International Relations

US vows help in fight against Congo sexual violence

Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:12

The United States will help any effort to bring to justice rebels accused in the "horrific" mass rape of women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.

(1 Vote)

Tags: United States - Hillary Clinton - rape - United Nations - Democratic Republic of Congo

Kenyan diplomat chosen to strengthen ties between UN and AU

Thursday, 19 August 2010 15:35

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week appointed an experienced Kenyan diplomat as the first Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (AU), established earlier this year to strengthen links between the two organizations.

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Tags: United Nations - African Union - Ban Ki-moon - United Nations Office to the African Union - Zachary Muburi-Muita - Kenya - Ethiopia

US hosts ninth AGOA forum this week

Wednesday, 04 August 2010 15:17

The U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk has said the United States is committed to partnering with Africa to address the challenges of poverty, health, education, conflict, governance, and economic development.

(1 Vote)

Tags: Ron Kirk - US - AGOA - trade - relationships - Africa

U.S. congratulates Benin on 50 years of independence

Monday, 02 August 2010 12:27

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has congratulated the people of Benin for the country's 50th independence anniversary observed Sunday. Clinton said the U.S. will continue working with Benin to reduce poverty and promote economic growth.

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Tags: US - secretary of state - Hillary Clinton - independence - growth - Africa - Benin

Brazil's Lula ends final African tour with new deals

Friday, 09 July 2010 12:54

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva talks to his Zambian counterpart Rupiah Banda (R) at the Lusaka International Airport July 7, 2010. President Lula Da Silva is in Zambia for a two-day state visit. The two presidents are expected to hold official talks at the State House tomorrow morning before witnessing the signing of various memoranda of understanding in different fields between the two countries. REUTERS/Mackson Wasamunu (ZAMBIA - Tags: POLITICS)

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva winds up his final presidential tour of Africa with a clutch of deals after dramatically expanding ties during eight years in power.

Lula has worked hard to increase trade with other emerging economies as they play an ever greater global role and has taken advantage of Brazil's strong cultural links with Africa. He has visited more than 25 African countries, six on this trip.

Lula landed in South Africa on Thursday after signing a defence accord with Equatorial Guinea, a biofuels agreement with Kenya, a deal on environmental cooperation with Tanzania and a series of other pacts on the fast-growing continent.

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Tags: Brazil - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - biofules - defence accod - envirommental cooperation - Roberto Jaguaribe - Rubens Barbosa - FIESPI - Vale - PEtrobras - Eduardo Centola - Standard Bank - Roger Agnelli - Moatize coal mine - Mozambique - Zambia - Equatorial Guinea - South Africa - Tanzania - Kenya Africa

Tanzania, Brazil sign biofuel memo, talk debt relief

Thursday, 08 July 2010 14:44

Brazil, the world's leader in sugar cane-based ethanol production, wants to help Tanzania develop its biofuel sector and will consider waiving debt worth $240 million, its president said on Wednesday.

(1 Vote)

Tags: biofuel - sugar cane-based ethanol - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - Jakaya Kikwete - Brazil - Tanzania

Obama to host Africa independence celebration

Monday, 28 June 2010 13:05

President Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan, will host a 50th anniversary celebration of 18 African nations' independence in Washington this summer, senior U.S. officials said on Friday.

(4 Votes)

Tags: Barack Obama - Independence - 50th anniversary celebrations - G8 Summit - United States - Kenya

Canada invites African leaders to G8 meeting

Monday, 14 June 2010 18:54

Canada said on Sunday it invited leaders from seven African countries as well as Haiti, Jamaica and Colombia to attend the Group of Eight summit it is hosting this month, citing a desire to make the event more inclusive.

(2 Votes)

Tags: Canada - Group of Eight summit - Stephen Harper - Algeria - Egypt - Ethiopia - Malawi - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa - Africa

Biden: New Kenya constitution will lead to more American investment

Wednesday, 09 June 2010 11:16

Visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told Kenya the successful passage of a new constitution and other key political reforms will result in more American investment in the east African nation.

