Publishing Institution: The Carter Center / Political Geography: Africa

Publication Date:: 03-2005
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Imagine a nation almost half the size of the United States where large portions of the population are sick—not with just one disease but several at once. Such is the daily reality for those living in Nigeria, a nation with one of the highest burdens of disease in Africa.
Topic:: Government, Human Rights, Human Welfare, and Peace Studies
Political Geography:: Africa, United States, and Nigeria

Publication Date:: 03-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Mrs. Carter, and Executive Director John Hardman traveled to West Africa Feb. 2-6 to focus international attention on the need to eliminate the last 1 percent of Guinea worm disease remaining in the world and launch a development initiative in Mali.
Topic:: Human Welfare
Political Geography:: Africa, South America, Caribbean, and Mali

Publication Date:: 06-2003
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Kenya's independence leader, Jomo Kenyatta, of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), held power from independence in June 1963 to the time of his death in August 1978. He was succeeded by then Vice President Daniel arap Moi, who retained the presidency through Kenya's multiparty elections in 1992 and 1997. However, both elections were marred by controversy owing to political violence, widespread voting irregularities, and fraud.
Topic:: Political Violence, Civil Society, Corruption, Democratization, and Human Rights
Political Geography:: Kenya and Africa

Publication Date:: 03-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Leaders from the Western Hemisphere called on their governments at the conclusion of a Carter Center conference to implement partial public funding of campaigns and fully disclose election donations and expenditures to help restore confidence in government.
Topic:: Conflict Resolution, Conflict Prevention, Development, and Peace Studies
Political Geography:: Africa, Europe, and South America

Publication Date:: 10-2002
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Mali's 2002 presidential elections mark an important step in Mali's democratic consolidation following the completion of President Alpha Oumar Konare's two terms in office.
Topic:: Civil Society, Democratization, and Politics
Political Geography:: Africa and Mali

Publication Date:: 12-2002
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Building hope is the ultimate goal of the Carter Center's mission to wage peace and fight disease worldwide. We empower people to take control of their own problems by sharing with them the knowledge they need to build a more positive future.
Topic:: Democratization and Human Welfare
Political Geography:: Africa, South America, and Caribbean

Publication Date:: 08-2000
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Shortly after Mozambique gained independence in 1975, civil war erupted and continued to rage for the next 16 years. In 1992 a peace agreement was negotiated, and in 1994 the country's first multiparty elections were held under U.N. auspices. President Joaquim Chissano and the ruling Frelimo party won the presidency and a majority in Parliament. Renamo, the former guerilla movement headed by Afonso Dhlakama, received nearly 34 percent of the presidential ballots and won 112 of the 250 seats in parliament.
Topic:: Democratization and Development
Political Geography:: Africa, United Nations, and Mozambique

Author:: Richard Joseph
Publication Date:: 05-1994
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: On May 13-14, 1994, a group of 32 scholars and practitioners took part in a seminar on Democratization in Africa at The Carter Center. This consultation was a sequel to two similar meetings held in February 1989 and March 1990. Discussion papers from those seminars have been published under the titles, Beyond Autocracy in Africa and African Governance in the 1990s. During the period 1990-94, the African Governance Program of The Carter Center moved from discussions and reflections to active involvement in the complex processes of renewed democratization in several African countries. These developments throughout Africa were also monitored and assessed in the publication, Africa Demos.
Topic:: Democratization, Government, and International Cooperation
Political Geography:: Africa and North America

Author:: Jimmy Carter
Publication Date:: 02-1993
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: On the following pages, the reader will find a comprehensive summary of the 1993 International Negotiation Network (INN) Consultation, "Resolving Intra-National Conflicts: A Strengthened Role for Intergovernmental Organizations."
Topic:: Conflict Resolution, International Cooperation, and United Nations
Political Geography:: Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia

Author:: Dayle E. Spencer and William J. Spencer
Publication Date:: 11-1992
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: For several years The Carter Center of Emory University's (CCEU) Conflict Resolution Program has been engaged in developing an International Negotiation Network (INN) to alleviate the tremendous suffering resulting from intranational conflicts. Our efforts have led to the convening of direct negotiation between warring parties engaged in prolonged conflicts. We have been involved in activities advancing free elections and elections monitoring where such efforts have helped to facilitate the peaceful transfer of power in previously conflict-burdened countries. We have been involved in quiet, back-channel linkages of disputing parties and resources available to them. Some of our efforts have received widespread media coverage. However, the vast majority of our work has not been widely known.
Topic:: Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
Political Geography:: Africa

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