June 02, 2006
Rwanda: President Kagame Seeks U.S. Support for Rebuilding Country
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and U.S. President George W. Bush agreed on Wednesday that their two governments will work together to end the conflict in the Darfur region of… Read more »
May 25, 2006
Africa: The Scramble for African Oil
After decades of Cold War, when Africa was simply viewed as a convenient pawn on the global chessboard, and a further decade of benign neglect in the 1990s, the African continent… Read more »
May 24, 2006
Africa: Diplomats Stage 'Africa Week' in Washington to Showcase What Africa Has to Offer
The African Union, whose members include 53 African nations, is this week marking the anniversary of the founding on May 25, 1963 of its predecessor, the Organization of African… Read more »
May 16, 2006
Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Oprah's Wednesday Broadcast, Continues Push for Investment and Rebuilding Assistance
During a two-day private visit to Chicago last week, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf taped an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show that will air on Wednesday. Read more »
April 28, 2006
South Africa: Hugh Masekela Serenades Sister's Party Guests at Freedom Day Celebrations
Trumpeter Hugh Masekela surprised several hundred guests in Washington DC at a 12th anniversary celebration of South Africa's first post-apartheid government. The virtuoso musician… Read more »
April 25, 2006
Africa: New Hope for Tackling an Old Scourge on Africa Malaria Day
African children are dying of malaria at the rate of one every 30 seconds. Take a minute to try to comprehend that number – and two more die. Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Senate To Consider Vote on Liberia Aid
The United States Senate may vote as early as Tuesday on a budget amendment proposed by Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee that would provide $80 million in immediate assistance to… Read more »
April 12, 2006
Africa: U.S. Efforts on Human Rights, Democracy Detailed in New Report
Earlier this April, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of the United States Department of State released its annual report on U.S. support for human rights and… Read more »
March 30, 2006
Liberia: Sirleaf Addresses Nation on Taylor Capture and Policy Priorities
Nation-wide Address By Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia Read more »
March 24, 2006
Liberia: It's the Little Things - A Reflection on Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Journey to the Presidency
It's the night after Liberia's historic inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected president of an African nation. About a dozen close friends and… Read more »
March 20, 2006
Sudan: Democratic Leader Calls for a Stop to 'Human Carnage' in Darfur
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) delivered an emotional account of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, which she called "a challenge to the conscience… Read more »
March 17, 2006
Sudan: Matching Rhetoric with Action in Darfur
Last month, in the town of Mershing, South Darfur, there was chaos and carnage. On a scorching day in February, four hundred Janjaweed militiamen attacked, firing… Read more »
March 15, 2006
Liberia: President Sirleaf Thanks U.S. Congress, Asks for Continuing Support
Speaking before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Wednesday, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf asked for American support to help her country "become a… Read more »
Africa: Women Are Africa's Political Hope
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress today. This historic honor, bestowed sparingly on international dignitaries, is a fitting… Read more »
March 10, 2006
Liberia: Sirleaf to Address U.S. Congress and Meet Bush as Supporters Press for Aid to Rebuild Liberia
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will begin an official visit to Washington with a speech next week to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, meeting… Read more »
March 07, 2006
Africa: Hedge Funds and Basketball Unite to Fight Malaria, Save African Children
On March 15 when the New York Knicks basketball team faces off against the Atlanta Hawks in New York's Madison Square Garden, shots taken in the stands may steal the show from… Read more »
February 28, 2006
Liberia: Liberia's Sirleaf Seeks Civic Action, International Aid
As President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf prepares to make an official visit to the United States in mid-March, pressure is growing for the addition of $80 million in reconstruction and… Read more »
February 03, 2006
Sudan: U.S. Pushes for UN Peacekeeping Force in Sudan
The U.S. government supports the formation of a UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, U.S. officials said at a press briefing Friday, the same day the African Union and UN… Read more »
January 27, 2006
Africa: Africare Recognizes New Board Chairman
Africare welcomed new board chairman W. Frank Fountain and celebrated the achievements of outgoing chair George Dalley at a reception Thursday hosted by Africare, the Corporate… Read more »
December 13, 2005
Liberia: U.S. Reiterates Fairness of Liberia Election As Sirleaf Arrives for Top-Level Meetings in Washington
Elections in Liberia "were free and fair and the most successful in Liberia's history," a State Department official said Tuesday. "Any opposition allegations of… Read more »
December 11, 2005
Liberia: Showered With Enthusiasm, Liberia's President-Elect Receives High-Level Reception in Washington
Having beaten the odds to win (helped by some polls and a helicopter), Africa's first female elected president faces daunting challenges. Read more »
December 08, 2005
Africa: Pay Attention to Africa's Strategic Importance, Policy Panel Concludes
Africa has increasing strategic significance for the United States, an importance often overshadowed by a focus on humanitarian concerns, according to a report by a Task Force… Read more »
December 01, 2005
Africa: Zap Mama: A Journey Into Afro-European Music
Marie Dauln,leader singer of Zap Mama, strode onto the stage looking regal in 5-inch chunky heel gold glitter covered go-go boots, flowing purple robe with one side riding half-way… Read more »
November 01, 2005
Guinea: Local Residents Place High Hopes on Guinea's New Aluminum Refinery
For many citizens of Kamsar and Sangaredi, two cities about two hundred miles north of the capital Conakry in the West African nation of Guinea, bauxite mining has always been the… Read more »
October 26, 2005
Africa: Mobile Medics - Study Finds Heavy Toll from Physician Emigration
Sub-Saharan Africa bears the greatest burden from the international movement of trained medical doctors to wealthy countries, according to a study published in Thursday's New… Read more »