March 04, 2001
Africa: Coveted Fespaco Prize Goes to Moroccan Director
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The moving and gut-wrenching tale of survival among a group of grubby, smelly street children in Casablanca, Morocco - who beg, sell cigarettes and homemade shell necklaces, sniff… Read more »
March 03, 2001
Africa: Tensions Cloud Last Days of Film Festival
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The 17th edition of Fespaco, the pan African festival of film and television in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - and the largest such event on the continent -- is coming to the end… Read more »
March 02, 2001
Nigeria: Workers Threaten Renewed Conflict Over Fuel Price Hikes
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The Nigerian authorities may clash yet again with workers over a planned deregulation of the oil industry, seen now by ordinary Nigerians as just another name for price increases… Read more »
Nigeria: "Significant" Progress Against Drug Traffickers, Says State Department Official
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Although Nigeria remains a "worldwide hub" of narcotics trafficking and money-laundering, last year "it made a significant step forward," in the international war against… Read more »
March 01, 2001
Africa: 'Journey to Ouaga': A Comedy - and a Tragedy
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Voyage a Ouaga (Journey to Ouaga) is the title of a movie in competition at the 17th edition of the pan African film festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is a comedy about a… Read more »
Africa: The Other Reason for Going to Fespaco - to Shop
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Africans from all over the continent, and visitors from other parts of the world, have converged in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso this week, to attend the 17th edition… Read more »
February 28, 2001
Sudan: Report Recommends Policy To End Fighting
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An international task force put together by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has released policy recommendations that it says will end the… Read more »
February 27, 2001
Africa: Fespaco Gears Up With Two Movie Hits
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The 17th pan-African film and television festival, which opened in the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, came into its own on Monday night. The festival was in full… Read more »
Mozambique: Weather Worsens, Flood Crisis Deepens
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Hard rains continue to fall as Mozambique's government urges the more than 80,000 people in the towns of Marromeu and Luabo downstream from the rapidly filling Cahorra Bassa dam to… Read more »
February 26, 2001
Africa: Ai Keita Yara - From Queen to Soothsayer, From Celluloid to Video
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You cannot miss Ai Keita Yara. She could easily pass for a queen. She is tall, dark and regal with a commanding presence, just as one would imagine an imposing African monarch of… Read more »
Africa: Human Rights Commissions Often Silent, Have Little Effect
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In a major new study released February 22, Human Rights Watch charges that although government sponsored human rights commissions have grown across Africa they have not for the… Read more »
February 25, 2001
Africa: Gala Opening for Africa's Premiere Film Festival
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A stunning performance by the Senegalese musical superstar, Youssou N'Dour, stole the show at the opening of the 17th edition of the Pan African Festival of Film and Television of… Read more »
February 24, 2001
Africa: Gabonese Film, "The Elephants Balls," Opens Fespaco
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The Gabonese director of the movie "Les Couilles de l?Elephant" (The Elephant?s Balls), which opens Fespaco 2001, the 17th pan-African festival of film and television, calls his… Read more »
February 23, 2001
Nigeria: Licence Row Tarnishes Success of GSM Auction [analysis]
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For Mike Adenuga, the successful conclusion of bidding for GSM licences January 19,2001, was the "most transparent they have done in Nigeria. I doff my hat for President Obasanjo… Read more »
Africa: Ouagadougou Opens Its Arms To Africa's Film Community
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Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is putting the finishing touches to preparations for the 17th edition of Fespaco 2001, the biennial Festival of Pan African Film and… Read more »
February 21, 2001
Africa: US AIDS Drug Policy Likely To Remain Unchanged
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Despite opposition from congressional Republicans, the Bush administration indicated Tuesday that it will not reverse a Clinton executive order that makes it easier for poor… Read more »
February 16, 2001
Nigeria: Government Teams Up With U.S. Firms For Another LNG Plant
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Four American oil companies Friday teamed up with the Nigerian government to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of an LNG plant, which would be Nigeria's second. Read more »
Ghana: Ghanaians Assess President's State Of The Union Speech
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As Ghanaians prepare to unwind this weekend, everyone is still talking about the first State of the Nation address given by the new president, John Agyekum Kufuor, on Thursday.… Read more »
Nigeria: No End To Fuel Scarcity Yet In Sight
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Most Nigerians are sure about one thing; they have not heard the last about the crippling fuel shortage under which the country has laboured for over three weeks now. Read more »
February 15, 2001
Africa: Multinational Encounters Explore Race Issues
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A multinational project to explore issues of peace and justice has brought together South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and US historian John Hope Franklin. One result is a… Read more »
Africa: Long-Awaited Africa Documentary On Democracy
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"I loved Eyes on the Prize when I saw it," says Onyekachi Wambu, producer, director and writer of a two-hour documentary, Hopes on the Horizon, broadcast on PBS stations this… Read more »
February 12, 2001
Guinea: United Nations Refugee Chief Visits Crisis Area
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The newly-appointed United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, arrived over the weekend in Guinea to assess the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees who… Read more »
South Africa: Mbeki Taps Top IT Execs to Battle Digital Divide
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In an initiative designed to overcome the global digital divide, South African President Thabo Mbeki has reached out to leading technology figures, including five from the United… Read more »
West Africa: Thousands of Refugees Again Fleeing Attacks in Southwest Guinea
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As many as 25,000 people set out on foot from the Nyaedou camp in southwest Guinea over the weekend, headed northwards. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 refugees who fled Nyaedou have… Read more »
February 09, 2001
Guinea: Thousands Fleeing Guinea Border Area
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Thousands of refugees and displaced Guineans are on the move in the southwest region of Guinea following renewed fighting in the town of Gueckedou on Friday. Read more »