September 30, 2000
Africa: Athletes Scoop Up Seven Medals
Africa again had a clean sweep in a long-distance race Saturday, when her runners took all three medals in the men's 5,000m race. Her athletes won two medals in the women's 10,000m… Read more »
September 29, 2000
Africa: Runners' Teams Join Relay Finals
Three Nigerian relay teams have joined long-distance runners from Ethiopia, Kenya, Algeria and Morocco, and a high jumper from South Africa, in the athletics finals' festival at… Read more »
Africa: Six Medals For African Athletes
Kenya leapt to the top of the African Olympics medal table on Friday as African athletes grabbed all the medals in key track events. Read more »
September 28, 2000
Africa: Long-distance Runners Gear Up For Finals
Nouria Merah-Benida of Algeria and Kutre Dulecha of Ethiopia on Thursday qualified for Saturday's finals of the women's 1500m race, setting up an absorbing day of athletics for… Read more »
September 27, 2000
Africa: Long-distance Runners Move To Finals
Athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco and Algeria dominated the long-distance athletic heats at the Olympics on Wednesday. Read more »
September 25, 2000
Africa: Africa's Medal Tally Lags
Africa's tally of Olympics medals is growing, but there's a long way to go to beat the total of 34 won in Atlanta in 1996. Read more »
September 24, 2000
Africa: Two More Medals For Africa
African athletes won two more Olympic medals on Sunday, giving Kenya and Algeria their first wins at the Sydney games. Read more »
September 23, 2000
Africa: Runners Break Through To 800-metre Semifinals
African runners achieved their best results in long-distance events at the Olympics on Saturday. Read more »
September 22, 2000
Africa: Women Dominate Long-distance Heats
Athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya dominated the first round of the women's 5000-metre heats in Sydney on Friday. They took five of the 12 top places to move ahead to the next round,… Read more »
Africa: Boxing, Judo And Volleyball Results
A Kenyan boxer whose older brother won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics defeated his South African opponent in the first round of their bout at the Olympics on Friday. Read more »
August 27, 2000
Burundi: Poor Prospects For Signing Of Full Burundi Accord In Tanzania
Although former South African President Nelson Mandela just may pull a rabbit out of a hat, no one in the Clinton administration expects that agreement on a Burundi peace accord… Read more »
August 23, 2000
Nigeria: Clinton Official Sets Broad Agenda For Nigeria Visit
AllAfrica.com's Charlie Cobb spoke to Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs about President Clinton's imminent visit to Nigeria and Tanzania Read more »
March 28, 2000
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Readying for Drought Emergency, Ambassador Says
"In the last couple of years the rainy seasons have failed," says Ethiopian Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos, explaining the drought that continues to batter his nation. Read more »
March 08, 2000
East Africa: East Africa Drought Hits the Horn, Famine Threatened
An estimated fifteen million people on the Horn of Africa are at risk of severe hunger this year warned USAID Administrator Brady Anderson in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Anderson… Read more »