October 30, 2007
Uganda: Museveni and Bush Discuss Trade, HIV at Meeting
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday welcomed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to the White House, where the two heads of state discussed a variety of issues, including trade,… Read more »
October 29, 2007
Liberia: Johnson Sirleaf Tapped for Top U.S. Civilian Award
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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been selected by President George W. Bush as one of eight recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S.civilian honor. Read more »
Sudan: Britain Threatens Sanctions as Darfur Talks Falter
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As talks aimed at peace in Darfur got off to a faltering start in Libya at the weekend, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown threatened new sanctions against Sudan if the talks did… Read more »
October 28, 2007
Nigeria: Sharia Court Bans Satirical Play
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Early in October, Shehu Sani started preparations for the opening of his third play, The Phantom Crescent. He wanted to perform it outside, in a park in Kaduna, where people could… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Women Aim for the Presidency by 2012 [interview]
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Representatives of the Fifty Fifty Group, a women's activism organization in Sierra Leone, have been visiting Washington, DC, to receive an award for their work to increase… Read more »
October 27, 2007
West Africa: U.S. Group Honors Women Leaders
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Fifty Fifty Group, an organization supporting women's political participation in Sierra Leone, have received awards from the… Read more »
October 25, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: Preventing Backslide Into War [guest column]
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Joseph Kabila, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, visits the White House today to discuss challenges to his country's fragile democracy. The last time a… Read more »
Sudan: Africa to Supply Most Darfur Peacekeepers
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Africa is likely to contribute up to four-fifths of the troops making up the planned United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping force to be deployed in Sudan's… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rights Group Accuses Forces of Abuses
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Human rights group Amnesty International accused Democratic Republic of the Congo security forces of serious human rights violations, including extra-judicial executions, in a… Read more »
South Africa: Chinese to Invest R36.7 Billion In Local Bank
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In a huge deal for South Africa and the continent, one of China's major banks is to buy a one-fifth share of Africa's largest bank. Read more »
October 23, 2007
Liberia: An Entrepreneur Makes Rebuilding a Successful Business [interview]
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Five years ago, Justin Zigbuo left a comfortable life in the United States to return to his native Liberia to start a business making building blocks out of pressed and cured earth… Read more »
October 22, 2007
Africa: Former President of Mozambique Wins Leadership Prize
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Joaquim Chissano, the former president of Mozambique, is the first recipient of a new, high-profile prize to reward exemplary leadership by recently-retired African heads of… Read more »
October 20, 2007
Liberia: Major U.S. Charity Gives President Top Award
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Africare awarded Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf the 2007 Bishop John T. Walker Humanitarian Service Award this week. Read more »
Africa: Draw for African Cup of Nations Sparks Soccer Fever
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The Confederation of African Football has announced in Accra the draw for the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Read more »
October 19, 2007
South Africa: Music Legend Murdered in Jo'burg Hijacking
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South African reggae superstar, Lucky Dube, was shot dead in an attempted hijacking in the southern suburbs of Johannesburg on Thursday night. Read more »
South Africa: Lucky Dube - Beloved Brother and Artist [opinion]
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South Africa is today mourning the loss of our "Reggae Son," Lucky Dube. With his family, we grieve over the killing of a beloved brother and artist, who has been a prolific force… Read more »
Liberia: A 'Lost Generation' Ready to Make Its Mark [interview]
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When AllAfrica opened its bureau in Liberia in September and launched its continent-wide HealthAfrica.org project, which will be headquartered in Monrovia, we needed someone… Read more »
October 18, 2007
Liberia: The Children Are Smiling But There's So Much More to Do - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf [interview]
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told AllAfrica in a 1986 interview, shortly after being arrested and fleeing the country, that her goal in life was to "bring good… Read more »
Liberia: Significant New Investment Deals Signal Economic Turnaround [interview]
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When Richard Tolbert was tapped by then President-elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head Liberia's National Investment Commission in late 2005, many friends questioned why he… Read more »
Africa: Malaria Campaign Making Progress, Says Report
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Four out of every five of the one million people who die of malaria each year are African children under the age of five, according to a new report issued by the United Nations… Read more »
Liberia: Africare's Julius Coles Pleased To Honor Old Friend [interview]
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The largest Africa-related fundraiser in the United States each year is the dinner hosted in Washington, D.C. by Africare, the leading American aid and development organization… Read more »
Liberia: Despite Obstacles, All Ingredients Are in Place for Mittal to Succeed [interview]
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A key part of the Liberian government's recovery drive focuses on well-managed exploitation of the country's vast natural resources. Iron ore production began in Liberia in… Read more »
Liberia: Profiles - Deputy Minister of Health Tornorlah Varpilah [interview]
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Deputy Minister of Health for planning, research and development, Tornorlah Varpilah, stayed in Liberia through the decades of conflict, doing humanitarian work. He was often on… Read more »
Liberia: Profile - Willa Reaves [interview]
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Willa Reaves fled Liberia as a child of eleven, with her family, after the coup of 1980 ushered in a worsening period of instability and conflict. Among the early groups to leave,… Read more »
Liberia: Profile - Patrick Duwha, a Bricklayer [interview]
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The war years sent hundreds of thousands of Liberians fleeing back and forth across the country and in an out across several national borders. Sometimes refugees found work and… Read more »
