MRB Southern Africa Monthly Regional Bulletin Index Vol. 12 2003
MRB
Southern Africa Monthly Regional Bulletin
Index
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Angola
01/2003:
Peace established, Unita faces major transformation challenge
02/2003:
Government tardiness on reform dampens donors' enthusiasm
Military to help control pirate fishing
03/2003:
Bank starts ball rolling with $33m for reintegration of combatants
04/2003:
Behind peace celebrations atmosphere is poisoned
EU and US come at donor conference from different sides
05/2003:
$300m profit cited in 'Angolagate'
MPLA runs into trouble with Church over Cabinda
Preparing for cellphones
Top Unita official dies in US
06/2003:
Dos Santos' Swiss visit puts focus on Luanda elite
Samakuva emerges from congress as Savimbi's successor
Top Cabindan rebel leaders 'surrender'
08/2003:
Oil diagnostic slams Sonangol and central bank
Savimbi's missing diamonds become focus of dispute in Unita
09/2003:
Unita believes elections are two years down the road
10/2003:
Arms dealer's diplomatic immunity may turn off donors
New Cabinda liberation group seeks negotiations
SA interest mounts in reconstruction and oil-related business
11/2003:
Pressure for democratic change may emerge from Cabinda
12/2003:
World Bank and Soros add to pressure for transparency
Botswana
01/2003:
EU and SA bar beef exports after foot-and-mouth outbreak
03/2003:
US-funded centre in anti-terror war
07/2003:
National development plan seeks to diversify from diamonds
09/2003:
US to combat AIDS in military
10/2003:
Electrified fence raises tensions with Harare
Congo
01/2003:
Diamonds to be certified
Uncertain steps taken to forming transitional government in March
World Bank and IMF visit rebel zones
02/2003:
Lack of implementation blamed by Kagame and Kabila
Private military companies seek a way into peace-keeping operation
03/2003:
Coup weakens main DRC guerrilla force in shifting situation
Deaths in state diamond sector cause political outcry
Relations with IMF chill after finance minister resigns
04/2003:
Belgian senate plays down local companies' role in exploitation
German power giant makes surprise announcement to invest
Kabila sworn in but problems loom, warns former PM
05/2003:
France offers to send troops to Ituri as a holding operation
Massive debt write-off held back till transitional government
settles in
No signs of harmony on road to transitional government
06/2003:
Fighting between European force and militias 'unlikely'
IMF congratulates bank and confirms that debt relief is likely
South Africa deploys peacekeepers
Transitional government appointed after deal on military chiefs
07/2003:
All sides finally pledge loyalty to new government
UN agrees on expanded peace force as SA boosts French in Bunia
08/2003:
Battle for control of the oil ministry
Transitional government makes progress in task just beginning
09/2003:
Criminal court could try 'conflict' diamond buyers
SA cellphone company works with peace force to extend reach
UN Ituri force still needs testing as militias shift ground
10/2003:
Franc appreciates on back of banknote scarcity
Main civilian party takes moderate line, eases transition
11/2003:
Mobutu veteran Kengo returns home as politicians back transition
11/2003:
Belgians aim to form Congolese brigade for Bunia
Former enemies seek to normalise relations as stability grows
Some success in curbing crime wave in Kinshasa
Would-be gold mining giant plans return to Ituri
12/2003:
Economy shows signs of recovery but impatience grows for peace
dividend
Extra billion dollars sought for former rebel territories
Kabila is named in Japanese sect laundering scam
Minerals revival is led by big surge in diamond revenues
Source of tension is now among politicians seeking pickings
International
01/2003:
Divisions widen in EU over Zimbabwe smart sanctions
EU seeks middle way with US on disease list and treatment drugs
03/2003:
Fears grow across the region about aftermath of Iraq war
04/2003:
South-South links may develop in wake of Iraq war
06/2003:
Global anti-corruption conference held
Groundwork for Tokyo conference
07/2003:
After Iraq SA gingerly enters Iranian minefield
09/2003:
SA, Brazil, India pact long on ideology, short on trade hopes
10/2003:
Report claims 'scores' of SA mercenaries in Iraq
US Africa envoy to leave ahead of policy re-think
11/2003:
EU sets out flexible approach to governance
Global Fund sets its sights on EU development aid
IMF data geared to development goals
Unicef opens first supply hub in SA
12/2003:
Mbeki's business trip to France avoids the problem areas
Lesotho
07/2003:
German firm to appeal against bribery sentence
11/2003:
Highlands water diverted for Maseru
Spotlight on dark side of Agoa after protest deaths
Malawi
01/2003:
Getting onto the ivory bandwagon
IMF team to assess economic progress
Probe into sale of grain reserve
