February 09, 2007
South Africa: Mbeki Presses for 'Inclusive' Settlement in Somalia
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President Thabo Mbeki described the need for national reconciliation in Somalia as "critical." Read more »
February 01, 2007
South Africa: Adelaide Tambo, Icon of Exile Generation, Dies
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Adelaide Tambo, an icon of the generation of South African leaders which left South Africa in the early 1960s to fight apartheid from exile, collapsed and died in her home in… Read more »
January 31, 2007
Africa: WTO Head Sees Progress on Trade Issues, But Tough Bargaining Lies Ahead [interview]
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The next six months will be crucial for the efforts of Africa and the rest of the developing world to secure easier access to markets for their products in the industrialized… Read more »
Sudan: The ICC: A Question of Accountability [guest column]
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The Sudanese regime is, by any measure, one of the most brutal and destabilising in the world today. Its atrocities have not been limited to Darfur. Khartoum has harshly suppressed… Read more »
Africa: Blood Diamonds [book review]
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Greg Campbell's Blood Diamonds is a detailed and long needed look at blood/conflict diamonds. The book inspired the film Blood Diamond, and research from the book was used in the… Read more »
January 28, 2007
Guinea: Government and Unions Sign Agreement, General Unlimited Strike Suspended
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Under clear skies and a radiant full moon on Saturday night, Guineans took to the streets of Conakry, the capital city of this west African country lying on the Atlantic shoreline,… Read more »
January 26, 2007
Guinea: President Appears to Yield, Agrees to New Prime Minister
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News reports confirmed by presidential sources indicate that President Lansana Conté of Guinea has signed an executive order establishing the nomination of a "consensus… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Department of Defense Denies Capture of U.S. Soldiers
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The United States Department of Defense has firmly denied reports of the capture of American soldiers in southern Somalia, stating "no U.S. service members have been captured… Read more »
January 25, 2007
Guinea: Army, President Need to be Warned Against Both Status Quo and Coup [guest column]
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In Conakry, the Guinean capital lying on the Atlantic shoreline, it is the season of the Harmattan, when the rains have given way to the dry dust-laden wind of that name, which… Read more »
January 24, 2007
Africa: Bush Includes Continent's Needs in Annual Address
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In his 2007 State of the Union address, United States President George W. Bush urged Congress to increase funding for Aids relief, malaria, and development in Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Gov't Blocks Listing of al-Qaeda Suspects
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South Africa's foreign minister, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, wants bilateral talks with the United States government over its request to list two South Africans as having links… Read more »
South Africa: Country Should Return the Favor [guest column]
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On January 12, on a vote of 9-3 with three abstentions, the UN Security Council rejected a non-punitive resolution seeking to press the Government of Burma to speed up democratic… Read more »
January 22, 2007
Somalia: Tentative Hope and Little Else [analysis]
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Across a wide spectrum of political opinion there is a lot of hope for the success of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) but little expectation it will be fulfilled. Read more »
South Africa: Hugh Masekela Charms Washington, DC Crowd [music review]
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The Washington, DC night club "Zanzibar on the Water" hosted world renowned South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela on Saturday, January 20. Masekela hit the stage for… Read more »
January 19, 2007
Somalia: 'You Break It, You Own It' Rule Does Not Apply [guest column]
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"You break it, you own it." The Pottery Barn rule of intervention and nation-building, made famous in Iraq, is about to be tested in Somalia. Read more »
Africa: Global Experts Encourage Women as Peacekeepers
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Experts in peace-building have called on African women to become involved with peacekeeping from the start of negotiations to end conflicts, and not to allow themselves to be… Read more »
January 18, 2007
Africa: U.S. Official Sees 'Credible and Serious Dialogue' As Key to Peace in Somalia [interview]
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, who has been leading the Bush administration's peace efforts in Somalia and Sudan, discussed the situation in… Read more »
January 17, 2007
Guinea: A National Unity Government to Save the Nation [guest column]
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On December 16th, President Lansana Conté's entourage made its way towards the central prison of Conakry. The Guinean head of state attended in person to obtain the release… Read more »
January 16, 2007
Africa: First Ladies Call for New HIV/Aids Initiatives
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Three African first ladies, Azeb Mesfin of Ethiopia, Jeanette Kagame of Rwanda, and Maureen Mwanawasa of Zambia, have called for new and further-reaching approaches to combating… Read more »
Africa: Businesses Urged to Help Employees With HIV/Aids
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Panelists at an Africa-wide conference on the critical role of women and girls on the continent have urged businesses to support them in addressing the HIV/Aids crisis. Read more »
January 10, 2007
Africa: Africa Plays On [music review]
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Africa Plays On is a compilation of music and artists from all over Africa and the world, primarily those African countries who have played in the World Cup. The CD features… Read more »
January 08, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: Review of Mobutu's Totalitarian Political System - An Afrocentric Analysis [book review]
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In this short book, Peta Ikambana attempts to offer an Afro-centric analysis of the Mobutu regime, which ruled over Zaire (today's DRC) from 1965 to 1997. The book's premise holds… Read more »
December 21, 2006
Africa: Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference (TED) to Convene in East Africa
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In the shadow of one of the world's most iconic mountains, several hundred people will gather in Tanzania this June in a global version of the annual gathering in Monterey,… Read more »
December 15, 2006
Africa: White House Pushing Anti-Malaria Campaign
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Africans are dying from another killer disease that rivals the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS; and Americans can play a major role in helping to prevent it, says the White House. Read more »
Africa: African Students in the Urban U.S. High School [book review]
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The books talks of the social conflicts between African and African American students at an American high school. The authors of the book conducted studies and workshops with… Read more »
