Washington, 7 July– Timbuktu came to Washington for the Smithsonian’s annual Folklife Festival, which has just ended. More than 200 Malians came to DC to represent their West African country. For those who have never […]

Pretoria, 9 July– President Bush meets in Pretoria Wednesday with his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki. Talks are expected to focus on trade, terrorism, AIDS and the crisis in neighboring Zimbabwe. Washington wants African leaders […]

Abidjan, 8 July– Pro-government soldiers in Liberia have prevented a U.S. military assessment team from visiting a refugee camp on the outskirts of Monrovia. Meanwhile, President Bush has not announced whether he will send U.S. […]

Monrovia, 8 July– As the United Nations readies the rescue ship Overbeck for a second roundtrip voyage ferrying Sierra Leonean refugees from Monrovia home to Freetown, humanitarian workers are still struggling to help thousands of […]

New York/Maputo, 8 July– A day before arriving in Mozambique to attend the annual African Union summit, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today urged African leaders to invest in children as […]

Washington, 8 July– The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved an IDA Credit of US$18 million for capacity building activities in the mining sector and an IDA Grant of US$21 million for a multisectoral […]

Dakar, 8 July– President Bush had the opportunity July 8 to discuss bilateral issues with Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade as well as regional and international issues with seven other leaders of West African democracies, according […]

New York, 8 July– The first meeting to review progress and exchange information on ending the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons opened at U.N. headquarters July 7, two years after an international […]