September 14, 2000
Africa: Haile Gebrselassie -- Ethiopia
One of the greatest distance runners of all time, he rose to prominence by winning the world junior championships in 1992. In May 1995 he broke Moses Kiptanui's world record in the… Read more »
Africa: Noureddine Morceli -- Algeria
At the 1991 Tokyo Olympics, all Algerian eyes were focused on the 1500 meter race where the then 21-year old Morceli was in head-to-head competition with Moroccan great and world… Read more »
Africa: Josiah Thugwane -- South Africa
At the Atlanta Olympics this marathon runner was the first South African to win gold. With apartheid's hold on South Africa ending, not since Jesse Owens won four gold medals in… Read more »
Africa: Mary Onyali -- Nigeria
In Germany in 1993 she set the 100 meter race record for women with a time of 10.97 seconds.At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics she won a bronze in the 4x100 relay. She has won over 20… Read more »
Africa: Eric Keter -- Kenya
Because he finished fourth in Olympic trials in July, the 1999 All African Games 400m hurdles bronze medallist was left out of Kenya's Olympics team. He took the Kenyan Amateur… Read more »
Africa: Maria Mutola -- Mozambique
She played soccer as a child but when she moved to Eugene, Oregon in the US to attend high school she blossomed as a runner. Inexperience was a problem at first - in 1991 she… Read more »
Africa: Athletics Schedule
The events cited in our schedule all involve African athletes: all times refer to the local time in Sydney. Use the table below to work out when your favourite events are happening… Read more »
August 28, 2000
Nigeria: Clinton Lays It On The Line For Nigeria
President Clinton has spelled out the major economic challenges facing Nigeria and warned that debt relief will only come once the country has demonstrated that it will not… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Price Too High Says Clinton
President Clinton broached the subject of oil prices in his talks with President Obasanjo this weekend. Prices per barrel have topped $30 and the US would like to see the price at… Read more »
Africa: US Supports UN Permanent Seat for the Africa
The United Sates supports the granting of a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council to the African continent, President Bill Clinton said this weekend, during his… Read more »
Nigeria: Stay In The Union, Clinton Tells Nigerians
U.S. President Clinton has told Nigerian leaders they should resist the temptation to leave the Union. Nigeria, he told them, should draw its strength from its ethnic, cultural and… Read more »
August 27, 2000
Burundi: Poor Prospects For Signing Of Full Burundi Accord In Tanzania
Although former South African President Nelson Mandela just may pull a rabbit out of a hat, no one in the Clinton administration expects that agreement on a Burundi peace accord… Read more »
Nigeria: Diary Of A Summit - How Can We Help The West To 'Get It' About Africa?
Marie Nelson, head of the Rainbow Push Coalition's Washington DC bureau, is travelling with President Clinton's entourage. Read more »
August 26, 2000
Nigeria: Clinton Welcome Ceremony Curtailed By Security
President Bill Clinton arrived in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, this morning for a two-day visit, accompanied by his daughter Chelsea and a large delegation of administration… Read more »
Nigeria: A Mountain Of Expectations Awaits Clinton
In Pyakasa village, residents are anxiously awaiting the arrival of United States President, Bill Clinton with a long list of demands. Read more »
August 25, 2000
Nigeria: Why Is This Man Here?
In Nigeria, where debate is a favorite national pastime, President Clinton is topic of the day. Read more »
August 24, 2000
Nigeria: Clinton Off To Nigeria, Tanzania This Weekend
On the first day of his short but tightly- packed visit to Nigeria, aside from airport ceremonies that will include receiving a key to the city of Abuja, President Clinton will… Read more »
Nigeria: US Policy on Nigeria Dominated By Self-Interest, Critics Say
The US has four policies on Nigeria, said African Affairs analyst Michael Fleshman this week: "Oil, oil, oil - and peacekeeping". Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Economy Ripe For Investment
President Bill Clinton's three-day state visit to Nigeria promises to be a new tonic in reviving a relationship that went sour a few years ago. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria: Chronology Of The Struggle For Stability And Democracy
The forty years of independence for Africa's most populous nation have not been easy. Welding such a diverse community into a single nation with a stable political process is still… Read more »
August 23, 2000
Nigeria: Clinton Official Sets Broad Agenda For Nigeria Visit
AllAfrica.com's Charlie Cobb spoke to Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs about President Clinton's imminent visit to Nigeria and Tanzania Read more »
August 09, 2000
South Africa: Ma Mofokeng: An Unsung Heroine For Women's Day
An woman unknown to the vast majority of South Africans has won hearts and been dubbed the mother of the nation after appearing on a national radio show. Read more »
August 08, 2000
Mozambique: Snapshot Of A Nation Rebuilding Its Dreams
The president's motorcade, numbering dozens of cars filled with local, national and foreign dignitaries, takes the detour that leads across a temporary bridge, crossing the mighty… Read more »
August 05, 2000
Cameroon: Floods Kill Three in Douala
Floods affected thirty percent of the houses in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, on Friday, following three days of severe torrential rains. Read more »
July 28, 2000
Africa: Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act Passes Unanimously
The House unanimously approved the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000 Thursday. The bill allocates $300 million to the Treasury Department over the next two fiscal… Read more »