April 19, 2002
Africa: Common Ancestor, One African "Eve" for All World's People Portrayed [interview]
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In a television documentary scheduled for airing on the Discovery Channel this Sunday, humankind is said to share a common genetic link that can be traced to one woman who lived in… Read more »
Africa: African solutions to African problems - Senegal?s Wade pulls off Diplomatic Coup [analysis]
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The Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, shot a diplomatic hole-in-one on Thursday, with the agreement between the two Malagasy leaders who he had invited to Dakar to make peace. Read more »
April 18, 2002
Central Africa: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Considered By Congressional Subcommittee
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The House Subcommittee on Africa Thursday pondered the potential benefits and pitfalls of the Chad-Cameroon Oil Development Project. The project will develop several oil fields in… Read more »
Madagascar: Rival Presidents Strike Peace Deal in Senegal
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The two rival presidents of Madagascar have signed a landmark power-sharing peace deal, late Thursday morning, in Senegal. Read more »
April 17, 2002
Madagascar: Rival Presidents Embrace in Senegal, Disputed Election Results Annulled
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The two rival presidents of Madagascar met face to face on Wednesday, in an unprecedented peace gesture organised by the Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, under the auspices of… Read more »
Madagascar: African Leaders Open Mediation Efforts, Meet Rival Presidents
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The rival presidents of Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka, and Marc Ravalomanana held separate late-night talks, Tuesday, in Senegal, with President Abdoulaye Wade and other African… Read more »
April 16, 2002
Africa: Could US Africa Policy be Derailed by the Middle East Crisis? [analysis]
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Across Africa, the Middle East crisis is provoking passionate debate bordering sometimes on angry condemnation. Both Muslim and "anti-colonial" sentiment, already stirred by the… Read more »
Madagascar: Presidential Rivals Set to Meet in Senegal
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The self-proclaimed president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, arrived in Senegal on Tuesday, ahead of his rival, the sitting president, Didier Ratsiraka, who was expected in the… Read more »
Africa: Senegalese President Confident of Nepad's Success Ahead of June G8 Summit [interview]
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Picture President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, 74, nonchalantly wandering into the efficiently-run Cybercentre, at the plush hotel and conference centre in the capital, Dakar, where… Read more »
April 15, 2002
Africa: Absence of key African leaders at Nepad summit no big deal, says Senegal [interview]
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Unofficial rumblings of discontent among senior government officials in Senegal, and outright irritation, annoyance and even anger by some Senegalese people, have greeted the… Read more »
Africa: Mbeki, Obasanjo, Bouteflika Absent from Nepad Meeting in Senegal
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The programme for an important summit on the New Partnership for Africa?s Development (Nepad) in Senegal boasted an impressive line-up of African leaders. And many arrived. But… Read more »
Africa: 'Africa is Ripe for Investment - if Climate is Right'
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Hundreds of business executives from Africa, Europe, America and further afield, squeezed into the main conference centre on Monday in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to hear about… Read more »
April 11, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: One Week Extension for Peace Talks in Sun City
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Peace talks aimed at resolving the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are likely to continue in South Africa for an unscheduled extra week. Read more »
April 10, 2002
Africa: World Bank Demands More Aid, Higher Investment for Africa
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Development indicators are sending mixed signals about the African continent said a World Bank panel of experts briefing reporters Wednesday on the Bank's new report: African… Read more »
April 09, 2002
Sudan: No Training Camps Planned, Says Envoy
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"We are not going to operate any camps to train terrorists in our country," Sudan's ambassador to the United States, Khidir Haroun Ahmed, told allAfrica.com. "But the Sudanese… Read more »
March 28, 2002
Madagascar: Ravalomanana's Prime Minister Speaks
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Jacques Sylla, the Prime Minister appointed by Madagascar's unofficial President Marc Ravalomanana, has presented his government programme to the National Assembly in the Malagasy… Read more »
March 27, 2002
Africa: 'Don't Hold Nepad Hostage Over Zimbabwe' says Minister
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"Instead of lamenting on the sidelines, we have decided to be the authors of our own history; for that we have to take care of situations like the one in Zimbabwe, " says Senegal's… Read more »
March 26, 2002
Sudan: Government, Rebels Sign Promise not to Target Civilians
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The government of Sudan and the rebel Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement and Army (SPLA/M) signed off on an agreement banning deliberate, targeted attacks on civilians, Tuesday.… Read more »
Madagascar: Protesters Prevent Army Takeover of National Assembly Building [interview]
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Supporters of Madagascar's self-proclaimed President, Marc Ravalomanana, set up barricades in central Antananarivo, Monday, blocking an attempt to take control of the National… Read more »
March 21, 2002
Nigeria: World Women Parliamentarians Call for Amnesty for Safiya Husseini
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The Nigerian Justice Minister, Kanu Agabi, has addressed a letter to the governors of Nigeria's Muslim states warning them not to allow "zeal for justice and transparency to… Read more »
Africa: Boosting Aid is Vital, Says UN's Annan
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Development means enabling people to escape a "vicious" circle of "multiple hardships... poverty, hunger, disease, oppression, conflict, pollution, depletion of natural resources,"… Read more »
March 20, 2002
Angola: Peace Process Begins Shakily with Fragmented Unita [analysis]
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A key member of a breakaway faction of the Angolan Unita movement says talks between Unita's military commanders and the government are Angola's best chance for settling the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Workers Ignore Union Confederation's Mass Stayaway Call
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A three-day mass stoppage, called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, ZCTU, was largely ignored on Wednesday, by workers in the capital, Harare, and other provincial cities… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Formally Charged with Treason
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been charged formally with treason. He is accused of involvement in an alleged plot… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Trade Unions Launch Three-Day Stayaway
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The influential Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) began a three-day stoppage on Wednesday. But activity in the capital, Harare, appeared near normal, mid-morning,… Read more »