November 06, 2001
Africa: 'Extraordinary Leadership' Needed on Africa, Says Africare Chief
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Africare, the oldest and largest African-American private organization grappling with health and development issues in Africa honors Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, President of Morehouse… Read more »
November 05, 2001
Algeria: Algerian President Says Terrorism Must be Fought Equally Worldwide
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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria says terrorism around the world must be tackled with equal determination and resolve. The Algerian leader, on a week-long visit to the… Read more »
November 04, 2001
South Africa: Tutu Says Poverty, Aids Could Destabilise Nation [interview]
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Last month, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu turned 70, triggering a flood of congratulations from around the globe. Read more »
November 02, 2001
West Africa: Probe Links Bin Laden and S.Leone Diamonds as Obasanjo, Bush Meet
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The Washington Post newspaper reported Friday that over the past three years, Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network has collected millions of dollars from the illicit sale of diamonds… Read more »
November 01, 2001
Africa: Africa Secretary Kansteiner Stresses Role of Business in Development
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"Ladies and Gentlemen, The road ahead is long and it?s gonna be tough. But Africa is on its way." That remark came from the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African… Read more »
South Africa: Tutu Warns US, 'Retaliation Cannot Bring Security'
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In a high-profile speech, South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu has delivered a powerful call for reconciliation and against revenge and retaliation, heard by many in the audience… Read more »
Africa: Terrorism's Invisible Fallout Across Africa [opinion]
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When terrorists killed 12 Americans and over 200 Africans in attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, in August 1998, official America displayed little empathy for the… Read more »
Central Africa: Kabila tells the West, ?Promise me Peace, not Money, Hypocrisy and Lip Service" [interview]
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Joseph Kabila was installed as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year, to replace his father, Laurent Desire Kabila, who was assassinated in January 2001. … Read more »
Africa: Investment Needed, Not Welfare, Africans Tell Business Summit
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"Assistance doesn't mean charity" say participants from Africa attending the Corporate Council for Africa's U.S.- Africa Business Summit. "It means investment." Read more »
October 31, 2001
Liberia: Shipping Payments Used to Evade Sanctions, Buy Arms
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United Nations experts have accused Liberia of using money earned from its shipping register to avoid UN sanctions and to purchase arms. Read more »
Central Africa: Kabila Repeats Election Pledge but Wants Foreign Troops Out
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The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has again pledged to hold elections in his country, which has been at war since 1998. But the Congolese… Read more »
October 30, 2001
Africa: 'Improve the environment for business' - President Mogae [document]
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What Africa needs to grow economically is access to markets around the world. That is the view Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni emphasized during two days of discussions at last… Read more »
Africa: The Failure of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue Through the Eyes of Ketumile Masire
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After three years of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Inter-Congolese Dialogue (ICD), between the government, the political opposition and the armed groups,… Read more »
October 29, 2001
Africa: Bush Unveils New US Initiative to Boost Investment
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President Bush has announced the creation of a US$200m "support facility" that will give U.S. firms access to loans, guarantees, and political risk insurance for investment… Read more »
October 28, 2001
Africa: Partnerships Are Key, Says US-Africa Business Summit Organiser [interview]
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The U.S.-Africa Business Summit hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) begins Tuesday in Philadelphia. With some 1,500 participants expected, including two Presidents,… Read more »
October 26, 2001
Africa: African Ministers in U.S. for AGOA Trade Forum
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The "Sub-Saharan African Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum" gets underway Monday to review progress on the US' expanding trade relationship with Africa. Read more »
October 25, 2001
Africa: Strike Deepens Air Afrique Woes
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Workers with the multinational airline, Air Afrique, began an indefinite strike this week to demand payment of salary arrears. A few months ago, West African leaders and the French… Read more »
Africa: Bush Adminstration Reduces Africa Aid Bid
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U.S. Development Assistance to sub-Saharan Africa will shrink in FY2002. Read more »
October 24, 2001
Gambia: Several Jammeh Opponents Arrested Following Elections
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Less than a week after last Thursday's presidential elections, in which President Yahya Jammeh emerged victorious, there has been a spate of arrests of members of the opposition… Read more »
October 19, 2001
Gambia: President Jammeh Wins with Comfortable Majority
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Preliminary results in Gambia's presidential elections indicate that incumbent President Yahya Jammeh has won with a comfortable majority. Read more »
October 18, 2001
Africa: Is the US' Anti-Terror Coalition in Africa's Interest? [analysis]
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Although Africa has readily joined the US-led anti-terror coalition, the meaning and structure of that fight has raised uncertainty in the minds of some African leaders. Read more »
Gambia: Presidential Poll Ends Without Incident
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Contrary to widespread fears of violence and chaos, Gambia's crucial presidential poll proceeded and ended peacefully on Thursday. Reliable sources on the ground told allAfrica.com… Read more »
Africa: 'We Know Terrorism and We Will Fight It' - African Nations
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"Terrorism has no religion, no ethnicity," says Uganda's Ambassador to Washington, DC, Edith Ssempala. "In Africa, many innocent people have been killed 'in the name of God'." She… Read more »
October 17, 2001
Gambia: Election is Too Close to Call as Violence Mars Campaign [analysis]
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On the eve of a crucial presidential poll in Gambia Thursday, most analysts say that, assuming the election is free and fair, the outcome is too close to call. Read more »
October 16, 2001
South Africa: Aids is Number One Killer in South Africa Says Report.
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A disputed new report on mortality rates in South Africa, released on Tuesday, said Aids was the biggest killer in the country, and predicted that it would account for the death of… Read more »