Ten years after the enactment of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a group of its original architects and supporters from Congress, the US government and the private sector, as well as members of the African diplomatic corps, met on Capitol Hill to celebrate its success in spurring economic development in Africa and to call for a recommitment to protect, extend and expand the landmark legislation. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Tanzania
Maximizing Capital Flows to Africa: Some brief comments on sovereign bonds, hedging instruments, private equity and carbon finance
More African countries than ever have entered the international financial system through the international bond market in 2009/10. Whereas before only countries like South Africa had credit ratings sufficient to enter, now places like Tanzania and Togo are considering how best to enter. Continue reading
Congress Daily – Reaction to McDermott Bill Harsh, Muted
By Peter Cohn
Congress Daily
November 20, 2009
African nations and domestic textile interests wasted no time slamming the first serious legislative attempt in the 111th Congress to overhaul U.S. trade preferences, while Bangladesh, a key player on the opposite side of the debate, was lukewarm. Continue reading
Africa Health News September-October 2009
President Kagame calls for strong health leadership- Leaders discuss secure supply chains
- Alliance launched to eliminate malaria deaths
- Kenya to benefit from private equity health investments
- New drug targets sleeping sickness
- New public-private partnership to improve blood collection safety
- African nations seek accreditation for medical laboratories
- GSK to make a large investment in AIDS drugs for Africa
- WHO proposes preparedness response to H1N1 flu pandemic
- Leaders in Health: Dr Gunther Faber, CEO, the Healthstore Foundation
- Tanzanian anti-malarial bed net plant to expand production
Africa Health News July-August 2009
- African Institutions to Lead Global Health Consortia
- Wyeth Launches Final Trial of Drug to Prevent Blindness
- International Network Established to Combat Malaria Resistance
- Malaria Vaccine One Step Closer
- Rockefeller Foundation Unveils Groundbreaking Initiative to Improve Health in Africa and Asia
- Ethiopian Health Minister to Chair Global Fund Board
- Global Business Coalition Announces 2009 Awards for Business Excellence
- Dr. Sam Zaramba, Director General of Health Services, Uganda — a Leader in Health Continue reading
Trade-Led Growth and Development, Even in a Recession
By Meg Dallett
Amidst the omnipresent news stories about countries and industries suffering in the global economic crisis, there’s good news coming out of East Africa: according to the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2009, growth for the region is expected to be about 5.5% for this year. This is much, much better than almost every other region in the world is expected to do. Continue reading
African Finance Officials Outline Strategy to Weather Global Economic Crisis
Tanzanian Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Mustafa Mkulo
African Finance Ministers and central bankers in Washington last week for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were cautiously optimistic that with careful fiscal policies at home and support from multilateral institutions and international donors, many African countries will be able to weather the global economic downturn and even emerge from it stronger than before. Continue reading
African Health Delegation Presents Leadership Award to Carter Center at Capitol Hill Reception Hosted by Global Health Progress and ONE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A delegation of senior health officials from 11 African countries and the African Union presented a leadership award on April 22, 2009, to President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Center for their work over the past 25 years in combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa. The delegation was in Washington to promote public-private partnerships in health and to directly advocate for continued US support and funding for African health initiatives. Continue reading
Africa Health News Jan-Feb 2009
In this issue: successful PEPFAR partnerships, strengthening Tanzania’s health sector, a new initiative in Uganda, the final push against guinea worm, and more. Continue reading
Africa Health News November-December 2008
Search engine company Google announced in October that it awarded grants of more than $14 million to support researchers in Africa and Southeast Asia who are working to prevent the next pandemic. The initiative, known as Predict and Prevent, will be part of a global effort to identify hot spots where diseases may emerge, detect new pathogens circulating in animal and human populations, and respond to outbreaks before they become global crises. Continue reading
Africa Health News September-October 2008
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has commended African governments on their leadership in advancing health care across the continent. At the opening of the 58th session of the Regional Committee for
Africa on September 1, 2008, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Dr. Chan said, “You have demonstrated that, with enough commitment and support, truly anything can be done.”
