August 27, 2010
Africa: Why Kenya Has Pulled Ahead of Zimbabwe [guest column]
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Kenya and Zimbabwe's last elections, held within a few months of one another, were characterized by violence either before or after polling. The outcomes of both were strongly… Read more »
August 18, 2010
Africa: U.S. Shifts Focus of Health Aid, Says Clinton
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States has moved to a more holistic approach to investing in global health and that countries receiving aid need to… Read more »
August 12, 2010
Kenya: New Constitution is Only First Step [guest column]
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Kenya's referendum to decide on a new constitution ended a decades-long, tortuous journey to reach a basic law to regulate the country's politics and give voice to all its… Read more »
August 11, 2010
Rwanda: Observers Gently Criticize Govt Over Election
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Large numbers of Rwandan voters turned out to vote in a peaceful election in which candidates enjoyed freedom of movement and assembly, but "some limits" were placed on freedom of… Read more »
Rwanda: Media Censorship Will Breed Resentment [opinion]
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Regardless of Rwanda’s presidential election outcome, one thing is certain – an independent press did not monitor the election results. The government has… Read more »
Tanzania: This Year's Final Fiesta Headlined by Lil' Kim
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After a series of concerts held throughout Tanzania, this year's final Fiesta was held in Dar es Salaam on August 7. The annual concert series, organized by Clouds FM, has a… Read more »
August 09, 2010
Kenya: Chronicle of a Newspaper and a Nation's Birth [book review]
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One of the chapters in Gerard Loughran's new book on the history of Kenya's Nation newspaper is prefaced with a quote from Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United… Read more »
August 05, 2010
Africa: Young Africans Seek U.S. Partnership to Boost Democracy and Development
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The Obama administration this week commemorated Africa's historical achievements by engaging youth leaders in a dialogue on the continent's future. Read more »
Guinea: Rio Tinto Plans Large Increase in Iron-Ore Investment
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Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest $170 million in its mining Simandou project in the iron-ore-rich region in south-east Guinea. Read more »
Kenya: Obama Praises 'Significant Step for Democracy'
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President Barack Obama of the United States today lauded Kenya's approval of its new constitution in a referendum as "a significant step forward" for the country's democracy. Read more »
Kenya: Nation to Enter Period of Peace and Maturity [blog]
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Kenya is a colourful country, and nowhere more so than in the world of politics. During the last constitutional referendum in 2005, the opposing sides selected oranges and bananas… Read more »
August 03, 2010
Guinea: Due Process Bodes Well for Country's Political Future [guest column]
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The past two decades in Africa have shown that the holding of elections is no guarantee for democracy. Independent institutions, military officers who support civilian rule and a… Read more »
South Africa: Court Jails Nation's Former Top Police Officer
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South Africa's former national police chief, Jackie Selebi, has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for corruption. Read more »
South Africa: Court Jails Nation's Former Top Police Officer
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South Africa's former national police chief, Jackie Selebi, has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for corruption. Read more »
August 01, 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: New Evidence Shows U.S. Role in Congo's Decision to Send Patrice Lumumba to His Death [guest column]
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Fifty years ago, the former Belgian Congo received its independence under the democratically elected government of former prime minister Patrice Lumumba. Less than seven months… Read more »
July 30, 2010
Africa: Upcoming Conference 'to Make the Connection' between U.S. and Continent - Hope Masters [interview]
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The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation Africa Policy Forum: a Vision for the 21st Century to be held in Atlanta in September, aims to help build a U.S.-Africa dialogue based on mutual… Read more »
Africa: Obama Team 'Actively Engaged' to Promote Progress, Carson Says [interview]
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President Barack Obama will host some 120 African youth leaders from 40 African nations in Washington next week, part of a commemoration of 50 years of independence for 17… Read more »
July 24, 2010
Kenya: The Great Rift [opinion]
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A most intriguing political development occasioned by the constitutional referendum is how former President Daniel Arap Moi and his onetime political protégé, William… Read more »
Rwanda: The Politics of Genocide Denial
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Rwandan officials have defended the government of President Paul Kagame against recent criticism that it was cracking down on its opponents and the press ahead of upcoming… Read more »
Botswana: Court Bars Community's Access to Water
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A Botswana judge has prohibited the Basarwa people of the Kalahari from re-equipping a borehole or drilling a new one in the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve - the latest incident in… Read more »
July 23, 2010
Africa: U.S. Attorney General on Visit to Underscore Anti-Terror Cooperation
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Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Kampala to address African heads-of-state during the opening day of the Africa Union summit on Sunday. Read more »
Somalia: Conflict Will Spread Unless International Community Acts - U.S. Policymaker [interview]
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July 22, 2010
Sudan: Carson Says U.S. is Boosting Efforts to Back Peace [interview]
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Conflict in Sudan has been a thorny issue for President Barack Obama and his administration since he took office. This week, a leading voice for a more vigorous American approach… Read more »
South Africa: Tutu Pulls Out of Most Public Engagements
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu announced on Thursday that he will retire from public life on his 79th birthday in October. Read more »
July 21, 2010
Rwanda: Govt 'Manipulates' Genocide Memory - Law Professor [guest column]
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The Rwandan government has made remarkable strides in infrastructure, the economy, healthcare and gender equity in political representation, but their continued attack on… Read more »
