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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Gala Dinner Launches U.S.-Africa Business Summit

The U.S. Africa Business Summit got underway here Tuesday night with a gala awards dinner featuring a keynote address by President Festus Mogae of Botswana and musical performances… Read more »

Kenya: US Terror Warnings and Bush Failure to Visit Anger Nairobi

The travel warning issued for Kenya, the closing of the U.S. embassy and now the decision by President Bush not to visit Kenya during his trip to Africa next month, has left a… Read more »

Africa: 'I Don't Believe in People with Single Identities'

For participants at the recent meeting of the Ford Foundation's Special Initiative on Africa, the topic of 'Citizenship and Identity' turned out to be challenging in unforeseen… Read more »

Africa: 'Special Initiative for Africa' Holds Third Meeting in Addis

The Ford Foundation's 'Special Initiative for Africa' completed its first cycle of meetings this month with a session focusing on citizenship and identity, held in Addis Ababa. Read more »

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 »

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 »

Kenya: Terror Threat Closes American Embassy in Kenya

The State Department has announced that the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, which was closed Friday because of what officials termed "a serious terrorist threat," will remain closed on… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Uganda: 'Powerful Forces' in WTO Using Famine In Africa For Own Farmers, Says Museveni

In a toughly-worded comment to a luncheon audience Thursday that seemed aimed at the agricultural policies of the United States and Europe, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fears For Extended Crisis in Eastern Congo

Trade, investment and the ongoing battle against HIV/Aids top the agenda of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni's visit to the United States, but the bloody chaos in the eastern… Read more »

Africa: Fighting Prejudice and Sexual Harassment of Girls in School

Girls in Africa still face an uphill battle to go to and stay in school, while some struggle to be taken seriously and others face sexual harassment by male teachers. Read more »

Africa: Africa Subsidizing the West, Says Museveni Following Meeting With Bush

African commodities and raw materials are processed in wealthy nations and then resold by companies and corporations in those nations at prices many times greater than what is paid… Read more »

Africa: Pupils Call for 'Wholistic’ Secondary Education

On the second day of a conference on secondary education in Africa, two Ugandan students - both in their final year at school - were invited to address the delegates. Read more »

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 »

Africa: Secondary Education Must Become a Priority, African Conference is Told

"Knowledge and information are power," said Uganda’s Education Minister, Khiddu Makubuya. "Our future is in our youth and we must offer them the best possible start in life". Read more »

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 »