U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to meet with former South African president Nelson Mandela in his home village Monday, as she continues a tour of Africa. Clinton will spend several days in South Africa, with an agenda that includes talks with government officials, as well as her private meeting the the country’s […]
Clinton to Visit Mandela During South Africa Stop
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
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Clinton Expresses Support for Malawi’s President
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised Malawi President Joyce Banda for making key reforms since taking office in April. Clinton met with President Banda in the capital, Lilongwe on Sunday, as the top U.S. diplomat continued her multi-nation tour of Africa. Clinton said Ms. Banda’s reforms have helped boost the impoverished country’s economy. […]
CClinton Expresses Support for Malawi’s President
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Malawi President Joyce Banda in the small African country on Sunday. Secretary Clinton said she strongly supports President Banda and her government. Ms. Banda, Malawi’s first woman president, said they both have long been advocates for women and children. The president told Secretary Clinton she had been […]
Clinton Continues African Tour in Malawi
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Malawi – the latest stop on her tour of Africa. After her arrival Sunday, the State Department announced the top U.S. diplomat would be adding Nigeria and Benin to the African trip. On Saturday, she was in Nairobi where she urged Kenyans to work together to hold […]
Clinton’s Next African Tour Stop, Malawi
Posted August 5th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Malawi Sunday – the latest stop on her 11-day tour of Africa. On Saturday, she was in Nairobi where she urged Kenyans to work together to hold free and fair elections next March, and be a role model for Africa and the world. She urged leaders to avoid […]
Sudan, South Sudan Agree on Key Oil Dispute
Posted August 4th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan and South Sudan have reached an oil agreement, resolving one of the bitter disputes that pushed the two countries to the brink of war earlier this year. South Sudan said Saturday it had agreed to pay a transit fee of less than $10 per barrel. Sudan’s initial transit fee demand was $36 per barrel. […]
Clinton in Kenya to Push for Democracy
Posted August 4th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Kenyans must work together to hold free and fair elections and be a role model for Africa and the world, and she urged their leaders avoid the post-election bloodshed that Kenya suffered five years ago. A general election next March will be the first since a disputed 2007 […]
Clinton in Kenya to Discuss Elections
Posted August 4th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Kenya Saturday on the latest stop of her 11-day tour of Africa. She will press the country’s leaders to conduct free and fair elections planned for next year. Kenya’s 2007 election resulted in widespread violence. Clinton will also meet with leaders of neighboring Somalia to urge them […]
Clinton to Urge Somali Leaders to Complete Transition
Posted August 4th, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting Kenya to urge Somali leaders to complete a political transition to a new government on schedule. Clinton is to meet Saturday with the president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The transitional government is set to end August 20, when the U.N. mandate for […]
Clinton to Urge Somali Leaders to Complete Transition
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting Kenya Saturday to urge Somali leaders to complete a political transition to a new government on schedule. Clinton is to meet with the president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The transitional government is set to end August 20 when the United Nations […]
