October 29, 2003
Africa: HIV in Africa - The "Myth" of Absorptive Capacity
An official of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria says that African nations can effectively absorb and spend more money than has been allocated to the battle… Read more »
October 13, 2003
Africa: Nigeria, Still Attracted by Gold
With five new gold medals obtained this weekend, two of which were won in the men's and women's 100 meter, Nigeria has advanced a giant step in the standings of the 8th All African… Read more »
October 01, 2003
Africa: Panel Begins 'Bold' Examination of U. S. Policy Options
A 15-member panel drawn from government, nongovernmental and private sector institutions has began a review of U. S. policy towards Africa with the aim of making bold… Read more »
Africa: Kansteiner To Leave Top Africa Post, Key Embassies in Transition
Walter Kansteiner, the Bush administration's senior African policy official, is preparing to leave his post at the State Department after just over two years as assistant secretary… Read more »
Africa: Closing Address by Yoshiro Mori, Chairperson of Ticad III
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September 29, 2003
Africa: Japan Pledges $1bn to Africa at Ticad 'Without Strings'
Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, opened a major conference Monday in Tokyo on development in Africa, with a billion dollar pledge in grant aid for the poorest continent… Read more »
September 25, 2003
Africa: Plain Speaking from Ghana's Education Minister on Future of Africas Academia
How to improve tertiary education in sub-Saharan Africa, and find ways to make it work, is the theme of a three-day conference being held in Accra, Ghana. Questions raised in the… Read more »
September 22, 2003
Africa: Warnings, Anger, Passion and Determination at Major African Aids Conference
Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, opened the 13th International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (known as Icasa) Sunday in the capital, Nairobi,… Read more »
September 21, 2003
Africa: Ex-President Rawlings Challenges "Behavior" of African Men
Speaking at a Washington, D.C., dinner Friday night, former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings said a significant part of the fight against HIV/Aids in Africa required targeting… Read more »
September 16, 2003
Africa: Cancun - Destined for Failure
When Kenyan and Ugandan delegations walked out of the World Trade Organisation's meeting on Sunday afternoon and Kenya's delegate George Odour Ong'wen declared to reporters that… Read more »
September 09, 2003
Africa: Protecting Communities to Protect the Planet
Delegates from over 170 countries are meeting this week in Durban, South Africa, to discuss the guiding principles of conservation and Protected Area management at the fifth World… Read more »
September 08, 2003
Africa: Africans Head for WTO With Low Expectations
African trade ministers and officials are approaching the fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial talks that begin in Cancun, Mexico, on Wednesday, with low expectations. Read more »
August 08, 2003
Africa: UN HIV/Aids Envoy Presses Case for Treatment as a Human Right
On Friday the South African government instructed the ministry of health to develop a plan for the distribution of HIV/Aids drugs by the end of September. Although Aids activists… Read more »
July 26, 2003
Africa: 'I Hope To Be Of Service' Says Mazimhaka
Patrick Mazimhaka, outgoing presidential advisor to the Rwandan leader, Paul Kagame, was elected vice-chairman of the African Union Commission at the recent AU summit in Maputo,… Read more »
July 22, 2003
Africa: Top African Diplomat Essy Bows Out, Makes Way for Konare
Alpha Oumar Konare, 57, the former president of Mali, was elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission at the recent AU summit in Maputo, Mozambique. The… Read more »
July 16, 2003
Africa: African Leaders Condemn Takeover in Sao Tome and Principe and Support Menezes
African presidents across the continent have spoken out strongly today in support of President Fradique de Menezes, following an army takeover in his island nation of Sao Tome and… Read more »
July 15, 2003
Africa: Global Partnership Needed to Provide Marshall Plan for Africa
When President Jimmy Carter made the first state visit of an American president to Africa in 1978, the only countries on his tour were Nigeria and Liberia. Two decades later,… Read more »
July 13, 2003
Africa: Summit Opens in Abuja With Tributes to Founder's Legacy
The sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit opened Saturday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, with President George Bush praising the "vision" of the event's late founder. Read more »
July 12, 2003
Africa: Bush Ends Africa Tour With Promises to Help
President George Bush concluded a five-nation tour of Africa Saturday with a speech in Nigeria promising that the United States "will help this vast continent of possibilities to… Read more »
July 11, 2003
Africa: Alpha Oumar Konare Elected New Chairperson of AU Commission
Alpha Oumar Konare, 57, the former president of Mali, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union Commission. Read more »
July 10, 2003
Africa: Mbeki Urges AU to Ratify Peacemaking Organ, New Chair Elected
The outgoing chairman of the African Union (AU), South Africas President Thabo Mbeki, Thursday urged AU member states urgently to ratify the African Peace and Security Council,… Read more »
Africa: African Heads of State Gather in Maputo for AU summit
African heads of state and government have a busy few days ahead of them, as they meet for the second summit of the African Union in Maputo, Mozambique, from 10-12 July. Read more »
July 09, 2003
Africa: African Union - Essy's Withdrawal Ensures Top Job for Konare
The former president of Mali, Alpha Oumar Konare, looked set to become Africas top diplomat Tuesday, after the formal withdrawal of Amara Essy, the current interim chairperson of… Read more »
July 08, 2003
Africa: Bush Trip: Africa Appreciates The Words, Awaiting The Deeds
No question, say analysts of varied persuasions across the political spectrum, President George W. Bush has surprised them with the attention he seems to be paying to Africa.… Read more »
July 04, 2003
Africa: When We See Suffering, We Will Not Turn Away - George Bush
The message U.S. President George W. Bush says he is bringing to Africa is that America cares about Africa's future and that it is in the U.S. national interest for Africa to… Read more »