July 02, 2001
Senegal: Women - Vulnerable but Vital Campaigners Against AIDS
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The Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, while acknowledging that his country has achieved some success fighting HIV/AIDS, insists it is far from enough: "We are living a tragedy… Read more »
July 01, 2001
Nigeria: Independent Broadcaster Beams Programmes to the World
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Nigeria?s African Independent Television (AIT) will, from Sunday, July 1, begin broadcasting its programmes to a worldwide audience via the cable station, DST, according to an AIT… Read more »
June 29, 2001
Nigeria: Shell Aims to 'Empower' Niger Delta Contractors with Loan Scheme
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Nigeria's top oil producer and prospector, Shell, wants to empower indigenous companies in the Niger Delta by making loan finance available to them and, thus, contribute to the… Read more »
Uganda: Cooperation, Networking Required In Globalizing World - Prime Minister [interview]
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Under Uganda's "no party" or "movement" system, parties cannot be formed to campaign for office but any individual can run for any office. President Yoweri Museveni, who instituted… Read more »
Senegal: Prostitution - Frontline of the War to Contain HIV
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Senegal prides itself on its success in keeping the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the country at a comparatively low one per cent of the adult population. But there is one sector of… Read more »
June 28, 2001
Africa: President Wade Says Joint Plan for African Development Under Study
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Following a visit to New York, where he attended the United Nation's Special Session on AIDS, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade came to Washington today for talks with President… Read more »
Mali: Africa Offers Opportunity, Says Mali President
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"Is it possible for the U.S. to look at itself in the mirror without seeing Africa? I don't think so!" said Alpha Omar Konare, president of the Republic of Mali Thursday,… Read more »
June 27, 2001
Senegal: Pop Stars and Youth Break Taboos to Spread AIDS Message
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Baaba Maal sings, DJ Amadi raps, Regina Diompy and Boubacar Sagna 'preach' to their peers. But they speak with one voice and one message - protect yourself, be safe and stay… Read more »
South Africa: Mbeki Departs, Mission Largely Accomplished
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President Thabo Mbeki leaves Washington Wednesday with the committment he sought for continuing a binational structure between South Africa and the United States. He also won… Read more »
Senegal: Living With AIDS - Mabeye's Story
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This is the story of Mabeye. He is 41 and has now moved back to St Louis, in the north of Senegal. The incident that changed Mabeye's life forever took place in another town at… Read more »
Nigeria: Chevron Seeks Contractors for Tubu Field Development
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Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) seeks to pre-qualify contractors for the completion of its Tubu oil field development project located offshore in the Bight of Bonny Island, the… Read more »
June 26, 2001
South Africa: Recovery Requires AIDS Discussion, Says Mbeki
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"If you're talking about an African recovery, you cannot but discuss AIDS and really confront it," said South African President Thabo Mbeki before starting discussions with… Read more »
Senegal: A Beacon of Hope in Africa's Fight Against AIDS
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The United Nations says Senegal leads Africa in combating AIDS on the continent and is one of only three nations worldwide to successfully contain the pandemic. In the week that… Read more »
Africa: Interview With Chester A. Crocker (Part 2): Southern Africa Two Decades Later [interview]
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Few heads of the State Department's Africa Bureau have been as identified with a policy as has former Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Chester Crocker, the architect of the… Read more »
June 25, 2001
South Africa: Mbeki Visit: Millennium Plan, Strengthening U.S. Ties
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Structuring relations with Washington and the Millienium Africa Recovery Plan (MAP), top the agenda of South African president Thabo Mbeki who begins a 3-day working visit to the… Read more »
Africa: What Should Africa Expect From UN AIDS Summit?
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It has taken some African leaders years to see the light. Others appear still to be in denial about AIDS, but an impressive number is expected at the United Nations? headquarters… Read more »
Nigeria: Mobil Tenders for Yoho Field Development
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Mobil Producing Nigeria Ltd. is seeking to pre-qualify contractors for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of a Floating, Storage and Offloading (FSO)… Read more »
June 22, 2001
Africa: Interview With Chester A. Crocker (Part 1): Sudan, Congo, Sierra Leone, and Liberia [interview]
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Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester A. Crocker, who served during the administration of President Ronald Reagan, held the post for eight years - longer… Read more »
June 21, 2001
Southern Africa: Spectacular View in a Cloudless Sky
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"There hasn't been a single cloud in the sky all day," said Professor Jay Pasachoff of Williams College in the United States and leader of an international team of scientists who… Read more »
Nigeria: Public Or Private Rescue For The Film Industry
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Motion picture producers in Nigeria this week agreed that funding was the answer to their problems, but there was no agreement on who was to provide it. Read more »
Africa: Show Off Your Photography and Be Eligible for a Prize
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Our special coverage of the African Solar Eclipse of 2001 has relied on photographs sent to us from a Williams College expedition to gather scientific data on the sun's corona.… Read more »
June 20, 2001
Africa: No Safety Across Borders In Many Nations
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Africa's refugee numbers are grim enough. 460,000 have fled Sudan, placing it at the top of Africa's refugee list. Angola's war has driven more than 400,000 across borders.… Read more »
Africa: Ending AIDS Scourge Top Priority Says Gates' Foundation Senior Health Advisor [interview]
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In our lifetime no disease has caused the havoc that the AIDS epidemic has, in the view of Dr. Wiliam H. Foege, a senior advisor on global health affairs to the Bill and Melinda… Read more »
June 19, 2001
Sierra Leone: Country "Changing Rapidly" Says Official
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Cecil Blake, Sierra Leone's information minister describes his country's situation as "changing rapidly based on the speed at which the diarmament process is taking place." Read more »
Africa: Eclipse Diary 3
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AllAfrica has been following preparations for scientific observation of the June 21, 2001 solar eclipse by a team of astrophysicists from Williams College in the United States.… Read more »
