January 30, 2003
Africa: Bush Aids Pledge Stirs Hope and Questions
The announcement by President George Bush of an additional $10 billion in funding "to turn the tide against Aids in the most afflicted nations of Africa and the Caribbean" came as… Read more »
January 29, 2003
West Africa: Ivory Coast Awaits President's Speech, Opposition to Accord Hardens
The people of Cote dIvoire are in a state of high anxiety as they await the word from their president, Laurent Gbagbo, on the faltering peace accord agreed last weekend in France. Read more »
January 28, 2003
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Comments Sow Doubt on Ivory Coast Peace Deal
Speaking in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, President Laurent Gbagbo has described the French-brokered peace plan he accepted at the weekend in Paris as a set of… 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
West Africa: Ivory Coast Peace Deal Sparks Violence, Gbagbo Appeals for Calm
Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo appealed for calm, Sunday, as rampaging mobs attacked French targets in the main city, Abidjan, in an explosion of fury over perceived… Read more »
West Africa: Ivory Coast President Agrees to Share Power, Names New PM
Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo named a new prime minister, Saturday, agreeing in principle to share power, in line with a peace plan drawn up at all-party negotiations sponsored… Read more »
January 24, 2003
West Africa: Ivory Coast Peace Plan Agreed; Will Gbagbo Sign?
Cote dIvoires rival factions - including rebel and government representatives - agreed a French-brokered peace plan early Friday, to try and end the four-month civil war. 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
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
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 »
West Africa: Ivory Coast Foes Gather in Paris for Crucial Peace Talks
The scene is set for the Cote dIvoire peace talks to relocate to the French capital, Wednesday, after weeks of deadlocked negotiations in Togo. Delegations representing Ivorian… 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 »
Africa: Former Ambassador Tapped for New Africa Policy Studies Chair
Princeton Lyman, a former U.S. ambassador to South Africa and Nigeria, has been selected by the Council on Foreign Relations as the first holder of the Ralph Bunche chair in Africa… Read more »
January 04, 2003
West Africa: France Presses Ivory Coast President for Concessions
The French foreign minister, Dominque de Villepin, flew to Cote d'Ivoire Friday and immediately began knocking heads together, to try to end the four-month civil war which has… Read more »
January 03, 2003
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 »
December 23, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Rebels Threaten French Military, Paris Denies Bias
In their first joint statement, Cote d'Ivoire's three rebel factions warned France, Monday, that they would consider any future attacks on their positions by French forces an 'act… Read more »
December 18, 2002
Sudan: Government Proposes 'Political Alliance' With Sudanese Rebels
The government of Sudan has proposed the formation of a political alliance with the rebel Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). Read more »
December 17, 2002
Sudan: Delegations in Washington For 'Unofficial' Talks
Delegations from the Government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) arrived in Washington, DC on Monday for unofficial talks at the invitation… Read more »
December 05, 2002
East Africa: Bush Meets Kenyan and Ethiopian Leaders as U.S.-Kenyan Exercises Continue
Security issues dominated the discussion, Thursday, as President Bush hosted Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the White House in… Read more »
December 03, 2002
East Africa: Kenyan President and Ethiopian Prime Minister To Meet With Bush
President Bush will meet on Thursday with President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Read more »
November 28, 2002
Kenya: 'Premature' To Blame Al-Quaeda, says White House; Americans In Kenya Cautioned
"It's premature to rule al-Quaeda in or out in these incidents," deputy White House press secretary Gordon Johndroe said during his Thanksgiving intelligence briefing Thursday. Read more »
November 18, 2002
Sudan: Khartoum, Rebels Extend Ceasefire Until March
The Khartoum government and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) agreed Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, to extend a Memorandum of Understanding on the delivery… Read more »
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 »
