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Uganda's President Museveni mourns foe
Oct 20 2005 3:55PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni called for national reconciliation Thursday as he mourned a foe he has granted a state funeral, and said the spirit of forgiveness could even extend to notorious dictator Idi Amin.
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Nigerian debt deal fuels optimism
Oct 20 2005 3:07PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - An agreement announced Thursday to cancel the bulk of Nigeria's massive foreign debt has fueled optimism among anti-poverty campaigners, but corruption and requirements imposed by the West still overshadow the future of Africa's most populous nation.
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Global warming a major threat in Africa
Oct 20 2005 2:25PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Deadly epidemics. Ruined crops. The extinction of some of Africa's wildlife. The potential consequences of global warming could be devastating for the world's poorest continent, yet its nations are among the least equipped to cope.
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Sudan, Darfur rebels end latest talks
Oct 20 2005 2:02PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Sudan's government and rebels ended a sixth round of talks on the crisis in the country's western Darfur region Thursday, announcing no agreements but pledging to reconvene in a month to push forward the slow-moving peace process.
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Kenyan vote a referendum on leadership
Oct 20 2005 1:32PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - President Mwai Kibaki came to power lauded as a model for how reformists can defeat Africa's corrupt dictators. Three years later, his critics are calling on Kenyans to curb what they see as Kibaki's own authoritarian tendencies by saying "No" to a proposed constitution that has sparked bitter and sometimes violent debate.
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