September 21, 2001
Eritrea: Paper Trail That Put Eritrea's Dissidents in Jail
The arrest this week of 11 of the 15 signatories of a dissident letter addressed to President Isaias Afewerki, was the latest move in a war of attrition that has been going on… Read more »
September 20, 2001
Eritrea: Dissidents Arrested, Newspapers Closed
"No one expected this to happen," says Mehret Ghebreyesus, an Eritrean living in Washington, D.C., "at least those of us who fully supported the government didn't." In an article… Read more »
September 19, 2001
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Rallies to US Support
Bush administration officials are pleased at the unanimous condemnation by African nations of the attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and pledges of support for… Read more »
September 18, 2001
Africa: All sub-Saharan Africa Said Supporting Anti-Terror Coalition
African nations represented in Washington have agreed to copperate with the anti-terrorism coalition being fashioned by the administration in the aftermath of the World Trade… Read more »
September 17, 2001
Africa: African Art Scholar Dies
Dr. Roy Sieber, the first scholar in the United States to receive a Ph.D in African art history, died early Friday morning in Bloomington, Indiana where he was a Professor Emeritus… Read more »
September 14, 2001
North Africa: Bracing For Backlash
On Wednesday, two West African students approached Fanta Aw, director of International Student Services at American University, and also a Malian. They asked her: "Are we going to… Read more »
September 12, 2001
North Africa: North African Press on US Attacks
Tuesday's terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC were widely reported throughout North Africa. In an article called "Terrorist Attack on the United States, Disbelief… Read more »
Africa: Africa-America Summit Postponed
The U.S. Africa Business Summit scheduled to start next week in Philadelphia has been posponed until October 30, according to Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) President Stephen… Read more »
September 11, 2001
Africa: Increasing Agreement To Ban Land Mines
More and more nations are signing on to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, according to the just-released third annual report of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) but… Read more »
Africa: Flexibility, Innovative Institutions Key To Ending Poverty - World Development Report
A new World Bank report identifies what it calls "four main lessons...to ensure effective [economic] institutions" in Africa and throughout the world of developing nations: designs… Read more »
September 10, 2001
Africa: Jennifer Lawson, Executive Producer, On The 'Africa' Series
This week, public television's New York Channel 13/WNET began airing an eight-part series called "Africa" produced in partnership with National Geographic Television. The series -… Read more »
September 09, 2001
Central Africa: "Heart Of Darkness" - Interview With Nightline's Executive Producer
[Tuesday through Friday the ABC television news program "Nightline", hosted by Ted Koppel, will continue with the final four parts of a 5-part series on Congo that began airing… Read more »
September 08, 2001
Africa: Durban Racism Conference Finally Ends
It took a blocking vote, and an additional twenty-four hours, to abruptly end further discussions and wrap up the proceedings at the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), Racial… Read more »
Africa: Racism Conference finally ends in Durban after last minute hitch
The UN World Conference against Racism (WCAR) has finally ended at 18h15 local time (16h15 GMT) a day after it was due to finish and hours after the extended period for further… Read more »
Africa: Durban Racism Conference Enters Unscheduled Ninth Day
The third World Conference Against Racism (WCAR)ran into extra overtime on Saturday, a day after the meeting was scheduled to end in the South African port city of Durban. This… Read more »
September 07, 2001
Africa: Overnight Negotiations Continue at Racism Conference hours After Planned Closure
Hours after the United Nations World Conference against Racism (WCAR) was due to end in Durban, negotiations were continuing late Friday, and looked set once again to take… Read more »
Africa: Africa's 100 Best Books
Approximately 1,700 nominations for 100 of Africa's best books of the 20th century have been received, according to a jury formed last month at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair… Read more »
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire A Xenophobic Nation? No Way, Says Justice Minister
The full title of the United Nations World Conference against Racism includes Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. Although the dominant issues have been the… Read more »
Africa: Durban Conference May End Without Agreement or Consensus
South African negotiators and mediators have been working around the clock in a bid to avoid the failure of the UN World Conference against Racism (WCAR) in Durban. Read more »
September 06, 2001
Sudan: Special Envoy To Probe 'Will' For Peace
President Bush has appointed former Missouri Senator John C. Danforth as special envoy to Sudan. In a Rose Garden ceremony Thursday at the White House, Bush declared, "I am under… Read more »
Africa: Arabs and Europeans Wrangle Over Durban Draft Declaration
Negotiators at the United Nations World Conference against Racism battled on Thursday to reach agreement and a compromise package on the Middle East and slavery, the two most… Read more »
September 05, 2001
Africa: How Durbanites Deal With Race
While conference delegates from all over the world debate the rights and wrongs and pros and cons of Zionism and slavery in the South African port city of Durban this week, local… Read more »
Africa: Racism Conference Prospects Look Gloomy in Durban
Prospects for success at the UN World Conference against Racism (WCAR) in Durban, South Africa were looking distinctly gloomy on Wednesday, as a rift deepened between European and… Read more »
September 04, 2001
Africa: Slavery Issue Struggles to Get a Hearing in Durban
The 'Zionism equals racism argument and its repercussions may have dominated, and some say hijacked, the first few days of the United Nations World Conference against Racism… Read more »
Africa: US Definitely Not Participating in Durban Conference
A State Department official emphatically denied Tuesday that the United States would continue to participate in the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) in Durban, South Africa.… Read more »
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