July 17, 2003
Liberia: With the Ceasefire Timetable Expiring, Liberia Needs a Peace Plan, Sirleaf Says
When Liberia's political parties, warring factions and government agreed last month on a ceasefire to halt the fighting that was engulfing their capital, Monrovia, they gave… Read more »
July 16, 2003
Africa: African Leaders Condemn Takeover in Sao Tome and Principe and Support Menezes
African presidents across the continent have spoken out strongly today in support of President Fradique de Menezes, following an army takeover in his island nation of Sao Tome and… Read more »
West Africa: Ghana's President Expects Taylor to Quit Liberia 'in a Week or So'
"We welcome American troops, Ecowas troops as well as UN troops. All in line with peace." The words of Liberias Information Minister, Reginald Goodridge, speaking on Tuesday. … Read more »
July 15, 2003
Africa: Global Partnership Needed to Provide Marshall Plan for Africa
When President Jimmy Carter made the first state visit of an American president to Africa in 1978, the only countries on his tour were Nigeria and Liberia. Two decades later,… Read more »
Liberia: Transition Outline Agreed in Liberia Peace Talks But Interim Leadership Remains Undecided
While attention is focused on peacekeeping efforts designed to end the conflict in Liberia, a parallel peace process involving political parties and citizens groups is seeking… Read more »
July 14, 2003
West Africa: Bush Promises Annan 'Support' For Liberia Peacekeepers, Troops Likely To Be Few
In an Oval office meeting with President George W. Bush, Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan continued pressing for U.S. troop deployment in Liberia but got no… Read more »
July 13, 2003
Africa: Summit Opens in Abuja With Tributes to Founder's Legacy
The sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit opened Saturday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, with President George Bush praising the "vision" of the event's late founder. Read more »
July 12, 2003
Africa: Bush Ends Africa Tour With Promises to Help
President George Bush concluded a five-nation tour of Africa Saturday with a speech in Nigeria promising that the United States "will help this vast continent of possibilities to… Read more »
July 11, 2003
Africa: Alpha Oumar Konare Elected New Chairperson of AU Commission
Alpha Oumar Konare, 57, the former president of Mali, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union Commission. Read more »
Liberia: Don't Cut Deal On Liberia With Taylor, Urge Congressional Witnesses
"Liberia is a case of failure of prevention," the Director of the United Nations Africa Division, Youssef Mahmoud, told the Congressional Human Rights Caucus Wednesday.… Read more »
Gabon: Rare Africa Books Donated To Princeton Theological Seminary's Archives
A lifelong collection of rare Africana from the l9th and 20th centuries has been donated to Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) by an alumn, the Rev. Dr. Henry Hale Bucher, Jr., a… Read more »
July 10, 2003
Africa: Mbeki Urges AU to Ratify Peacemaking Organ, New Chair Elected
The outgoing chairman of the African Union (AU), South Africas President Thabo Mbeki, Thursday urged AU member states urgently to ratify the African Peace and Security Council,… Read more »
Africa: African Heads of State Gather in Maputo for AU summit
African heads of state and government have a busy few days ahead of them, as they meet for the second summit of the African Union in Maputo, Mozambique, from 10-12 July. Read more »
July 09, 2003
Sudan: Foreign Minister Pleads for End to US Sanctions Following Air Crash
A two year old toddler was the only survivor in a Sudan Airways plane crash early Tuesday, in which 115 people were killed - including 11 crew. Read more »
Africa: African Union - Essy's Withdrawal Ensures Top Job for Konare
The former president of Mali, Alpha Oumar Konare, looked set to become Africas top diplomat Tuesday, after the formal withdrawal of Amara Essy, the current interim chairperson of… Read more »
July 08, 2003
Africa: Bush Trip: Africa Appreciates The Words, Awaiting The Deeds
No question, say analysts of varied persuasions across the political spectrum, President George W. Bush has surprised them with the attention he seems to be paying to Africa.… Read more »
July 06, 2003
West Africa: Obasanjo Offers and Taylor Accepts Exit to Nigeria, But Timing Remains Unclear
Following a 90-minute meeting at Monrovia's International Airport Sunday afternoon, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Liberia's President Charles Taylor announced that an… Read more »
July 04, 2003
Africa: When We See Suffering, We Will Not Turn Away - George Bush
The message U.S. President George W. Bush says he is bringing to Africa is that America cares about Africa's future and that it is in the U.S. national interest for Africa to… Read more »
July 03, 2003
Africa: Bush 'Still Deciding' on Whether to Send Troops to Liberia
U.S. President George W. Bush says he wants to get enough information before he makes a decision on whether to send troops to Liberia: "I'm in the process of gathering the… Read more »
Africa: US Africa Policies Look Good but Lack Substance, Say Critics
Apparently compassionate U.S. initiatives for Africa such as the promise of $15bn to help fight HIV/Aids are "at this moment, fictitious, because they remain unfunded" and… Read more »
July 01, 2003
Liberia: Bush Pressed To Commit 'Boots On The Ground' in Liberia
A decade after 18 U.S. Army Rangers were killed by an angry mob in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the Bush administration is facing mounting pressure to put American 'boots on… Read more »
June 29, 2003
West Africa: With Shaky Liberia Truce in Place, Pressure Grows for U.S / International Intervention
It has been another busy and bloody week in Liberia. For the second time in ten days, rebels seeking to overthrow President Charles Taylor attempted to storm the capital Monrovia. Read more »
June 25, 2003
Mali: Development is Being Destroyed By Subsidies, Mali President Tells Congressional Committee
U.S. and European subsidies and tariffs "support injustice," Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure told the House International Relations Subcommitteee on Africa, Tuesday,… Read more »
Cameroon: Summit Snapshot - Francoise Foning, Businesswoman Extraordinaire
Francoise Foning is a phenomenon. A startlingly successful businesswoman in her native Cameroon, she is also a mayor in her city, Douala, and a member of parliament. In Washington… Read more »
June 24, 2003
Africa: Gala Dinner Launches U.S.-Africa Business Summit
The U.S. Africa Business Summit got underway here Tuesday night with a gala awards dinner featuring a keynote address by President Festus Mogae of Botswana and musical performances… Read more »
