Month: July 2005

Washington, 22 July, 2005— Ambassador Jendayi Frazer, whom President Bush has named to be the next assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said her focus in her new job would be on conflict resolution, […]

Washington, 20 July, 2005— America’s partnership with Nigeria will help in the development of democracy and good governance, as well as alleviate the conditions that cause poverty, violence, and crime, Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar […]

Dakar, 20 July, 2005— “Unless foreign aid contributes to economic growth, it is failing to achieve its primary mission,” U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew Natsios told the African Growth and Opportunity Act […]

Dakar, 20 July, 2005— There has been a recent surge in the number of Liberian refugees returning home from Cote d’Ivoire as conditions within Liberia improve and the security situation in the volatile west of […]

Dakar, Senegal, 20 July, 2005— The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is making a difference in people’s lives, and the United States wants to work as a partner with Africans to make peace and […]

Dakar, Senegal, July 18, 2005— This year’s annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Dakar, Senegal, is focusing on “Expanding and Diversifying Trade to Promote Growth and Competitiveness,” according to a July 18 […]

Dakar, Senegal, July 18, 2005— Developed and developing countries have one thing in common: their economies run on small business. That is why Manuel A. Rosales of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is attending […]

Dakar, Senegal, July 18, 2005— The African Global Competitiveness Initiative announced by President Bush in a taped message to the AGOA Forum July 18 symbolizes the Bush administration’s commitment to jobs and long-term economic growth […]