May 19, 2004
Africa: Rome Concert Launches a Movement, Says Quincy Jones
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If the days of concerts for a cause having an impact are over, producer Quincy Jones hasn't noticed. "You know, it's not really a concert," he told a reporter for Metro… Read more »
May 18, 2004
Africa: Broader Approach Needed to Achieve Bush HIV/Aids Plan Goals, Says New Report
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The US$15bn President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief announced by President George W. Bush in his January 2003 State of the Union address "is too near-term in orientation and too… Read more »
May 13, 2004
Botswana: Merck Official Says Partnership in Botswana is Learning from Experience and Passing It On
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The African Aids pandemic has thrust pharmaceutical firms into the news, as companies and their supporters and critics have debated the appropriate role of intellectual property… Read more »
May 12, 2004
Africa: Agoa Delay Risking Jobs and Investment, House Hearing Told
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Praising the "undeniable success" of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa), Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florizelle B. Liser told the House Subcommittee on Africa… Read more »
May 07, 2004
Sudan: Government 'Scorched Earth' Campaign In Darfur Reflecting Fear And Sudan Power Struggle, Says US Official
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Rebellion and "effective" military operations in Sudan's western Darfur area by the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) "poses in many… Read more »
Eswatini: Unpaid Caregivers Ease Swaziland's Grim Struggle Against HIV/Aids
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The village of Gamula is about as far from the center of power as it is possible to be in this Kuwait-sized country of a million people. Hunger is everywhere, in the bloated… Read more »
Africa: Eight African Nations Eligible For Millennium Challenge Account Assistance
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The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) voted Thursday to make 16 countries "eligible" for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance this year. The… Read more »
May 04, 2004
Africa: Africa Command Not European Command, Says Official
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The United States European Command (Eucom) will change its name to reflect a new strategic concern with Africa, according a senior Eucom official involved in the planning. Eucom… Read more »
April 30, 2004
Africa: The Nile River: Building or Stumbling Block?
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The Nile River, long a trans-border artery linking 10 African countries, has become a major challenge for the nations that share its waters. The distribution of Nile waters has… Read more »
April 23, 2004
Africa: Africa's Lost Decades - A Reporter's Lament [book review]
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1 A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa Howard W. French April 23, 2004 Alfred A. Knopf Read more »
April 22, 2004
Nigeria: Buhari - Freely Elected Government Can Transform Nigeria [interview]
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Nigeria's problems with economic disparity, underdevelopment and corruption can only be addressed when the country has a fairly elected government, says Major General Muhammadu… Read more »
April 21, 2004
Ghana: 'We Expect to Qualify for MCA?, Ghana Finance Minister Says
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A few weeks before the Bush administration is scheduled to announce the list of countries eligible for assistance under an expanded foreign aid program, known as the Millennium… Read more »
April 19, 2004
Africa: Nigeria and Ghana Name Ambassadors to Washington; Key U.S. Appointments Await Senate Action
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Long vacancies in several key ambassadorial posts are about to be filled in both Washington and several African capitals. Read more »
April 18, 2004
Africa: Africa Needs 'Greater Sense Of Urgency' to Manage HIV/Aids Epidemic [interview]
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K.Y. Amoako, the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), which is based in Addis Ababa, is a prominent African voice for reform and… Read more »
April 16, 2004
Africa: Noted Development Official C. Payne Lucas Joins AllAfrica [press release]
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C. Payne Lucas, who for three decades spearheaded the growth of the aid and development organization Africare, has become senior advisor to AllAfrica Global Media and the AllAfrica… Read more »
Africa: Noted Development Official C. Payne Lucas Joins AllAfrica [press release]
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C. Payne Lucas, who for three decades spearheaded the growth of the aid and development organization Africare, has become senior advisor to AllAfrica Global Media and the AllAfrica… Read more »
April 15, 2004
Africa: General Sees Expanding Strategic Role for U.S. European Command In Africa
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Three weeks ago, "the first meeting ever" between the chiefs of defense of North African states and Sahel states took place at the Stuttgart, Germany headquarters of the United… Read more »
April 09, 2004
Africa: U.S. Corporate Group Launches HIV Initiative [interview]
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The Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has recently developed an HIV/AIDS Initiative to encourage private… Read more »
March 26, 2004
Liberia: Rising to the Challenge of Good Governance in Liberia [interview]
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The peace agreement signed last August that created Liberia's transitional government also established several autonomous agencies and commissions designed to promote… Read more »
March 24, 2004
Africa: Corporate Council?s Steve Hayes - 'We?re Making a Difference for Africa? [interview]
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Since Stephen Hayes became president of the Corporate Council on Africa in 1999, the Washington, DC-based organization has grown from 86 members to more than 200. A graduate of… Read more »
Africa: Activist Commissioner Wants to Engage Leaders at All Levels in Aids Strategy [interview]
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Milly Katana is one of 20 members of Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA), which was established last year by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. She is… Read more »
March 22, 2004
Africa: AIDS in Africa: Planning for a Long War [opinion]
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The Commission for HIV/Aids and Governance in Africa holds its second commissioners' meeting Tuesday in the Mozambican capital, Maputo. Commission Chairman, K.Y. Amoako, argues… Read more »
March 18, 2004
Africa: African Union Puts Women First Once Again
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Africa's first pan-continental parliament was inaugurated in Addis Ababa today, and immediately took a bold step, amid stirring and emotional scenes that may give a clue to the… Read more »
March 12, 2004
Sudan: Western Sudan Conflict Threatens Peace Prospect
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The conflict in Darfur is an "ominous cloud over the peace process," said Rep. Ed Royce (R-California), chair of the House Subcommittee on Africa, opening a hearing on the Sudan… Read more »
March 11, 2004
South Africa: Haiti President Aristide's Central African Republic Arrival Still a Puzzle
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As Peter DeShazo, Deputy U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs puts it, the government of the Central African Republic simply called up the aircraft… Read more »