Kenya: Continent's Big Men Mess Up and Pay Image Cleaners in Washington Aug 28, 2009
Flipping through the US State Department annual global survey of human rights for the past four years, it is noticeable that many of the African countries known as human rights violators have got significant support from the American government whether military assistance (Egypt), development aid (Nigeria), or expanded trade opportunities (Angola, Cameroon) ... Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly Public Affairs Co. also represented DR Congo (then Zaire) dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, Nigerian military... (allAfrica.com)
Botswana: SADC Waits for Country's Election Date Aug 27, 2009
The summit in DRC is expected to discuss preparations for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola and World Cup in South Africa. He said the World Cup is another chance for the region to market its tourism sector. (allAfrica.com)
Ghana needs to enact Freedom of Information Law Aug 26, 2009
Unfortunately, of the eighty three countries in the world with RTI laws, only Uganda, South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe are in Africa. Moreover, South Africa is the only African country implementing its RTI law, while Zimbabwes legislation actually functions to curtail freedom of information. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Zimbabwe: South African Influence on Govt Overrated? Aug 25, 2009
Besides the US, Britain and its Western allies, some Sadc member states like Botswana and Angola also want an immediate resolution to the sticking points before the regional bloc's summit next month, which is expected to review the GPA.. US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton -- during her 11-day tour of Africa a fortnight ago -- met Zuma in South Africa and impressed upon him the need to take a strong position on Zimbabwe and ensure that the GPA is fully implemented. (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: Zuma the Peacemaker? Aug 25, 2009
His visit to Zimbabwe comes soon after his first foreign tour, to oil-rich Angola, one of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's closest allies. Prior to becoming president, Zuma had publicly criticised Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party, in stark contrast to the approach taken by his predecessor, President Thabo Mbeki, who was appointed by the SADC to resolve Zimbabwe's political impasse. (allAfrica.com)
German Election Campaign Takes a Racist Turn Aug 19, 2009
Zeca Schall, a 45-year-old Angolan-born integration specialist of the Christian Democrat party (CDU), poses for a portrait in the eastern state of Thuringia, in Hildburghausen, Germany ... Angolan-born Zeca Schall, who has German citizenship, was featured on CDU campaign posters in the eastern state of Thuringia, which is holding a regional election on Aug. 30 ... The posters went up on Aug. 1; 10 days later, the NPD attacked Schall on its website, calling him a "n_____ for the CDU party quota,"... (Time.com)
Clinton wraps up Africa tour in Cape Verde Aug 18, 2009
Clinton's 11-day trip started in Kenya, and has included stops in South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Liberia ... She urged Angolan officials to adopt a new constitution and hold a proper presidential election. (CNN -- World)
AP: Presidents Past and Present Shadow Clinton's Tour Aug 18, 2009
Yet funding for the AIDS clinics that were the centerpieces of her stops in South Africa and Angola originated with Bush. Republicans in the U.S. complained when Clinton compared a recent fraud-marred election in Nigeria to the 2000 U.S. election that ended with Bush's victory over Democratic nominee Al Gore. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Zimbabwe: 'Govt Buys Ammunition From SA' Aug 15, 2009
This was flown in via Angola (and also) included mortar bombs and rockets. " The MPs said Zimbabwe did not have legislation regulating the importing and exporting of weapons and "as a result, no one in the country is providing oversight of what (President Robert) Mugabe is up to with the result that the Zimbabwe executive and Zanu PF are circumventing whatever sanctions -- the European Union's in particular -- are in existence". The legislators added: "We regret to report that our country South... (allAfrica.com)
A stop-by-stop account of Clinton's Africa trip Aug 15, 2009
Oil-rich Angola is strategically attractive to the US. Already, Angola supplies America with 7 percent of its oil imports. Angola's worldwide oil revenues account for approximately 85 percent of its gross domestic product ... Clinton also stressed the need for Angola to redevelop its once-productive agricultural industry. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
African odyssey Aug 15, 2009
" On the other hand there was little new in the way of policy. No fresh initiatives on trade or aid and certainly nothing about the most controversial subject on America's agenda - its future military role in Africa. Africom, the force that oversees US security interests on the continent, remains based in Germany and there was nothing said about possible plans for a military base on African soil. Mending fencesPerhaps this trip was work in progress. So in Kenya Mrs Clinton wagged her finger at... (BBC News -- Africa)
