

831

(25)

Swaziland

856

(10)

Tanzania

866

(17)

Togo

883

(18)

Tunisia

901

(15)

Uganda

916

(17)

Zambia

933

(17)

Zimbabwe

950

(19)

III INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

969

(116)

African Union (AU)

971

(8)

Arab League

979

(6)

Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)

985

(4)

Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)

989

(2)

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)

991

(4)

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa)

995

(4)

Commonwealth

999

(6)

Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)

1005

(3)

Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)

1008

(2)

Council of the Entente

1010

(2)

East African Community (EAC)

1012

(3)

Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)

1015

(3)

Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)

1018

(2)

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS/CEDEAO)

1020

(6)

Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)

1026

(2)

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)

1028

(2)

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

1030

(3)

International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF)

1033

(5)

Mano River Union

1038

(3)

Nonaligned Movement (NAM)

1041

(5)

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)

1046

(3)

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

1049

(5)

Permanent Inter-State Committee on Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS)

1054

(3)

Regional and Subregional Development Banks

1057

(8)

African Development Bank (AfDB)

1057

(3)

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

1060

(1)

Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)

1061

(1)

East African Development Bank (EADB)

1062

(1)

West African Development Bank (BOAD)

1063

(2)

Southern African Development Community (SADC)

1065

(6)

United Nations (UN)

1071

(10)

Security Council

1074

(1)

Security Council: Peacekeeping Forces and Missions

1074

(3)

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)

1074

(1)

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)

1074

(1)

United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)

1075

(1)

United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)

1075

(1)

United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB)

1075

(1)

United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI)

1076

(1)

United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)

1076

(1)

Security Council: International Criminal Tribunals

1077

(1)

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

1077

(1)

Economic and Social Council: Regional Commissions

1078

(3)

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

1078

(3)

West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)

1081

(4)

IV APPENDIXES

1085

(16)

Appendix A: Chronology of Major African Events, 2006

1087

(12)

Appendix B: Serials List

1099

(2)

Index

1101

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