Colin Legum's Third World Reports 1982-1995

The focus of these reports is on diplomacy and negotiations between countries in Africa and the Middle East. Subjects under discussion include the legal recognition of countries whose borders were...

Date:1982-1982
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-01
Europe Africa Middle East West Africa 1980s Southern Africa Southern Europe East Africa North Africa Central Africa Maghreb Gulf States International Relations 1982 Colin Legum Reports

These reports are concerned with diplomatic negotiations and allegiances, including negotiations over the Israel-Palestine border and Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. Other subjects of discussions include South African troops crossing the...

Date:1983-1983
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-02
Europe Africa Middle East West Africa 1980s Palestine Israel South Africa Southern Africa Southern Europe East Africa North Africa Central Africa Maghreb 1983 Lesotho Gulf States International Relations Namibia Colin Legum Reports

While there are some concerns reported here about diplomatic relations such as those between France and Sudan; continental threats and crises receive more coverage here. This report covers a food...

Date:1984-1984
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-03
Europe Africa Middle East France Russia West Africa 1980s Southern Africa Southern Europe East Africa North Africa Central Africa Maghreb 1984 Ethiopia Gulf States International Relations Sudan Colin Legum USSR Famine Reports

Issues covered in these reports include President Nimeiry of Sudan first losing the support of his foreign allies, then being overthrown by the army, before the commencement of actions leading...

Date:1985-1985
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-04
Europe Africa Middle East West Africa 1980s South Africa Southern Africa Southern Europe East Africa North Africa Central Africa Maghreb 1985 Gulf States Politics International Relations Sudan Colin Legum President Nimeiry Charles Njonjo Reports

Two key themes of these documents are political instability and the debt of African countries. The leadership of 'Gadhafy' is challenged by an assassination attempt upon his second in command...

Date:1986-1986
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-05
Europe Africa Middle East West Africa 1980s South Africa Southern Africa Southern Europe Economics East Africa North Africa Central Africa Maghreb 1986 Gulf States Politics International Relations Zaire Colin Legum Gaddafi Yassir Arafat Reports

Subjects of these reports include South African politics to a large extent and feature territories such as Burundi, the Himalayas and Eritrea. South African politics reports include details of a...

Date:1987-1987
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-06
Europe Africa Middle East West Africa 1980s South Africa Southern Africa Southern Europe East Africa North Africa Communism Central Africa Maghreb 1987 Gulf States Politics International Relations Burundi Senegal Eritrea Colin Legum The Himalayas Reports

These reports cover peace and independence talks with Angola and Namibia; peace talks in the Sudan, civil war in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe's becoming a single-party state, and the banning of seventeen...

Date:1988-1988
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-07
Europe Africa Middle East West Africa 1980s South Africa Southern Africa Southern Europe Zimbabwe East Africa North Africa Central Africa Maghreb Ethiopia Angola Gulf States International Relations Namibia 1988 Sudan Colin Legum Reports

Content on Namibia covers their first election despite fears candidates might be assassinated, through to a request to the United Nations that their peace keepers stay-on until they are no...

Date:1989-1989
Contributor:Kate Legum
Identifier:Dd-08
Europe Africa Middle East West Africa 1980s South Africa Southern Africa Southern Europe East Africa North Africa Central Africa Maghreb United Nations (UN) Gulf States International Relations Namibia 1989 Colin Legum Reports