March 24, 2004
Africa: Activist Commissioner Wants to Engage Leaders at All Levels in Aids Strategy
Milly Katana is one of 20 members of Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA), which was established last year by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. She is… Read more »
March 22, 2004
Africa: AIDS in Africa: Planning for a Long War
The Commission for HIV/Aids and Governance in Africa holds its second commissioners' meeting Tuesday in the Mozambican capital, Maputo. Commission Chairman, K.Y. Amoako, argues… Read more »
March 18, 2004
Africa: African Union Puts Women First Once Again
Africa's first pan-continental parliament was inaugurated in Addis Ababa today, and immediately took a bold step, amid stirring and emotional scenes that may give a clue to the… Read more »
March 12, 2004
Sudan: Western Sudan Conflict Threatens Peace Prospect
The conflict in Darfur is an "ominous cloud over the peace process," said Rep. Ed Royce (R-California), chair of the House Subcommittee on Africa, opening a hearing on the Sudan… Read more »
March 11, 2004
South Africa: Haiti President Aristide's Central African Republic Arrival Still a Puzzle
As Peter DeShazo, Deputy U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs puts it, the government of the Central African Republic simply called up the aircraft… Read more »
March 08, 2004
Africa: Trained African Armies Key to Terror Fight in Africa, Says US European Command Deputy
The United States is stepping up its efforts to partner with Africa in the war on terror, says the deputy commander of the US European Command (USEUCOM) General Charles F. Wald.… Read more »
February 26, 2004
South Africa: South Africa - Africa's Brazil?
Picture this. Night clubs thronged with multi-racial yuppies, dead ringers for that elusive tribe who tout beer and life insurance on Johannesburg billboards. Military convoys… Read more »
February 22, 2004
Zimbabwe: Daily News Future Uncertain, People in Zimbabwe 'Deserve Better', Editor Says
After a tumultuous five year history, the future of the feisty independent Zimbabwean newspaper, the Daily News, remains unresolved, following the postponement last week by the… Read more »
February 19, 2004
Africa: Peer Review Moving Forward, Says Nepad Secretariat Chief
African leaders have made "a very important commitment in terms of a new direction" to achieve recovery and development, according to Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, who chairs the… Read more »
February 13, 2004
Ghana: Ghana's Ex President Jerry Rawlings Appears Before National Reconciliation Commission
Ghana's former president, Jerry Rawlings, appeared on Thursday before the country's National Reconciliation Commission, which was set up in 2002 to investigate human rights' abuses… Read more »
February 11, 2004
Liberia: President Bush Meets Liberia's Transition Leader; Debt Issue Unresolved
President George W. Bush held a brief low-key meeting Tuesday in the Oval Office with Liberia's transition government chairman, Gyude Bryant, and assured him of firm U.S. support… Read more »
February 09, 2004
South Africa: General Elections Set For April 14
"After consultation with the Electoral Commission and discussion with the (provincial) premiers, I would like to inform the national legislature and the country that the 2004… Read more »
February 06, 2004
South Africa: Mbeki Hails State of the Nation, Says Democracy on Track
South African President Thabo Mbeki delivered his last annual state-of-the-nation address Friday, ahead of scheduled general elections marking a decade of democracy in South Africa… Read more »
South Africa: Democracy is Mature, the Private and NGO Sector is Strong, and Government is Weak in South Africa, says Moeletsi Mbeki
South African President Thabo Mbeki is scheduled to outline his plans for his country in a state-of-the nation address in Cape Town on Friday. It will be his last such speech… Read more »
Liberia: Rebel Disarmament 'Irreverisble' Says Liberia Foreign Minister
Although the rebel movements Lurd and Model will "will remain in force" until the end of Liberia's transition period, disarmament is ending their role as a military force, said… Read more »
February 02, 2004
Liberia: Reporters Notebook - Avoiding a Repeat of the 1990s
On his 100th day in power, the chairman of Liberia's transitional government, Gyude C. Bryant, held a tête-à-tête with editors of Liberian newspapers on the… Read more »
February 01, 2004
Liberia: Forgive Debts to Boost Recovery, Brumskine Says to Donors
Charles Brumskine wants to be president of Liberia, but for the moment the country is governed by an interim authority that was constituted according to last year's peace accord,… Read more »
January 31, 2004
Namibia: Poverty Alleviation, Job Creation and Fight Against Aids Are Namibia's Priorities, PM Says
After 12 years as Namibia's foreign minister, Theo-Ben Gurirab was unexpectedly elevated to the post of prime minister on August 27, 2002 by President Sam Nujoma, replacing Hage… Read more »
January 29, 2004
South Africa: Scores Of Zulu Opponents Mob Mbeki as President Repeats Call For Peaceful Election
South African President Thabo Mbeki was mobbed by scores of opposition Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters, carrying traditional weapons, during a visit to an IFP stronghold in… Read more »
January 28, 2004
South Africa: Buthelezi Says Inkatha Will Contest Election Peacefully
The countdown has begun towards South Africas general elections expected to be held in March or April. And the spotlight is once again on the volatile province of KwaZulu Natal,… Read more »
January 27, 2004
South Africa: Anglo-Zulu War Revisited, Key Zulu Battle Victory Recreated
Half hidden in the early morning mist and drizzle, Isandlwana, the distinctive hill the Zulus call the "little hut," overlooks the escarpment and the plains that were once a bloody… Read more »
January 26, 2004
Africa: Keep Agoa Alive!
America's effort to promote economic development in Africa will be eroded significantly if the Bush administration and the U.S. Congress do not work together to quickly extend a… Read more »
South Africa: Ferial Haffajee: South Africa's First Woman Newspaper Editor
She has a fine mind and a brilliant, dimpled smile. And now, Ferial Haffajee really has something to smile about. The 36 year old journalist has been appointed the new editor of… Read more »
January 16, 2004
Sudan: Sudan Settlement Possible in 'Days', Says State Department's Top Africa Diplomat
Although the goal of a December 31 peace agreement in Sudan has been missed, the government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) have… Read more »
January 15, 2004
Africa: Two African Students At Elite French Military School Die Of Cold In Training Exercise
Two African student soldiers from the prestigious Saint Cyr military school in France died of exposure overnight on Tuesday, after a snowstorm during a training exercise in the… Read more »
