Nigerian Times

25 May 2008 17:29 Africa/Lagos Africa day - great reasons to celebrate this Africa day! London, 25 May/GNN/ -- DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT News Release issued by The Government News Network on 25 May 2008 DFID MEDIA BRIEFING Every year, the African Union celebrates Africa Day. This year, people in the UK will join in the celebrations at the Mayor's event in Trafalgar Square on Monday 26th May. It is a chance to celebrate success across the continent and the contribution African people and countries make to our world. The continent still faces many ongoing challenges but aid from the UK - funded by British people through the Department for International Development (DFID) - is having a real impact towards changing Africa people's lives for the better. Here are just a few of the successes we can be proud of: 1. Combating preventable diseases in Kenya... Malaria is one of the biggest killers of children across Africa. It kills more than three children every m...

16 May 2008 17:03 Africa/Lagos African Diplomatic Corps Launches Its 2008 Africa Week Celebration and Commemorates the 45th Anniversary of the African Union WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), the group of ambassadors that represent 53 African countries in the United States of America, will announce its Africa Week Celebration and commemorate the 45th Anniversary of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The ADC is working collectively to update Americans on 21st Century Africa. Most Americans are unaware of Africa's progress, development and opportunities and have mainly been exposed to doom and gloom images of the Continent. African diplomats and U.S. elected officials will be on hand for media interviews to discuss the growth of the African continent and mark the uniting of African countries that form the AU. WHAT: Press Conference to officially launch the Afric...