August 01, 2003
West Africa: Taylor Leaves Liberia's Capital as West African Envoys Arrive To Meet Him
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West African special envoys flew into the Liberian capital of Monrovia on Friday for talks with President Charles Taylor, only to be told that he was out of town. The embattled… Read more »
July 31, 2003
West Africa: West African Troops Expected In Liberia Monday, Taylor Out By Thursday
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West African leaders have announced that a first contingent of regional peacekeepers is expected in Liberia by Monday, opening the way for the departure of beleaguered President… Read more »
July 30, 2003
West Africa: Still No Sign of Peacekeepers for Liberia, Annan Presses Security Council to Act
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As desperate Liberians renew their pleas for an international intervention force to step in to end the fighting that has cost hundreds of lives, haggling over the financing for… Read more »
Liberia: World Watches While We Die, Say Liberians
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"All of the patients in JFK hospital in Monrovia will die this week - they have no food, no water and no medicine," says Wilson Tarpeh, a Liberian businessman and newspaper… Read more »
July 29, 2003
Nigeria: Give Us Support and We'll Do the Job in Liberia, Obasanjo Tells BBC [interview]
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Hopes have been raised for a respite for the million residents of Liberia's capital Monrovia, following the announcement Tuesday of a unilateral ceasefire by Liberians United for… Read more »
West Africa: Noose Tightens Around Monrovia as Second City Falls to Rebels
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As the bloody and bitter 10-day fight continued Monday, for control of the Liberian capital Monrovia, rebel factions were reported to have made advances in other parts of the… Read more »
July 28, 2003
West Africa: Bush Makes Symbolic Shift on Liberia, But Dying Continues [analysis]
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President George Bush's weekend decision to position "appropriate military capabilities" off the coast of Liberia is at least a symbolic shift in U.S. policy towards… Read more »
July 27, 2003
West Africa: Bush Makes Symbolic Shift on Liberia, But Dying Continues [analysis]
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President George Bush's weekend decision to position "appropriate military capabilities" off the coast of Liberia is at least a symbolic shift in U.S. policy towards African… Read more »
July 26, 2003
Africa: 'I Hope To Be Of Service' Says Mazimhaka [interview]
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Patrick Mazimhaka, outgoing presidential advisor to the Rwandan leader, Paul Kagame, was elected vice-chairman of the African Union Commission at the recent AU summit in Maputo,… Read more »
July 23, 2003
West Africa: Battle for Monrovia Continues, Nigerian Troops to Reach Liberia Within a Week
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Fighting continued for a fifth consecutive day, Wednesday, in the battle to control Monrovia, the besieged Liberian capital and President Charles Taylor?s last stronghold. There… Read more »
Liberia: Taylor Aide Accuses U.S. of Backing Liberia Rebels
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The Press Secretary to Liberia's President Charles Taylor told allAfrica.com, Wednesday, that Taylor wants a firm commitment to "a constitutional transition" before stepping aside.… Read more »
Mauritius: Subsidies, Preferences Could Set Back Agoa Gains, Says Trade Minister [interview]
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African countries had high expectations that the next World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in September would be the culmination of a "development round" of talks focused… Read more »
July 22, 2003
Liberia: Desperation in Monrovia as Death Toll Soars
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There were more scenes of desperation in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on the fourth straight day under a rebel onslaught. The government said Tuesday that more than 600… Read more »
Africa: Top African Diplomat Essy Bows Out, Makes Way for Konare [interview]
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Alpha Oumar Konare, 57, the former president of Mali, was elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission at the recent AU summit in Maputo, Mozambique. The… Read more »
July 21, 2003
West Africa: International Indecision As Crisis Deepens In Liberia
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The Liberian capital of Monrovia is experiencing some of its worst fighting in seven years, following a weekend of heavy bombardment as rebel forces advanced into the city center… Read more »
July 19, 2003
West Africa: Taylor Promises 'Fight to the Last Man' as Liberia's Rebels Enter Monrovia
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Embattled Liberian leader Charles Taylor vowed Saturday to fight to the last man against a rebel assault as his armed opponents advanced and crossed a key bridge leading into the… Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Deluged With Tributes as He Turns 85 [analysis]
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It is hard to imagine that any individual has been as much feted as Nelson Mandela, who turned 85 at home in Johannesburg on Friday. A singular honour for a singular gentleman; or… Read more »
July 17, 2003
Central Africa: Rwanda's Kagame Promises Fair Election, Cautious on Prospects for Peace in Great Lakes Region [interview]
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Rwandans go to the polls next month in the first presidential elections since the genocide in 1994, when between 800,000 and one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed by Hutu… Read more »
Liberia: With the Ceasefire Timetable Expiring, Liberia Needs a Peace Plan, Sirleaf Says [interview]
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When Liberia's political parties, warring factions and government agreed last month on a ceasefire to halt the fighting that was engulfing their capital, Monrovia, they gave… Read more »
July 16, 2003
Africa: African Leaders Condemn Takeover in Sao Tome and Principe and Support Menezes
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African presidents across the continent have spoken out strongly today in support of President Fradique de Menezes, following an army takeover in his island nation of Sao Tome and… Read more »
West Africa: Ghana's President Expects Taylor to Quit Liberia 'in a Week or So' [interview]
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"We welcome American troops, Ecowas troops as well as UN troops. All in line with peace." The words of Liberia?s Information Minister, Reginald Goodridge, speaking on Tuesday. … Read more »
July 15, 2003
Africa: Global Partnership Needed to Provide Marshall Plan for Africa [opinion]
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When President Jimmy Carter made the first state visit of an American president to Africa in 1978, the only countries on his tour were Nigeria and Liberia. Two decades later,… Read more »
Liberia: Transition Outline Agreed in Liberia Peace Talks But Interim Leadership Remains Undecided
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While attention is focused on peacekeeping efforts designed to end the conflict in Liberia, a parallel peace process involving political parties and citizens groups is seeking… Read more »
July 14, 2003
West Africa: Bush Promises Annan 'Support' For Liberia Peacekeepers, Troops Likely To Be Few
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In an Oval office meeting with President George W. Bush, Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan continued pressing for U.S. troop deployment in Liberia but got no… Read more »
July 13, 2003
Africa: Summit Opens in Abuja With Tributes to Founder's Legacy
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The sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit opened Saturday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, with President George Bush praising the "vision" of the event's late founder. Read more »
