July 29, 2003
West Africa: Noose Tightens Around Monrovia as Second City Falls to Rebels
As the bloody and bitter 10-day fight continued Monday, for control of the Liberian capital Monrovia, rebel factions were reported to have made advances in other parts of the… Read more »
July 28, 2003
West Africa: Bush Makes Symbolic Shift on Liberia, But Dying Continues
President George Bush's weekend decision to position "appropriate military capabilities" off the coast of Liberia is at least a symbolic shift in U.S. policy towards… Read more »
July 27, 2003
West Africa: Bush Makes Symbolic Shift on Liberia, But Dying Continues
President George Bush's weekend decision to position "appropriate military capabilities" off the coast of Liberia is at least a symbolic shift in U.S. policy towards African… Read more »
July 23, 2003
West Africa: Battle for Monrovia Continues, Nigerian Troops to Reach Liberia Within a Week
Fighting continued for a fifth consecutive day, Wednesday, in the battle to control Monrovia, the besieged Liberian capital and President Charles Taylors last stronghold. There… Read more »
Liberia: Taylor Aide Accuses U.S. of Backing Liberia Rebels
The Press Secretary to Liberia's President Charles Taylor told allAfrica.com, Wednesday, that Taylor wants a firm commitment to "a constitutional transition" before stepping aside.… Read more »
July 22, 2003
Liberia: Desperation in Monrovia as Death Toll Soars
There were more scenes of desperation in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on the fourth straight day under a rebel onslaught. The government said Tuesday that more than 600… Read more »
Africa: Top African Diplomat Essy Bows Out, Makes Way for Konare
Alpha Oumar Konare, 57, the former president of Mali, was elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission at the recent AU summit in Maputo, Mozambique. The… Read more »
July 21, 2003
West Africa: International Indecision As Crisis Deepens In Liberia
The Liberian capital of Monrovia is experiencing some of its worst fighting in seven years, following a weekend of heavy bombardment as rebel forces advanced into the city center… Read more »
July 19, 2003
West Africa: Taylor Promises 'Fight to the Last Man' as Liberia's Rebels Enter Monrovia
Embattled Liberian leader Charles Taylor vowed Saturday to fight to the last man against a rebel assault as his armed opponents advanced and crossed a key bridge leading into the… Read more »
July 17, 2003
Liberia: With the Ceasefire Timetable Expiring, Liberia Needs a Peace Plan, Sirleaf Says
When Liberia's political parties, warring factions and government agreed last month on a ceasefire to halt the fighting that was engulfing their capital, Monrovia, they gave… Read more »
July 16, 2003
Africa: African Leaders Condemn Takeover in Sao Tome and Principe and Support Menezes
African presidents across the continent have spoken out strongly today in support of President Fradique de Menezes, following an army takeover in his island nation of Sao Tome and… Read more »
West Africa: Ghana's President Expects Taylor to Quit Liberia 'in a Week or So'
"We welcome American troops, Ecowas troops as well as UN troops. All in line with peace." The words of Liberias Information Minister, Reginald Goodridge, speaking on Tuesday. … Read more »
July 15, 2003
Liberia: Transition Outline Agreed in Liberia Peace Talks But Interim Leadership Remains Undecided
While attention is focused on peacekeeping efforts designed to end the conflict in Liberia, a parallel peace process involving political parties and citizens groups is seeking… Read more »
July 14, 2003
West Africa: Bush Promises Annan 'Support' For Liberia Peacekeepers, Troops Likely To Be Few
In an Oval office meeting with President George W. Bush, Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan continued pressing for U.S. troop deployment in Liberia but got no… Read more »
July 13, 2003
Africa: Summit Opens in Abuja With Tributes to Founder's Legacy
The sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit opened Saturday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, with President George Bush praising the "vision" of the event's late founder. Read more »
July 12, 2003
Africa: Bush Ends Africa Tour With Promises to Help
President George Bush concluded a five-nation tour of Africa Saturday with a speech in Nigeria promising that the United States "will help this vast continent of possibilities to… Read more »
July 11, 2003
Africa: Alpha Oumar Konare Elected New Chairperson of AU Commission
Alpha Oumar Konare, 57, the former president of Mali, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union Commission. Read more »
Liberia: Don't Cut Deal On Liberia With Taylor, Urge Congressional Witnesses
"Liberia is a case of failure of prevention," the Director of the United Nations Africa Division, Youssef Mahmoud, told the Congressional Human Rights Caucus Wednesday.… Read more »
July 06, 2003
West Africa: Obasanjo Offers and Taylor Accepts Exit to Nigeria, But Timing Remains Unclear
Following a 90-minute meeting at Monrovia's International Airport Sunday afternoon, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Liberia's President Charles Taylor announced that an… Read more »
July 04, 2003
Africa: When We See Suffering, We Will Not Turn Away - George Bush
The message U.S. President George W. Bush says he is bringing to Africa is that America cares about Africa's future and that it is in the U.S. national interest for Africa to… Read more »
July 03, 2003
Africa: Bush 'Still Deciding' on Whether to Send Troops to Liberia
U.S. President George W. Bush says he wants to get enough information before he makes a decision on whether to send troops to Liberia: "I'm in the process of gathering the… Read more »
Africa: US Africa Policies Look Good but Lack Substance, Say Critics
Apparently compassionate U.S. initiatives for Africa such as the promise of $15bn to help fight HIV/Aids are "at this moment, fictitious, because they remain unfunded" and… Read more »
July 01, 2003
Liberia: Bush Pressed To Commit 'Boots On The Ground' in Liberia
A decade after 18 U.S. Army Rangers were killed by an angry mob in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the Bush administration is facing mounting pressure to put American 'boots on… Read more »
June 29, 2003
West Africa: With Shaky Liberia Truce in Place, Pressure Grows for U.S / International Intervention
It has been another busy and bloody week in Liberia. For the second time in ten days, rebels seeking to overthrow President Charles Taylor attempted to storm the capital Monrovia. Read more »
June 25, 2003
Mali: Development is Being Destroyed By Subsidies, Mali President Tells Congressional Committee
U.S. and European subsidies and tariffs "support injustice," Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure told the House International Relations Subcommitteee on Africa, Tuesday,… Read more »
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