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 »
Cameroon: Summit Snapshot - Francoise Foning, Businesswoman Extraordinaire
Francoise Foning is a phenomenon. A startlingly successful businesswoman in her native Cameroon, she is also a mayor in her city, Douala, and a member of parliament. In Washington… Read more »
June 21, 2003
Nigeria: Mass Action Over 'Stolen' Election is Justified, Says Defeated Okadigbo
Major General Muhammadu Buhari, leader of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), who was defeated as a presidential contender in April's elections in Nigeria, declared Thursday that… Read more »
June 20, 2003
Africa: White House Announces Five-Nation Africa Trip
The White House Friday formally announced that President George W. Bush will visit Africa between July 7 and 12. Read more »
June 18, 2003
West Africa: Tough Challenges Ahead For Liberia Peace Pact
No-one is hailing the ceasefire agreed in Ghana on Tuesday between Liberian adversaries as the end of that country's civil war. But most people, especially Liberians, are hoping it… Read more »
June 15, 2003
West Africa: Reporters Notebook: The Quest for Peace in Liberia
It was one week after the United Nations-backed Special Court in Sierra Leone announced the indictment of Liberian President Charles Taylor, and I was having a drink with Cyril… Read more »
June 10, 2003
West Africa: Talks in Ghana Delayed as West Africa Pursues a Truce in Liberia
With fighting intensifying in Liberia, the peace conference that opened here last week has taken a pause while West African leaders seek to broker a truce between the warring… Read more »
Liberia: Diplomatic Dismay as Liberia Rebels Poise For Final Push and Foreigners Flee
Given an ultimatum by rebels to voluntarily step down from office or be ousted by force, Liberian President Charles Taylor is believed to have abandoned the presidential palace on… Read more »
June 09, 2003
Africa: Bush To Visit Africa In Early July; Three Countries on Current Itinerary
President George W. Bush is scheduled to visit three African nations in early July, White House officials report. Read more »
June 08, 2003
Mauritania: Coup Effort Outcome Still in Doubt in Mauritania
Military movements and heavy artillery fire were reported early Sunday around the presidents palace in Nouakchott, in what observers in the capital of the northwestern African… Read more »
June 06, 2003
Liberia: Taylor Says Coup Foiled As He Proposes More Concessions and Fighting Intensifies
Twenty-four hours after the United Nations-backed Sierra Leone Special Court indicted President Charles Taylor on war crimes, the Liberian leader announced that his government had… Read more »
June 05, 2003
West Africa: 'If I Stand in the Way of Peace,' I'll Quit, Says Taylor
With reports circulating that Liberian President Charles Taylor had been indicted by a United Nations-backed tribunal, the 55-year old former warlord made an unexpected offer to… Read more »
June 04, 2003
West Africa: Taylor at Accra Peace Talks: "Honourable Exit or Extended Mandate?"
Liberian political leaders and activists are arriving here in the Ghanaian capital to take part in what could be the country's most important peace effort since the outbreak of war… Read more »
May 27, 2003
Ghana: US Firm Opens Talks to End Dispute with Ghana's Government
Negotiations are taking place this week in Ghana to resolve an ongoing dispute between the government and an American mining company that is complicating an otherwise cooperative… Read more »
May 20, 2003
Liberia: Increased Pressure on Taylor as France Welcomes Opposition Leader
For the first time since Charles Taylor became president of Liberia six years ago, the French foreign ministry has held official consultations with the leader of Liberia's… Read more »
May 19, 2003
Africa: Fair Trade, Not Hand-outs, Say Ghanaian Ministers
If, in the past, African nations relied on hand-outs and talked about the rich world's 'obligations' to the continent, they are sounding a different note these days - seeking… Read more »
May 09, 2003
Nigeria: U.S. Firm Halliburton Acknowledges Bribe To Nigerian Official
Halliburton, the giant Texas based energy company once directed by Vice President Dick Cheney, acknowledged this week it paid a $2.4 million bribe to a Nigerian government official… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Politician Ouattara On Escape from Death Squads, Future of Unity Government
Alassane Dramane Ouattara, known to his supporters by his initials, ADO, is a former prime minister of Cote dIvoire and head of the main opposition Rally of the Republicans (RDR)… Read more »
May 02, 2003
Africa: Larger US Troop Presence May be Needed in Africa, Says NATO Commander
In a new indication that Washington's anti-terrorism efforts may continue to involve U.S. troops in Africa, President George W.Bush declared that "from Pakistan to the Philippines… Read more »
Liberia: Peace Force Essential for Liberian Democracy, Says Opposition Leader
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the Security Council last week to seek "an early solution" to escalating fighting in Liberia, "whose deleterious effect is… Read more »
April 30, 2003
West Africa: Liberia's President Taylor Threatened With Prosecution By Sierra Leone Special Court
Threatening Liberian president Charles Taylor with prosecution for aiding Johnny Paul Koroma and Sam Bockarie, indicted fugitives from the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the… Read more »
April 28, 2003
Nigeria: 'Leave the Common Man Out of Your Fights'
The commentary below is one of hundreds of contributions to "Nigeria, What Next?", allAfrica.com's debate on the best way forward for Africa's most populous nation after April… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Obasanjo Does Not Deserve Our Support'
The commentary below is one of hundreds of contributions to "Nigeria, What Next?", allAfrica.com's debate on the best way forward for Africa's most populous nation after April… Read more »
Nigeria: 'The Masses Are Wiser Now'
The commentary below is one of hundreds of contributions to "Nigeria, What Next?", allAfrica.com's debate on the best way forward for Africa's most populous nation after April… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Obasanjo Won Because Buhari is Unelectable'
The commentary below is one of hundreds of contributions to "Nigeria, What Next?", allAfrica.com's debate on the best way forward for Africa's most populous nation after April… Read more »