Israel killed Palestinians waving white flags, report says Aug 14, 2009
Israel has criticized the council, which has a rotating membership that currently includes countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan, and Angola, as biased and thus unfit to accurately assess its actions. Israel has provided assistance, however, to investigators working on a second report, being conducted by the UN Commission on Human Rights. (Christian Science Monitor)
Nigeria: Corruption Erodes Yar'Adua's Legitimacy - Hillary Clinton Aug 14, 2009
Maduekwe said the amnesty was already boosting the oil industry in Nigeria, which was recently surpassed by Angola as the top oil producer in Africa. "With just the mere perception that peace is coming back, the oil levels are gradually coming up again," he said. (allAfrica.com)
In Nigeria, Clinton Lambastes Corruption Aug 13, 2009
Violence in the region has led to cuts in production that in June led to Angola surpassing Nigeria in monthly oil production. To deal with the situation, Yar'Adua has offered militants in the Niger Delta amnesty if they turn in their arms, register and take part in reintegration programs. (CBS News)
Zimbabwe: Hillary Clinton - Two She-Devils in One Aug 12, 2009
The countries she visited include Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Cape Verde. The trip "will be used to highlight US President Barack Obama's commitment to the continent". (allAfrica.com)
Clinton to meet Nigerian leaders Aug 12, 2009
CLINTON'S AFRICAN TOUR Kenya South Africa Nigeria Angola Liberia Democratic Republic of Congo Cape Verde. President Yar'Adua came to power in a widely criticised election in April 2007. (BBC News -- Africa)
DR Congo profile Aug 11, 2009
The five-year conflict pitted government forces, supported by Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe, against rebels backed by Uganda and Rwanda ... He turned Zaire into a springboard for operations against Soviet-backed Angola and thereby ensured US backing ... Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe took Kabila's side, turning the country into a vast battleground. (BBC News -- Africa)
Will Clinton press for peace in Congo? Aug 11, 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses a press conference in Luanda, Angola, on Aug. 9. Congo is Clinton's next stop on her seven-nation Africa tour. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Clinton: ask me, not Bill Aug 11, 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday pressed for progress in two African nations recovering from war, calling for an end to mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo after winning a pledge by Angola to hold elections ... Hours earlier, she had ended a 24-hour visit to Angola with what she described as a commitment by longtime leader President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to hold a "timely" presidential election ... She started the day at an Aids clinic in Angola, where she walked past... (iAfrica.com)
Angola: Stand Against Corruption, Clinton Tells Legislators Aug 11, 2009
com: Angola: Stand Against Corruption, Clinton Tells Legislators (Page 1 of 1). Angola: Stand Against Corruption, Clinton Tells Legislators ... The visiting United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called on Angola's national assembly to demand from the country's government "accountability and transparency, and [to] stand against financial corruption and abuse of power.". (allAfrica.com)
Hillary Clinton aims to revive US influence in Angola Aug 11, 2009
Johannesburg, South Africa - Hillary Clinton's visit to Angola on Sunday and Monday shows that the cold war is well and truly over, but that its techniques are alive and well. Once a battleground between Soviet-armed and Cuban-trained government forces and an American-armed rebel force, Angola has belatedly become the center of a different kind of rivalry between the US and China over Angola's oil resources ... Just months after Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos traveled to China to... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Clinton off to Congo to target sexual violence Aug 10, 2009
Clinton in Angola to sweeten trade ties - 24 Hour Business - fresnobee ... Starting Tuesday, Clinton will visit Kenya, South Africa, Congo, Angola, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde on a tour aimed at "supporting strong and sustainable democratic governments," State Department officials said ... "We applaud Secretary Clinton's decision to visit Africa next week and her decision to focus attention during her visit on preventing conflict and violence, including gender-based violence, on the African... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Clinton presses Angola to democratize Aug 10, 2009
An Angolan child greeted US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on arrival in the capital, Luanda, yesterday. Clinton pressed Angola to do more to fight corruption ... LUANDA, Angola - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a gentle nudge to Angola yesterday, urging the nation, a major oil producer that has drawn close to China, to push harder to democratize. (Boston Globe)
› Mugabe 'preparing for war' Aug 9, 2009
