May 18, 2004
Africa: Broader Approach Needed to Achieve Bush HIV/Aids Plan Goals, Says New Report
The US$15bn President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief announced by President George W. Bush in his January 2003 State of the Union address "is too near-term in orientation and too… Read more »
May 12, 2004
Africa: Agoa Delay Risking Jobs and Investment, House Hearing Told
Praising the "undeniable success" of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa), Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florizelle B. Liser told the House Subcommittee on Africa… Read more »
May 07, 2004
Africa: Eight African Nations Eligible For Millennium Challenge Account Assistance
The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) voted Thursday to make 16 countries "eligible" for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance this year. The… Read more »
May 04, 2004
Africa: Africa Command Not European Command, Says Official
The United States European Command (Eucom) will change its name to reflect a new strategic concern with Africa, according a senior Eucom official involved in the planning. Eucom… Read more »
April 30, 2004
Africa: The Nile River: Building or Stumbling Block?
The Nile River, long a trans-border artery linking 10 African countries, has become a major challenge for the nations that share its waters. The distribution of Nile waters has… Read more »
April 23, 2004
Africa: Africa's Lost Decades - A Reporter's Lament
1 A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa Howard W. French April 23, 2004 Alfred A. Knopf Read more »
April 19, 2004
Africa: Nigeria and Ghana Name Ambassadors to Washington; Key U.S. Appointments Await Senate Action
Long vacancies in several key ambassadorial posts are about to be filled in both Washington and several African capitals. Read more »
April 18, 2004
Africa: Africa Needs 'Greater Sense Of Urgency' to Manage HIV/Aids Epidemic
K.Y. Amoako, the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), which is based in Addis Ababa, is a prominent African voice for reform and… Read more »
April 15, 2004
Africa: General Sees Expanding Strategic Role for U.S. European Command In Africa
Three weeks ago, "the first meeting ever" between the chiefs of defense of North African states and Sahel states took place at the Stuttgart, Germany headquarters of the United… Read more »
April 09, 2004
Africa: U.S. Corporate Group Launches HIV Initiative
The Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has recently developed an HIV/AIDS Initiative to encourage private… Read more »
April 16, 2004
Africa: Noted Development Official C. Payne Lucas Joins AllAfrica
C. Payne Lucas, who for three decades spearheaded the growth of the aid and development organization Africare, has become senior advisor to AllAfrica Global Media and the AllAfrica… Read more »
Africa: Noted Development Official C. Payne Lucas Joins AllAfrica
C. Payne Lucas, who for three decades spearheaded the growth of the aid and development organization Africare, has become senior advisor to AllAfrica Global Media and the AllAfrica… Read more »
March 24, 2004
Africa: Corporate Councils Steve Hayes - 'Were Making a Difference for Africa
Since Stephen Hayes became president of the Corporate Council on Africa in 1999, the Washington, DC-based organization has grown from 86 members to more than 200. A graduate of… Read more »
Africa: Activist Commissioner Wants to Engage Leaders at All Levels in Aids Strategy
Milly Katana is one of 20 members of Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA), which was established last year by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. She is… Read more »
March 22, 2004
Africa: AIDS in Africa: Planning for a Long War
The Commission for HIV/Aids and Governance in Africa holds its second commissioners' meeting Tuesday in the Mozambican capital, Maputo. Commission Chairman, K.Y. Amoako, argues… Read more »
March 18, 2004
Africa: African Union Puts Women First Once Again
Africa's first pan-continental parliament was inaugurated in Addis Ababa today, and immediately took a bold step, amid stirring and emotional scenes that may give a clue to the… Read more »
March 08, 2004
Africa: Trained African Armies Key to Terror Fight in Africa, Says US European Command Deputy
The United States is stepping up its efforts to partner with Africa in the war on terror, says the deputy commander of the US European Command (USEUCOM) General Charles F. Wald.… Read more »
February 19, 2004
Africa: Peer Review Moving Forward, Says Nepad Secretariat Chief
African leaders have made "a very important commitment in terms of a new direction" to achieve recovery and development, according to Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, who chairs the… Read more »
January 26, 2004
Africa: Keep Agoa Alive!
America's effort to promote economic development in Africa will be eroded significantly if the Bush administration and the U.S. Congress do not work together to quickly extend a… Read more »
January 15, 2004
Africa: Two African Students At Elite French Military School Die Of Cold In Training Exercise
Two African student soldiers from the prestigious Saint Cyr military school in France died of exposure overnight on Tuesday, after a snowstorm during a training exercise in the… Read more »
January 06, 2004
Africa: Bush Expected to Tap USAID Official for Top Africa Post
The White House is expected to announce as early as this week the appointment of Constance Berry Newman as assistant secretary of State for African Affairs. Newman currently is in… Read more »
December 11, 2003
Africa: African Ministers Leave Forum Hopeful But Uncertain of Agoa's Future
On Tuesday, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice was meeting with African Trade and Finance ministers in the Executive Office Building next to the White House about the… Read more »
December 10, 2003
Africa: Transafrica Arthur Ashe Library Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Actor and Activist Harry Belafonte joined the 10th anniversary celebration of the Arthur Ashe Foreign Policy Library of Transafrica Forum, Tuesday night. Ashe, a U.S. tennis star… Read more »
December 09, 2003
Africa: USAID Forges a New Model for Development Assistance
Andrew Natsios, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, seldom misses an opportunity to promote the agency's Global Development Alliance (GDA)… Read more »
Africa: Doubts About Bush Administration Commitment to Agoa
There is an undercurrent of growing concern among supporters of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa) about the legislation's future. As key Agoa meetings get underway in… Read more »