June 17, 2004
Africa: Panelists Critique U.S. Role in Africa
Hollywood actors, academics and world leaders discussed issues facing Africa - both on the continent and globally - during a conference sponsored by TransAfrica Forum titled… Read more »
Africa: State Dept Releases Human Trafficking Report
"We can't fully embrace our dignity unless we champion the dignity of others," U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said during the release of the U.S. State Department's annual… Read more »
June 16, 2004
Africa: Media Messages on Health and HIV/Aids Target At-Risk African Youth
Messages created by and for young people have become a centerpiece of efforts to educate teens about health risks. Organizers of those campaigns say they are potent tools for… Read more »
June 14, 2004
Africa: Uganda's President Calls Extending African Import Law Urgent
High tariffs and trade barriers on African-manufactured products block the continent's development, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told a Washington audience at the Center for… Read more »
June 10, 2004
Africa: Global Health Conference on Youth A Large Draw Despite Loss of U.S. Govt Funding
More than 1500 people from nearly 85 countries attended the Global Health Council's 33rd Annual Conference last week to discuss the status of global youth health. This was an… Read more »
Africa: HIV Prevention Group Recommends Integrated Approach
The Global HIV Prevention Working Group released its third report today, recommending the integration of HIV/Aids treatment and prevention programs to reduce the rate of HIV… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Seek G8 Follow-Through
Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda and Algeria Presidents Meet G8 Today Read more »
June 09, 2004
Africa: U.S. Must Increase Funding for Global Fund
Edward W. Scott, Jr. founded BEA Systems, a software company, in 1995 following a career in the technology industry with Sun Microsystems and Pyramid Technology. Before entering… Read more »
Africa: Obstetric Fistulas Signal Poor Health Care for Women
An obscure health problem that affects only women was the topic of a panel at the Global Health Council's annual conference in Washington, DC this month. Obstetric fistula,… Read more »
Africa: Girls Dating Older Men At Heightened Risk for HIV
Young women in cross-generational relationships have a higher risk of HIV infection than their peers, panelists said during a session titled "Program Reponses to Cross-Generational… Read more »
June 08, 2004
Africa: Spotlight on Secondary Education in Africa
"Secondary Education in Africa: Lifeline to the Future" is the theme of the second conference with a sharp focus on secondary education in Africa (SEIA) currently being held in… Read more »
Africa: Health Panel Explores Impact of Media on Youth Behavior
Challenges and potential for mass media and social marketing strategies to reach youth with HIV/Aids prevention messages were explored during a panel at the Global Health Council's… Read more »
June 06, 2004
Africa: Film Industry Spokesman and Software Entrepreneur Join Forces to Fight HIV/Aids
"Aids is the greatest disaster in human history, says Richard Feacham, head of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. But the Geneva-based organization, founded… Read more »
June 04, 2004
Africa: Newman Confirmed For Senior State Department Africa Policy Post
The U.S. Senate has approved the nomination of Constance Berry Newman to become the next assistant secretary for African Affairs in the State Department, a senior administration… Read more »
May 21, 2004
Africa: Inaction by Senate Democrats Said to Threaten Extension of Key Africa Legislative Initiative
Amid concern that key provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act will expire later this year unless Congress votes an extension, supporters have issued a plea for public… Read more »
May 19, 2004
Africa: Rome Concert Launches a Movement, Says Quincy Jones
If the days of concerts for a cause having an impact are over, producer Quincy Jones hasn't noticed. "You know, it's not really a concert," he told a reporter for Metro… Read more »
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 »
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