December 08, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Obama Joins African Leaders in Pressing Gbagbo to Step Aside
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President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire rebuffed an offer by the United States to save face and become a respected elder statesman of Africa, choosing instead a "path to… Read more »
Sudan: Churches Pursue Peace through Global Diplomacy, Local Action [interview]
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See update dated corrected version: Church Envoy Pushes Sudan Peace in African, World Capitals Read more »
December 06, 2010
Madagascar: Deposed President 'Recruited Mercenaries' - Diplomatic Cable
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The American embassy in Paris reported to Washington three months after Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana was deposed in 2009 that he was recruiting mercenaries in France,… Read more »
Ethiopia: WikiLeaks Reveals Details of U.S. Dialogue With Meles [document]
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told top visiting American officials before elections in May this year that he would “crush… with our full force”… Read more »
December 04, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: World Pressure Grows on Gbagbo as France Backs Ouattara Election
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As French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined the international consensus that opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has won Côte d'Ivoire's presidential elections, the European… Read more »
December 03, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Constitutional Council Overturns Poll Result, Declares Gbagbo Winner
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Cote d'Ivoire's Constitutional Council has overturned poll results announced by the nation's electoral commission and declared President Laurent Gbagbo the winner Sunday's… Read more »
December 02, 2010
Africa: U.S. Diplomat Cites 'Notable Stumbles' in French Africa Policy [document]
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A 2008 assessment of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Africa policy by the American Embassy in Paris says a policy review yielded positive results for both French and Africans, but that… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Opposition Leader Declared Poll Winner
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Cote d'Ivoire's electoral commission has announced that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara has won the nation's long awaited presidential election. Read more »
December 01, 2010
Liberia: Reconciliation, Gender Equality Key to Becoming Middle-Income Nation, Says Planning Minister [interview]
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Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »
Sudan: Obstacles Beyond the Referendum [guest column]
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Last Friday the South Sudan Referendum Commission extended by one week the time which southerners, both inside Sudan and abroad, have to register for the poll. It is scheduled to… Read more »
November 29, 2010
Liberia: To Become a Middle Income Country by 2030 Growth Must Have a Broad Reach - Planning Minister [interview]
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Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Sought Personal Details of Great Lakes, Sahel Leaders
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A secret diplomatic cable sent to American diplomatic missions in the name of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton last April sought personal details – including fingerprints,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: WikiLeaks Reveals Confidential, Blunt U.S. Assessment of Political Leaders [document]
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A confidential 2007 diplomatic cable from the outgoing American ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christopher Dell, is among the U.S. State Department documents released online by the… Read more »
November 26, 2010
Burkina Faso: Compaor? Wins Overwhelming Election Victory
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As expected, Blaise Compaoré, the incumbent president of Burkina Faso who has been in power since 1987, has been declared winner of the presidential election in the first… Read more »
November 23, 2010
Africa: Seizing the Opportunity of Mobile Technology for Health and Medicine [guest column]
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Each year, millions of people die from preventable diseases. At the recent 2010 mHealth Summit in Washington D.C., Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, discussed the opportunity for… Read more »
November 22, 2010
Africa: U.S. Firms Should Invest in Canary Islands to Reach Africa, President Says
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In Europe, the Canary Islands may be best known as a nearby vacation spot with idyllic climate. Americans may have heard in history class that the Italian explorer Christopher… Read more »
November 20, 2010
Angola: Govt Makes Mockery of Democracy, Says Top Journalist [interview]
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Angola received higher marks this year on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. But veteran Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais does not believe the score is deserved.… Read more »
November 19, 2010
Africa: Media Owners Forge New Path in Cameroon Meeting
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Media owners from across the African continent today vowed to end reliance on donor funding and rid the industry of corrupt practices. Read more »
November 18, 2010
Africa: Mobile Technology Revolutionizes Healthcare [interview]
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The use of mobile technology to help improve health in both the developed and developing world is rapidly gaining momentum. A recent summit on mobile health technology, or… Read more »
Nigeria/Botswana: World Football Bans Top Official After Bribe Probe
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World football's governing body, Fifa, has banned a Nigerian member of its executive committee from any soccer-related activity for three years after he was said to have discussed… Read more »
November 17, 2010
Africa: Scientists Will Power Next Generation of Development [guest column]
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Ten years into the Millennium Development Goals, everyone is eager to pinpoint what will do most to power African progress. Read more »
November 16, 2010
Africa: Angola and 16 Other African Missions Facing U.S. Bank Account Closures
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The Angolan Embassy here canceled tonight's celebration planned to mark the country's 35th independence anniversary, following a decision by Bank of America to close the embassy's… Read more »
Guinea: Conde Wins Polls in Extraordinary Comeback
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Guinean opposition leader Alpha Condé has achieved an extraordinary comeback to win the second round of the country's presidential elections. Read more »
November 12, 2010
Africa: G20 Nations Commit to Growth, Aid for Poor Countries [document]
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Leaders of 20 of the world's developed and developing economies have drawn up what they call a new "development consensus" calling for "inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth"… Read more »
November 11, 2010
Guinea: Election Commission Announces Early Second-Round Results
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Early results of the second round of Guinea's presidential elections show that candidate Alpha Condé is leading his adversary Cellou Dalein Diallo in two of five communes in… Read more »