This was flown in via Angola, [and also] included mortar bombs and rockets. " James said he regretted to report South Africa was planning a shipment of ammunition to Zimbabwe. Funding a 'war-chest' "Our own country. (iAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: SA's Opposition accuses Mugabe of Mobilising Militias Aug 8, 2009
The report by Wilmot James and Kenneth Mubu recorded that the Chinese boat load of weapons and ammunition that had been refused transit through SA had been flown to Zimbabwe from Angola. There is also a deal pending before SA's arms control authorities to sell ammunition to Zimbabwe. (allAfrica.com)
Clinton seeks new US-S.Africa start in relations Aug 7, 2009
Clinton plans on Saturday to stop in Cape Town where she will hold more public events but also take a brief break before a busy week ahead that takes her to Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde. 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Zimbabwe: South African Opposition Accuses Mugabe of Preparing for War Aug 7, 2009
It also reported that days later, a second shipment of 20 tons of AK-47 ammunition arrived from Angola, including mortar bombs and rockets. South Africa is also apparently planning a shipment of ammunition to the country. (allAfrica.com)
Clinton maneuvers testy time for US, Africa Aug 6, 2009
And African leaders, from Kenya to South Africa, and from Angola to Congo to Nigeria, know this ... Ninety percent of America's imports from Africa come from four oil-producing nations, including Nigeria and Angola. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
What Hillary Clinton seeks to achieve in Africa Aug 5, 2009
From there she moves on to South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde. While in Nairobi, Clinton will meet with the beleaguered president of Somalia's transitional government, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who is battling an Islamist insurgency. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Hillary Clinton opens Africa tour Aug 5, 2009
AFRICAN TOUR Kenya South Africa Nigeria Angola Liberia Democratic Republic of Congo Cape Verde ... Mrs Clinton will also visit South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cape Verde. (BBC News -- Africa)
Africa: Why is Clinton Coming to Continent, What Are the Issues? [column] Aug 5, 2009
She will visit Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde ... WHY IS ANGOLA INCLUDED IN THE SEVEN-NATION ITINERARY ... Oil producer Angola is seen as an emerging financial powerhouse in Africa. (allAfrica.com)
Zoomlion States Case Aug 5, 2009
ZOOMLION currently operates in Togo, Guinea, Nigeria and Angola. It has also secured a contract to be one of the main sanitation companies for the upcoming 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The week ahead Aug 3, 2009
Mrs Clinton will travel to Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde. She has sidelined recently by a broken elbow, by President Barack Obama's recent trips, including one to Africa, and by the vice-president, Joe Biden, who has been enthusiastically travelling the world. (The Economist)
South Africa: ANC Needs Urgent Reform to Retain Support Aug 2, 2009
In Angola everything is own by the state but the people are poor as hell and the largest investor in Brazil is the family of the president of the Angolan government. There are millions of acres. (allAfrica.com)
Timeline: Nigeria Jul 27, 2009
2008 February - Mend leaders Henry Okah and Edward Atata extradited from Angola on suspicion of involvement in attacks on oil companies. Report that Okah was subsequently killed in custody proved to be untrue. (BBC News -- Africa)
Angola: Economy Weighing on Voters' Minds Jul 27, 2009
com: Angola: Economy Weighing on Voters' Minds (Page 1 of 1). Angola: Economy Weighing on Voters' Minds ... Luanda Angola's economy may be booming on the back of high oil prices and strong diamond exports, but six years after a peace deal ended the 27-year civil war, unemployment stands at around 65 percent. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Obama's Sermon in Accra [editorial] Jul 25, 2009
The American CIA spy agency is known to have installed and propped up dictators like Congo's Mobuto Sese-seko, and then murder of the elected Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba; and Liberia's Charles Taylor, in spite of documented evidence that he was fuelling the civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone; sustaining apartheid in South Africa; supporting murderous movements like Jonas Savimbi's UNITA in Angola; even Ghana was a secret CIA listening before it was exposed and station dismantled; there... (allAfrica.com)
Global shift Jul 11, 2009
The G8 summit has had a strong focus on Africa this year, with African leaders from Nigeria, Angola, Algeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, and Libya taking part in the third day. And the G8 is increasingly seeing its role as promoting dialogue with other big emerging market countries, with the G5 (Brazil, India, China, Mexico and South Africa) automatically invited each year - and also now take part in a regular series of meetings during the year (known as the Heiligendamm Dialogue Process, from the site... (BBC News -- Business)
Nigerian group claims oil attack Jul 11, 2009
