Africa

Washington, 27 June– Speaking after a vibrant introduction of African drums and dance, President Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali announced that his fellow Malians ”have brought Timbuktu to Washington” at the opening of the Smithsonian […]

Accra, 26 June– West African mediators have threatened to suspend Liberian peace talks in Ghana unless the government and two rebel movements stop fighting by 10.00 GMT on Friday and reimpose a ceasefire. US President […]

Washington, 27 June– Just days before his long-anticipated trip to sub-Saharan Africa, President Bush told the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) Summit in Washington June 26 that the United States believes in Africa’s potential, understands […]

Washington, 27 June– President Charles Taylor of Liberia needs to step down so that Liberia can achieve peace, President Bush said June 26 during a midday speech to a meeting in Washington of U.S. and […]

Washington, 27 June– On the eve of his first trip to Africa, President George W. Bush delivered a major policy speech on Africa to a U.S.-African business gathering June 26, emphasizing his Administration’s continued commitment […]

New York, 26 June– Forcefully condemning the recent escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), members of the United Nations Security Council today called on all the parties in the […]

Washington, 26 June– President Bush’s decision to visit Africa’s economic powerhouses as well as nations valiantly battling HIV/AIDs and terrorism speaks clearly about the President’s vision of and for Africa, says former Assistant Secretary of […]

Washington, 25 June– White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer discussed President Bush’s July 7-12 trip to Africa during the White House noon briefing June 25. The President, he said, was really looking forward to the trip […]