February 01, 2002
Africa: Xymbol Announces 1.0 Release of XML::Comma Platform
Washington, DC -- Xymbol, a leading provider of internet application development services created by AllAfrica Global Media, today announced the 1.0 release of its flagship… Read more »
January 31, 2002
Africa: Commonwealth Ministers Reject Call to Exclude Zimbabwe
Commonwealth foreign ministers resisted British-backed calls, Wednesday, for the immediate suspension of Zimbabwe from the organisation. But they expressed deep concern about the… Read more »
January 18, 2002
Africa: Commonwealth Secretary General Says Zimbabwe Will Be Invited To Summit
The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Don McKinnon, currently visiting the United States, has been holding talks in various world capitals in advance of the Commonwealth Heads… Read more »
January 07, 2002
Africa: African Cup of Nations Final Group Rounds
The African Cup of Nations (ACONS), Mali 2002, runs from January 19 to February 10. Below is the schedule for the final group rounds. Read more »
December 20, 2001
Africa: Leopold Senghor Dies at 95
The former Senegalese President, Léopold Sédar Senghor, died, Thursday, at his home in the northern French town of Verson, after a battle against cancer. He was 95. Read more »
December 18, 2001
Africa: Economic Slowdown Expected Across Continent
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, economic growth in Africa is expected to slow, according to the International Monetary Fund in its interim World Economic outlook… Read more »
December 14, 2001
Africa: Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'
The Global Partnership to Eliminate River blindness announced Friday that US$39m has been pledged by donors to wipe out Onchocerciasis, more commonly known as River Blindness, in… Read more »
December 11, 2001
Africa: Congressional Vote Approves $1.3bn to Fight Aids Worldwide
By a voice vote, Tuesday, the House approved a US$1.3 billion one year authorization bill, the Global Access to HIV/Aids Prevention, Awareness, Education and Treatment Act (HR… Read more »
December 10, 2001
Africa: Tools Indicate 'Modern' Human Behavior Began in Africa
New discoveries made by archaeologists at Blombos Cave high on a limestone cliff above the Indian Ocean are challenging a long-held theory that modern human behavior originated in… Read more »
December 06, 2001
Africa: 'Hunger To Harvest' Resolution Passes in House
After a year of intense lobbying by grassroots organizations, the House of Representatives passed the "Africa: Hunger to Harvest" resolution (HR 102) on Tuesday evening. Read more »
December 03, 2001
Africa: TransAfrica's Robinson Retiring, Bill Fletcher To Head Group
TransAfrica, the Washington,DC-based lobby group, is to undergo major changes in its leadership. Danny Glover, the well-known actor and activist, is becoming the organization's… Read more »
November 30, 2001
Africa: Administration Shifts On 'Blood' Diamonds Fight
Wednesday's 408 to 6 vote by the House of Representatives to combat the selling of "conflict diamonds" used to finance wars or acts of terrorism may owe part of its success to a… Read more »
Africa: Africa's AIDS Fight: Are We Winning or Losing?
It seems the need is almost bottomless. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for a "Global Aids Fund" - a war chest of US$7-10bn to be replenished at that level… Read more »
November 21, 2001
Africa: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Clinton's Africa Secretary on the Continent's Prospects
Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the Clinton Administration, was a key figure during a time of challenging transformation and turmoil in Africa… Read more »
Africa: Clinton's Africa Secretary Reviews Record, Doubts Sudan Peace Prospects
President Bush's special peace envoy to Sudan, former Senator John Danforth, is "absolutely right" to be doubtful about the chances of reaching a peace settlement, says former… Read more »
November 19, 2001
Africa: Africans in Large Numbers Celebrate Ramadan
The month-long fast with which Muslims mark Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year, began over the weekend. For the entire month, calculated by the lunar calendar, those… Read more »
November 17, 2001
Africa: AGOA Expansion Bill Passes House
By a voice vote Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an expansion of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA II) that doubles the volume of duty free clothing… Read more »
November 16, 2001
Africa: Ignoring Africa Increases Terror Risk, Experts Tell Congress
Although African governments have largely supported the U.S.-led coalition against terrorism, general underdevelopment in many of the continent's nations make them fertile… Read more »
November 15, 2001
Africa: Arab Fund Stresses 'Investments in People'
The Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), established in 1980, held its 2002 Awards ceremony for Pioneering Development Projects at the UN… Read more »
November 12, 2001
Africa: Education for Africans, About Africa, Heads NGO's Agenda
Education has always been the key concern of the Africa-America Institute (AAI) and it remains the key concern, says AAI President Mora McLean, on the eve of the organizations's… Read more »
November 09, 2001
Africa: Tempelsman: 'Deals and Dialogue' Make Philadelphia Summit a Success
At the third US-Africa Business Summit in Philadelphia last week -- the largest gathering of African leaders on American soil (outside the United Nations), hundreds of business… Read more »
November 08, 2001
Africa: African Media Veterans Awarded Lifetime Achievement Honors
AllAfrica Global Media founders, Reed Kramer and Tamela Hultman, have been selected by the Africa America Institute (AAI) to receive the prestigious AAI Award of Special… Read more »
November 07, 2001
Africa: Powell Celebrates African-American Aid to Africa
"We are just at the beginning of what we can do," US Secretary of State Colin Powell told a packed ballroom at the Washington Hilton, where one of the oldest aid and development… Read more »
November 06, 2001
Africa: 'Extraordinary Leadership' Needed on Africa, Says Africare Chief
Africare, the oldest and largest African-American private organization grappling with health and development issues in Africa honors Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, President of Morehouse… Read more »
November 01, 2001
Africa: Africa Secretary Kansteiner Stresses Role of Business in Development
"Ladies and Gentlemen, The road ahead is long and its gonna be tough. But Africa is on its way." That remark came from the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African… Read more »
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