02/2003:
Organisations lobby against grain marketing privatisation
Polarisation over third term threatens stability
03/2003:
Airline lands engineering deal
Coal may replace hydro to overcome power shortages
Date set for 2004 elections
04/2003:
Investors win tourism development concessions
05/2003:
Auction disputes as Brazilian crop depresses prices
Diamondworks subsidiary to construct Nacala oil pipeline
06/2003:
Cahora Bassa power import deal takes shape
07/2003:
Yielding up of al-Qaeda suspects generates communal tensions
10/2003:
Muluzi clamps down on wage dissatisfaction in army
Zimbabwe crisis hits pensions
Mozambique
01/2003:
Cashew exports grow, earnings fall
New toll road planned to boost tourism
02/2003:
Finance for revival of Moatize coal again sought
Murdered economist up for award
03/2003:
$100m World Bank boost to construction will benefit SA firms
05/2003:
Chissano denies role in Machel's death
Food insecurity set to worsen in southern provinces
Growth rates continue high, but imbalances also persist
Mobile phone company split from TDM
07/2003:
Malaria remains main cause of death
10/2003:
Judge says 'untouchables' let Cardoso's killer escape
11/2003:
Brazil to build drugs plant
Gas pipeline to SA almost complete
12/2003:
Renamo says polls show it 'can be alternative government'
Namibia
02/2003:
Antagonism in Botswana to Okavango power project
05/2003:
Banks in biggest merger
SA agrees to cross border park
Second cabinet reshuffle
06/2003:
ADB loan for road upgrade
08/2003:
Amnesty calls for resumption of Caprivi treason trial
Leviev moves in on marine concession
09/2003:
Foreign banks to set up branches
Power infrastructure taken over
Zinc mine, biggest investment yet, comes on stream
11/2003:
Boom in exports to Angola
Caprivi secession trial could reopen Barotseland issue
Farmworkers focus attention on land reform issue
SA military joins fight against AIDS
Region
01/2003:
African companies listed by turnover
Highest HIV in Swaziland, Botswana
Mozambique opens up airspace to its neighbours
Peace force being built for Burundi with possible EU support
SADC chief concerned over US-SACU trade deal
US fundamentalism creeps in as UN calls for more AIDS and famine
funds
02/2003:
African mining partnership planned to help small-scale miners
AU to set up security council to deal with conflict
Fears grow that Buyoya will not hand over presidency
Global Fund boosts HIV/AIDS programmes
Iraq humanitarian crisis may deflect famine aid
Mbeki cites oil rise fears in opposition to Iraq war
Peace prize needed to encourage Burundi's warring parties
Pretoria and Paris closer after Franco-African summit
03/2003:
Brazil to build AIDS generics plants
Burundi peace operation to take three years
Growing evidence of corruption may knock Mauritian investment
Zambezi River countries meet
04/2003:
Brazil to build AIDS generics plants as SA company lags
Buyoya steps down in volatile Burundi situation
Fluid pricing moment for diamonds
No rest for white farmers as land remains at issue
Raising capital in Africa
SAA develops pan-African strategy
Uganda oil find company faces uncertainty in Kinshasa
05/2003:
AIDS drugs price drop 'must be extended to private sector'
Dire warning about SARS
East Africa think-tank wants regional bloc shake-out
New Burundi president inaugurated, but risks remain
Planning speeds up for UN digital divide conference
Textile factory for Tanzanian EPZ
06/2003:
African Union gets peer review panel
Botswana tops anti-corruption survey
Comesa to lobby on generic drugs
Refugee influx angers Malawians
SA company to take over parks
Tanzania to end rough gems export
Tanzanian dependence on aid unchanged, budget reveals
Uganda sets about revamping its armed forces
07/2003:
Bush is offered Entebbe airport for regional base
New regulations will give easier access to Atlantic
New World Bank action plan will boost infrastructure
SA population may drop by 26 percent
Sao Tome coup bid may be harbinger of future 'oil doom'
Stronger AU force seen as way to end Burundi fighting
08/2003:
Certification seen as way to cash in on diamond surge
East African bloc cash crisis
Foreign banks under attack for moving capital out
Kenyan president in SA talks on terror, trade
More soldiers for Ethiopia
Wide-ranging US-Sacu free trade deal sought
09/2003:
12% GNP loss through AIDS
AIDS support also falls short
Few Burundi rebels arrive for cantonment
Forum pledges to help bridge global digital divide
Frelimo model chosen in Uganda's democracy move
Growing water shortages make SADC plan for imports
Massive surge in SA trade and investment into rest of Africa
Peer pressure plan to keep SADC central banks to single-digit
inflation
Uganda stays out of G22 grouping
War killed 167,000 in Africa in 2000
WFP 73% short on food aid as fears of Iraq diversion mount
WTO pharma deal opens the way for foreign companies
