Hail to “The African”
Hail to The African Just as Afro-Americans in the early forties cheered Negro Digest, The African was hailed by Africans and Americans cutting across socio-professional and racial backgrounds both in the … Read More
Tag: u.s.-africa relations
President George W. Bush writes to “The African”
In a heartwarming, surprise letter dated May 22, 2001, the President of the United States, George W. Bush, wrote to The African Magazine: Dear Soumanou Salifou, Thank you for your … Read More
What African heads of state expect from Obama’s second term
BY LISA FRENCH The re-election of President Obama was not greeted with the same excitement and the massive celebrations that followed his historic election four years ago, although what was …
What the African people expect from President Obama’s second term
In a continent-wide survey, The African’s contributors Ruth Aine Tindyebwa, Amadou Ba and Peter Mahundi put this question to Africans from all walks of life: What, specifically, do you think … Read More
The U.S. helps fight corruption at the Togo-Ghana border
By Antoine Bitho “It is easier for an elephant to enter the eye of a needle than for businessmen to move their goods from Ghana to Togo along the border,” says …
Helping Africa become the main actor of its own development
BY SAMIR AHMED The Centre International d’Expérimentation et de Valorisation des Ressources Africaines, CIEVRA (the International Center for Experiments and Development of African Resources), which lies on a 40-acre land in …
What President Obama will do for Africa
In light of President George W. Bush’s positive legacy to Africa, which was unexpected of a (white) Republican president with no emotional ties to Africa, we can expect U.S. positive …
President Bush’s legacy to Africa
BY WILLIAM J. FIGHTER President Bush, whom few people thought would show any interest in Africa, has surprised many. With two trips to Africa (July 8-12, 2003 and February 16-21, …
Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Mali, Vicki Huddleston
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, a career foreign service officer, is the United States Ambassador to Mali since November 2002. Prior to her arrival, she was Principal Officer of …
Open letter to President Obama – February 2009
Open letter to President Obama – February 2009 By Soumanou Salifou Like many other children of the baby boom generation, and knowing the America that I have learned to know …