April 05, 2002
Africa: HIV/Aids in Africa (2): Impact On Healthcare
According to the United Nations agency coordinating the global response to the epidemic (UNAIDS), more than 28 million African men, women and children live with HIV/AIDS. In 2001… Read more »
March 20, 2002
Zimbabwe: Tainted Election Adds to Country's Woes
MOST OBSERVERS would agree that the presidential elections held in Zimbabwe last week were greatly flawed and deeply disturbing. Read more »
March 18, 2002
East Africa: Maximizing the Benefits of AGOA in East Africa
Remarks (as prepared) by Jacques P. Walker, Project Director, African Trade and Investment Policy Program Constituency for Africa at a Trade Capacity-building Seminar in Kampala,… Read more »
March 05, 2002
Africa: CFA, Pana Sign Historic Agreement
The Constituency for Africa (CFA) and PANAPRESS, Ltd., (PANA) signed an historic Strategic Partnership Agreement on February 28, 2002 in Philadelphia. The signing ceremony and… Read more »
February 25, 2002
Africa: First 2002 CFA Town Hall Meeting a Success
The Constituency for Africa (CFA) successfully launched its 2002 Town Hall Meeting on Africa Series and Africa Business Roundtable on February 21-22, 2002 in Hartford, CT. This… Read more »
December 17, 2001
Africa: Africa Trade And Investment Policy Program
A Meeting with Members of the African Diplomatic Corps. Linking U.S. and African Small Business Enterprises Read more »
December 01, 2001
Africa: HIV/AIDS in Africa: Lessons Learned
As we mark the World AIDS Day and ponder the fate of 40 million people worldwide living with the disease, it is an opportune time to reflect on the lessons learnt so far in the… Read more »
November 19, 2001
Africa: HIV/Aids in Africa: WTO Declaration On Public Health is a Step in the Right Direction
The ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ended in Doha, Qatar with a declaration on urgent global social, economic, and trade issues. However, a major… Read more »
October 29, 2001
Africa: Constituency for Africa to Host Lunch for African Trade And Finance Ministers
The Washington, D.C. based education and advocacy group, Constituency for Africa (CFA), will join with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Trade and Development… Read more »
August 20, 2001
Africa: AIDS And Health Trust Fund: Encouraging Signs But Greater Action is Still Needed
1. On behalf of the CFA, a Washington, DC advocacy organization, we thank the United Nations system, governments of industrialized and developing nations, foundations, the civil… Read more »
June 25, 2001
Africa: CFA And Africa Club of the World Bank, Join Forces to Fight HIV/Aids
The Washington, D.C. based Constituency for Africa (CFA), led by it's Chairman, former California Congressman Ron Dellums, and President and CEO, Melvin Foote, have established… Read more »
June 22, 2001
Africa: AIDS Relief For Africa: The World Bank AIDS Trust Fund Already Exists
The rich nations are now ready to intervene in a massive way to stop AIDS in Africa and other developing nations. This intervention will involve public-private partnerships in the… Read more »
February 09, 2001
Africa: HIV/AIDS in Africa: Unavoidable Foreign Policy Priority for Bush Administration
President George W. Bush is settling down to his responsibilities as the leader of the United States and the "free world". As the leader of the sole super power, the President's… Read more »