Mr Okah was arrested in Angola in 2007. His release has been one of the militant group's key demands. (BBC News -- Business)
Rethinking Russia Jul 10, 2009
By the middle of the 1970s Russia was so awash in petrodollars that it began a military spending binge, started funding every anti-western revolutionary movement or terrorist band abroad that it could make friends with, and was subsidizing allies like Cuba so they could make mischief in Angola and elsewhere. With recent record-high oil prices and the temporary windfall that it has brought to Russia's economy, it is no small wonder that Russian PM Vladimir Putin and Co. felt a 30-plus years-on... (CBS News)
Profile: Jose Manuel Barroso Jul 10, 2009
Once in government he was put in charge of foreign policy dossiers and helped negotiate a ceasefire in Angola. He served as Portuguese Prime Minister in 2002-2004, throwing his support behind the Iraq war coalition of the US, UK and Spain in 2003. (BBC News -- Europe)
President Obama in Ghana. Why not Nigeria? Jul 10, 2009
Last time I checked, Angola had become the largest exporter of oil from sub-saharan Africa. That implies that Angola can easily take over from Nigeria with the US oil business. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Liberia: TRC's Economic Criminals Jul 7, 2009
Look at Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, and even south Africa. As a master student studying politics and international studies with emphasis and peace and conflict studies at Uppsala University in Sweden, the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commissions public release on July 2nd of its final report is an important, necessary step in Liberias efforts to confront the legacies of its 17-years civil conflict and highlights the need for additional measures to deal with Liberias difficult. (allAfrica.com)
Global warming will be top issue at summit in Italy Jul 7, 2009
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Anchorage Daily News)
Petropolitics, NDC and Hypocrisy! Jul 6, 2009
And for that matter, why not Angola or The Sudan. These guys are buddies of Rawlings and the NDC, right. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Obama creates a deadly power vacuum Jun 30, 2009
Iran, Chile, Nicaragua, Angola and numerous other weak countries became the hapless battleground for the contest of covert operations between the Soviet Union and America - not to mention Vietnam and Korea. The use of developing countries as proxy battlefields and their people as cannon fodder came to an end with the Cold War. (Asia Times Online)
Russia's Medvedev Heads To Nigeria Jun 25, 2009
Medvedev began his tour in Egypt Tuesday and left Nigeria's capital, Abuja for the southern African nations of Namibia and Angola, both rich in uranium and diamonds ... The head of Russian diamond monopoly Alrosa, which has operated in Angola since 1990, also is joining Medvedev on his trip. (CBS News -- World)
Russian safari Jun 23, 2009
The president arrives in Egypt on Tuesday, and then goes on to Nigeria, Angola and Namibia ... Namibia and Angola, the final two countries on Mr Medvedev's itinerary, present new opportunities for Russian corporations in the spheres of diamonds, metals, hydrocarbons and uranium ... Alrosa, Russia's state diamond corporation, has worked in Angola for almost two decades. (BBC News -- Europe)
Zimbabwe seeks tourism kick from World Cup Jun 20, 2009
Teams looking for high altitude training to acclimatize for the June 11-July 11 World Cup may feel more comfortable in countries like Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia, who do not have the baggage of an economy in ruins and a new power-sharing government that still has not won wide recognition. A decade of crisis has wrecked infrastructure, including soccer stadiums and roads. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Africa's top 10 'big men' Jun 16, 2009
No 3: PRESIDENT JOSE EDUARDO DOS SANTOS of ANGOLA ... President Jose Eduardo dos Santos assumed power on the death of Angola's first president, Agostinho Neto, in September 1979. (BBC News -- Africa)
Africa means business Jun 16, 2009
The Americans are active in Angola, which now produces more oil than Nigeria. In fact, as a result of foreign interest and the other factors listed (greater sophistication in the financial markets and the expansion of economies on the supply side), the IMF says that a select group of countries Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia are now stable enough to rank as emerging markets. (iAfrica.com)
Fighting malaria with DDT in South Africa Jun 3, 2009
" Last year only 89 deaths were recorded. But the disease can never be fully eradicated without neighbouring countries also jacking up their malaria control programmes. This led to the creation of the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative, backed by the Global Fund to Fight HIV/Aids, Malaria and TB, which has led to an 83% and 67% drop in malaria cases in Swaziland and Mozambique respectively. South Africa is also providing resources and technical training to Zimbabwe's southern Matabeleland... (Yahoo News -- Malaria)
Why U.S. is boosting ties with Africa, by official May 26, 2009
