Nigerian Times

4 Dec 2007 14:45 Africa/Lagos Sub-Saharan Africans to Brief Hill on Negative Impacts of International Monetary Fund Policies in their Countries WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by ActionAid USA: WHAT: Sub-Saharan Africans to Brief Hill on Negative Impacts of International Monetary Fund Policies in their Countries WHERE: Room 2220, Rayburn House Office Building WHEN: Friday, December 7th, 2:00 pm WHO: Ms. Tigidankay Kamara-Willis, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Sierra Leone Ms. Rose Wanjiru, International Partnership Development Coordinator, ActionAid Kenya Ms. Martha Kwataine, Malawi Health Equity Network, Malawi CONTACT: Sandy Krawitz, Communications Director, ActionAid USA 202-492-7207 sandy.krawitz@actionaid.org Sub-Saharan African civil society representatives will brief Capitol Hill staff and media on the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) macroeconomic policies on their health and educa...

Say No to Africom by Danny Glover & Nicole C. Lee [from the November 19, 2007 issue] With little scrutiny from Democrats in Congress and nary a whimper of protest from the liberal establishment, the United States will soon establish permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa. An alarming step forward in the militarization of the African continent, the US Africa Command (Africom) will oversee all US military and security interests throughout the region, excluding Egypt. Africom is set to launch by September 2008 and the Senate recently confirmed Gen. William "Kip" Ward as its first commander. General Ward told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Africom would first seek "African solutions to African problems." His testimony made Africom sound like a magnanimous effort for the good of the African people. In truth Africom is a dangerous continuation of US military expansion around the globe. Such foreign-policy priorities, as well as the use of weapons of ...