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 Hillary Clinton goes to sub-Saharan Africa: a counterpoise to China’s sway? The Secretary of State was in Senegal Wednesday, kicking off a seven-nation trip to sub-Saharan Africa. Hillary Clinton will highlight Africa’s economic and political progress – and try to define what Obama means by ‘partnership, not patronage.’ By Howard LaFranchi | Christian Science Monitor […]

China-Africa Focus: China-Africa poverty reduction forum opens in Tanzania with focus on agriculture modernization Xinhua DAR ES SALAAM– The third Sino-Africa forum on poverty reduction and development started on July 28 with a focus on promoting agricultural modernization as a way of lifting millions of people out of poverty. The one-day forum held in White Sand […]

Zimbabwe PM makes compelling case for ending sanctions: New Zealand PM Xinhua WELLINGTON,– Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai made a compelling case for suspending sanctions against his country, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said after talks between the two Wednesday. Tsvangirai put the case for lifting financial and other sanctions in a meeting with […]

Ghana’s President Atta Mills died at age 68 By Kwasi Kpodo | Reuters   ACCRA – Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, who won international praise as leader of a stable model democracy in Africa, died suddenly on Tuesday and will be succeeded by his vice-president in the West African oil, gold and cocoa producer, officials […]

African Union has chosen its first female leader- South African Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma BBC News The African Union has chosen South African Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as its leader, making her the first woman to hold the post. Ms Dlamini-Zuma beat incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon after a closely fought contest for the chairmanship of the organisation. In […]

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney- Their views on Africa  http://www.mittromney.com Overview African countries hold great promise despite the many years of conflict, poverty, and misrule that followed their emergence as independent states. With abundant natural resources, an increasingly educated and dynamic population striving for a better life, and governments embracing political and economic reforms, […]

Website: http://www.sullivansummit.org _______________________________________________________ The 9th Biennial Leon H. Sullivan Summit is the premiere event on the continent of Africa bringing together government and corporate communities for the benefit of the African people. The Sullivan Summits are organized by The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation and held biennially in an African nation to highlight key issues and […]

Angola helps out Portugal The former colony has become an unexpected source of jobs and investment for Portugal in the global downturn by Augusta Conchiglia Le Monde Angola is Sub-Saharan Africa’s third largest economy, after South Africa and Nigeria. It is already one of Africa’s biggest oil producers, with an average output of 1.8m barrels […]

Angola and China’s Eximbank signed loan agreements valued at more than 500 million dollars AFP Angola and China’s Eximbank on Saturday signed 17 loan agreements valued at more than 500 million dollars to finance various post-war reconstruction projects, the finance minister said. Angolan Minister of Finance, Carlos Alberto Lopes, told AFP the loan deal would […]

Libya election: Count under way after historic vote   BBC News   Vote-counting is under way in Libya, after the country held its first free national election for 60 years.   Partial results are expected later in the week, with some unofficial exit polls suggesting a liberal alliance was leading Islamist parties. Officials said turnout […]