June 15, 2001
Algeria: Are Algeria's Current Problems Ethnic or National?
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More than one million protestors took part in a peaceful demonstration that turned violent in the Algerian capital Algiers on Thursday. The protestors who came from various parts… Read more »
June 14, 2001
Africa: Eclipse Diary
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AllAfrica is following the work of an international group of scientists visiting Zambia. Led by a team of astrophysicists from Williams College in the United States, the group will… Read more »
June 13, 2001
Nigeria: Ministers and Chief Economic Adviser to Obasanjo 'Resign'
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President Olusegun Obasanjo seems to have heeded the calls from many quarters in Nigeria, for a change in his economic management team, with the 'resignation' Tuesday of his Chief… Read more »
Sudan: House Votes Aid To Southern Sudanese Rebels
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By a huge 422-2 margin the U.S. House of Representatives has approved the "Sudan Peace Act" authorizing President Bush to make US$10 million under the Foreign Operations, Export… Read more »
Africa: Bush Administration Believed Willing To Urge Ratification Of Child Soldier Protocol
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The just released report by the International Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers is generating considerable interest, says Jo Becker, Chairperson of the Coalition and… Read more »
Africa: Over 100,000 Children Bear Arms in Africa
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Three hundred thousand children, some as young as seven and eight, are fighting in conflicts in forty-one countries around the world and more than a third of them are in Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Eight Years On, Memories of '93 Election Still Burn Bright [analysis]
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The military authorities nullified it before the final results were collated. Its presumed winner, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, died in jail three years ago, detained by the military for… Read more »
June 11, 2001
Southern Africa: Eclipse Diary
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This is the first of a series of diary entires from members of an observation team for the solar eclipse on June 21, 2001. Read more »
Zambia: Holding Power Too Long Corrupts, Says Opposition Leader
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When the oppositon United Party for National Development (UPND) ran an ad using a Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) soundbite of President Chiluba promising to honor… Read more »
June 09, 2001
South Africa: South Africa Buries Young AIDS Hero Nkosi Johnson
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Twelve year old Nkosi Johnson, who became the symbol of the battle against HIV/AIDS in South Africa, was given a hero's burial in Johannesburg on Saturday in a funeral attended by… Read more »
June 08, 2001
Congo-Kinshasa: Old, New Questions Emerging As Gunfire Quiets
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The steady UN-supervised withdrawal of foreign troops from fighting fronts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and slowdown of rebel activities are seen as convincing signs… Read more »
June 06, 2001
Burundi: As Rebels Creep Closer, Nervous Watching In Washington
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With rebel fighters of the Forces Nationales de Lib?ration (FNL) now on the edge of Bujumbura, worry grows that efforts to stabilize the Great Lakes region may come undone. Read more »
June 05, 2001
Congo-Kinshasa: States Still Far Apart as Another Round of Ceasefire Talks Approaches
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Parties to the warfare in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are scheduled to meet for ceasefire talks later this month. But security for Rwanda, feeling threatened by the… Read more »
June 04, 2001
Central African Republic: Confusion Lingers in Central African Republic
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Reports from the Central African Republic say parts of the capital Bangui are still under heavy artillery fire. Government forces continue their mop-up operations in areas… Read more »
Rwanda: Security Requires Troops Deep In Congo, Says Ambassador [interview]
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Rwandan troops have penetrated far into the Democratic Republic of the Congo in what DRC government officials charge is an invasion aimed at exploiting the central African nation's… Read more »
June 01, 2001
Congo-Kinshasa: Intensifying Conflict In East Threatens Peace Effort, says Ambassador
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Despite the optimism of a just-returned United Nations investigating team, worry over continuing armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is mounting. Speaking to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Prominent At Global Health Awards
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Saying that it "doesn?t take a scientist to know that our health, like our freedom, is ultimately indivisible," Melinda French Gates awarded the first annual Gates Award for Global… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Interview With DRC Ambassador Faida Mitifu [interview]
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Dr. Faida Mitifu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ambassador to the United States is one of six women ambassadors representing African nations. "We're the best men for the… Read more »
May 31, 2001
South Africa: Reflections On Truth And Reconciliation [interview]
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AllAfrica's Charles Cobb asked John Allen, former Secretary of Communications for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and long-time Press Secretary to Archbishop Desmond Tutu,… Read more »
May 30, 2001
Central African Republic: Situation still unstable in Central African Republic
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Two days after an armed mutiny broke out in the Central African Republic, the situation in the capital Bangui remains unstable. Although the army has regained control over most… Read more »
May 29, 2001
Sudan: Powell Signaling Shift On Sudan?
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Describing northern Sudan as in a "desperate situation", US Secretary of State, Colin Powell announced Monday that the Bush Administration will end a policy of shipping most of its… Read more »
Central African Republic: Situation under control, says army in Central African Republic
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One day after a group of mutineers tried to topple President F?lix Patass? of the Central African Republic, the army says it regained control of all parts of the capital Bangui,… Read more »
Africa: AllAfrica Exclusive: Powell Promises US Support but Says Africa Must Help Itself [interview]
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The American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, ended a four-nation African tour on Monday, which took him from Mali to South Africa and onto Kenya, with a last stop in Uganda. … Read more »
May 28, 2001
Nigeria: Two Years On, A Few Cheers, But More Worries [analysis]
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"Celebration is thanksgiving, and I feel there is something to be thankful about." Read more »
Africa: Powell Ends Tour With Pledge to Keep Africa High on US Agenda
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America?s top diplomat, Colin Powell, wrapping up a four-nation Africa tour in Uganda on Monday, has promised to keep the continent on the US foreign policy agenda. Read more »
