October 24, 2005
Africa: Leadership is the Weapon against African Poverty Says Hunger Project
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"Only Africans can lead Africa. Only Africans can shape Africa," said Joan Holmes, president of the Hunger Project, in describing the challenges facing Africa in achieving the… Read more »
October 23, 2005
Liberia: Liberians Prepare for Run-off Race
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With final results from Liberia's presidential and legislative elections scheduled for release on October 26, the country is preparing for a second round to choose between the two… Read more »
Liberia: Liberians Prepare for Run-off Race
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With final results from Liberia?s presidential and legislative elections scheduled for release on October 26, the country is preparing for a second round to choose between the two… Read more »
October 17, 2005
Liberia: As First Round Results Remain Stagnant, Liberian Elections Commission Chairman Receives Death Threats
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With the counting of votes nearing completion in Liberia's presidential and legislative elections last week, the chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Frances… Read more »
Sudan: Powell Says The World Has Not Fully Faced Darfur Genocide in Sudan
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Violence in the Sudanese region of Darfur continues to be "a situation that the world has not fully faced," former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday night as he… Read more »
October 15, 2005
Liberia: Liberians Look Towards Runoff As Vote Counts Nears Completion
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With nearly three-quarters of the ballots counted in Liberia's presidential election, it appears that no single candidate will receive more than half the votes needed to win an… Read more »
October 14, 2005
Niger: Africare Team Reflects on 35 Years of Work in Niger [interview]
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As Africare celebrates its 35 year anniversary this week, representatives from the group's Niger program came to Washington to discuss the food crisis in the West African nation… Read more »
October 12, 2005
Liberia: All Quiet in Monrovia As People Nervously Await Elections Results
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In the words of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General to Liberia, Mr. Alan Doss, "it was a great day for Liberia." After six weeks of a mostly civil… Read more »
October 10, 2005
Liberia: Peaceful Campaign Ends in Liberia
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For a country that has just emerged out of one of the deadliest civil wars in Africa's modern history, Liberia has managed to conduct a surprisingly peaceful campaign leading to… Read more »
October 05, 2005
Liberia: High Stakes for the Region as Liberians Prepare to Vote [analysis]
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Liberia faces a 'make-or-break' situation as voters go to the polls next week, officials and Africa-watchers in the United States agree. The election is a central facet of the… Read more »
October 04, 2005
South Africa: Innovative HIV/Aids Program Targets South African Teachers
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Four South African teachers' unions have joined with U.S. and South African partners to save teachers' lives through an innovative program combining peer education, HIV testing and… Read more »
October 02, 2005
Liberia: Last-Minute Problems Facing Elections in Liberia
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Less than two weeks before Liberians go to the polls to elect a new president and a new legislature, a Supreme Court ruling has cast a shadow over a process that has so far been… Read more »
September 29, 2005
Africa: CEOs, Members of U.S. Congress Meet on Aids Fight
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Concerned that competing priorities will blunt efforts to fight HIV/Aids around the world, the Global Business Coalition on HIV/Aids (GBC) held a series of high-level events in… Read more »
South Africa: De Beers Workers Rush for HIV Testing, Treatment [interview]
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Global diamond giant De Beers, which is 45 percent owned by Anglo American Plc, was honored Wednesday night for its workplace programs on HIV/Aids. Jonathan Oppenheimer, De Beers's… Read more »
September 26, 2005
Burundi: Govt Determined to Consolidate Peace and Rebuild Burundi - Foreign Minister [interview]
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Burundi's socio-political history has been a complex mix of power, domination and marginalization. It has experienced bouts of armed conflicts and massacres between Hutus and… Read more »
Guinea: Global Alumina Agrees with UNDP to Advance Millennium Goals in Guinea
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In the first agreement of its kind in the Republic of Guinea, a public/private partnership pact has been signed between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Global… Read more »
September 25, 2005
Africa: Progress in Africa Requires International Backing, Kofi Annan and Jendayi Frazer Tell Congressional Forum
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"Africans are making important progress on all fronts," United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a foreign affairs 'Brain Trust' convened by the Congressional Black Caucus… Read more »
September 22, 2005
Africa: Religious Leaders Seek To 'Keep The Momentum Going' On Millennium Goals - Ndungane
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As world leaders convened in New York for the UN World Summit in New York earlier this month, influential religious leaders from around the world met last weekend to discuss the… Read more »
September 19, 2005
Liberia: Candidates Debate As Liberian Campaign Enters Last Weeks
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After a lull in activity following an energetic start last month, Liberia's election campaign took on new energy last week with a debate in which 11 presidential candidates… Read more »
September 18, 2005
Africa: U.S. Hedge Funds Tackle Malaria 'Emergency' in Africa [interview]
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After a global eradication programme eliminated or greatly reduced malaria in most of the world by 1969, the disease was largely overlooked in international development planning.… Read more »
September 15, 2005
Uganda: Foreign Minister Hopeful on End to LRA Conflict [interview]
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Uganda has amended its constitution and moved from a no-party political setup to a multi-party political arrangement, abolished presidential term limits, with a presidential… Read more »
September 14, 2005
Africa: Building Human Capacity Key to Africa's Future, Says AAI President [interview]
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Since its founding in 1953, the Africa-America Institute (formerly the African-American Institute) has developed and administered programs to educate and train Africans and to… Read more »
September 11, 2005
Africa: Frazer Succeeds Newman In Top State Department Africa Post
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Her Return to Policymaking Raises Hopes for Increased High-Level Focus Read more »
September 09, 2005
Africa: 'Africa Open for Business' - Stories That Deserve to Be Reported [interview]
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Business activity is a subject that is sometimes missed in international reporting about Africa. Despite that, Africa produces some impressive economic statistics: a 144 percent… Read more »
September 07, 2005
Africa: UN Report Urges Global Leaders to Avoid 'One More Empty Promise'
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An annual report released today by the United Nations Development Programme takes a critical look at the failure of the international community to make progress toward the 2015… Read more »
