December 07, 2001
Sudan: Did US Ignore Khartoum Offer to Help Stop Bin Laden? [analysis]
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Did the Clinton Administration miss the chance to stop Osama Bin Laden in Sudan? Read more »
December 06, 2001
Africa: 'Hunger To Harvest' Resolution Passes in House
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After a year of intense lobbying by grassroots organizations, the House of Representatives passed the "Africa: Hunger to Harvest" resolution (HR 102) on Tuesday evening. Read more »
December 04, 2001
Ghana: Up to 50 Believed Killed in Ethnic Clashes
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Three days of violent tribal clashes in northeastern Ghana, which erupted on Sunday, have left an unconfirmed number of people dead and dozens injured. A night-time curfew is in… Read more »
December 03, 2001
Africa: TransAfrica's Robinson Retiring, Bill Fletcher To Head Group
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TransAfrica, the Washington,DC-based lobby group, is to undergo major changes in its leadership. Danny Glover, the well-known actor and activist, is becoming the organization's… Read more »
November 30, 2001
Africa: Administration Shifts On 'Blood' Diamonds Fight [analysis]
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Wednesday's 408 to 6 vote by the House of Representatives to combat the selling of "conflict diamonds" used to finance wars or acts of terrorism may owe part of its success to a… Read more »
Africa: Africa's AIDS Fight: Are We Winning or Losing? [analysis]
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It seems the need is almost bottomless. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a "Global Aids Fund" - a war chest of US$7-10bn to be replenished at that level… Read more »
November 28, 2001
Sudan: U.S. Team To Khartoum Next Week
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A seven-person U.S. "technical team" will head to Sudan December 7 to follow-up on peace proposals made by President Bush's special peace envoy, former Senator John Danforth. The… Read more »
November 27, 2001
Somalia: Hasty Judgement On Somalia Dangerous, Warn Experts
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The accusation that Somalia is a terrorist state is based on deduction and supposition, not proven fact, according to Ken Menkhaus, an associate professor at Davidson College who… Read more »
November 26, 2001
Liberia: Newspaper's Chairman Released, Paper Remains Shut
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After being held in detention for five days by state security officers, the chairman of The NEWS newspaper, Wilson Tarpeh, was released over the weekend. The offices of the paper,… Read more »
November 22, 2001
Liberia: Gov?t Closes 'The NEWS', Holds Chairman for Questioning
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The Liberian government has closed down 'The NEWS' newspaper in Monrovia, while the paper?s chairman is being investigated by officers at security headquarters, although they deny… Read more »
November 21, 2001
Africa: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Clinton's Africa Secretary on the Continent's Prospects
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Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the Clinton Administration, was a key figure during a time of challenging transformation and turmoil in Africa… Read more »
Africa: Clinton's Africa Secretary Reviews Record, Doubts Sudan Peace Prospects
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President Bush's special peace envoy to Sudan, former Senator John Danforth, is "absolutely right" to be doubtful about the chances of reaching a peace settlement, says former… Read more »
November 19, 2001
Sudan: 'We're Not a Terrorist State,' Says Khartoum's Ambassador [interview]
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At the end of a three-day visit to Sudan, U.S. envoy John Danforth seemed pessimistic about any immediate prospects for a settlement of the civil war, telling reporters at a press… Read more »
Africa: Africans in Large Numbers Celebrate Ramadan
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The month-long fast with which Muslims mark Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year, began over the weekend. For the entire month, calculated by the lunar calendar, those… Read more »
November 17, 2001
Africa: AGOA Expansion Bill Passes House
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By a voice vote Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an expansion of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA II) that doubles the volume of duty free clothing… Read more »
November 16, 2001
Sudan: U.S. House Names Conferees to Resolve "Peace Act" Differences
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In an unexpected action Thursday, 15 House members were named by Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) to serve on a conference committee to resolve differing House and Senate versions of… Read more »
Africa: Ignoring Africa Increases Terror Risk, Experts Tell Congress
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Although African governments have largely supported the U.S.-led coalition against terrorism, general underdevelopment in many of the continent's nations make them fertile… Read more »
November 15, 2001
Africa: Arab Fund Stresses 'Investments in People'
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The Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), established in 1980, held its 2002 Awards ceremony for Pioneering Development Projects at the UN… Read more »
November 14, 2001
Senegal: Nation Honoured with AAI Award in New York
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The foreign minister of Senegal, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, accepted one of the Africa-America Institute's two Awards for National Achievement on Tuesday night, 13 November in New York… Read more »
Sudan: Bush Envoy Begins Peace Efforts, Targets Nuba Mountains
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The United States' new peace envoy to Sudan, former Senator John Danforth, has presented a four-point plan to the Sudanese government, in a fresh effort to broker a peace deal… Read more »
November 13, 2001
Burundi: Armed Rebels Will Come To The Table, Insists Mandela
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Despite the fact that two Hutu rebel groups continue to wage war against the government, the peace in Burundi will hold and firm up, former South African President Nelson Mandela… Read more »
November 12, 2001
Africa: Education for Africans, About Africa, Heads NGO's Agenda [interview]
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Education has always been the key concern of the Africa-America Institute (AAI) and it remains the key concern, says AAI President Mora McLean, on the eve of the organizations's… Read more »
November 09, 2001
Africa: Tempelsman: 'Deals and Dialogue' Make Philadelphia Summit a Success [interview]
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At the third US-Africa Business Summit in Philadelphia last week -- the largest gathering of African leaders on American soil (outside the United Nations), hundreds of business… Read more »
November 08, 2001
Africa: African Media Veterans Awarded Lifetime Achievement Honors
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AllAfrica Global Media founders, Reed Kramer and Tamela Hultman, have been selected by the Africa America Institute (AAI) to receive the prestigious AAI Award of Special… Read more »
November 07, 2001
Africa: Powell Celebrates African-American Aid to Africa
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"We are just at the beginning of what we can do," US Secretary of State Colin Powell told a packed ballroom at the Washington Hilton, where one of the oldest aid and development… Read more »