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Africa RSS FeedsAfrica: Upcoming Conference 'to Make the Connection' between U.S. and Continent - Hope Masters - The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation Africa Policy Forum: a Vision for the 21st Century to be held in Atlanta in September, aims to help build a U.S.-Africa dialogue based on mutual respect and mutual benefit. It will encompass cultural discourse as well as talks on business and national security issues. Hope Masters, CEO of the Sullivan Foundation, spoke with Saratu Abiola and Carine Umuhumuza of allAfrica.com about what informed her approach to the conference, and what she would like to see in the future regarding U.S.-Africa relations.How does the conference tie in to what the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation is trying to achieve?Our overarching purpose is to build a bridge, to make the connection between African Americans, in particular, but really people of the African Diaspora in general, to connect us all back to the continent. Traditionally we have chartered planes and taken people to the continent. We believe now that the bridge goes both ways. We've been trying to get the bridge across...Feed Source: allafrica.com Zimbabwe: Party Leaders Claim New Progress Made on Political Agreement - The country's three political leaders are reported to have agreed to drop several outstanding issues, which have been crippling the coalition government, and to focus on only three related to senior appointments.... Sudan: Security Council Extends Darfur Peacekeepers' Mandate - The Security Council today voted to extend by another year the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, where violence once again rocked a large camp for people uprooted by the conflict in the war-ravaged Sudanese region.... Congo-Kinshasa: Clashes in East Uproot Nearly 90,000 - Local authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reporting that almost 90,000 people have been uprooted from their homes following recent military operations in the region, the United Nations humanitarian arm said today.... Zimbabwe: 'Impunity-Riddled,' in Spite of Govt - Report - A number of international legal organizations have warned that the current dire state of the legal and justice system in 'impunity riddled Zimbabwe' has continued to decline, despite the formation of the coalition government.... Malawi: Innovative Campaigning by Women Candidates - You will find Beauty Kasonda on her campaign trail at funerals, weddings, church functions or just about any local gathering in her community. Kasonda does not have the sort of funding her male counterparts have for campaigning in the country's November 2010 elections but she is not letting that stop her.... Kenya: Reform Cleric Slams Church in Constitution Row - With just five days to Kenya's landmark referendum on a new constitution, the country's most well-known reform cleric Reverend Timothy Njoya, attacks Christian Church leaders for campaigning against the draft constitution in the vote next Wednesday.... Southern Africa: U.S. Congress Considers New Law on Zimbabwe - Africa Action, the oldest human rights organization focused exclusively on Africa, celebrates the introduction of the Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010 (H.R. 5971) in the House of Representatives.... Somalia: UN Refugee Agency Calls on Saudi Arabia to Stop Deporting Somalis - The United Nations refugee agency today called on Saudi Arabia to halt deportations of Somali refugees and asylum-seekers to the conflict-stricken capital, Mogadishu, where dozens of civilians were killed in escalating clashes this week.... Southern Africa: Realising Trade in Virtual Water - The vegetables Omphemetse Monyi sells at the Francistown bus rank come from 400 kilometres away in South Africa. One approach to development might seek to replace her suppliers with local farmers, but Southern Africa's water managers are considering the merits of reinforcing a regional trade in "virtual water".... Africa: UN Official Warns Terrorism and Organized Crime Increasingly Linked - Terrorism in Africa is increasingly linked to organized crime, and the continent's governments must take stronger steps to try to break those connections, a senior United Nations official said as he called for countries worldwide to broaden their anti-terrorist strategies beyond involving only the military and law enforcement agencies.... Kenya: President Assures Rift Valley Residents on Land Issues in Constitution - President Kibaki on Friday pleaded with residents of Rift Valley to join other Kenyans in passing the proposed constitution, saying there was no clause that would legalise seizure of land by the government.... Africa: Assistant Secretary-General Calls on Partners to Adopt Civil Paths to Peace - Acclaimed academics and experts attending a United Nations round table on peace in Asia last week heard how the Commonwealth is striving to help policymakers resolve "deep seated conflicts" around the world.... Cameroon: Public Services Must Act as Catalyst for Growth - Prime Minister - African countries need to sustain on-going reforms, in order to enhance the recent economic progress in the continent, says Philemon Yang... Nigeria: Grounded by Graft 50 Years After Independence, Says Waziri - Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farida Wazirir, has regretted that Nigeria has performed very badly, 50 years after Independence, because of the crippling effect of corruption and other related vices.... Congo-Kinshasa: UN Rushing Aid to Flood-Stricken Areas of North-Western Region - United Nations agencies are providing urgent assistance to areas of north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after devastating floods, which have destroyed nearly 300 homes and left an estimated 1,500 people homeless.... Kenya: Claim Disputed that Trade Measures 'Aid' Counterfeiters - A major pharmaceutical company in Kenya alleges that special trade measures to make medicines available in poor countries create "loopholes" for counterfeit medicines to enter the market - a claim that health rights advocates refute.... Zimbabwe: Police Trying to Block MDC Hwange Rally - Police in Hwange are reportedly attempting to stop an MDC "Real Change" rally scheduled for Saturday in the town, according to the party.... Zimbabwe: Controversy Over Joshua Nkomo Statue Rumbles On - Imagine over 20 000 of your supporters brutally murdered by a team of crack soldiers trained in North Korea and then, 11 years after your death, a statue 'honouring' you is made in North Korea to be erected in Zimbabwe. Joshua Nkomo, the father figure of Zimbabwean politics, must be turning in his grave at the National Heroes Acre, over what his former rivals in ZANU PF are plotting.... Zimbabwe: Government Wants to Be 'Main Player' in Aid Distribution - It has been reported that last week the government told ambassadors from donor countries that they must keep the government informed of their activities, including the total funding brought into the country and the names of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that they are partnered with.... Kenya: Supreme Court Will Be Set Up Within One Year - Considerable change will occur in the Judiciary under the proposed constitution.... Kenya: 'No' Team Accuses Us of Meddling - The 'No' camp intensified its hunt for votes in Ukambani on Friday while accusing US leaders of manipulating the Kenyan reform process.... Kenya: Joy as Paper Mills Roar Back to Life - President Kibaki reopened the Webuye-based Pan African Paper Mills after a one-and-a-half-year closure.... Kenya: Railways Pensions Scheme on the Spot - The troubled Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme has been put on notice over poor management of pensioners' funds.... Kenya: 12 Kenyan Women Experts Win Fellowships - A plant nematode specialist and a passion fruit pathologist are among 12 Kenyan women who were feted early this week by the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (Award).... Kenya: Landmark Ruling on Death Penalty - Three judges of appeal on Friday declared the mandatory death sentence for murder unconstitutional.... Kenya: Golden Day as Mateelong Leads 1-2 - There is no better place to set history than home and that is what Africa champion in 3,000m steeplechase Richard Mateelong did to become the first man to successfully retain the race title in the 31-year-history of the Safaricom Senior Africa Athletics Championship.... Kenya: Untold Story - Night Meeting That Saved Moi Presidency - There is no doubt in Lt-Gen (retired) Humphrey Njoroge's mind that the coup attempt in which scores were killed and hundreds injured -- on top of huge losses to business -- was wholly avoidable.... Kenya: Raila Rejoins Campaign - Prime Minister Raila Odinga is back on the campaign trail and will on Saturday day attend a 'Yes' rally in Kisumu alongside President Kibaki.... Kenya: Why Kibaki Has Rolled Up Sleeves - Key strategists around the main opposition challenger Mwai Kibaki were a worried lot in the run-up to the 1997 elections.... Copyright © 2010, InfoTipsandHelp.com. All Rights Reserved. |