Tags: Joe Biden - United States of America - constitution - political reform - Millenium Challenge Account - Mwai Kibaki - Raila Odinga - investment - Kenya

Kenya: Obama backs law review

Monday, 07 June 2010 11:33

US President Barack Obama has sent the strongest indication yet that he wants to see Kenya's constitutional review process successfully concluded.

(1 Vote)

Tags: Barack Obama - constitution - media - referendum - governance - vote - Kenya

Franco-African summit ends on high note: South Africa

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 14:36

The 25th Africa- France summit held in Nice was an opportunity for South Africa to strengthen relations based on shared interest and mutual trust, says the South African Presidency.

Tags: Africa-France summit - Jacob Zuma - conflict resolution - Madagascar - SADC - France - South Africa

France says Africa must be on UN Security Council

Tuesday, 01 June 2010 12:00

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday Africa should be represented on the U.N. Security Council, promising to back reforms when France takes the helm of the G8 and G20 groups of big economies next year.

Tags: Africa-France summit - Nicolas Sarkozy - UN Security Council - G8 - G20 - Security Council reform - Ezulwini consensus - Jacob Zuma - Denis Sassou Nguesso - South Africa - Congo Republic - Nigeria - Gabon - Uganda - Africa

Obama signs US law to help Uganda fight LRA rebels

Tuesday, 25 May 2010 13:03

President Barack Obama on Monday signed a law aimed at helping Uganda and its neighbors combat the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group that has brutalized Central Africa for decades.

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Tags: Barack Obama - US - Lords Resistance Army - LRA - legislation - support - Uganda

World leaders pledge support to Somalia

Monday, 24 May 2010 13:13

Fifty-five countries on Saturday pledged their support to Somalia's fragile transitional federal government as the only barrier to chaos in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation.

Tags: United Nations - Ban Ki-moon - Sheikh Sharif Ahmed - Spain - France - Bernard Kouchner - Miguel Angel Moratinos - Somali pirates - Somalia

Biden to visit World Cup, Egypt, Kenya

Friday, 21 May 2010 11:41

US Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill will visit Egypt, Kenya and the World Cup in South Africa in June, the White House said Thursday.

Tags: Joe Biden - Vice President - US - visit - World Cup - Egypt - Kenya - South Africa

Internet promotes African freedom

Tuesday, 11 May 2010 15:42

Two African organisations are among the three winners of the inaugural Breaking Borders awards, given by Google and alternative media group Global Voices to those fighting for free expression via the internet and other technology platforms.

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Tags: organisations - Breaking Borders - award - Google - Thompson Reuters - activists - Uganda - Zimbabwe

Nigeria to tap on US expertise to tackle Niger Delta crisis

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 11:32

Nigeria will tap on US security expertise to tackle the crisis in the volatile southern oil-producing Niger Delta, Foreign Minister Odein Ajumogobia said on Friday.

(2 Votes)

Tags: US - security - expertise - relations - Niger Delta - oil - aid - Nigeria

New commercial flights to link US and Angola

Thursday, 22 April 2010 13:17

Direct commercial flights between the United States and Angola will begin soon under an air transport agreement due to be signed between the two countries Thursday, an official said.

(1 Vote)

Tags: United States - commercial flights - William Burns - Delta - TAAG - Jose Eduardo dos Santos - Assuncao dos Anjos - Angola

Obama lauds South Africa for dismantling nuclear program

Monday, 12 April 2010 12:43

US President Barack Obama Sunday heaped praise on South Africa for taking the decision to become the first country to abandon a nuclear weapons program, as he met President Jacob Zuma.

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Tags: US - president - Barack Obama - Jacob Zuma - nuclear - weapons - South Africa

US-Nigeria create new ‘strategic partnership': State Dept

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 13:13

The United States on Monday announced the launch of a US-Nigerian Binational Commission to bolster bilateral ties on energy, regional security, good governance and a range of other issues.