Tag archives for Africa
Into Africa: China’s Wild Rush
CreditAlex Nabaum By HOWARD W. FRENCHMAY 16, 2014 NAIROBI, Kenya — For nearly a decade, asChina made a historic push for business opportunities and expanded influence in Africa, most of the continent’s…
Thomas Sankara And The Assassination Of Africa’s Memory
Thomas Sankara was Burkina Faso’s president from August 1983 until his assassination on October 15, 1987. Perhaps, more than any other African president in living memory, Thomas Sankara, in four years,…
Remarks by President Obama and President Kikwete of Tanzania at Joint Press Conference
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 01, 2013 State House Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 5:09 EAT PRESIDENT KIKWETE:Â You Excellency, Barack Obama, President of…
BEYOND THE BIG STICK, CHEQUE BOOK AND GUNBOATS
AN OPEN MEMO TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ON THE EVE OF HIS SECOND VISIT TO AFRICA Your Excellency, Shortly, you and your family will board Air Force One and head…
Rice Withdraws From Consideration for Secretary of State
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from the list of candidates who could be nominated as the new secretary of state to replace outgoing Hillary…