Washington, 7 August, 2007— Since its founding in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, the U.S. Peace Corps has sent volunteers to developing nations not only to help provide essential services, but to promote a […]

Washington, 6 August, 2007— President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai remain committed to defeating remaining Taliban insurgents, bringing al-Qaida terrorists to justice and helping Afghanistan emerge from decades of poverty and violence. “History has […]

Washington, 6 August, 2007— The precise role the newly created U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) will play is to build on long-standing partnerships to deliver humanitarian assistance and foster self-sufficiency by helping African nations build strong, […]

MTHATA, 1 August, 2007— By the time winter has ended, thousands of young South African boys will have gone through a month-long traditional rite of passage and become men. But becoming a man can be […]

Bukavu, 1 August, 2007— Janet Furaha fled the violence in her home area of Kaniola in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) South Kivu province in May to live with relatives in Walungu, but she […]

Washington, 1 August, 2007— Lesotho’s economic growth prospects have become brighter with the recent Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) decision to help the small southern African country build a much-needed dam. The dam, in Lesotho’s Metolong […]

Washington, 1 August, 2007— U.N. Security Council Resolution 1769, which authorizes the deployment of a U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force to Sudan’s Darfur region, is a “new and unique form of cooperation” between the two international […]

Washington, 1 August, 2007— Arab leaders meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Defense Robert Gates in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, July 31 agreed to continue aiding Iraqis and expressed support for intensified […]