February 10, 2003
Southern Africa: The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park: A Model for Africa?
The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, spanning the borders of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, is the largest, and most ambitious effort in Africa to combine conservation,… Read more »
February 07, 2003
Zimbabwe: Nigeria, South Africa Favour Constructive Engagement with Zimbabwe
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said Friday he preferred a policy of constructive engagement and effective diplomacy, rather than antagonism towards Zimbabwe, where he… Read more »
January 30, 2003
South Africa: Mandela Blasts U.S. Policy Toward Iraq
Former South African President Nelson Mandela strongly criticised U.S. policy toward Iraq in a speech delivered Thursday to the International Women's Forum meeting in Sandton,… Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Sharply Criticises Bush and Blair on Iraq Stance
Former South African president and Nobel peace prize laureate, Nelson Mandela, has strongly criticised the American leader, George W Bush, calling him arrogant and shortsighted.… Read more »
January 21, 2003
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 »
November 15, 2002
South Africa: Technology Skills Can Expand Horizons
"The employment that I was doing before never really touched my heart the way this computer stuff touched my heart. For me, coming here is really manna from heaven." Read more »
December 20, 2002
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 »
November 18, 2002
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 07, 2002
Zimbabwe: US Threat of 'Intrusive, Interventionist Measures' to Deliver Food Aid Angers Harare
The government-owned Herald newspaper of Zimbabwe and the country's Defense Forces Commander, General Vitalis Zvinavashe, say the U.S. government is plotting to usethe southern… Read more »
October 17, 2002
Angola: 'Humanitarian Crisis Hidden by War,' says Aid Official
"A large number of Angolans are still in a precarious situation... starving, not because of natural disaster, drought or crop failure, but as a direct result of how the war was… Read more »
October 16, 2002
Angola: Many Challenges Remain In Angola, Kansteiner Tells Senate Africa Subcommittee
A speedier than expected demobilization of Unita troops, "strong political will of both the Angolan government and Unita," and efforts by an American, Russian and Portuguese… Read more »
Zimbabwe: I Never Thought I Would Be A Journalist - Sandra Nyaira
Sandra Nyaira, political editor of the Daily News, one of Zimbabwe's toughest independent journalistic voices, receives a 'Courage in Journalism' award this week from the… Read more »
October 07, 2002
Malawi: Seeking Long Term Solutions for Food Crisis
The sudden appearance of lush bright green spots surrounding the small mountain village of Thundu in the Dedza district of central Malawi is startling after two hours of driving… Read more »
October 02, 2002
Southern Africa: International Push Can Prevent Full-Scale Famine, Says CARE Head
"When I see the kind of spirit and energy with which people are working in so many of the villages we visited and how much they are able to make of so little, it gives me hope."… Read more »
October 01, 2002
Southern Africa: Food Crisis - Slow Suffering In the Village
Skeletal children dying of starvation and the carcasses of livestock aren't yet found in the bone dry villages of Malawi's interior, but the dots connecting weather, disease and… Read more »
September 19, 2002
Africa: Nepad Embraced but Questioned at House Hearing
Partnership not judgement should be the U.S. response to Nepad - the New Economic Partnership for African Development - South Africa's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aziz… Read more »
September 17, 2002
Lesotho: Recycling Tin Cans into Houses
Pick up one bit of trash - in this case, an empty soda can - and ask yourself what it might be good for? Read more »
September 06, 2002
Mozambique: Healing People -- and a Country
In some parts of Africa, traditional healers are the first available person a sick person turns to when facing a health emergency. These healers are often a central component of… Read more »
Southern Africa: Mixed Results From Ecotourism in Southern Africa
When the United Nations declared 2002 the Year of Ecotourism, the world body was recognising what is now a common assumption in many parts of the developing world: that this form… Read more »
September 04, 2002
Botswana: Mogae in the Spotlight at AAI Dinner and Congressional Black Caucus
"Perhaps overshadowed" by South Africa, Botswana has been "quietly plugging" away at development and meeting some success, despite being battered by HIV/Aids, says Africa-America… Read more »
Africa: More Water in South African Taps
The World Summit has ended with a new pledge to reduce the number of people without access to sanitation by half before 2015. Meeting in Johannesburg, the world leaders also… Read more »
September 02, 2002
Africa: Defiant Mugabe Lambasts Britain's Blair; Annan Calls for Action
The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, launched a blistering and bitter tirade against British Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaking on Monday to the World Summit on Sustainable… Read more »
August 30, 2002
Africa: Demonstrations For and Against The Summit
There have been demonstrations throughout the first week of the World Summit on Sustainable Development by many different groups. But Saturday is the day for the biggest… Read more »
August 19, 2002
Central Africa: Africa Turning A Corner On Conflicts - Kansteiner
Two of Africa's most intractable conflicts appear to be inching toward resolution, according to Walter H. Kansteiner, III, the U.S. assistant secretary of State for African… Read more »
August 10, 2002
Africa: Tanzania Minister Denies S.African Domination of Nepad
One of the decisions at the recent summit of the African Union (AU) in Durban, South Africa was that the regional implementation commissions of the New Partnership for Africas… Read more »