Month: August 2005

Dakar, Senegal, 24 August, 2005— The four trade development offices operated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nairobi, Kenya; Gaborone, Botswana; Accra, Ghana; and Dakar are a prime example of the Bush […]

Washington, 24 August, 2005— Making strides in meeting the growing demand for electricity in southern Africa is the goal of a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) grant awarded August 23 to Botswana’s Ministry of […]

Washington, 24 August, 2005— Everyone should have the chance to visit Africa, says Chris Johns, editor in chief of National Geographic magazine. Recalling his countless visits to the continent, he says: “I always get up […]

Johannesburg, 22 August, 2005— A meeting between Zimbabwe and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week could prove crucial to overcoming the country’s deepening economic crisis, analysts said on Monday. Although the authorities have downplayed […]

Jijiga, 22 August, 2005— More than a million people headed to the polls on Sunday in a delayed vote for 23 seats in Ethiopia’s remote eastern Somali region, but many polling stations in the desert-like […]

Ndjamena, 22 August, 2005— Chadian journalists began a one-week news blackout on Monday, to protest the imprisonment of four colleagues and to draw international attention to what one striking reporter called the ”creeping dictatorship” of […]

A Case Study on African Embassies’ Role on Citizens Interest By The African People Convention (APC) e. V 2005 Introduction The German based African People Convention (APC) with its headquarters in Kassel has consulted some […]

Washington, 19 August, 2005— Defining an appropriate water supply and wastewater management system for the Lake Victoria South region of Kenya is the goal of a U.S. grant awarded August 18 to Kenya’s Ministry of […]