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Africa: Commemorating Empire: A Personal Reminiscence[Fahamu] 'I find myself marking these dates as if they were personal milestones because they are two of many landmarks, not only for the entire modern world, but for my own family'.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:08
Africa: U.S., Continent for Stronger Trade Ties
[Daily News] AFRICA and the United States will continue to be trading partners, the US Assistant Secretary of African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, has said.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:07
Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael C. Camuez at the U.S.-East Africa Public/Private Partnership Conference
[U.S. Embassy Nairobi] Lord Erroll's
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:02
Rwanda: U.S. Contributes $50,000 Towards Refugee Welfare
[New Times] The United States government has provided a $50,000 donation to refugee relief efforts after more than 8,000 Congolese crossed into Rwanda over the last few weeks.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:00
Kikwete Discusses Nutrition With Top U.S. Officials
[Daily News] Washington - PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete, who arrived here on Wednesday evening, on Thursday participated in a discussion on improving nutrition with the US Senate's Assistant Majority Leader, Senator Dick Durbin.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 06:13
U.S. Affirms Its Trade Ties With Country
[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kenya - The United States of America has denied claims that it is lobbying for its investments agreements with east African countries with the aim of blocking China's investments.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 05:44
Carter Center to 'Witness' Egyptian Presidential Elections
[State Department] QUESTION: Yes, please. Definitely in the coming days G-8 and then NATO meeting, and what you are trying to or what you are going to discuss regarding Egypt and the Arab Spring in this context of G-8 or NATO meeting summit?
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 23:52
Africa: AGOA Boosts Trade, Supports Shared Growth With Africa
[State Department] Washington - The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has boosted exponentially the United States' trade with sub-Saharan Africa and remains the "centerpiece" of U.S. economic engagement with the region, according to Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 23:44
Africa: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes Are Global Health Threats
[State Department] Washington - The urgency of noncommunicable diseases as a cause of illness and death worldwide gained further credence May 16 with the latest release of global health statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 23:42
Africa: U.S. Looks to cut Non-Humanitarian Aid to Nations That Host Bashir
[U.S. House] Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2012) - As part of an ongoing effort to bring Sudanese President Omar Bashir to justice, the House Appropriations Committee today adopted an amendment cutting off non-humanitarian aid to any nation that allows the indicted war criminal into their country.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 20:56
Southern Africa: Business Leaders Join Forces to Meet Global Health Goals
[SciDev.Net] Business leaders from India, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States have joined forces to tackle a wide range of global health issues in the developing world and accelerate the translation of research into life-saving products.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:56
West Africa: Regional Drug Trafficking Harms Americans - U.S. Official
[State Department] U.S. Department of State Testimony by William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Statement before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control:
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:38
North Africa: Joint Maritime Exercise Commences
[U.S. Africa Command] Souda Bay, Crete - Service members from European, North African and U.S. Naval forces participated in a pre-sail conference kickoff for Exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, May 16.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:17
Kenya: Eye Surgeon Addresses American Women's Association
[The Star] TUESDAY morning saw members of the American Women Association (AWA) and other invited guests join together to listen to a talk by renowned eye surgeon Dr Joshi Mukesh at the Sankara Hotel in Westlands. They also took the opportunity to share different views concerning their association and the way forward to it with their chair Carol Dibbert.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:16
Burundi: U.S. Soldiers Help Prepare Soldiers for Upcoming Deployment
[U.S. Africa Command] Mudubugu, Burundi - Texas National Guardsmen had the opportunity to share best practices with Burundi soldiers preparing for an upcoming deployment during a visit to Mudubugu, Burundi, March 26-April 6, 2012.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:10
U.S. Army Meets 36 African Land Force Chiefs
[U.S. Africa Command] Kampala - Land force chiefs and senior officers from 36 African nations and U.S. Army Africa gathered in Uganda's capital of Kampala in May 2012 to discuss national security interests.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:24
Congo-Brazzaville: U.S. Military Shares Skills With Local Forces
[U.S. Africa Command] Pointe Noire - Congolese Navy members stood in formation and greeted the crew of High Speed Vessel Swift after arriving in Pointe Noire to conduct a theater security cooperation visit as part of Africa Partnership Station, May 15, 2012.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:20
Africa: Secretary Clinton At Civil Society 2012 Summit
[State Department] Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Participates In the Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society 2012 Summit:
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:48
Africa: Clinton Hosts Global Civil Society Summit
[State Department] Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. government is working to better support civil society leaders around the world as they work to improve democracies, protect human rights and respond to humanitarian needs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:45
Nigeria: From Dirty Diesel to Clean Energy
[State Department] This Is Part of a Series About African - This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:42
U.S. Envoy Rice At UN On Sudan
[State Department] Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, at a Press Gaggle on Sudan and Syria, May 16, 2012
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:41
Sierra Leone: Palm Oil Plant Receives Boost from Business-Plan Competition
[State Department] This Is Part of a Series About African - This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:37
U.S. Envoy Rice Comments on Security Council Briefing
[State Department] Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, at the Security Council Briefing on Libya (ICC), May 16, 2012
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:34
Africa: MCC Investments Contribute to Food Security (Fact Sheet)
[State Department] Fact Sheet: MCC Investments Contribute to Long-Term Food Security
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:30
Ghana: Goat Rancher Aims to Start an Industry
[State Department] This Is Part of a Series About African - This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:25
Nigeria: African Entrepreneur Calls for Self-Help for Startups
[State Department] This Is Part of a Series About African - This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:15
Africa: Leaders to Meet With Obama at G8 on Food Security
[State Department] Washington - President Obama will discuss food security with four African leaders at the upcoming Group of Eight (G8) Summit at Camp David, including ways to step up agricultural production across the continent.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:06
Egypt: U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing - Egypt & Mali
[State Department] Washington, DC - Excerpt from the United States Department of State daily press briefing:
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:01
Africa: Islamic Militancy Draws U.S. Into African Security
[AfricaPlus] In the third of a three-part series for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Dr. Richard Joseph examines Africa's "prismatic narrative," in which African developments must be viewed "through the prism of how key dimensions interrelate and the complex interplay of local, regional, and global factors." The article can be read below or on the Chicago Council's website.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:59
When Pillow Talk Becomes an Issue
[The Herald] Franklin Graham said in the Los Angeles Times on May 11, 2012: "The institution of marriage should not be defined by presidents or polls, governors or the media." Ever wondered why pillow-talk issues have dominated our constitution-making process?
