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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Begin Seven-nation Trip to Africa on August 5
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will begin a seven-nation trip to Africa on August 5 at the 8th US – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (known as the AGOA Forum) in Nairobi, Kenya, the State Department announced on Monday. This...
Twelve Members of the African Union have Over One-year in Contribution Arrears
Twelve African countries are yet to settle their over one-year arrears of statutory contributions with the African Union (AU), totaling $27 million as of 31 December 2008, the draft report of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) said. How People...African Development Bank Allocates $7.4million Budgetary Support Loan to Cape Verde to Fight Poverty
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated a $7.4million budgetary support loan to Cape Verde to fund the country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, APA learned Thursday.Opposition Party in Guinea-Bissau Challenges Election Results
Guinea’ Party of Social Renovation (PRS) has refused to accept the results of the November 16 elections announced last week by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) chairman Aladji Malam Mane.Zimbabwe Slips Even Lower in Press Freedom Rankings
Zimbabwe has slipped in press freedom rankings for the third successive year, according to a report by France-based Reporters without Borders (Reporters sans Frontières) released on Thursday, which also showed Namibia as the country with the best conditions...Drastic Reduction in West African Shark Catch
The Shark catch in West Africa has drastically dropped from 30,000 to 10,000 tons between 2002 and 2008, an expert of the sub-regional Fisheries Commission (CSRP) Mika Diop revealed at an ongoing event in Dakar.Guinea-Bissau Gets 21 New Cabinet Ministers
Guinea Bissau has a new government since Saturday led by Prime Minister Carlos Correia who was named on 5 August to replace Martinho Ndafa Kabi. The new cabinet mainly comprises former members of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape...Bissau Guinean Veterans Sue Portugal Over War Allowances
Guinean veterans have sued the Portuguese government in the European Court of Justice for the payment of their outstanding “blood and disablement” allowances, the spokesman of their association, Rui Batican Ferreira said on Tuesday.
