Submitted: Tuesday, 24 March 1998 Musifiky Mwanasali Associate International Peace Academy 777 UN Plaza, Suite 4 New York, New York 10017-3521 USA phone: 212-687-4578 fax: 212-983-8246 e-mail: musifiky@ipacademy.org Research interests: Peace and security issues; Africa; OAU; civil society in Africa.