Month: May 2007

Washington, 14 May, 2007— A senior diplomat says her recent appointment as the first full-time U.S. envoy to the African Union (AU) highlights a growing U.S.-African partnership aimed at pursuing political stability and economic prosperity […]

Washington, 14 May, 2007— Following on a brief exchange between U.S. and Iranian officials at the Iraq Neighbors’ Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Washington and Tehran have agreed to engage in ambassadorial-level discussions about the […]

Washington, 14 May, 2007— U.S. officials are joining delegations from 192 other nations in Geneva for the 60th World Health Assembly (WHA), being held May 14-23, to discuss and act on policies addressing key issues, […]

Nairobi, 14 May, 2007— Explosions in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, which forced the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes to cut short his weekend visit, were politically motivated and meant to paint the city in […]

Baghdad, 13 May, 2007— Ten-year-old Majdy Imad says he cannot stand being an orphan anymore. After losing his parents and two sisters on 17 November, 2006 in sectarian killings, he was taken to an overcrowded, […]

Reading the story titled “Calls for Early Activation [sic] of Aveyime Rice Project” (Ghanaweb.com 5/8/07), reminded me of another quite anecdotal narrative that was carried by the ABC-Television network here, in the United States, a […]

Washington, 7 May, 2007— Planning for the upcoming African Growth and Opportunity Forum in Ghana includes input from African partners who believe the U.S.-originated trade program has the best chance to bring the continent into […]

Washington, 8 May, 2007— The Bush administration welcomes the convening of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, which marks the end of direct rule from London and raises hopes for a permanent, peaceful coexistence between Northern Ireland’s […]