Table of Contents :

From the Editor/Publisher
Jideofor Adibe5

Ethiopia: A hegemony of a minority group is unstable and undemocratic
Berhanu Gutema Balcha 10


Somalia and The End of Mogadishu Syndrome?
Mohamed Haji Mukhtar 22


The Horn of Africa: A reflection on the Christmas War on Somalia and its aftermath
Osman Farah and Mammo Muchie 28


Penetrating Cultural Frontiers in Somalia: History of Women's Political Participation During Four Decades (1959-2000)
Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow) 36


Re-imagining the Horn
Daniel E. Alemu 56


Privatization Programme in Ethiopia: Is the Cause justified?
Jesiah Selvam 66


The Role of Indigenous Medicinal Plants in Ethiopian Healthcare
Fekadu Fullas76


Ghana: Summoning Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah
Solomon Gomes 82


Nigeria: Due Process and Procurement in the Nigerian Public Sector
Chika N. Oguonu 91


Post-Colonial Africa and Post-War Japan: Convergence and Divergence
Seifudein Adem101


The West And Michael Peel's Africa
Uche Nworah108


Living Legend Award, 2007 (Acceptance Speech)
Ali Mazrui114


Book Review: Civil Wars in Africa by Issaka Souare
Reviewer: Kenneth Omeje 118

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