August 19, 2009
Africa: How to Boost U.S.-Africa Trade [guest column]
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Nearly ten years old, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) continues to be the cornerstone of commercial and economic relations between the United States and sub-Saharan… Read more »
August 17, 2009
Niger: Who Needs Presidential Term Limits? [guest column]
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President Mamadou Tandja of Niger has joined the club of leaders who have overturned constitutions to overstay their welcome in recent years. Following victory in a referendum held… Read more »
August 14, 2009
Africa: U.S. Military Holds War Games on Nigeria, Somalia [guest column]
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In May 2008, the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted "Unified Quest 2008," the army's annual war games to test the American military's ability to deal… Read more »
August 13, 2009
Liberia: Clinton Cites 'Encouraging Signs of Progress' and Pledges Continuing Support
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"The United States is proud to support you. We are proud to be your partner and friend." These were the words U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed to the national… Read more »
August 11, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Clinton Set on Ending Sexual Violence
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The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, travelled to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Tuesday, determined to press "very hard" for an end to… Read more »
Nigeria: As Clinton Arrives, New Partnership with U.S. Beckons [guest column]
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"Nigeria is the most important country in Africa, bar none." This statement was made by Johnnie Carson, the new United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, shortly… Read more »
August 10, 2009
Angola: Stand Against Corruption, Clinton Tells Legislators
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The visiting United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called on Angola's national assembly to demand from the country's government "accountability and transparency,… Read more »
August 07, 2009
Nigeria: Violence in North Is Not What It Seems [guest column]
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Nigeria's latest spate of violence -- which began with attacks on police stations in four northern states -- is not what it seems. Read more »
Gambia: Court Jails Six Journalists
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Six Gambian journalists, including the editors of two independent newspapers, have been sentenced to two-year jail terms and each fined about U.S. $10,000 on sedition and criminal… Read more »
August 06, 2009
Africa: U.S. Military Command Aims to Help Africans Help Themselves - General [interview]
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Soon after General William E. (Kip) Ward became the first commander of the United States Africa Command, known as Africom, in October 2007, he summed up his vision for his new… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Nominates New Chief Justice
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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has moved to end a political battle which has threatened to damage the country's judiciary and its independence by making an early… Read more »
Africa: World Cup Organizers Appeal to Continent For Volunteers [guest column]
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee in South Africa is calling for volunteers from across Africa and the world to help with the soccer spectacular next year. Danny… Read more »
Somalia: Clinton Calls Eritrea's Interference 'Unacceptable'
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United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged strong support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), while vowing to take action against Eritrea's… Read more »
August 05, 2009
Africa: Aid Plus Trade Can End Extreme Poverty
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Against the backdrop of an international economic downturn and changes in government leadership in the United States and United Kingdom, donors, development officials and… Read more »
Africa: Aid Plus Trade Can End Extreme Poverty
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Against the backdrop of an international economic downturn and changes in government leadership in the United States and United Kingdom, donors, development officials and… Read more »
August 04, 2009
Africa: Invest in Small Farmers, Says IFAD Chief [interview]
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Kanayo F. Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), recently spoke with AllAfrica about the future of international assistance and the role… Read more »
Madagascar: Rivals to Meet in Top-Level Summit
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Preparations are on the way in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, for a summit on Friday that will for the first time bring together all four previous heads of state of Madagascar… Read more »
Africa: Local Skills Boost Development, Says Foundation Head [interview]
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Lloyd Pierson of the U.S. Africa Development Foundation (USADF) rejects claims that foreign aid has had little impact in Africa. He says aid is most effective when programs are… Read more »
Africa: Mobile Phones Achieve More Than Aid, Says Industry Chief [interview]
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Michael Joseph, CEO of Safaricom in Kenya, believes the mobile phone has had a greater impact than aid on development in the country. Read more »
Africa: We Can Eliminate Extreme Poverty By 2025 [interview]
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Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of Poverty, is the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York. He believes that extreme poverty can be eliminated by 2025… Read more »
Africa: Change Ways of Giving Aid, Says Economist [interview]
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Paul Collier is the author of "The Bottom Billion," an award-winning book that shines a light on some 50 failing states in the world and the billion people who live in them. He… Read more »
Africa: Best Aid Monitors Are Those At Grassroots [interview]
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Africa needs to reinvigorate its traditions, revitalize its academic institutions and move away from aid to infrastructural development and intra-African trade, says Njongonkulu… Read more »
August 03, 2009
Africa: Clinton Visits Seven Countries to Highlight Africa as Policy Priority
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Hillary Clinton, making her first journey to Africa as U.S. Secretary of State, begins a seven-nation visit Monday with a stop in Kenya to take part in a forum on trade and… Read more »
Sudan: More Than 150 Die in Ethnic Violence in South
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Gunmen have killed more than 160 people, mostly civilians, in a pre-dawn attack on a camp in South Sudan, news agencies are reporting. Read more »
July 29, 2009
Somalia: Clinton to Meet Transitional Govt President
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The American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is to meet Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG), during her visit to… Read more »