August 12, 2008
Zimbabwe: 'Get Politics Right, Then Economy' [interview]
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The Zimbabwe crisis continues to capture headlines as negotiations enter a third week. Last week, AllAfrica sat down with Rejoice Ngwenya, a Zimbabwean writer and intellectual who… Read more »
Africa: How Continent's Olympians are Faring
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AllAfrica's Aliou Goloko rounds up the African action at the Olympics in Beijing. Read more »
Africa: Top Soccer Teams Aim for Gold
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African teams aimed high in the second round of Olympics soccer matches. Read more »
August 08, 2008
Zimbabwe: Mbeki Heads for Harare to Push Deal
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South African President Thabo Mbeki will spend the weekend in Zimbabwe attempting to facilitate a settlement of the country's political crisis. Read more »
Africa: Athletes Will Go Faster, Higher, Stronger in Beijing
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The 29th Olympic Games of modern times, now under way in China, give Africa's athletes a chance to surprise the world with their performances and achievements. Read more »
August 07, 2008
Sierra Leone: Govt Has Real Chance to Boost Peace [guest column]
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Although Sierra Leone has made marked political and economic progress since the end of its civil war in 2002, worrying institutional and social ills are still untreated, foreign… Read more »
Africa: Youssou N'Dour, Other Top Talent Appear in U.S. Capital
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African superstar Youssou N'Dour joined some of Africa's finest musical and fashion talent and African-American stars for a celebration of the continent's achievements at the… Read more »
August 06, 2008
Zimbabwe: Will Robert Mugabe Face Trial? [guest column]
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Whether Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s ruler for the past 28 years, relinquishes power now or in a few years’ time, Yarik Turianskyi of the South African Institute of… Read more »
Mauritania: President Deposed By Military Officials
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Mauritantia's President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellahi was deposed early Wednesday in what appears to be a bloodless military coup, local sources said. Read more »
August 05, 2008
Liberia: Cross- and Re-Examination of Witness Jabati Jaward [blog]
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The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
August 04, 2008
Africa: The Politics of Combating Aids [guest column]
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As this year's International Aids Conference begins in Mexico City, AllAfrica guest columnist George Katito says African governments and civil society will need to assert… Read more »
August 01, 2008
Zimbabwe: Talks Must Address Violence, Displacement [guest column]
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If talks between Zimbabwe’s government and the opposition are to help Zimbabweans regain the kind of society they deserve, they will sooner or later have to address a number… Read more »
July 31, 2008
Africa: Bush Commits U.S. $48 Billion to HIV/Aids
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President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony Wednesday signed into law a bill to reauthorize and expand his HIV/Aids aid program, viewed by many as one of the major… Read more »
Sudan: World Shamed Over Darfur Helicopters
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An international coalition of activists on Thursday set out to name and shame governments around the world for their failure to provide even one of the additional helicopters… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Representative Calls for $225 Million in Funding [interview]
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Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (Democrat - Illinois) has proposed legislation in the United States Congress which would authorize U.S. $225 million in assistance to Liberia over the… Read more »
July 30, 2008
Liberia: American Investors Plan Luxury Resort
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Liberia, just years removed from civil war, may not seem like an ideal place to open an all-inclusive luxury resort. But one group of American entrepreneurs want to change that… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. to Debate New 'Seeds' for Development [guest column]
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Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., an Illinois Democrat who is a member of the United States House of Representatives' Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export… Read more »
July 29, 2008
Zimbabwe: Talks to Resume Soon, Says Mbeki
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Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks have adjourned while negotiators consult with their party leaders, but will resume by the end of the week, South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki… Read more »
Sudan: South Africa Asks UN to Suspend Indictment
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South Africa, supported by China, is trying to persuade the United Nations Security Council to suspend the attempt to prosecute Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for genocide and… Read more »
July 28, 2008
Africa: Editors Support Continent's Detained Journalists
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South African editors have expressed their concern at the detention of Eritrean journalists and the harassment of Zimbabwean and Somali journalists. Read more »
July 25, 2008
Sudan: Security Council Should Set Govt Benchmarks [guest column]
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The United Nations Security Council is no stranger to intractable international disputes. But soon Sudan will present it with a different kind of problem, one it has not faced in… Read more »
Kenya: Mr David Blunkett - Apology
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AllAfrica published an article from one of its content providers, which remained on the website from July 7 to 9, 2008, which included a number of factual inaccuracies in relation… Read more »
July 24, 2008
Africa: Countries Must Plan Road Map for eHealth [interview]
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Developing countries in the Global South, which have already introduced innovative technology such as mobile banking, need to drive the development of "eHealth" –… Read more »
July 23, 2008
Africa: Internet Technology Can Boost Healthcare
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AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana, based in Monrovia, is one of a few media professionals brought to Bellagio, Italy by the Rockefeller Foundation to attend an invitation-only… Read more »
Africa: eHealth - Boosting Healthcare Via the Internet [blog]
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From Bellagio, Italy, AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana blogs on a Rockefeller Foundation conference on how to use information technology to improve access to health care. Read more »
