Editor

Chicago, IL, USA
Editor's E-mail

February 2010

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28            

Categories

Archives

SYNDICATION

Subscribe in a reader

Subscribe in Bloglines

Add to Google Reader or Homepage

Add to My AOL

Subscribe in FeedLounge

Add to Plusmo

Powered by FeedBurner

Add to Technorati Favorites

African Affairs

Nov 8, 2009: China’s $10 Billion Promise to Africa
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs , Asia & Africa
Daniel Williams and Mahmoud Kassem of Bloomberg.com reports in an article dated November 9, 2009, that, “China promised $10 billion in cheap loans to Africa, pledged to cut customs duties and distributed a newspaper with photos of Chinese leaders among...

Nov 8, 2009: Africa’s Resources Still a Draw for World’s Big Powers
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs
Marcia Klein of Times Live of South Africa reported November 8, 2009, that “Recent high-level visits to Africa by both the US and China point to an increasing interest in further investment in the continent by both countries.” According to...

Mar 8, 2009: Why U.S. Supported ICC on Arrest Warrant For Sudan's Omar al-Bashir
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs , Obama: Africa , United Nations
What is the Obama Administration's official position on the International Criminal Court's March 4, 2009, issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir? According to Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: The United...

Jan 4, 2009: Uganda May Withdraw Its Peacekeeping Troops From Somalia
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs
The Daily Monitor of Uganda reported January 5, 2009, that, “Uganda warned on Saturday [January 3, 2009] it may withdraw its troops from peacekeeping duties in Somalia as Islamist forces appeared to begin seizing territory left unguarded by departing Ethiopian...

Jan 4, 2009: ‘Does Somalia Have Any Chance of Ever Returning to Peace?’
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs
“Does Somalia have any chance of ever returning to peace?” That question was asked by journalist Fred Oluoch in a January 3 2009, post in the The East African of Kenya. He adds: That is the question on everyone’s lips...

Dec 29, 2008: Recommended: ‘African Coup D’etat: The Sequel – And The Rule Of Law’
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs , Opinion & Analysis
“One would get the impression from reading the headlines of the Western press these days that Americans and Europeans have an appetite for news about coup d’états in African Nations that is as great as their appetite for James Bond...

Dec 29, 2008: Ghana’s Presidential Contenders ‘Running Neck-and-Neck’
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs
allAfrica.com reported December 29, 2008, that, “With more than half the results counted in the second round of Ghana's presidential election, the two candidates,” John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress’ and Nana Akufo-Addo, the ruling New Patriotic Party’s...

Dec 26, 2008: Will Africa Experience More Military Coups?
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs , Opinion & Analysis
“Military incursions into power on the African continent once thought to be a receding aberration is now assuming renewed vigour and frequency much like it did after the 1963 coup that overthrew Sylvanus Olympio’s government in Togo and then spread...

Dec 25, 2008: Guinean Coup Leader Makes Prime Minister an Offer He Can’t Refuse
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs
Guinean coup leader Moussa Camara has balls and a lot of guns. For the moment, that makes him an African Big Man Guinean leaders such as Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare can’t afford to aggravate, if they want to live,...

Dec 24, 2008: Does Isolation Await Guinea’s Coup Leaders?
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs
By Munir Umrani The African Union (AU) has rightly condemned the December 23, 2008, coup in the West African nation of Guinea. See “AU warns Guinea's renegade troops of 'stern measures'.” Hopefully, no nation will recognize the military government that...