African leaders ally to eliminate some 1 million annual malaria deaths by 2015September 23rd, 2009 African leaders ally to eradicate deadly malariaUNITED NATIONS — African states launched an campaign on Wednesday to stop malaria from killing an estimated 1 million people on their continent each year. The objective of the 20-member African Leaders Malaria Alliance is to eradicate nearly all malaria deaths by the end of 2015.
Africa deserves compensation, permanent place in UN: GaddafiSeptember 10th, 2009 TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has said he will demand a permanent place in the UN's Security Council for Africa and compensation worth $777 trillion for years of colonialism in New York later this month. "I will tell the world that Africa deserves a $777-trillion compensation for the years of colonialism, massacres and slavery it was subjected to," Gaddafi told African leaders gathered in Tripoli Wednesday night.
Libya displays Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi, pale and in wheelchair, to African lawmakersSeptember 9th, 2009 African MPs visit Lockerbie bomber in hospitalTRIPOLI, Libya — Libya has displayed the convicted Lockerbie bomber, looking weak and seated in a wheelchair, to a group of 150 visiting African parliamentarians. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi appeared before the lawmakers for only five minutes on Wednesday.
Southern African leaders call for end to sanctions against ZimbabweSeptember 9th, 2009 SADC: Sanctions against Zimbabwe should endKINSHASA, Congo — Southern African leaders are calling for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe. South African President Jacob Zuma says continuing sanctions will make it difficult for Zimbabwe's power-sharing agreement to be implemented.
Clinton says South Africa must take leadership role in driving African economiesAugust 7th, 2009 Clinton urges SAfrica to take leadership roleJOHANNESBURG — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called on South Africa to take a leading role in driving slumping economies across the world's poorest continent during the worldwide financial crisis.
South Africa: Developing world needs money from rich countries to cope with climate changeAugust 4th, 2009 SAfrica: Rich nations must pay on climate changePRETORIA, South Africa — Developing countries won't consider the next round of climate change talks successful unless rich nations set aside money to help them address global warming, South African officials said Tuesday. The officials, who are expected to lead the African bloc at the negotiations, met to discuss strategy ahead of the December climate change talks in Copenhagen.
Report: African economic growth rate to halve amid global crisis; reforms to help reboundJuly 27th, 2009 African economic growth seen halving to 2.8 pctJOHANNESBURG — A new report says Africa has been "gravely affected" by the global economic downturn and that its growth rate will halve this year due to collapsing commodity prices and a decline in donor funding. The 2009 African Economic Outlook finds that after a decade of above 5 percent economic growth, the continent can expect only 2.8 percent in 2009.
UAE explores joint investments in AfricaJuly 17th, 2009 ABU DHABI - A high-level delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has visited nine African countries to explore investment opportunities there, the WAM news agency said Friday. The government is looking to invest in the energy, agriculture, food and infrastructure sectors in Zambia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania, among others, the report said.
Obama exhorts Africa's young to hold leaders accountable for redeeming the promise of freedomJuly 11th, 2009 Obama to Africa's young people: Step up now!ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is challenging Africa's young people to aspire to a better life, telling them that it's their responsibility "to build upon freedom's foundation."
In his first visit to the sub-continent as president, Obama went before the Ghanaian Parliament to tell legislators to keep building on the progress made there and in other African nations in recent years. But he also noted Africa's "tragic past" and exhorted the youth to be activists in helping change society for the better.
Obama's Ghana visit, signal US won't play second fiddle to China in Africa: ExpertsJuly 11th, 2009 ACCRA - Barack Obama's choice to visit Ghana after his successful diplomatic tours to Italy and Russia indicate that the US President wants to send a message that Washington won't take a back seat to China, which has been increasing its role in Africa through growing trade and aid arrangements. "Some experts on African affairs are of the opinion that President Obama's presence on the continent, first in Egypt and now in Ghana, will help in showing that the U.S.
African leaders launch Libya-led 'African Unity' as step to envisaged continental federationJuly 3rd, 2009 African leaders agree to Libya-led AU changesSIRTE, Libya — Concluding marathon talks held late into the night, African leaders agreed Friday to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and in theory greatly extend its powers. The change was materialized by morphing the African Union's executive body, the commission, into an "African Authority."
The draft document adopted at 4 a.m.
African Union leaders approve continent-wide rebuttal of ICCJuly 3rd, 2009 African leaders approve anti-ICC moveSIRTE, Libya — African leaders have approved a contentious decision to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. The final decision by the African Union heads of state summit says AU members "shall not cooperate ...
Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu says Obama's 'complexion' will help him deal with AfricaJune 11th, 2009 Desmond Tutu: Obama's 'complexion' helps in AfricaLONDON — Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu says that President Barack Obama's background and race will help him influence African leaders. The anti-apartheid icon says Obama would be freer to make demands on African politicians because he can tell them: "Look here you guys, I am one of you, don't let me down."
"They can't accuse him of being a neocolonialist," Tutu said during a visit to London Thursday.
Tsvangirai sworn in as Zimbabwe's prime ministerFebruary 10th, 2009 HARARE - Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, was sworn in Wednesday as prime minister in a unity government. Tsvangirai, 56, was sworn in by President Robert Mugabe in a ceremony in Harare.
New practice changes a 'window of opportunity for South African Indians'January 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - The announcement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here Thursday that overseas Indian professionals can practise in India was cautiously welcomed by Durban Deputy Mayor Logie Naidoo. 'It opens up a window of opportunity for many South African Indians, but we must remember that we have been very reliant in recent years on Indian nationals assisting in the development of post-apartheid South Africa,' Naidoo, who is also a speaker at the annual gathering of the diaspora, told IANS.
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