July 06, 2003
West Africa: Obasanjo Offers and Taylor Accepts Exit to Nigeria, But Timing Remains Unclear
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Following a 90-minute meeting at Monrovia's International Airport Sunday afternoon, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Liberia's President Charles Taylor announced that an… Read more »
July 04, 2003
Africa: When We See Suffering, We Will Not Turn Away - George Bush
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The message U.S. President George W. Bush says he is bringing to Africa is that America cares about Africa's future and that it is in the U.S. national interest for Africa to… Read more »
July 03, 2003
Africa: Bush 'Still Deciding' on Whether to Send Troops to Liberia
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U.S. President George W. Bush says he wants to get enough information before he makes a decision on whether to send troops to Liberia: "I'm in the process of gathering the… Read more »
Africa: US Africa Policies Look Good but Lack Substance, Say Critics
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Apparently compassionate U.S. initiatives for Africa such as the promise of $15bn to help fight HIV/Aids are "at this moment, fictitious, because they remain unfunded" and… Read more »
July 01, 2003
Liberia: Bush Pressed To Commit 'Boots On The Ground' in Liberia
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A decade after 18 U.S. Army Rangers were killed by an angry mob in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the Bush administration is facing mounting pressure to put American 'boots on… Read more »
June 29, 2003
West Africa: With Shaky Liberia Truce in Place, Pressure Grows for U.S / International Intervention
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It has been another busy and bloody week in Liberia. For the second time in ten days, rebels seeking to overthrow President Charles Taylor attempted to storm the capital Monrovia. Read more »
June 25, 2003
Mali: Development is Being Destroyed By Subsidies, Mali President Tells Congressional Committee
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U.S. and European subsidies and tariffs "support injustice," Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure told the House International Relations Subcommitteee on Africa, Tuesday,… Read more »
Cameroon: Summit Snapshot - Francoise Foning, Businesswoman Extraordinaire
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Francoise Foning is a phenomenon. A startlingly successful businesswoman in her native Cameroon, she is also a mayor in her city, Douala, and a member of parliament. In Washington… Read more »
June 24, 2003
Africa: Gala Dinner Launches U.S.-Africa Business Summit
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The U.S. Africa Business Summit got underway here Tuesday night with a gala awards dinner featuring a keynote address by President Festus Mogae of Botswana and musical performances… Read more »
Kenya: US Terror Warnings and Bush Failure to Visit Anger Nairobi
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The travel warning issued for Kenya, the closing of the U.S. embassy and now the decision by President Bush not to visit Kenya during his trip to Africa next month, has left a… Read more »
June 23, 2003
Africa: 'I Don't Believe in People with Single Identities'
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For participants at the recent meeting of the Ford Foundation's Special Initiative on Africa, the topic of 'Citizenship and Identity' turned out to be challenging in unforeseen… Read more »
Africa: 'Special Initiative for Africa' Holds Third Meeting in Addis
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The Ford Foundation's 'Special Initiative for Africa' completed its first cycle of meetings this month with a session focusing on citizenship and identity, held in Addis Ababa. Read more »
June 21, 2003
Nigeria: Mass Action Over 'Stolen' Election is Justified, Says Defeated Okadigbo
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Major General Muhammadu Buhari, leader of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), who was defeated as a presidential contender in April's elections in Nigeria, declared Thursday that… Read more »
June 20, 2003
Africa: White House Announces Five-Nation Africa Trip
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The White House Friday formally announced that President George W. Bush will visit Africa between July 7 and 12. Read more »
Kenya: Terror Threat Closes American Embassy in Kenya
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The State Department has announced that the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, which was closed Friday because of what officials termed "a serious terrorist threat," will remain closed on… Read more »
June 18, 2003
West Africa: Tough Challenges Ahead For Liberia Peace Pact [analysis]
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No-one is hailing the ceasefire agreed in Ghana on Tuesday between Liberian adversaries as the end of that country's civil war. But most people, especially Liberians, are hoping it… Read more »
June 15, 2003
West Africa: Reporters Notebook: The Quest for Peace in Liberia [analysis]
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It was one week after the United Nations-backed Special Court in Sierra Leone announced the indictment of Liberian President Charles Taylor, and I was having a drink with Cyril… Read more »
June 12, 2003
Uganda: 'Powerful Forces' in WTO Using Famine In Africa For Own Farmers, Says Museveni
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In a toughly-worded comment to a luncheon audience Thursday that seemed aimed at the agricultural policies of the United States and Europe, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Fears For Extended Crisis in Eastern Congo
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Trade, investment and the ongoing battle against HIV/Aids top the agenda of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni's visit to the United States, but the bloody chaos in the eastern… Read more »
Africa: Fighting Prejudice and Sexual Harassment of Girls in School
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Girls in Africa still face an uphill battle to go to and stay in school, while some struggle to be taken seriously and others face sexual harassment by male teachers. Read more »
June 11, 2003
Africa: Africa Subsidizing the West, Says Museveni Following Meeting With Bush
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African commodities and raw materials are processed in wealthy nations and then resold by companies and corporations in those nations at prices many times greater than what is paid… Read more »
Africa: Pupils Call for 'Wholistic? Secondary Education
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On the second day of a conference on secondary education in Africa, two Ugandan students - both in their final year at school - were invited to address the delegates. Read more »
June 10, 2003
West Africa: Talks in Ghana Delayed as West Africa Pursues a Truce in Liberia
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With fighting intensifying in Liberia, the peace conference that opened here last week has taken a pause while West African leaders seek to broker a truce between the warring… Read more »
Liberia: Diplomatic Dismay as Liberia Rebels Poise For Final Push and Foreigners Flee
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Given an ultimatum by rebels to voluntarily step down from office or be ousted by force, Liberian President Charles Taylor is believed to have abandoned the presidential palace on… Read more »
June 09, 2003
Africa: Secondary Education Must Become a Priority, African Conference is Told
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"Knowledge and information are power," said Uganda?s Education Minister, Khiddu Makubuya. "Our future is in our youth and we must offer them the best possible start in life". Read more »