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:51
Sierra Leone: U.S. Ambassador Lauds Africell
[Concord] The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone has commended the award-winning Communications Company for 2011, Africell, for their support in marking this year's World Earth Day in collaboration with Conservation Society Sierra Leone, CSSL.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:09
Swaziland: Pickets Protest At King's Visit
[Swazi Media] Photos are beginning to come through from the picket in London to protest that King Mswati III of Swaziland has been invited to take part in the Jubilee celebrations of the UK's Queen Elizabeth.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:54
Africa: Obama Should Raise Press Freedom in Africa Food Talks
[CPJ] May 16 2012
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:40
New National Airline to Take Off in July
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] "Air Cote d'Ivoire to take off in late July," says a front-page headline in Fraternite Matin. A report in this paper (p. 14) says that an agreement was signed yesterday between Ivorian authorities and the shareholders.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 20:36
Cote d'Ivoire: Financial Shortfall Delays Reintegration of Former Combatants
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] "There is no money to complete the reinsertion of the ex-combatants," a front-page headline in Fraternite Matin quotes the coordinator of the National Reintegration Program (PNRRC) as saying.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 20:29
Cote d'Ivoire: Reports Say Gbagbo has Money in Bank Accounts
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] Le Nouveau Reveil (p. 1) carries a prominent story alleging that "more than 700 million FCFA (about US $1.3 million) has been discovered in a bank account belonging to Gbagbo." According to the article (p. 3), the money has been found in an account located in a bank in Cote d'Ivoire.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 20:28
Kenya: MRC Meets Canadian Envoy in Mombasa
[The Star] The leadership of the outlawed Mombasa Republican Council leadership met officials from the Canadian High Commission seeking help in their quest for secession. It has emerged that the Canadian High Commissioner David Collins held a closed-door meeting with MRC officials last Thursday at a Mombasa hotel in what sources claim are efforts by MRC to seek international recognition.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:46
Africa: Lawmakers Discuss Export Bill at 49th Africa Day Commemoration
[U.S. House] Washington, DC - Today, in observance of the 49th anniversary of Africa Day, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights, U.S.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 16:39
Nigeria: Citizen, 54 Arrested in U.S. for Identity Fraud
[Leadership] 54 year-old illegal immigrant of Nigerian origin, Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole, has been arrested at his home in Elizabeth, New Jersey for using the identity of a man, his co-worker (Jerry Thomas) who was murdered 20 years ago.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 14:43
London Protest to Greet Swazi King
[Swazi Media] Statement from Swaziland Vigil
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:53
North Africa: PE12 Continues Multinational Training, Promotes Teamwork
[U.S. Africa Command] Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) participated in a multinational training exercise aboard the Hellenic navy training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Center (NMIOTC) in support of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) in Souda Bay, Crete, May 12.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:50
Pandemic Influenza Table Top Exercise Begins
[U.S. Africa Command] Bobo - Nearly 100 civilian and military representatives from seven African nations, the United States and three United Nations organizations met in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, May 14, 2012 for a weeklong exercise to conduct a baseline review of the current capability of the government of Burkina Faso to respond to a potential severe pandemic disaster.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:44
Cote d'Ivoire: First Lady's Efforts to Curb Child Labor
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] A front-page report in L'Expression says that Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara's personal involvement in efforts aimed at curbing child labor in Cote d'Ivoire has saved the country from international sanctions. The article (p. 6) suggests that for the first time Cote d'Ivoire has been able to adopt a national action plan against child labor with the support of national and international organizations as well as the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:24
Cote d'Ivoire: National Assembly Holds Its First Meeting
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] The bureau of the National Assembly held its first meeting yesterday in Abidjan under the chairmanship of Speaker Guillaume Soro to outline programs to be carried out in the coming three months, reports L'Inter (p. 3). According to the paper, the speaker used the opportunity to reaffirm his commitment to build a "modern" National Assembly.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:24
Cote d'Ivoire: Opening of the First Borderless Conference On 'Transforming Trade'
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] A report carried by the Ivorian news agency AIP says that Ambassador Phillip Carter III is to launch today the first Borderless conference that focuses on the topic "Transforming Trade." The article also says that the conference, organized by the Borderless Alliance with the support of USAID's West Africa Trade Hub, is to enable leading private sector stakeholders from across the region to find solutions to increase trade in West Africa. Stakeholders will discuss regional integration strategies, regional t
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:24
Cote d'Ivoire: American-Ivorian Bilateral Relations the Topic of a Meeting Between the Prime Minister and the U.S. Deputy Director of Commerce in Charge of Africa
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] State-owned television station RTI1 yesterday carried footage of the U.S. Deputy Director of Commerce in charge of Africa, Florizelle B. Liser, holding talks with Prime Minister Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio. The report said that bilateral cooperation between the United States and Cote d'Ivoire, especially the restoration of Cote d'Ivoire's eligibility for AGOA and its impact on the national economy was on the top of the agenda during the meeting between the Prime Minister and Ms. Liser, who was accompanied by
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:24