May 23
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U.S. Based Scholars Pen Letter to Secretary Clinton on Boko Haram
Dr. Carl LeVan's Homepage
Twenty-one scholars with expertise on Nigeria sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today on Boko Haram. The letter begins by noting the "horrific violence"... Read more »
May 22
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Protests Over Khartoum Failure to Pull Troops From Abyei
Sudan Tribune
Hundred of citizens from the contested region of Abyei demonstrated across South Sudan and in the United States on Monday, according to an official from the area, in protest at the... Read more »
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Country Clinches Multi-Million Dollar Agriculture Deal
Daily News
THE eight most industrialized countries have pledged 897 million US dollars support to Tanzania under the new alliance to bolster agriculture and food security in Africa announced... Read more »
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Cuba Seeks Country's Support for Lifting Us Blockade
AIM
Maputo, May 22 (AIM) - The Cuban government on Tuesday asked the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, to intervene with international organisations to help lift the... Read more »
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All G8 Countries Back Action on Black Carbon, Methane and Other Short Lived Climate Pollutants [press release]
UNEP
All Members of the G8, during a meeting at Camp David in the United States, have thrown their collective support behind a new international effort to phase-down so-called short... Read more »
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Daily News
CHAMA Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) National Chairman, President Jakaya Kikwete has praised the party's Washington DC branch leadership for its efforts in promoting and strengthening CCM... Read more »
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Ray's Glowing Statement About Nation Does Not Pass Sincerity Test [editorial]
The Herald
United States ambassador Mr Charles Ray now admits that Western media have been negatively portraying Zimbabwe and that what they write or broadcast does not reflect the situation... Read more »
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Food Security and Nutrition Need Global Push
Daily News
AT their just-ended summit in Camp David, USA, G-8 and African leaders expressed their commitment to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, global food security being... Read more »
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AHF
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which provides AIDS care and treatment services to more than 166,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide, lauded the U.S. House of... Read more »
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Therapeutic Food to Be Sourced From Local Market
Addis Fortune
American based PepsiCo Inc. and the USAID are partnering in a 10 million dollar deal to supply locally manufactured nutritional ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) products for... Read more »
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Regional, Local Elections Likely to be Coupled [press release]
U.S. Embassy Abidjan
A front-page story in Fraternite Matin says that the government has decided to couple upcoming regional and local elections. A report (p. 4) in this paper says that preparations... Read more »
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President Ouattara's Statement on the State of the Country [press release]
U.S. Embassy Abidjan
President Alassane Ouattara's statement on the state of the country one year after he took the reins of power is the subject of a prominent story in Fraternite Matin. "There has... Read more »
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UN Security Council Visits Country [press release]
U.S. Embassy Abidjan
A report in Fraternite Matin (p. 5) says that a 15-member delegation from the UN Security Council is currently visiting Cote d'Ivoire as part of a three-nation tour of West Africa.... Read more »
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Mass Casualty Drill Brings PE12 Shore Training to a Close
U.S. Africa Command
Service members from Algeria, Greece, Morocco, Turkey and the U.S. teamed up aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) to conduct a mass casualty drill in support of... Read more »
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U.S McFaul Sailors Volunteer During Visit to Port Louis
U.S. Africa Command
Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) participated in two community service projects during a port visit to Port Louis, Mauritius, May 14-15, 2012. Read more »
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U.S. State Dept. On Deauville Partnership's Efforts On Finance [document]
State Department
FACT SHEET: Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Read more »
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U.S. State Dept. On Deauville Partnership and Open Governance [document]
State Department
FACT SHEET: Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Read more »
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White House On Strengthening NATO's Partnerships [document]
State Department
THE WHITE HOUSE Read more »
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U.S. State Dept. On Deauville Partnership and Small Businesses [document]
State Department
FACT SHEET: Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Read more »
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U.S. State Dept. On Deauville Partnership's International Exchanges [document]
State Department
FACT SHEET: Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Read more »
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State Dept. On Deauville Partnership and Bank for Reconstruction [document]
State Department
FACT SHEET: Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Read more »
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U.S. State Dept. on Deauville Partnership's Asset Recovery Plan [document]
State Department
FACT SHEET: Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Read more »
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TED - Even More Elitist Than We Thought [opinion]
SACSIS
TED curator Chris Anderson seemed most concerned that "business managers and entrepreneurs would feel insulted" by some remarks about income inequality. Read more »
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KWS Gets Sh15 Million for Biological Laboratory
Capital FM
Plans by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to set up a forensic and genetic laboratory have received a major boost following a pledge of equipment worth $178,000 (Sh15m) by an... Read more »
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EA Business
The United States government will soon roll out a $20m five year programme aimed at improving both the tourism sector and biodiversity conservation in Uganda. Read more »
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