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 »
Gambia: Unprecedented Violence Marks Run-up to Presidential Poll
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Two days before presidential polls in the tiny West African state of Gambia, things are looking pretty bad. The run-up to the elections, the second since the July 22, 1994 coup… Read more »
Nigeria: Washington Unruffled by anti-US Protest in Nigeria
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According to the Bush Administration, the anti-American protests in Kano last Friday and the violent riots that followed them cannot be linked. "They are not connected," said one… Read more »
October 12, 2001
Africa: Poverty, Oil and Mining Dependency Linked
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Poverty and health problems are worse in countries dependent on oil or mineral exports than in countries with more diverse economies, a new Oxfam America report has found. Infant… Read more »
October 10, 2001
Africa: Majority on 'Most Wanted Terrorists' List from Africa
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Twelve of the 22 individuals on the FBI's 'Most Wanted Terrorist" list released by the White House on Wednesday are from African nations. Read more »
Eritrea: Crackdown on Dissidents Continues
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The arrests of three more prominent government opponents in Eritrea over the past few days indicate that the month-long clampdown on dissidents is not slowing despite strong… Read more »
Cameroon: "Change the Government to Avert Crisis"
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A change at the top and "institutions that decentralize the functions of government" are the keys to preventing Cameroon's crisis from worsening, says Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh of… Read more »
October 05, 2001
Eritrea: Eritrean Critic Urges Government to Relent on Dissidents [interview]
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In 1991, the new government of just-liberated Eritrea requested the help Bereket Selassie in drafting a constitution for the new nation and he became chair of the Consitutional… Read more »
October 04, 2001
Liberia: 'Still Waiting' To See Taylor's Vision, Says Opposition Leader [interview]
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In July, Liberian President Charles Taylor offered an amnesty to opposition leaders he had accused of treason. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, one of those opposition leaders, took him up… Read more »
Algeria: Berbers Win Major Concession from Bouteflika
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Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced he's prepared to amend the constitution so as to make Tamazight, also known as Berber, a national language. Read more »
October 03, 2001
Africa: AGOA Forum Rescheduled to October 29
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A top-level encounter between African government ministers and the US Government, postponed from October 4-5 because of the attacks on New York and Washington, DC, will now be held… Read more »
October 02, 2001
Angola: New "Voting" Campaign for Peace
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The Catholic Church of Angola and the international human rights organization, the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, are spearheading a new campaign for peace. Speaking… Read more »
Angola: Angolan Campaigner Says Only the People Truly Want Peace
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Writing in an independent Luanda weekly a year ago, Rafael Marques portrayed Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos as a dictator. At dawn, shortly afterward, he was arrested,… Read more »
October 01, 2001
Africa: World Bank Warns of Worsening Poverty in Africa After US Attacks
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The poverty in developing nations next year will deepen as a result of the attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, especially in Africa, the World Bank has warned:… Read more »
Africa: US-Africa NGO Warns Terrorism Focus Will Divert Attention From Africa [interview]
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The Constituency for Africa (CFA) which first began to take shape under the umbrella of the NGO, Africare, is now in its 11th year. The loose-knit coalition attempts to bring… Read more »
Africa: AllAfrica Debuts Announcement Service [press release]
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AllAfrica Global Media has created Sponsor Wire - a cost-efficient, highly visible channel for publicizing important announcements, press releases and speeches. The service is… Read more »
