October 17, 2010
Liberia: Chevron Takes Another Step in Investment
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A team from the Chevron Corporation has concluded a fact-finding mission in Liberia, following up its sealing of a three-year oil exploration deal with the government of President… Read more »
October 14, 2010
Kenya: Gibraltar MP Contests Report on Nairobi Meeting
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Gibraltar Member of Parliament Steven Linares, in a letter to AllAfrica, has contested the accuracy of a recent report on a meeting in Nairobi in which he was quoted on the issues… Read more »
October 13, 2010
Sudan: Remarks to "The Sudan Referendum - Dangers and Possibilities" at The Brookings Institution [document]
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Let me thank the Brookings Institution and Rich Williamson – Nonresident Senior Fellow and Former U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan -- for inviting me to speak at this event… Read more »
October 11, 2010
Nigeria: Our Bet Should Be with the People [guest column]
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Fifty years after independence, Africa's most populous nation is at a crossroad – heading towards an election that can either empower a reform-minded public or entrench a… Read more »
Nigeria: Only Democracy Can Solve Our Problems, Says Civil Society Leader [interview]
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Only democracy, even with all its imperfections, can resolve Nigeria's problems, Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, tells… Read more »
October 08, 2010
Nigeria: Jonathan Needs to Allay Fears of Ordinary Citizens - Civil Society Leader [interview]
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Father Matthew Hassan Kukah is one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, having worked consistently to bring together the country's religious, regional and ethnic… Read more »
October 07, 2010
Eritrea: World Must Act to Prevent Another 'Failed State' [guest column]
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Just a decade ago, Eritrea might reasonably have been described as challenged but stable. Today it is under severe stress, if not yet in full-blown crisis. Read more »
October 06, 2010
Central Africa: Deliver Justice to All Congo's Victims [guest column]
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Last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a crucial report that describes the atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during… Read more »
October 05, 2010
Nigeria: Militant Claims Govt Wanted to Blame Northerners for Abuja Blasts
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The former leader of a Niger Delta militant group, Henry Okah, has reportedly claimed he was arrested and charged in South Africa because he refused to cooperate in a plan to… Read more »
October 04, 2010
Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar
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Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »
Nigeria: Betting on the Nigerian People [guest column]
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In early September, we participated in a meeting at a prestigious think tank in Washington, DC, where the discussion focused on Nigeria and more effective ways to address the… Read more »
October 01, 2010
Liberia: Funding Reading is Fundamental, Says Sirleaf [guest column]
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The sight of children making their way to school every morning - missing during 14 years of chaos and conflict - is a sign that Liberia has returned to stability. But a durable… Read more »
September 30, 2010
Nigeria: No North-South Armageddon Over Elections [guest column]
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A vigorous, sharply-worded debate has been set off in Nigeria and among the ranks of U.S. foreign policy analysts by an article in which a former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria,… Read more »
September 24, 2010
Africa: Women and Children the Focus of Achieving MDGs
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With five years remaining to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made it clear that a concerted,… Read more »
Guinea: Election Commission Sets New Date For Polls
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The new head of Guinea's election commission has announced that postponed second round of the presidential elections will now be held on October 10. Read more »
September 23, 2010
Sudan: U.S. Congress Members Urge Obama Administration to Define Policy
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Members of the U.S. Congress on Thursday sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to "take additional steps" to define its policy on Sudan and to "publicly… Read more »
September 22, 2010
Africa: Mixed Response to World Bank Education Package
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At the opening of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit on Monday, mixed reactions greeted the World Bank's announcement of an additional U.S.$750 million… Read more »
September 21, 2010
Africa: Focus on Women and Girls Key to MDG Success [guest column]
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As world leaders gather this week in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they will face stark challenges to social and economic development,… Read more »
Africa: What Will You Do to Make Peace Happen? [guest column]
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On September 21, the United Nations will celebrate the International Day of Peace (Peace Day). Every year since 1982 this day has provided a rallying point for member states and… Read more »
September 20, 2010
Liberia: Volunteers Bring Hearts and Brains to Help Close Health Gap
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Until recently, the emergency room at Liberia's main hospital was "a place you came to die," says Dr. Braden Hexom, who teaches emergency medicine at New York's Mount Sinai School… Read more »
September 18, 2010
Sudan: Salvir Kiir Says International Support for Referendum is Critical for Peace
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Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir appealed to Washington on Friday for heightened international engagement in preparations for the January referendum in which southerners are… Read more »
September 17, 2010
Sudan: Critical Engagement Needed in Runup to January Referendum - Salva Kiir [document]
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Keynote Address on the Occasion of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 40th Annual Conference Foreign Affairs Brain Trust Event at the Washington Convention Center by Gen… Read more »
September 16, 2010
Ghana: Nation Set to Eradicate Extreme Poverty, Says Study
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Ghana is well on the way to meeting the Millennium Development Goal target of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, according to a study by Britain's Overseas Development… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Makes Good Progress on Education Goals
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Access to education in Ethiopia has improved considerably, with primary school enrolment increasing more than 500 percent between 1994 and 2009, a new Overseas… Read more »
September 15, 2010
Africa: Politics and Hip Hop Meet in Upcoming Elections
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Hip hop has often been used by artists as a form of social commentary against poverty, corruption and inequality. Now, some of these artists are aiming to effect change from the… Read more »