"UN advisor warns Africa against implementing SAPs"

Africa comes of age by passing the Togo test
Reaction to a coup has shown the continent can keep its own house in order, writes Jonathan Clayton in Johannesburg

Tiny Togo tests Africa's commitment to democracy
Despite sanctions, the new West African leader, installed by the military Feb. 6, has defied calls to step down.

British arms sales fuel Africa's wars
British ministers' claims that they are leading the global fight against poverty will ring hollow unless the government changes policies which harm rather than help developing countries.

What they are not saying is that most of Africa's brutal dictators were armed and propped-up by the West. Now these hypocrites want to sit in judgement of Africa and its governance.

S. Africa to spend $3.9 bln on defense
South Africa will spend 22.4 billion rand (3.86 billion US dollars) in defense in 2005/6, increasing from 19.4 billion rand in the previous fiscal year.

West Africa launches anti-polio drive
Three West African countries at the center of a polio epidemic launched an immunization drive on Sunday to help stop the spread of the crippling disease by the end of this year.

MTV launches channel for Africa
MTV base Africa is available to some 1.3 million homes across the continent via satellite, but also plans to broadcast on free-to-air networks.

Transport problem keeps Somali leader away
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Gedi has delayed a planned meet-the-people tour due to leave from Kenya on Wednesday because of transport problems but it will go ahead within the next few days, officials said.

US Downplays Rift With Mbeki Over Zimbabwe Elections
The Bush administration Tuesday down-played differences with South African President Thabo Mbeki over how to promote free elections in Zimbabwe. The South African leader has criticized Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for listing Zimbabwe among the world's outposts of tyranny.

South Africa's President Rebukes US on Zimbabwe
South African President Thabo Mbeki says Washington's labeling of Zimbabwe as an "outpost of tyranny" has discredited the Bush administration's stated policy of promoting democracy.

Bush Lauds South Africa's Success in 10 Years of Democracy
President Bush has congratulated South Africans for their accomplishments during their country's first 10 years of democracy, the White House press secretary announced February 22.

Dirty needles not spreading HIV in Africa
Researchers said injections with dirty needles are not contributing to the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus in sub-Saharan Africa.

UN advisor warns Africa against implementing SAPs
African countries were yesterday warned against blindly implementing Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs). Professor Geoffrey Sachs, the special advisor to the UN Secretary General and Director of the Millennium Development Projects (MDGs) described the SAPs as a disaster, saying they had contributed to the spread of poverty in the developing world.

Company Traces Families Back To Africa
This Black History Month, many families are trying to learn more about their roots, family origins and history. And now, there's a local company can help trace African-American ancestry beyond America to exact locations in Africa and Europe.

Ceasefire expires in north Uganda
Ugandan government ministers are meeting in the town of Gulu to assess the impact of a ceasefire on the country's fragile peace process.

Lagos: the Blair Commission for Africa Was Here
A member of the Commission for Africa, Fola Adeola, has lamented that the continent is the only single regional block in the world that is not participating in the rapidly expanding global economy and that the grave trade deficit it is experiencing is happening at a time there has never been greater wealth in the history of the mankind.

S.Africa to get new banks to serve poor - Treasury
South Africa plans to introduce two new types of banks to make financial services more accessible to rural and low-income people who are traditionally not served by commercial banks, the Treasury said on Wednesday.