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 »
September 27, 2001
Eritrea: It's an Issue of National Security, Not Politics, Says Ambassador
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Questions still surround last week's arrest and detention of 11 senior members of the ruling party and government in Eritrea. Although the government has not formally detailed the… Read more »
September 26, 2001
Eritrea: Party Puts its Case Against Dissidents
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Eritrea?s ruling party, the Eritrean People?s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) has published its explanation for last week?s arrests of the dissident party and government… Read more »
September 25, 2001
Africa: PBS Africa Series Resumes, ABC's Congo Programmes Still On Hold
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A landmark television series on Africa which was pushed off the schedules by coverage of the attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is back on air. Read more »
September 24, 2001
Comoros: Military Stage New Coup in Comoros
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Less than two months after former military ruler Said Abeid was deposed, another coup d'etat was reported Monday on the Comoro island of Anjouan, situated in the Indian Ocean off… Read more »
September 21, 2001
Eritrea: Paper Trail That Put Eritrea's Dissidents in Jail
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The arrest this week of 11 of the 15 signatories of a dissident letter addressed to President Isaias Afewerki, was the latest move in a war of attrition that has been going on… Read more »
September 20, 2001
Eritrea: Dissidents Arrested, Newspapers Closed
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"No one expected this to happen," says Mehret Ghebreyesus, an Eritrean living in Washington, D.C., "at least those of us who fully supported the government didn't." In an article… Read more »
September 19, 2001
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Rallies to US Support [interview]
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Bush administration officials are pleased at the unanimous condemnation by African nations of the attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and pledges of support for… Read more »
September 18, 2001
Africa: All sub-Saharan Africa Said Supporting Anti-Terror Coalition
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African nations represented in Washington have agreed to copperate with the anti-terrorism coalition being fashioned by the administration in the aftermath of the World Trade… Read more »
September 17, 2001
Africa: African Art Scholar Dies
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Dr. Roy Sieber, the first scholar in the United States to receive a Ph.D in African art history, died early Friday morning in Bloomington, Indiana where he was a Professor Emeritus… Read more »
September 14, 2001
North Africa: Bracing For Backlash
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On Wednesday, two West African students approached Fanta Aw, director of International Student Services at American University, and also a Malian. They asked her: "Are we going to… Read more »
September 12, 2001
North Africa: North African Press on US Attacks
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Tuesday's terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC were widely reported throughout North Africa. In an article called "Terrorist Attack on the United States, Disbelief… Read more »
Africa: Africa-America Summit Postponed
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The U.S. Africa Business Summit scheduled to start next week in Philadelphia has been posponed until October 30, according to Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) President Stephen… Read more »
September 11, 2001
Africa: Increasing Agreement To Ban Land Mines
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More and more nations are signing on to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, according to the just-released third annual report of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) but… Read more »
Africa: Flexibility, Innovative Institutions Key To Ending Poverty - World Development Report
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A new World Bank report identifies what it calls "four main lessons...to ensure effective [economic] institutions" in Africa and throughout the world of developing nations: designs… Read more »
September 10, 2001
Africa: Jennifer Lawson, Executive Producer, On The 'Africa' Series [interview]
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This week, public television's New York Channel 13/WNET began airing an eight-part series called "Africa" produced in partnership with National Geographic Television. The series -… Read more »
September 09, 2001
Central Africa: "Heart Of Darkness" - Interview With Nightline's Executive Producer
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[Tuesday through Friday the ABC television news program "Nightline", hosted by Ted Koppel, will continue with the final four parts of a 5-part series on Congo that began airing… Read more »
September 08, 2001
Africa: Durban Racism Conference Finally Ends
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It took a blocking vote, and an additional twenty-four hours, to abruptly end further discussions and wrap up the proceedings at the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), Racial… Read more »
