February 22, 2002
Angola: Choices Face the Bush Administration, the World Bank and the IMF
The visit to the White House on Tuesday, February 26, by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola will set the tone for Bush administration policy on Angola, a policy that has… Read more »
February 17, 2002
Africa: Is Africa Trying to Stand on South Africa's Shoulders?
The end of apartheid, for many in Africa, seemed to promise a better economic future for the continent. For years, Africans north of the Limpopo had watched the apartheid regime… Read more »
February 13, 2002
Africa: Helping Africa's Banks to Help Africa
The Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations sponsored a conference in January 2002 in New York on the new role of banks in financing development in Africa. The… Read more »
February 12, 2002
Africa: 'Give Investors Confidence, or the African Union Will Fail'
The African Union is about more than political structures. It should open the way for substantial expenditure on Africa's infrastructure, to facilitate intra-African trade and… Read more »
February 10, 2002
Africa: 'The Leaders are Catching Up with the People'
The launching of the African Union at the OAU's Lusaka Summit of the Heads of State and Government in July last year marks a major transition for Africa, an opportunity to move… Read more »
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 »
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 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 »
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 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 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 05, 2001
Algeria: Algerian President Says Terrorism Must be Fought Equally Worldwide
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria says terrorism around the world must be tackled with equal determination and resolve. The Algerian leader, on a week-long visit to the… Read more »
November 04, 2001
South Africa: Tutu Says Poverty, Aids Could Destabilise Nation
Last month, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu turned 70, triggering a flood of congratulations from around the globe. 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 »
Central Africa: Kabila tells the West, Promise me Peace, not Money, Hypocrisy and Lip Service"
Joseph Kabila was installed as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year, to replace his father, Laurent Desire Kabila, who was assassinated in January 2001. … Read more »
Africa: Investment Needed, Not Welfare, Africans Tell Business Summit
"Assistance doesn't mean charity" say participants from Africa attending the Corporate Council for Africa's U.S.- Africa Business Summit. "It means investment." Read more »
October 31, 2001
Liberia: Shipping Payments Used to Evade Sanctions, Buy Arms
United Nations experts have accused Liberia of using money earned from its shipping register to avoid UN sanctions and to purchase arms. Read more »
Central Africa: Kabila Repeats Election Pledge but Wants Foreign Troops Out
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has again pledged to hold elections in his country, which has been at war since 1998. But the Congolese… Read more »
October 30, 2001
Africa: 'Improve the environment for business' - President Mogae
What Africa needs to grow economically is access to markets around the world. That is the view Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni emphasized during two days of discussions at last… Read more »
October 29, 2001
Africa: Bush Unveils New US Initiative to Boost Investment
President Bush has announced the creation of a US$200m "support facility" that will give U.S. firms access to loans, guarantees, and political risk insurance for investment… Read more »
October 28, 2001
Africa: Partnerships Are Key, Says US-Africa Business Summit Organiser
The U.S.-Africa Business Summit hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) begins Tuesday in Philadelphia. With some 1,500 participants expected, including two Presidents,… Read more »
October 26, 2001
Africa: African Ministers in U.S. for AGOA Trade Forum
The "Sub-Saharan African Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum" gets underway Monday to review progress on the US' expanding trade relationship with Africa. Read more »
October 25, 2001
Africa: Strike Deepens Air Afrique Woes
Workers with the multinational airline, Air Afrique, began an indefinite strike this week to demand payment of salary arrears. A few months ago, West African leaders and the French… Read more »
October 12, 2001
Africa: Poverty, Oil and Mining Dependency Linked
Poverty and health problems are worse in countries dependent on oil or mineral exports than in countries with more diverse economies, a new Oxfam America report has found. Infant… Read more »
October 03, 2001
Africa: AGOA Forum Rescheduled to October 29
A top-level encounter between African government ministers and the US Government, postponed from October 4-5 because of the attacks on New York and Washington, DC, will now be held… Read more »