Africa: Africare to Honor Bill and Melinda Gates

Technology Pioneers, Philanthropists to Receive Africare Humanitarian Award Read more »

Liberia: Despite Tentative Peace, Liberians Continue to Struggle

Despite the arrival of an international peacekeepping force and the return of a tentative peace, day to day life in Liberia is still characterized by a tremendous struggle just to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Emergency Worsens, Africare Responds with Food and Health Assistance

At a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 6, Julius E. Coles, President of Africare, expressed increased urgency about Ethiopia's… Read more »

Africa: Bush Should Listen Closely in Africa

As President George W. Bush leaves on his first trip to Africa Monday, I am reminded of a trip I made to the continent in 1985 with his father, then-Vice President George H.W.… Read more »

Africa: Board of Directors Appoints New Vice President for Africare

The Africare Board of Directors has appointed a new Vice President to the Africare staff. Ms. Jeannine B. Scott has been selected to fill this position. She will begin her… Read more »

Southern Africa: Africare Assists Food Crisis Victims in Southern and Eastern Africa

Africare President's Trip to Ethiopia Highlights Emergency Read more »

Africa: Africare Launches $10 Million Health Program in Liberia

Africare has formed a Consortium along with the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communications Programs (JHU/CCP) and the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) to launch an… Read more »

Africa: Africare Announces New Board Members

Former HHS Secretary Sullivan, Discovery COO McHale Among New Directors Read more »

Africa: Aid Organizations Urge 'Massive Response' to African Famine, Stress Link to HIV/Aids

Africare joined 14 other U.S.-based international assistance organizations in calling attention to the current hunger crisis in Africa, at a news conference in Baltimore, Md., on… Read more »

Africa: 2002 Africare Bishop Walker Dinner Celebrates African Economic Partnerships

Africare Hosts the Largest American Fundraiser for Africa Read more »

Africa: 2002 Africare Bishop Walker Dinner To Honor Harry Belafonte

Keynote Speaker, The Honorable Andrew Young Read more »

Africa: 2002 Africare Bishop Walker Dinner To Honor Harry Belafonte

Africare will honor entertainer/activist Harry Belafonte at the upcoming Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner -- the largest, most prestigious annual event for Africa in… Read more »

Africa: Africare President, Co-Founder C. Payne Lucas to Retire

Board Appoints as New President Julius E. Coles: 28-Year USAID Veteran and Director of International Affairs Centers at Howard University and Morehouse College Read more »

Africa: Africare Announces HIV/Aids Service Corp

African Volunteers to Combat AIDS in Their Own Communities,American Communities and Others are Urged to Respond - A Creative Approach to the War on AIDS in Africa Read more »

Africa: 2002 Africare Bishop Walker Dinner, Thursday Evening, October 24: Saluting Harry Belafonte

At the 2002 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner, Thursday evening, October 24, at the Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C., Africare will host what is now the… Read more »

Malawi: Africare Assists Victims of Food Shortage

In response to the hunger crisis in Malawi -- a "real human disaster, a famine," according to the Catholic Church of Malawi -- Africare seeks generous financial contributions from… Read more »

Nigeria: Africare Assists Victims of Lagos Explosions

Africare is providing supplies to refugees, now homeless and destitute, in the wake of the explosions in Lagos, Nigeria on January 27, 2002. With other assistance agencies that are… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Africare Receives Grant From Eastman Kodak for HIV/Aids Programs

The Eastman Kodak Charitable Trust has granted $265,000 to support agricultural and HIV/AIDS programs in the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe. The project is expected to benefit… Read more »

Africa: 2001 Africare Bishop Walker Dinner

At the 2001 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner, Tuesday evening, November 6, at the Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C., Africare will host what is now the… Read more »

Africa: Africare Welcomes Three New Board Members

Africare Chairman of the Board Ernest G. Green and President C. Payne Lucas recently welcomed three new board members: Daniel A. Carp, James A. Harmon and Rodney E. Slater. Read more »

Africa: Africare Forms Partnerships to Respond to Globalization

At an international conference this week at Howard University on "The Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization at the Dawn of the Millennium," Howard University is partnering… Read more »

Africa: Africare Welcomes New Board Members

At a luncheon at Africare headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 8, Africare - on behalf of its honorary chairman Nelson Mandela, chairman Ernest G. Green and the… Read more »

Africa: Africare, Magic Johnson, Others Kick Off New Partnership Combating HIV/AIDS

At a reception last Friday evening, Feb. 9, Africare kicked off a new partnership with the Magic Johnson Foundation, the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Black Entertainment Television,… Read more »

Africa: A Grant Of $2 Million From The William H. Gates Foundation

Africare, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in African countries, announced today that it has received a grant of $1,996,750 from the William H.… Read more »