June 24, 2004
Sudan: U.S. Holocaust Museum Suspends Normal Operations To Call Attention to Darfur
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum suspended regular activities for the first time in its history Thursday for a half hour program on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan that… Read more »
June 23, 2004
Liberia: Response to Review of "U.S. Policy Toward Liberia, 1822 to 2003"
As the author of "U.S. Policy Toward Liberia, 1822 to 2003" (Africana Homestead Legacy Publishers), I am saddened and disappointed that Dr. D. Elwood Dunn, in his review of my book… Read more »
June 22, 2004
Africa: Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton Stress Africa's Importance at Sullivan Dinner
African countries need peace and security to prosper, Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's National Security Advisor said speaking to the Leon H. Sullivan Summit Awards Dinner on… Read more »
June 21, 2004
Africa: Africans View Globalization As Positive But Unfair, According to Eight-Nation Survey
Two out of three Africans surveyed in a poll released last week by GlobeScan and the World Bank believe that globalization has a positive effect on their lives. However, most… Read more »
June 18, 2004
Sudan: The World Is Obligated to Prevent Genocide in Darfur
Jerry Fowler is Staff Director of the Committee on Conscience, a division of the U.S. Holocaust Museum created to ensure that genocide never happens again. He visited refugee… Read more »
June 17, 2004
Africa: Panelists Critique U.S. Role in Africa
Hollywood actors, academics and world leaders discussed issues facing Africa - both on the continent and globally - during a conference sponsored by TransAfrica Forum titled… Read more »
June 16, 2004
Sudan: U.S. Struggles to Address Situation in Sudan
With an estimated 30,000 killed, and two million displaced by Arab militias in Darfur, western Sudan, the U.S. has vowed to increase pressure on the Khartoum government to stop… Read more »
June 14, 2004
Africa: Uganda's President Calls Extending African Import Law Urgent
High tariffs and trade barriers on African-manufactured products block the continent's development, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told a Washington audience at the Center for… Read more »
June 10, 2004
Africa: Global Health Conference on Youth A Large Draw Despite Loss of U.S. Govt Funding
More than 1500 people from nearly 85 countries attended the Global Health Council's 33rd Annual Conference last week to discuss the status of global youth health. This was an… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Seek G8 Follow-Through
Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda and Algeria Presidents Meet G8 Today Read more »
June 06, 2004
Africa: Film Industry Spokesman and Software Entrepreneur Join Forces to Fight HIV/Aids
"Aids is the greatest disaster in human history, says Richard Feacham, head of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. But the Geneva-based organization, founded… Read more »
June 04, 2004
Africa: Newman Confirmed For Senior State Department Africa Policy Post
The U.S. Senate has approved the nomination of Constance Berry Newman to become the next assistant secretary for African Affairs in the State Department, a senior administration… Read more »
May 21, 2004
Liberia: An Uneven Examination of U.S. Policy Toward Liberia
Lester S. Hyman, United States Policy Toward Liberia 1822 To 2003: Unintended Consequences?. Cherry Hill, Africana Homestead Legacy Publishers, 2003, 281 pp + Bibliography, Index,… Read more »
May 18, 2004
Africa: Broader Approach Needed to Achieve Bush HIV/Aids Plan Goals, Says New Report
The US$15bn President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief announced by President George W. Bush in his January 2003 State of the Union address "is too near-term in orientation and too… Read more »
May 12, 2004
Africa: Agoa Delay Risking Jobs and Investment, House Hearing Told
Praising the "undeniable success" of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa), Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florizelle B. Liser told the House Subcommittee on Africa… Read more »
May 07, 2004
Sudan: Government 'Scorched Earth' Campaign In Darfur Reflecting Fear And Sudan Power Struggle, Says US Official
Rebellion and "effective" military operations in Sudan's western Darfur area by the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) "poses in many… Read more »
Africa: Eight African Nations Eligible For Millennium Challenge Account Assistance
The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) voted Thursday to make 16 countries "eligible" for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance this year. The… Read more »
May 04, 2004
Africa: Africa Command Not European Command, Says Official
The United States European Command (Eucom) will change its name to reflect a new strategic concern with Africa, according a senior Eucom official involved in the planning. Eucom… Read more »
April 23, 2004
Africa: Africa's Lost Decades - A Reporter's Lament
1 A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa Howard W. French April 23, 2004 Alfred A. Knopf Read more »
April 22, 2004
Nigeria: Buhari - Freely Elected Government Can Transform Nigeria
Nigeria's problems with economic disparity, underdevelopment and corruption can only be addressed when the country has a fairly elected government, says Major General Muhammadu… Read more »
April 21, 2004
Ghana: 'We Expect to Qualify for MCA, Ghana Finance Minister Says
A few weeks before the Bush administration is scheduled to announce the list of countries eligible for assistance under an expanded foreign aid program, known as the Millennium… Read more »
April 19, 2004
Africa: Nigeria and Ghana Name Ambassadors to Washington; Key U.S. Appointments Await Senate Action
Long vacancies in several key ambassadorial posts are about to be filled in both Washington and several African capitals. Read more »
April 18, 2004
Africa: Africa Needs 'Greater Sense Of Urgency' to Manage HIV/Aids Epidemic
K.Y. Amoako, the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), which is based in Addis Ababa, is a prominent African voice for reform and… Read more »
April 15, 2004
Africa: General Sees Expanding Strategic Role for U.S. European Command In Africa
Three weeks ago, "the first meeting ever" between the chiefs of defense of North African states and Sahel states took place at the Stuttgart, Germany headquarters of the United… Read more »
April 09, 2004
Africa: U.S. Corporate Group Launches HIV Initiative
The Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has recently developed an HIV/AIDS Initiative to encourage private… Read more »