April 27, 2001
Africa: Demands for Change Expected to Dominate Spring Meetings of World Bank/IMF
Faltering economic growth worldwide will frame discussion about strategies for poverty and debt reduction among finance ministers and bankers gathering this weekend for the spring… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Declare War on AIDS
African leaders ended a two-day summit on HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases with a pledge to wage war on the diseases and their consequences. The summit aimed to articulate… Read more »
Africa: African Union to Take Effect In May
The proposed African Union will have legal treaty status from May, 26, 2001, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) said in a press statement here Friday. Read more »
Africa: Cold Comfort for Africa in World Economic Outlook - IMF
The International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook report has predicted a sharp slowdown in the global economy, but says it will not have a major impact on Africa where the… Read more »
April 26, 2001
South Africa: Mixed Reactions To Mbeki Conspiracy Saga
Bewilderment has turned to cynicism, consternation - and in some quarters outright condemnation - in South Africa, after a top-level allegation from members of the governing… Read more »
April 25, 2001
South Africa: What is Happening To President Mbeki?
"I deny allegations of being involved in a plot to challenge the presidency of the ANC (African National Congress). I've served the ANC in various capacities throughout the years… Read more »
Africa: New Malaria Drug Announced
The World Health Organization has developed a new drug for the treatment of malaria that is targeted at children, the organization annouced here Wednesday. Read more »
Africa: Time For Action Against AIDS, Africans Told at Continental Summit
Africans who wish to see an end to the devastation caused by HIV/AIDS must unite to fight the disease now, speakers said here Tuesday at the start of a four-day conference on this… Read more »
April 24, 2001
South Africa: Mandela And Clinton Hail Civic Engagement
Two former presidents, the elder from South Africa, the younger from the United States, stood together on the same platform in Johannesburg on Tuesday, to launch a two-day… Read more »
April 20, 2001
South Africa: As One Battle Ends, Another Begins For South Africa
The South African government won a landmark legal battle, on Thursday, when 39 of the world's top pharmaceutical firms dropped their lawsuit, which sought to block the authorities… Read more »
April 19, 2001
South Africa: Drugs' Giants Drop Case Against South Africa
Thirty-nine leading pharmaceutical companies have dropped their court challenge to prevent the South African government from importing, manufacturing or licensing cheap copies of… Read more »
April 18, 2001
South Africa: Foreign Minister Meets With Colin Powell
Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell began "a comprehensive review" of U.S.- South African relations Wednesday. The bilateral… Read more »
South Africa: Talks Underway To Reevaluate U.S - South Africa Link
Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been at the U.S. State Department this morning for a "comprehensive review" of U.S.- South African relations with U.S. Secretary of… Read more »
South Africa: Drug Giants May be Ready to Drop Case and Settle
It was meant to be a landmark court case about expensive patented drugs versus cheaper generic alternatives. But the case in the High Court in Pretoria, brought by 39 of the… Read more »
April 17, 2001
South Africa: Battle Against Pharmaceutical Giants Continues
On Wednesday morning, a landmark court case is set to resume in the South African capital, Pretoria, that could make legal history. The case pits the South African government… Read more »
Nigeria: Doubts Mount Over Future Of Education
For Chika Ikeh, 20, academic progress has been delayed by at least two years. By now, she should be in her second year at the University of Ibadan (UI), in southwest Nigeria. She… Read more »
April 12, 2001
Nigeria: Battle For The Soul Of The Naira Shifts To Government House
Like a general determined to hold his ground against the fire power of the eneny, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday summoned bank chiefs to the government house in… Read more »
April 11, 2001
South Africa: Government Orders Full Enquiry Into Soccer Tragedy
The South African government and soccer chiefs have ordered a full judicial enquiry to investigate and establish how and why 43 people were killed in a stampede at a football match… Read more »
South Africa: Dozens Crushed, Killed in Johannesburg Soccer Stadium
Up to fifty people were crushed to death in a stampede Wednesday night, at a major national league soccer match at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. Dozens, including women… Read more »
April 10, 2001
Nigeria: It's Time for a Rethink on Policy Reform
Nigerian government's determination to return the country to the path of market-driven economy cannot be faulted. But implementation of the process is currently faced with several… Read more »
April 09, 2001
Nigeria: Oil Industry Operators Urged to End Unethical Practices
The Nigerian oil industry is in danger of suffering a severe damage to its image, unless urgent steps are taken to check an unethical practice that has crept into the industry, a… Read more »
April 04, 2001
Africa: Two Congressional delegations To Africa This Week
House of Representatives Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and House Republican Conference Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) will lead separate, bi-partisan delegations to Africa during the… Read more »
April 03, 2001
Nigeria: Maritime Industry Told to Toughen Up
Nigeria's maritime industry is in need of reform to help it survive globalization, Minister of Transport, Ojo Maduekwe, said here Monday. Read more »
March 30, 2001
Congo-Kinshasa: The Struggle to Become a Nation
United Nations troops have begun deploying in the Democratic Republic of Congo, offering what appears to be a glimmer of hope for peace in the war-torn east of the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Hawkers - a Bridge Between Buyers and Sellers in a Troubled Economy
They will sell virtually any item that can be moved. Their heads, shoulders and hands serve as showrooms and shelves, displaying their wares. They are found anywhere there is a… Read more »