April 24, 2003
Sudan: No Sudan Sanctions, Peace Negotiations are in 'Good Faith' - Bush
Because the government as well as the rebel SPLM/A "are negotiating in good faith" in Sudan, President George W. Bush told the U.S. Congress Monday, no new sanctions will be… Read more »
April 01, 2003
Africa: Agriculture Needs Higher Priority, Says USAID Administrator
"There is no constituency for agriculture," an apparently exasperated Andrew Natsios, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, told a Congressional… Read more »
Burundi: Youth Activist Calls for War Crimes Tribunal to End Impunity
Sporadic fighting between rebels and government soldiers continues in Burundi despite an agreement reached in Arusha, Tanzania, in August 2000 and most recently, a December 2002… Read more »
March 06, 2003
Central Africa: Rwanda President Sees Hopeful Signs in Great Lakes Region
"We are moving forward," declared Rwandan president Paul Kagame, comparing the current circumstances in the conflict-prone Great Lakes region of central Africa to the climate when… Read more »
February 01, 2003
Africa: Balancing Trade Rules, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Some parts of the international business community are beginning to sound like development agencies. At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland in late January and… Read more »
January 27, 2003
Djibouti: Turning Strategic Location into Economic Advantage
It's no mystery why Ismail Omar Guelleh, the leader of one of Africa's smallest nations, received red-carpet treatment during his visit to Washington last week. As the president of… Read more »
January 26, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Accusations 'Ridiculous' Says Rwanda's US Envoy
Charges made last week by Vital Kamerhe, the Democratic Republic of Congo's commissioner-general in charge of negotiations in the Great Lakes region, that a Rwandan-created "new… Read more »
January 21, 2003
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Process Threatened by Uganda and Rwanda Militias, Warns DRC Negotiator
Continuing violence backed by Rwanda and Uganda in Ituri and Kivu provinces, as well as in other areas could "derail" the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),… Read more »
East Africa: Sudan Peace Talks to Resume This Week
Following a meeting on Thursday between President Omar Hassan el-Bashir and U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, John Danforth, delayed peace talks between the government and the Sudanese… Read more »
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 »
East Africa: Agenda Change Likely to Delay Sudan Peace Talks Resumption
A claim by the rebel Sudanese People's Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) that they now have a mandate to represent three areas in the center of the country, may delay peace… Read more »
January 13, 2003
Somalia: One Woman's Fight to Rescue the Environment
Somalia lost many things as a result of having no government for over a decade during the 90s, but one of the least obvious was an ability to protect its environment. 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 »
January 03, 2003
Kenya: Kibaki Names New Kenya Cabinet
The new Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, named his 22-member cabinet Friday, handing out the lion's share of senior posts to his opposition allies and defectors from the rival former… Read more »
Kenya: Kibaki Names New Kenya Cabinet
Kenya's new president, Mwai Kibaki, named his cabinet Friday, handing out the lion's share of senior posts to his opposition allies and defectors from the rival former governing… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Elections Hailed Worldwide
Kenya's new president, Mwai Kibaki, has been holding extensive consultations with his National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) as Kenyans awaited with anticipation the announcement of his… Read more »
Rwanda: U.S. Official Foresees Arrest of Rwanda's Most-Wanted War Criminal in Kenya
With the inauguration this week of a new Kenyan president, Rwanda's most sought-after fugitive, Félicien Kabuga, has lost his protection, according to the United States… Read more »
January 01, 2003
Kenya: Maathai: Change Kenya to Benefit People
Professor Wangari Maathai is a popular and respected Kenyan and a world renowned environmentalist, who rose to fame for her spirited campaigns against government-backed forest… Read more »
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 »
December 31, 2002
Kenya: Euphoria and Hope As Kenya's New President, Mwai Kibaki, Sworn In
Perched in treetops, up lamp posts, and balancing precariously on rooftops, Kenyans from all walks of life thronged Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi to witness the swearing-in of… Read more »
December 29, 2002
Kenya: Kibaki Officially Declared President, Rival Concedes Defeat
Kenyas Electoral Commission declared veteran opposition leader, Mwai Kibaki, 71, his countrys new president, Sunday, confirming his resounding victory in Fridays polls. The… Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Wins Landslide Presidential and Parliamentary Victory
Veteran opposition leader Mwai Kibaki and his National Rainbow Coalition swept to victory in presidential and parliamentary elections, Sunday, imposing a stunning defeat on the… Read more »