Zimbabwe sanctions again threaten ACP-EU relations
Zuma describes 'paradigm shift' in South Africa's regional policy
10/2003:
A practical and a philosophical look at regional security
Burundi parties sign peace deal but concerns remain
EU agrees to finance African rapid intervention force
EU, ACP threaten sanctions against recruiters of child soldiers
New trends in coffee market
Peace heralds boom in cannabis production in region
SADC cohesion under threat from differential EU-ACP trade deals
11/2003:
Botswana, Namibia, SA to improve roads, railway lines
Money laundering report indicates poor results
Pressure off conflict diamonds regime as wars wind down
SA's black business sector explores the Congo market
Water shortage warning
World Bank to initiate major power grid development
12/2003:
Returned soldiers seek replacement for lost income sources
SA seeks UN support for Burundi peace mission
SA's conventional diplomacy weakens peer review idea
Summit focuses attention on ICT business opportunities
South Africa
02/2003:
Bush's AIDS surprise makes 'no difference to SA's equation'
03/2003:
Intelligence academy will focus on terror threat
Windfall expected from amnesty on illicit deposits abroad
04/2003:
Black empowerment will come with a global price tag
05/2003:
Economic argument for treatment
International bond issue hits the spot as emerging markets return
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Undersea cable may bring call centre advantages
07/2003:
Long-term collapse forecast unless AIDS damage to human capital
is averted
Millions invested in port security
Sacu pact should cement Agoa windfall for SA
08/2003:
Government prepares for AIDS treatment roll-out
Mbeki's peace force offers reveal faultlines in regional policy
09/2003:
Poverty alleviation failing
10/2003:
Opposition mounts to HIV ban on peace mission soldiers
Pharma firms 'prevented generic licensing'
Tourism from the region increases
11/2003:
Peak for AIDS has been reached says report
Unions welcome decision on HIV treatment roll-out
12/2003:
Companies prepare for heavy HIV treatment costs
Facing power shortfalls SA looks for alternatives to coal
Yet more SANDF generals
Swaziland
02/2003:
HIV/AIDS impact felt on agriculture
08/2003:
SADC summit discusses protests
09/2003:
Jurists slam constitutional draft
Zambia
01/2003:
GM food issue sparks widening dispute between EU and US
Halt to privatisation announced
02/2003:
Precedent set as Chiluba's immunity is lifted
Unexpected outcome from GM food hold-up
Zambia (MRB 03/2003:
Key oil installations under threat
Opposition leaders manoeuvre to take over presidency
Zimbabwean white farmers will not be settled says Mwanawasa
Zambia (MRB 04/2003:
Murky deals on oil as Mwanawasa opts for selling off parastatal
Power supply network tightened
Zambia (MRB 05/2003:
Ban on maize imports takes pressure off GM grain issue
Controversy continues over government-initiated contracts
Zambia (MRB 06/2003:
Border tensions stop triangular trade
Privatisation issues key to politics
Zambia (MRB 08/2003:
Mwanawasa takes gamble on securing Chiluba's conviction
Zambia (MRB 09/2003:
Strike called off but tensions stay over spending cuts
Zambia (MRB 10/2003:
Copper mine deal with Indian company
Customs bottleneck for DRC trade
Zimbabwe's exiled farmers expected to boost tobacco crop
Zambia (MRB 11/2003:
Maize exports start to other SADC countries as agriculture revives
Zimbabwe
01/2003:
Harare seeks payment from Kinshasa
High tension inside Zanu as succession 'plot' rumbles on
Unprepared for longer drought
02/2003:
Government hopes to revive local transport
Post-Mugabe deal may bring more instability
04/2003:
Opening shots in battle for the transitional government
05/2003:
Tobacco production hits all time low after disruption of farms
Zanu obstruction drives region's talks initiative into sands
06/2003:
MDC protests are deflated and attention turns again to talks
Short and long term views of post-crisis economic recovery
07/2003:
Black market in fuel grows
Business crisis is rooted in Zanu-PF's indigenisation scam
Half million skilled personnel have left
Thaw in relations between government and opposition
08/2003:
Emergency budget to pay off state employees
Farmers again attacked as more food aid sought
Moyo leads move to keep Mugabe in office
NNP leader seeks release of ex-agents
09/2003:
Out of control youth militia will be post-settlement legacy
Tired' Mugabe believes crisis events are out of his hands
10/2003:
Crisis threatens to spill 'out of control' as EU glosses sanctions
Zanu elite bows to Mnangagwa as he he presses for leadership
11/2003:
More expelled farmers head north
Political confusion grows as Mugabe prepares for reshuffle
Threat by Zimbabwe farm settlers
12/2003:
Economic rescue sought in the East
Infighting at Zanu conference may make Mugabe hang on