July 10, 2002
Zambia: 'Protect Young Girls from Forced Sex With HIV-Positive Men'
As the international Aids conference continues in Barcelona, Janet Fleischman of Human Rights Watch contributes this personal view on the special and urgent need to protect young… Read more »
June 25, 2002
Angola: Don't Simplify History, Says Savimbi's Biographer
The veteran British journalist, Fred Bridgland, became well known in the 1980s for his biography of Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi and his writings about Unita, the movement… Read more »
June 21, 2002
Angola: We Must 'Disarm our Minds', says Church Leader
Angolan leaders from the government, the former rebel group, Unita, and civil society have been visiting the United States in recent days, to tell America more about the prospects… Read more »
June 19, 2002
Angola: 'Rebuild Country On A Fairer Basis'
In the second and final part of AllAfrica's interview with General Paulo Lukamba "Gato", the interim leader of the former Angolan rebel movement, Unita, he discusses the impact and… Read more »
June 18, 2002
Angola: War is Over, But Peace Comes at a Price Says Unita Leader
The interim leader of the former Angolan Unita rebel movement, General Paulo Lukamba "Gato", has just completed a lecture and lobbying visit to the United States, before heading to… Read more »
South Africa: HIV-Aids Link Is Inherent In South Africa's Policies, Says Health Director
The South African government has relented, and some say completely reversed itself, with an unexpected April announcement that it would make anti-retroviral drugs available for… Read more »
June 14, 2002
Angola: 'We're Committed to Peace' MPLA, Unita tell Capitol Hill
Peace is the only option, said Angolan Vice Minister of External Affairs Georges Chicoti and Unita's interim leader Lukamba Paulo "Gato", who is also Coordinator of the rebel… Read more »
Angola: Unita Leader Warns Demilitarisation Process is in Danger
Unita's interim leader General Paulo Lukamba, known by his nom de guerre "Gato", has warned that more resources must urgently be delivered to former Unita combatants gathering in… Read more »
Angola: Minister Denies 'Slow Response' to Humanitarian Crisis in Unita Areas
The killing, early this year, of Angola's long time rebel leader, Jonas Savimbi of Unita, opened the way for a ceasefire between the MPLA government's army and the rebels. Since… Read more »
June 12, 2002
Namibia: 'President Nujoma will not seek fourth term'
In the third and final part of an interview with allAfrica.com's Charles Cobb Jr. and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Namibia's Trade Minister, Hidipo Hamutenya, discusses domestic politics… Read more »
Africa: Afronaut Shuttleworth Sets Sights on Transforming Africa
Thousands of people lined the streets in Cape Town, South Africa this week, to salute South African businessman and space traveller Mark Shuttleworth. His status as "the first… Read more »
June 11, 2002
Africa: Looking for Results on Nepad and African Union
Hidipo Hamutenya is the Minister of Trade and Industry of Namibia and a leading member of the governing party, SWAPO, the South West Africa People's Organisation. After a long… Read more »
June 10, 2002
Namibia: "We want to develop our industry" - Hamutenya
A delegation from two southern Africa nations, headed by Namibia's Minister for Trade and Industry Hidipo Hamutenya, has been in Washington seeking a modification in U.S. trade… Read more »
May 27, 2002
Africa: Mozambique Leads the World - in Clearing Land Mines
Two decades of war left Mozambique littered with land mines. One study by the Canadian De-mining Institute estimates that there are approximately two million land mines, covering… Read more »
May 17, 2002
Angola: UN Children's Envoy Launches Urgent Appeal to Avert 'Tragedy'
As the weeks have passed since Angolas ceasefire was signed between Unita and the MPLA government on April 4, it has become clear that a grim situation lies behind Unita lines. As… Read more »
April 11, 2002
Congo-Kinshasa: One Week Extension for Peace Talks in Sun City
Peace talks aimed at resolving the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are likely to continue in South Africa for an unscheduled extra week. Read more »
March 27, 2002
Africa: 'Don't Hold Nepad Hostage Over Zimbabwe' says Minister
"Instead of lamenting on the sidelines, we have decided to be the authors of our own history; for that we have to take care of situations like the one in Zimbabwe, " says Senegal's… Read more »
March 20, 2002
Angola: Peace Process Begins Shakily with Fragmented Unita
A key member of a breakaway faction of the Angolan Unita movement says talks between Unita's military commanders and the government are Angola's best chance for settling the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Workers Ignore Union Confederation's Mass Stayaway Call
A three-day mass stoppage, called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, ZCTU, was largely ignored on Wednesday, by workers in the capital, Harare, and other provincial cities… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Formally Charged with Treason
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, and defeated presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been charged formally with treason. He is accused of involvement in an alleged plot… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Trade Unions Launch Three-Day Stayaway
The influential Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) began a three-day stoppage on Wednesday. But activity in the capital, Harare, appeared near normal, mid-morning,… Read more »
March 19, 2002
Africa: Commonwealth Suspends Zimbabwe for 12 Months
Zimbabwe has been suspended from the Commonwealth for the next 12 months. The announcement came from the Australian prime minister, John Howard, just before 18:00 GMT at… Read more »
Angola: 'The War is Over but Climate Must Be Right for Talks' - Unita
Unita's U.S. representative, Jardo Muekalia has said that Unita's guerilla war is over for good. "There is no chance that Unita would resume its war. We want to move to a position… Read more »
March 18, 2002
Zimbabwe: Mbeki and Obasanjo Meet Both Sides, White Farmer Killed
The South African president, Thabo Mbeki, and Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo, completed separate talks with the Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe, and the defeated opposition… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mbeki and Obasanjo on a Peace Mission, Will it Work?
President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, and Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo were in Zimbabwe, Monday, to try to strike a deal between the newly-sworn in veteran leader, Robert Mugabe,… Read more »