February 21, 2008
Liberia: Bush Makes First U.S. Presidential Visit in 30 Years
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Thursday was not officially declared a national holiday in Liberia, but with thousands that gathered in the streets of Monrovia to welcome United States President George W. Bush,… Read more »
Africa: Bush Says 'ABC' Aids Policy Works
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President George W. Bush has defended his administration's policies on preventing HIV/AIDS, saying it would be reviewed only if it was not working. Read more »
Liberia: Former NPFL/RUF Radio Operator Testifies [blog]
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February 20, 2008
Liberia: Govt Warns Against Bush Visit Protests
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Amid threats of major demonstrations when the American president arrives in Monrovia Thursday, police have warned that protests will be against the law. Read more »
Ghana: Kufuor Welcomes Bush Assurances on Military
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President John Kufuor of Ghana has welcomed an assurance by President George W. Bush that the United States does not intend building new military bases in Africa. Read more »
Liberia: Prosecution Witness Describes RUF Use of Civilian Forced Labor [blog]
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February 19, 2008
Sudan: Bush Pledges U.S. $100 Million for Darfur Peacekeeping
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President George W. Bush announced in Rwanda Tuesday that the United States would provide African nations with U.S. $100 million for peacekeeping in Darfur, including $12 million… Read more »
Liberia: Summary of Testimony [blog]
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February 18, 2008
Africa: Bush Calls For Free Polls in Zimbabwe
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U.S. President George W. Bush used visits to Benin and Tanzania at the weekend to call for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, to support a power-sharing deal in Kenya and to… Read more »
February 16, 2008
Africa: Working With Partners, President Has Impacted Disease and Conflict, Administration Official Says [interview]
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United States President George W. Bush departed Friday on his second trip to Africa, accompanied by his wife Laura. The traveling party – including White House aides and… Read more »
February 15, 2008
Liberia: Monrovia Cleans Up For Big Visit
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The Liberian Government has accelerated a major clean-up of the capital, Monrovia, ahead of U.S. President George Bush's visit to Liberia on February 21. Read more »
Africa: Bush Visit to Focus on Health, Education
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United States President George W. Bush was scheduled Friday to begin a five-nation African tour designed to highlight his legacy on the continent. Read more »
Liberia: Prosecution Crime-Base Witnesses Describe Gang Rapes [blog]
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Liberia: Cross-Examination of Camara Concludes [blog]
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February 14, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: New Earthquake Hits Lake Kivu
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An earthquake hit the Lake Kivu region today and was reported to have brought down houses and injured people. Read more »
Kenya: Rice Heads for Nairobi to Push Talks
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United States President George W. Bush is sending his Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, to Kenya to help with negotiations to end the crisis that has engulfed the country since… Read more »
February 13, 2008
Sudan: South African Minister Confident on Darfur Helicopters
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South Africa's defence minister said today he was confident that countries outside Africa would provide the helicopters and other military equipment needed by UNAMID, the hybrid… Read more »
Liberia: Cross-Examination of Suwandi Camara Continues [blog]
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February 12, 2008
Kenya: Rights Activist Pushes for UN Action [interview]
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The chairman of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Maina Kiai, has been one of the country's leading independent voices since the beginning of the crisis sparked by… Read more »
Kenya: Research Points to Election Fraud [interview]
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Karuti Kanyinga, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Development Studies of the University of Nairobi, explains in these excerpts from an AllAfrica interview why analysts… Read more »
Kenya: Rights Activist Pinpoints Reforms to Resolve Crisis [interview]
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L. Muthoni Wanyeki, executive director of the Kenya Human Rights Commission, recently spoke to AllAfrica about a wide range of aspects of the crisis that erupted over Kenya’s… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Crisis Spills Into Chad
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Thousands of refugees on the border between Sudan and Chad are becoming the victims of conflict within Sudan and a dispute between the governments of Chad and Sudan. Read more »
Liberia: Prosecution Witness Camara Continues Testimony [blog]
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February 11, 2008
South Africa: Nation Looks Beyond Mbeki to Zuma [analysis]
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South African political commentator Zubeida Jaffer reflects from Parliament in Cape Town on the challenges facing the ruling African National Congress as its recent changes in… Read more »
Egypt/Cameroon: Pharaohs Make History With Sixth Win
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Egypt's Pharaohs set a new continental record with a sixth African Cup of Nations victory against Cameroon on Sunday in Accra. Both teams ended the tournament with a beautiful… Read more »