January 24, 2003
Africa: IMF Attempts New Approach To Debt Relief
The International Monetary Fund's plans for a "Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism" (SDRM), designed to reduce the complexity of debt negotiations and protect indebted countries… Read more »
January 23, 2003
Africa: Washington is Neglecting African Needs, Say Campaign Groups
If there is to be global security, Africa must be moved from the margins to the center of U.S. foreign policy; that's the view of three campaign organisations who Thursday called… Read more »
January 21, 2003
Africa: Finding Africa's 'Big Oil' - in Deep Water
When Gene Van Dyke, a native of Illinois, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in geological engineering 50 years ago, he wasn't thinking about Africa. Read more »
January 15, 2003
Africa: Agoa - Apparel Importers Foresee Africa Trade Prospects Changing
U.S. apparel and textile imports from Africa have increased significantly in the two years since the Agoa trade provisions took effect. Major exporters to the U.S. include Kenya,… Read more »
January 12, 2003
Africa: Mauritius Court Declares Anti-Agoa, Anti-War Protest Legal
Mauritian Supreme Court Justice Eddy Balancy declared on Friday that the police had acted outside the law in banning a demonstration against the free trade policies of the United… Read more »
January 10, 2003
Africa: 33 Governments, 400 delegates Expected at AGOA Meeting in Mauritius
Hundreds of government officials from 33 African countries are meeting next week in Port-Louis, Mauritius to discuss trade and investment opportunities in Africa and prospects for… Read more »
Africa: Some Progress, Some Uncertainties Ahead of Agoa Forum in Mauritius
The United States will be pointing to positive numbers showing rising bilateral trade with African countries at next week's "Agoa" forum in Mauritius, arguing that Agoa - the trade… Read more »
Africa: 180 Exhibitors Registered for AGOA Conference in Mauritius
Textile, agricultural produce, IT and freight forwarding companies are among the major exhibitors at the Second AGOA Forum that opens in Mauritius on January 13, 2003. The number… Read more »
January 01, 2003
Kenya: Kibaki Has Two-Year Window To Tackle Kenya's Corruption And Deliver On Promises, Says Analyst
Corruption, and the battle to curb it, was the oft-repeated election campaign message of both Kenya's new president, Mwai Kibaki and his National Rainbow Coalition (Narc), and of… Read more »
November 15, 2002
South Africa: Technology Skills Can Expand Horizons
"The employment that I was doing before never really touched my heart the way this computer stuff touched my heart. For me, coming here is really manna from heaven." Read more »
December 20, 2002
Africa: White House Prepares Multi-Nation Presidential Tour to Africa
President George Bush will make a six-day trip to Africa in January, his first visit to the continent as President of the United States. Read more »
November 18, 2002
Angola: Peace in Angola Spurs US Interest in Economy and Governance
With peace finally a reality for Angola, there is a "mutual attraction" between the United States and that southern African nation, according to investment banker Rodney Goodwin,… Read more »
November 15, 2002
Africa: U.S. Trade Rep for Africa Leaving Post
Rosa M. Whitaker, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Africa, will be quitting her post next month. Read more »
October 29, 2002
Africa: 'Blood Diamonds' Talks Underway
As the World Diamond Council (WDC) began meeting in London, Monday, to finalize their plans for stamping out the flow of 'conflict' or 'blood' diamonds mined in African war zones,… Read more »
October 11, 2002
Africa: Industry Moves to Help Clean Up Toxic Wastes in Africa
Obsolete pesticide stockpiles have been identified in almost every African country. At least 50,000 tons of the outdated chemicals, as well as tens of thousands of tons of… Read more »
October 10, 2002
Africa: Common Market Leader Seeks Level Global Field
Erastus J. O. Mwencha, secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has been in Washington for the fall meetings of the World Bank and… Read more »
October 08, 2002
Africa: Bono Recognized for Work Against Poverty, Aids
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States, which presents the annual Grammy Awards for music, will present its 2003 MusiCares Person of the Year… Read more »
October 02, 2002
Senegal: Ministers Resign Over Ferry Disaster
Two Senegalese ministers have resigned after last week's ferry catastrophe, which cost the lives of an estimated 1000 passengers. Official figures put the number of survivors at… Read more »
September 30, 2002
Africa: African Voices in the Streets of Washington
A South African unionist protesting the privatization of electricity, a Cameroonian development expert protesting an oil pipeline and a Tanzanian activist protesting plans to allow… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs New Debt Approach Say Finance Ministers
Saturday's decision by a key policy-making panel of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), directing the institution to come up with a new approach for tackling the debt crisis… Read more »
September 29, 2002
Senegal: Growing Anger and Despair As Hundreds Lost In Senegal Ferry Disaster
Three days after a Senegalese ferry capsized in a storm off the coast of Gambia, there is growing public anger and fading hopes that more of the almost 800 passengers listed on… Read more »
Africa: IMF Urges 'Bankruptcy' Plan For Debtor Nations
The International Monetary Fund's policy-making panel has directed the institution to develop a "concrete proposal" that will allow heavily indebted countries to, in effect,… Read more »
September 28, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Cocoa Price Hits 16-Year High Amid Ivorian Unrest
The price of cocoa, Cote d'Ivoire's primary export, jumped to its highest level in 16 years this week in a clear indication that the current crisis in the world's leading producer… Read more »
September 27, 2002
Africa: "Implementation" is Key, But Uncertain
The official face being worn by African ministers, World Bank and IMF officials is optimistic as they once again say things are going to be different in Africa. Read more »
September 24, 2002
Africa: World Bank/IMF to Meet Amid Protests From Many Quarters.
The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings that begin in Washington this week, will again take place behind heavy security fences and police lines designed to protect delegates from… Read more »