June 27, 2001
Nigeria: Chevron Seeks Contractors for Tubu Field Development
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) seeks to pre-qualify contractors for the completion of its Tubu oil field development project located offshore in the Bight of Bonny Island, the… Read more »
June 26, 2001
South Africa: Recovery Requires AIDS Discussion, Says Mbeki
"If you're talking about an African recovery, you cannot but discuss AIDS and really confront it," said South African President Thabo Mbeki before starting discussions with… Read more »
Senegal: A Beacon of Hope in Africa's Fight Against AIDS
The United Nations says Senegal leads Africa in combating AIDS on the continent and is one of only three nations worldwide to successfully contain the pandemic. In the week that… Read more »
Africa: Interview With Chester A. Crocker (Part 2): Southern Africa Two Decades Later
Few heads of the State Department's Africa Bureau have been as identified with a policy as has former Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Chester Crocker, the architect of the… Read more »
June 25, 2001
South Africa: Mbeki Visit: Millennium Plan, Strengthening U.S. Ties
Structuring relations with Washington and the Millienium Africa Recovery Plan (MAP), top the agenda of South African president Thabo Mbeki who begins a 3-day working visit to the… Read more »
Africa: What Should Africa Expect From UN AIDS Summit?
It has taken some African leaders years to see the light. Others appear still to be in denial about AIDS, but an impressive number is expected at the United Nations headquarters… Read more »
Nigeria: Mobil Tenders for Yoho Field Development
Mobil Producing Nigeria Ltd. is seeking to pre-qualify contractors for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of a Floating, Storage and Offloading (FSO)… Read more »
June 22, 2001
Africa: Interview With Chester A. Crocker (Part 1): Sudan, Congo, Sierra Leone, and Liberia
Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester A. Crocker, who served during the administration of President Ronald Reagan, held the post for eight years - longer… Read more »
June 21, 2001
Southern Africa: Spectacular View in a Cloudless Sky
"There hasn't been a single cloud in the sky all day," said Professor Jay Pasachoff of Williams College in the United States and leader of an international team of scientists who… Read more »
Nigeria: Public Or Private Rescue For The Film Industry
Motion picture producers in Nigeria this week agreed that funding was the answer to their problems, but there was no agreement on who was to provide it. Read more »
Africa: Show Off Your Photography and Be Eligible for a Prize
Our special coverage of the African Solar Eclipse of 2001 has relied on photographs sent to us from a Williams College expedition to gather scientific data on the sun's corona.… Read more »
June 20, 2001
Africa: No Safety Across Borders In Many Nations
Africa's refugee numbers are grim enough. 460,000 have fled Sudan, placing it at the top of Africa's refugee list. Angola's war has driven more than 400,000 across borders.… Read more »
Africa: Ending AIDS Scourge Top Priority Says Gates' Foundation Senior Health Advisor
In our lifetime no disease has caused the havoc that the AIDS epidemic has, in the view of Dr. Wiliam H. Foege, a senior advisor on global health affairs to the Bill and Melinda… Read more »
June 19, 2001
Sierra Leone: Country "Changing Rapidly" Says Official
Cecil Blake, Sierra Leone's information minister describes his country's situation as "changing rapidly based on the speed at which the diarmament process is taking place." Read more »
Africa: Eclipse Diary 3
AllAfrica has been following preparations for scientific observation of the June 21, 2001 solar eclipse by a team of astrophysicists from Williams College in the United States.… Read more »
Africa: AllAfrica Interview: Preparing for the Eclipse
Tourists, journalists and scientists have been arriving in southern Africa to view the total solar eclipse on June 21, 2001. Dr. Jay Pasachoff, an expert on the solar corona, is… Read more »
Nigeria: A Movie Industry In Search Of Investors
What should an authentically Nigerian film be like? And what's the best way to distribute it to ensure maximum returns to the producers or investors? Read more »
June 18, 2001
Sudan: Crocker Refusal Highlights Political Crosscurrents on Sudan
The decision of former Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Chester Crocker to decline the position of special envoy to Sudan is another sign that pressure from two directions… Read more »
June 16, 2001
South Africa: Soweto Remembers June 16 Uprising
The now-famous image of a young man, holding a dying schoolboy in his arms, as his hysterical sister runs alongside screaming, dominated the 25th anniversary commemoration Saturday… Read more »
Nigeria: Workers Fight Against Use of Casual Labor
In Nigeria, oil-producing and marketing companies' preference for hiring casual labour has provoked protest by junior workers in the industry who are threatening a work stoppage… Read more »
Nigeria: Doctors and Nurses Call Off Crippling 18-day Strike
Doctors and nurses in Nigeria Friday called off their 18-day strike action, called to protest against the government's failure to offer better conditions of service, according to… Read more »
June 15, 2001
Africa: Warming World Challenge for Africa
There is now "observational evidence" that the earth is getting warmer than it has been at any other time during the last 10,000 years, according to Dr. Robert Watson, World Bank… Read more »
Algeria: Are Algeria's Current Problems Ethnic or National?
More than one million protestors took part in a peaceful demonstration that turned violent in the Algerian capital Algiers on Thursday. The protestors who came from various parts… Read more »
June 14, 2001
Africa: Eclipse Diary
AllAfrica is following the work of an international group of scientists visiting Zambia. Led by a team of astrophysicists from Williams College in the United States, the group will… Read more »
June 13, 2001
Nigeria: Ministers and Chief Economic Adviser to Obasanjo 'Resign'
President Olusegun Obasanjo seems to have heeded the calls from many quarters in Nigeria, for a change in his economic management team, with the 'resignation' Tuesday of his Chief… Read more »