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U.S. Department of State: Contract Awarded for the Construction of the New Embassy Compound in Dakar, Senegal
The U.S. Department of State's Bureaus of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and Administration announced today the award of a $138 million contract to build...
Nigerian and South African Presidents meet with Obama
President Obama met separately with South African President Jacob Zuma and Nigeria’s acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, April 11 on the eve of the Nuclear...
Speech by Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at a dinner hosted by the Southern African German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Translation of advance text
Mr Boddenberg,
Mr Möller,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you very much for welcoming me here today and for your kind introductory words.
On behalf of...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe attacked for inviting Iran President Ahmadinejad
Controversial Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is heading for
Zimbabwe next week and human rights activities are already planning
protests.
Ahmadinejad would open a trade exhibition set for...
Nigeria: Acting president to meet with Obama
Acting Nigerian president Mr. Goodluck Jonathan is set for his first international trip; a visit to the white house to hold talks with U.S....
Nigeria and United States agree on binational deal
The United States and Nigeria have launched an initiative aimed at fostering greater cooperation between the two nations and assisting in governance, regional cooperation...
German Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle and Federal Development Minister Niebel travel to Africa
Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Federal Development Minister Dirk Niebel will be visiting Tanzania, South Africa and Djibouti from 7 to 11 April.
In...
U.S. – Nigeria Binational Commission
On April 6, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Nigerian Secretary to the Government of the Federation Yayale Ahmed inaugurated the U.S.-Nigeria Binational...
Nigeria – Libya row: Liberia’s President Johnson Sirleaf intervenes
Liberia’s President Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has moved to broker peace between Nigeria and Libya following a strain in diplomatic relations after Libyan Leader...
Libya – Nigeria: Diplomatic ties worsen
Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has responded to Nigerians criticisms of his suggestions and insinuations that Nigeria should split on religious and ethnic lines in...
Zuma defends two wanted Rwandans and lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
South African president Jacob Zuma has defended his country over hosting two wanted army officers from Rwanda, and called on the United Nations to...
New ECOWAS Commission President visits Togo
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, paid a one-day official visit to Togo in connection with the presidential election held...
Ambassador Victor Gbeho, new president of ECOWAS commission, assumes duty
The new President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho on Friday, 12th March 2010 assumed duty at the Commission's headquarters in Abuja,...
Zimbabwe: Zuma’s tough negotiations with Zanu-Pf and MDC emerge
Finer details of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma mediation trip to Zimbabwe are starting to emerge. Last week, Zuma spent two days in...
Terrorism in Africa: Best way forward is economic development
Representatives from seven African countries met, Tuesday, March 16, in Algiers to assess the security situation in the Sahel-Saharan region. Participants at the conference...
United States Breaks Ground on 100th Diplomatic Facility with the New Embassy Compound in Bujumbura, Burundi
U.S. Ambassador to Burundi Pamela J. H. Slutz; Mayor of Bujumbura Mr. Evrard Giswaswa; and Acting Managing Director for Operations of the Bureau of...
Addis Ababa: African ambassador’s spouses charity bazaar opens on saturday 13 march at the African Union headquarters
The African Ambassadors' Spouses Group in Addis Ababa (AASG), Ethiopia, and the African Union Commission (AUC) will on Saturday 13 March 2010, from 09...
Second U.S. Science Envoy Begins Travel to North Africa
U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Zerhouni, M.D., arrived in Morocco today on a two-week trip to North Africa that will include visits to Algeria, Tunisia,...
Libya: Gaddafi declares Jihad on Switzerland
Libya’s president Mr. Muammar Gaddafi has called on all Muslims to shun Switzerland and begin a jihad against the Alpine nation. The antagonism is...
Algeria and Mali in diplomatic row after terrorist release
Pierre Camatte, a Frenchman who was abducted last November in Mali, was released on Tuesday. But at what cost? Algiers has accused Bamako for...
Germany and Djibouti agree on close cooperation
Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met the Foreign Minister of Djibouti, Mr Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on February 23. The two men agreed that the...
U.S. Welcomes Western Sahara Talks
The U.S. welcomes the announcement of the second round of informal talks on the Western Sahara, which will take place February 10-11, 2010.
Philip J....
Iran-Zimbabwe forge closer military ties amid outcry
A state of the art helicopter training repair center is being set up in Zimbabwe by Iran a move that will further cement military...
Botswana-Zimbabwe diplomatic relations take a damaging turn
Diplomatic relations between Botswana and Zimbabwe have taken a damaging twist with the former recalling its defence and intelligence attaches from Zimbabwe. Botswana says...
Terrorism: Algeria threatens Washington and Paris
Are we going to witness American and Western nationals subject to the same control measures as those reserved for the Algerian population, now considered...
African Union: Haiti’s future in Africa ‘a sense of duty’
Leaders of the African Union will consider the proposal to award Haitians land and naturalization benefits during its annual three-day summit in Addis Ababa,...
Australian minister for foreign affairs Stephen Smith visit to Botswana
Monday 25 January, I spent the day in Gaborone, the first visit to Botswana by an Australian Foreign Minister.
I met with my counterpart Foreign...
Botswana-Zimbabwe diplomatic row over armed scouts imminent
A diplomatic row could erupt between Zimbabwe and neighboring Botswana after three armed officers from the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP)...
UK-Ethiopia: Baroness Kinnock, Africa Minister visits Ethiopia
Baroness Kinnock, Minister for Africa, is visiting Ethiopia on 26-28 January before attending the African Union Summit later in the week.
As part of her...
Rwanda and France bury the hatchet
Rwanda and France have resumed diplomatic ties after three years of ambassadorial impasse. French president Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy will visit Rwanda next month, and...