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President Bush, left with Ghanaian President John Kufuor in Accra, 20 Feb 2008 Bush Says No New US Military Bases in Africa  Audio Clip Available
US president made statement in Ghana where he is trying to head off concerns about creation of new military command for Africa

Defense Minister Brownie Samukai Bush Comments Spark Debate on AFRICOM in Liberia  Audio Clip Available
Liberian government expressing support, but security analysts wonder about such a command's usefulness

President Bush at the International Trade Fair Center in Accra, 20 Feb 2008 Bush Commends Economic Progress, Good Governance in Ghana
President and Mrs. Bush visit Ghana's International Trade Fair Center, where American money helps train local workers and gives them a venue for displaying their products

Bush Trip Highlights Millennium Challenge Corporation  Audio Clip Available
The agency provides grants and other development assistance to countries that have a strong record of good governance, open markets and fighting corruption

President Bush is greeted by Ghana's President John Kufuor upon the president's arrival in Accra, Ghana, 19 Feb 2008 Bush to Discuss Trade, Malaria in Ghana
President Bush meets with Ghanaian President John Kufour for talks that are expected to focus on anti-malarial efforts and conflict resolution

President Bush Receives Mixed Reviews for African AIDS Efforts  Audio Clip Available
PEPFAR saves lives in Africa, but its focus on abstinence attracts criticism

malawi-map.jpg Malawi’s President Mutharika Refuses Parliament Sitting Over Impeachment  Audio Clip Available
Malawi’s President Bingu Wa Mutharika has reportedly canceled the sitting of that country’s parliament effectively heightening the brewing political tension with the opposition.

A Tuareg necklace on diplay at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of African Art Tuareg Artisans Prosper with Ancient Crafts in Modern World  Video clip available
Artistry is central to identity of West African Turaegs

Members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (file photo) Uganda Signs Agreement with LRA Rebels to Deal With War Crimes  Audio Clip Available
Minister of state for defense Ruth Nankabirwa says her government hopes the new agreement would lead to a positive conclusion of the peace talks

angola graphic xenomax 150 .jpg Castro's Cuba Played Critical Role in Early Post-Independence African Struggles  Audio Clip Available
Cuban Troops Influenced Conflict in Southern Africa and Their Departure Helped Lead to Peace, Analyst Says

In this photo released by Kenya's Presidential Press Service, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki, left, meets opposition leader Raila Odinga at his Harambee House office, in Nairobi, Kenya, 24 Jan 2008 Kenya Crisis Talks Stall Over Power Sharing  Audio Clip Available
talks between the government and the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have reportedly hit a stalemate over disagreement about power sharing.

Zimbabwe Teachers Union Accuses Ruling Party Militants In Beatings  Audio Clip Available
PTUZ Secretary General Raymond Majongwe and others were distributing fliers in Harare when alleged ZANU-PF supporters assaulted and force-marched them to the ZANU-PF provincial headquarters

Orange Democaratic Movement chairman Raila Odinga, right, and Kofi Anan, chairman of mediation talks stand outside meeting room, 08 Feb 2008 Kenya Opposition Warns of Renewed Protests  Audio Clip Available
ODM says government has one week to produce concrete results on agreement to resolve political crisis

A Canadian UN peacekeeper (L) monitors the redeployment of Ethiopian tanks leaving from the Eritrean town of Senafe, 2001 (file photo) UN Troops in Eritrea Move to Capital
Troops plan to relocate to Ethiopia; but, UN spokesman says that only six vehicles made it across border to Ethiopia last week

Austrian army soldiers stand in formation during a farewell ceremony before their departure to Chad, 29 Jan 2008, in Vienna Chad Rebels Cautiously Await European Force Deployment  Audio Clip Available
Chad rebel leader Mahamat Nouri spoke to VOA about rebel activities following their retreat from capital earlier this month

Somalia mental illness Mental Illness Widespread Problem in Somaliland  Video clip available
Mental health experts cite effects of war, and drug known as khat

Somalia Witnesses: Suspected Insurgents Kill Two Ethiopian Soldiers in Somalia
Insurgents have been fighting the government since Somali and Ethiopian troops drove an Islamist movement from power in Mogadishu in December 2006

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