According to him, Nigeria alone supplies eight per cent of America's oil import while Angola and Algeria share the balance of nine per cent. ... Carson hinted that Nigeria, Angola and Algeria provide 98 per cent of LNG imports for the eastern part of the U.S. ... He said to further boost the two blocs' ties, the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, would visit the Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs soon having a met her Nigerian and South African counterparts. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Obamas Visit Whats In It For Us And U.S.? May 25, 2009
Though Angola, the second largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, supplies the U.S. with approximately twice as much oil as it does China, China has outpaced the United States in partnering Angolas rapid development with its multi-billion dollar investment support in the countrys infrastructure ... 2 billion for two deep-water blocks off the Angolan coast ... Two years earlier, Beijing softened the ground with a $2 billion package of loans and aid to Angola, which has Chinese companies... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Africa: High-Level Engagement With Continent Has Started May 23, 2009
"Secretary Clinton will be meeting with the Angolan minister of foreign affairs, Assun;; o Afonso dos Anjos. She has already met with her Nigerian and South African counterparts. And in July," Carson said, "the president will be making his first trip to Africa in his current capacity, when he travels to Ghana.". Earlier that same day, Carson told his audience, on the 16th anniversary of U.S.-Angolan bilateral relations, United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk signed the U.S.-Angolan Trade... (allAfrica.com)
Why Afari Gyan Must go May 20, 2009
And by the end of the successful election run-off, our neighbors (particularly our Nigerian brothers and sisters) and the entire universe were applauding Ghana for a largely trouble-free election a no small feat given electoral calamities we have witnessed in Angola, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe in the last three years. However, the largely untold story is how closely Ghana came to the brink of a political and civil war. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Namibia: 'Women Are Born Leaders' May 15, 2009
Angola elected more than 37 percent women in its first election since 1992. According to the IPU, impressive Gains were also registered across Latin America: women took a 26. (allAfrica.com)
Stop your gadget greed from fueling tragedy in Congo May 1, 2009
In the 1990s, "blood diamond" conflicts raged across Sierra Leone and Angola. Today, thanks in part to global pressure, those countries are turning things around and using diamonds for development. (Christian Science Monitor)
THE PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW Apr 30, 2009
If we lose the opportunity, there are other areas: Angola for example, before the end of the civil war in Angola, Africa South of Sahara, we were about the only one. But now there is peace in Angola ... The civil war is over after over 20 years of fighting a war and now they are settling down and if we are not careful, investment that should naturally flow from all parts the world into the Niger Delta will now go to Angola. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
South Africa: The Election - A Tainted Victory [opinion] Apr 17, 2009
The ANC's money obsession means that it is awash with money from un-stated sources, much of it appearing to come from fellow ruling parties in countries such as China, Equatorial Guinea, Libya and Angola. But there is a cost: the party machinery, even at a time of electoral mobilisation, is creaking. (allAfrica.com)
Benin joins EU aviation blacklist Apr 9, 2009
The European Commission says Angola and Indonesia have made improvements but it is maintaining a ban on their airlines. The last such commission list came out in November 2008. (BBC News -- Africa)
TRC for Namibia? Apr 9, 2009
The NSHR has also been calling for the government to disclose the whereabouts of hundreds of people allegedly disappeared during a crackdown on the northern border area with Angola in the 1990s. At the time Angolan rebels embroiled in a lengthy civil war with the government were using the area as a hideout. (iAfrica.com)
Angola floods worsen Apr 4, 2009
Article By: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:45 Aid agencies warned on Friday that devastating floods that have hit 220000 people in Angola could cause food shortages in a country where farming remains poor after decades of war ... "Food security is always an issue in Cunene. It is very dry and arid most the year but then when the rains come, they come with such force they wash away a lot of crops which makes things worse," Juan Sheenan, head of the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) in Angola, told AFP.. (iAfrica.com)
2008 Peabody Award Winners Apr 2, 2009
36 Years in Solitary: Murder, Death and Justice on Angola (NPR/All Things Considered). NPR. (PR Newswire)
Banking on Beijing Apr 1, 2009
It has already tried to use its economic muscle to patch together a network of oil suppliers around the world to immunize itself from price movements and supply disruptions by cutting deals with Iran, Sudan, and Angola. But it still depends on global supply for 95 percent of its energy needs. (The American Conservative)
