Suchergebnisse

Nach der Beseitigung von Kolonialismus und Apartheid sieht sich die OAU neuen gestiegenen Herausforderungen gegenüber. Die organisatorischen und politischen Bedingungen für deren Bewältigung wurden in den vergangenen Jahren geschaffen. Im Mittelpunkt der neuen Politik stehen die Bildung der AEC und ein verstärktes Engagement bei der Vermeidung von Konflikten. Das Dossier beschäftigt sich daneben mit der finanziellen Lage und dem Verwaltungsaufbau der Organisation. Es wird abgeschlossen durch die Kurzvorstellung der ersten sechs Generalsekretäre. (DÜI-Wgm)

The Provisional Irish Republican Army's announcement of a ceasefire at the end of August 1994 prompted widespread comment around the world. A notable feature of the commentaries was the frequency with which reference was made to the transition in South Africa and the peace process in the Middle East. The South African analogy derived additional credibility from the fact that nationalist leaders in Ireland themselves made constant reference to it, both at the time of the ceasefire and in the months leading up to it. Comparison with South Africa became a major theme of Sinn Fein's rhetoric during the 1980s, when comparison with the African National Congress (ANC) was used to legitimise the IRA's 'armed struggle'. It is argued that the analogy itself became an influence on developments in Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s, when South Africa underwent fundamental change, putting pressure on Sinn Fein leaders either to drop the comparison or to justify it through establishing an Irish peace process. (SAJIA/DÜI)

The success of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Mozambique in establishing the conditions for the rebuilding of a country devastated by 16 years of civil war is assessed. Difficulties were encountered in both the military and electoral phases of the operation. But these were overcome and the UN's Special Representative, Aldo Ajello, had good cause for satisfaction on the completion of his mission in December 1994. However, in the longer term, weaknesses of key components of democracy in Mozambique, such as the effectiveness of the legislature and of the judicial system and the independence of the media, mean that the future of democracy is far from being assured. (SAJIA/DÜI)