November 16, 2007
Africa: Why China Beats Its Competitors
Low costs give Chinese investors in Africa a competitive advantage over their counterparts from other countries, a Chinese analyst told the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Cape… Read more »
October 25, 2007
South Africa: Chinese to Invest R36.7 Billion In Local Bank
In a huge deal for South Africa and the continent, one of China's major banks is to buy a one-fifth share of Africa's largest bank. Read more »
October 15, 2007
South Africa: Leaders Meet to Promote Global South Trade
The leaders of three major growing economies of the Global South – South Africa, Brazil and India – are meeting in Pretoria this week to promote trade and cooperation… Read more »
September 19, 2007
Africa: U.S., China Can Reconcile Policies, Say Experts
The "divergent" interests of the United States and China "can be reconciled to Africa's benefit," according to representatives from Africa, China and the… Read more »
August 31, 2007
Sudan: Can Europe and China 'Save' Darfur?
After all the U.S. government's rhetoric about Darfur's genocide, and all its finger-wagging over the inaction of other nations, it is an instructive irony that the forces… Read more »
February 14, 2007
South Africa: Country Condemns Burmese Rights Violations, Defense Minster Says
The South African government, facing a storm of criticism for voting against a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning human rights violations in Burma, today… Read more »
February 13, 2007
Liberia: Shorten Road Between Commitment and Cash, Sirleaf Says
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday called for debt cancellation and increased development assistance for the country. Read more »
January 24, 2007
South Africa: Country Should Return the Favor
On January 12, on a vote of 9-3 with three abstentions, the UN Security Council rejected a non-punitive resolution seeking to press the Government of Burma to speed up democratic… Read more »
November 06, 2006
Africa: China-Africa Relations
At the recently concluded Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) in Beijing, 50 African heads of state attended, reaffirming the growing evidence that African countries are… Read more »
July 19, 2006
Africa: Former U.S. President and Nigerian Foreign Minister Tie African Development to Investment, Capacity Building
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's foreign minister and former finance minister, used the occasion of a summit of African and African American… Read more »
July 14, 2005
Africa: Japan Announces New Aid, 'Marshall Plan' for Africa
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has pledged to increase his country's aid to Africa to $5 billion over the next three years, according to the Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese… Read more »
November 03, 2004
Africa: Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference Closes Tuesday With Mixed Reactions from African Delegations
The closing of the Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference (AATIC) Tuesday drew mixed reactions from African delegations who say that although they are encouraged by Japan's… Read more »
November 01, 2004
Africa: Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference Opens in Tokyo
Public-private partnerships between Asia and Africa topped the agenda Monday during the opening of the Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference (AATIC) in Tokyo, Japan, as… Read more »
October 02, 2003
Mali: 'Japan Should Have a Security Council Seat,' Says President Toure
More than twenty African leaders gathered this week in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, for the third conference in ten years on development cooperation and partnership between Japan… Read more »
October 01, 2003
Africa: Closing Address by Yoshiro Mori, Chairperson of Ticad III
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September 30, 2003
South Africa: Japan a Vital Partner for Africa, Says Pretoria's Foreign Minister
South Africa is often cited - inside and outside the continent - as Africa's leading economy, as well as a major player in the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad). Read more »
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 »
June 24, 2003
Africa: Gala Dinner Launches U.S.-Africa Business Summit
The U.S. Africa Business Summit got underway here Tuesday night with a gala awards dinner featuring a keynote address by President Festus Mogae of Botswana and musical performances… Read more »