Rwanda: School-Going Girls Learn 'We Too Can Be Engineers,' Rwandan Teenager Tells Educators

In sub-Saharan Africa, 24 million girls did not attend school in 2002, according to the annual State of the World's Children report released last month by the United Nations'… Read more »

Mauritius: High Literacy Due to Country's Size and Vision, Says Education Minister

The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has a population of just 1.2m. But it boasts a high literacy rate and a country that is technically bilingual - or trilingual, combining… Read more »

Mauritius: Subsidies, Preferences Could Set Back Agoa Gains, Says Trade Minister

African countries had high expectations that the next World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in September would be the culmination of a "development round" of talks focused… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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: 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »