December 14, 2001
Gabon: Bongo's Party Sweeps to Victory
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Four days after legislative elections in Gabon, official initial results were finally delivered,late Thursday. Read more »
December 13, 2001
Gabon: Still No Results, Opposition Demands Cancellation
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Four days after the first round of legislative elections in Gabon, the final official results of the poll were still awaited, Thursday morning. Read more »
December 12, 2001
Burkina Faso: President Says All with HIV/Aids Should Have Drugs [interview]
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President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso opened the 12th International Conference on AIDS and STDS (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) in Africa (ICASA) on Sunday 9 December in the… Read more »
Gabon: Government Seeks Help to Fight Ebola Outbreak
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The Gabonese government has launched an appeal for international help to cope with an outbreak of Ebola fever about 700 kilometres north of the capital, Libreville. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Unanimous Senate Votes to Sanction Mugabe
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By a unanimous vote, Tuesday night, the Senate passed the "Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Act of 2001." Last week, the bill passed the House of Representatives, also by unanimous… Read more »
Gabon: Ruling Party Dominates Poll Results
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Initial results from Sunday's legislative election, released Tuesday by the National Electoral Commission, have given the ruling Parti D?mocratique Gabonais (PDG) a clear victory. Read more »
December 11, 2001
Africa: Congressional Vote Approves $1.3bn to Fight Aids Worldwide
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By a voice vote, Tuesday, the House approved a US$1.3 billion one year authorization bill, the Global Access to HIV/Aids Prevention, Awareness, Education and Treatment Act (HR… Read more »
December 10, 2001
Gabon: Opposition Wants Poll Annulled
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Results of the first round of Gabon's legislative elections, held Sunday, have still not been officially announced yet. But the opposition, though disunited even as it embarked on… Read more »
Africa: Tools Indicate 'Modern' Human Behavior Began in Africa
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New discoveries made by archaeologists at Blombos Cave high on a limestone cliff above the Indian Ocean are challenging a long-held theory that modern human behavior originated in… Read more »
Gabon: Low Turnout in Poll as Opposition Boycotts, Ruling Party Forecast to Win
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Six hundred thousands voters, in the oil-rich West African republic of Gabon, went to the polls, Sunday, to elect 120 deputies to represent them in the new legislative term, chosen… Read more »
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 »
