July 17, 2001
Africa: Finding An African Shape For Technology
Ministers of Communications from across Africa as well as directors of telecommunications companies from around the world are meeting in AFCOM 2001, the 10th telecommunications and… Read more »
July 13, 2001
Africa: More Peacekeepers, Capacity For Lethal Action Needed Africa Committee Told
The number of international troops needed for effective peacekeeping in Africa is much larger than anything being considered now, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on… Read more »
Algeria: "American Businessmen, Go To Algeria"- Bouteflika
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika discussed his talks with US President George Bush at a press conference Friday. Foremost among the issues raised, he said, is bilateral… Read more »
Africa: From OAU to AU - Whither Africa?
"This historic effort will require leadership, courage and willingness to depart from the ways of the past, if it is to do for Africa what the European Union has done for Europe". Read more »
July 12, 2001
Sudan: Assistance Chief To Sudan Stressing Assistance Now "Neutral"
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew S. Natsios leaves Saturday on a 7-day mission to assess humanitarian needs in northern and southern Sudan. … Read more »
July 11, 2001
Sierra Leone: U.S. Money To UN For War Crimes Tribunal
The United States will give US$5 million to a special United Nations fund toward the first year of operation of a projected war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone. The administration… Read more »
Africa: Amara Essy - A New Man for OAU and Africa
Eight gruelling rounds of voting propelled the former foreign minister of Côte dIvoire, Amara Essy, into Africa's top job this week at the OAU summit. Read more »
Nigeria: Company Signs Agreement with Enron for Sale of Gas
Nigeria LNG Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Enron for the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the company announced in a statement released to… Read more »
July 10, 2001
Libya: Al-Gaddafi Preaches To Zambian Students
A crowd of pro-Libya students assembled at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, where the 37th summit of the OAU is being held and waited patiently on one of… Read more »
Africa: Libyan Leader Wows Students In Lusaka
A crazy convoy raced through the streets of Lusaka on Tuesday, hunting for The Guide of the Revolution, the name that has become synonymous with the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar… Read more »
Senegal: Brigade Level Peacekeeping Exercise Begins, Questions Continue
A brigade-level training exercise conducted by the United States European Command as part of the African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) program got underway Monday in Senegal.… Read more »
July 09, 2001
Africa: Arms And Africa On UN Agenda This Week
According to The East African newspaper published in Nairobi, Kenya, small arms trafficking along the Uganda, Sudan and Kenya borders has grown so much since 1986 that the cost of… Read more »
Africa: OAU Summit Hears Warnings of 'Oblivion' if Conflicts Continue
The 37th annual summit of the Organisation of African Unity, which is likely to be the last, has opened in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, with delegates focused on the creation of a… Read more »
July 06, 2001
Senegal: Praise for AIDS Success - But the Struggle Continues
Senegal estimates that 80 thousand of its people are living with HIV/AIDS and that three thousand have already died from the disease. By African standards, the rate of HIV… Read more »
Africa: "Global Apartheid" Says Africa Action Director
This past spring a new organization - Africa Action - was formed through the merger of three of the oldest Africa advocacy groups in the United States. The oldest of these three… Read more »
July 04, 2001
Senegal: 'This Is My Whole Life'- A Scientist's Dedication To Defeating AIDS
Senegal's low HIV infection rate is the envy of other African nations and has been attributed to excellent and early planning as far back as the early 1980s. One thing that has… Read more »
Nigeria: Senior Staff Union Suspends Strike at Shell
Members of Pengassan (the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria) who were on strike at the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria have suspended the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Exacerbating Deaths From Preventable Causes
Hosted by Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, Congo President Joseph Kabila and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met for two hours in Dar es Salaam Wednesday. It was the first… Read more »
July 03, 2001
Nigeria: Strike And Delta Unrest Force Shell To Declare 'Force Majeure'
Faced with a strike by its senior employees and community disturbances in its operational areas, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria was forced late on Monday to… Read more »
Nigeria: Agip Seeks To Pre-Qualify Contractors For Thermal Plant Project
The Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited says it is ready to pre-qualify contractors for the development of its 500-Mega Watt thermal plant, according to an announcement placed by the… Read more »
July 02, 2001
Tunisia: Tunisia's Human Rights Quandary
The arrest on 26 June of Sihem Ben Sedrine, journalist and spokesperson for the National Council of liberties in Tunisia (CNLT), has yet again focused international attention on… Read more »
Senegal: Women - Vulnerable but Vital Campaigners Against AIDS
The Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, while acknowledging that his country has achieved some success fighting HIV/AIDS, insists it is far from enough: "We are living a tragedy… Read more »
July 01, 2001
Nigeria: Independent Broadcaster Beams Programmes to the World
Nigerias African Independent Television (AIT) will, from Sunday, July 1, begin broadcasting its programmes to a worldwide audience via the cable station, DST, according to an AIT… Read more »
June 29, 2001
Nigeria: Shell Aims to 'Empower' Niger Delta Contractors with Loan Scheme
Nigeria's top oil producer and prospector, Shell, wants to empower indigenous companies in the Niger Delta by making loan finance available to them and, thus, contribute to the… Read more »
Uganda: Cooperation, Networking Required In Globalizing World - Prime Minister
Under Uganda's "no party" or "movement" system, parties cannot be formed to campaign for office but any individual can run for any office. President Yoweri Museveni, who instituted… Read more »
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