Cape Model Verde
Millennium Aid Program to Fund Nicaragua, Cape Verde Proposals- U.S. Department Of State
Washington -- On the day the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed its second multiyear poverty-reduction agreement -- with Honduras for $215 million -- the U.S. government entity announced its board of directors has agreed to fund development proposals from Nicaragua and Cape Verde. ... The proposed Nicaragua compact is for $175 million and the Cape Verde agreement is for $110 million, according to the MCC. ... Millennium Aid Program To Fund Nicaragua, Cape Verde ProposalsWith Honduras, agreement MCC now aiding four countries, CEO Applegarth says ... [Read More]
Reports, International Education Week 2001
Model United Nations Programme has indeed achieved both local and international recognition. Some of the achievements throughout the year 2001 are as follows:the Secretariat introduced Model United Nations Programme to the Copperbelt schools and Simba Secondary School will be participating at the 3rd ZAMUN Conference.The University of Zambia students and youths from out of school will participate at this year's MUN Conference for the first time with a view to introduce the University and Colleges Model United Nations Conference in Zambia.the Secretariat from the International School of Lusaka (namely, Sumeet Jain, James Mchlaclan, Janani Viyagaravan, Schricharan Mrugesan and Suleman Limbada) won the best delegation Award, the best Resolution Award in Human Rights Committee, written by ZAMUN President, James Mclachlan and the third best Resolution Award in the Political Committee, written by Sathish Subramaniam, at the East African Model United Nations Confe ... [Read More]
2003
1111--06/05/03 Remarks by President Neves at the Dialogue on Democracy; Jose Maria Pereira Neves , Prime Minister, Cape Verde; At the Dialogue on Democracies; Coral Gables, Florida ... 1111--07/24/03 The New Diplomacy: The Virtual Consulate Model; Jay T. Snyder, Commissioner, Advisory Commission for Public Diplomacy; Washington, DC ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Millennium Challenge Corporation Making "Substantial Progress"
Cape Verde has shown excellent progress, Applegarth said, and the MCC board may be ready to consider its case in June for a possible compact signing in July. ... In addition to Madagascar, Applegarth said, MCC has “already notified Congress of our intention to sign compacts with Honduras, Georgia, Nicaragua and Cape Verde. Subject to successful negotiations, positive due diligence results and board approval, we hope to sign compacts with all of them this summer,” he said. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: President Bush Pledges New Partnership With Africa at Start of Trip
Bush and Wade then proceeded to the Salon de Musique in the palace that was built in 1907 and served as the residence of the governors of French West Africa until just after Senegal's independence in 1960, to meet with a number of leaders of West African democracies. Presidents Mathieu Kerekou of Benin, Pedro Pires of Cape Verde, Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia, John Kufuor of Ghana, Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali, Mamadou Tandja of Niger and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone attended the discussions on West African issues, including the present course for Liberia. ... [Read More]
USIS, Economic Perspectives, August 1999 - Promoting Trade and Investment in Africa, Rodney E. Slater
On October 30, 1998, I announced the eight African countries selected to participate in the initiative -- Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. An interagency team composed of personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Treasury visited two countries this year to begin aviation systems/airport surveys. The first survey team visited Kenya in March; a second visited Cote d'Ivoire at the end of July. The interagency team may also visit a third country later this year. ... [Read More]
The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria: POTUS Visit to Nigeria - President Bush Pledges New Partnership With Africa at Start of Trip
Bush and Wade then proceeded to the Salon de Musique in the palacethat was built in 1907 and served as the residence of the governors ofFrench West Africa until just after Senegal's independence in 1960, tomeet with a number of leaders of West African democracies. PresidentsMathieu Kerekou of Benin, Pedro Pires of Cape Verde, Yahya Jammeh ofthe Gambia, John Kufuor of Ghana, Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali,Mamadou Tandja of Niger and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leoneattended the discussions on West African issues, including the presentcourse for Liberia. ... [Read More]
Speech by Ambassador Wayne Neill at U
Speech by Ambassador WayneNeill at U.S. National Day Celebration, June 17, 2005 Dear honored guests, fellow diplomats, members of the pressand media: Thank you all so much for honoring us with your presencethis day as we celebrate, a little bit early, the 229th anniversaryof the Declaration of Independence. Ithas indeed been an eventful and productive year in relations between Benin andthe United States since I last greeted you here. In December of last year, Deputy Secretary of State RobertZoellick, who at the time was the United State Trade Representative, visitedBenin and engaged in discussions with members of the government, the Beninesebusiness community, and cotton farmers. [Read More]
Africa
West Africa (Nigeria, Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Togo, and Senegal) is a major transit hub for narcotics trafficking, trafficking of persons, small arms, financial fraud, and fraudulent documents directly affecting U.S. citizens. ... Border Security. FY 2004 funds will be used to provide training and drug detection equipment to fight the transit of drugs through Cape Verde to the U.S., an increasing problem. ... INL funds will be used to effect sustainable improvements in the capacity of African law enforcement and criminal justice institutions dealing with trafficking of contraband, including narcotics and persons; border security issues including illegal migration and people smuggling; police reform and professionalization; public corruption; curriculum development; and forensic laboratory development. U.S. assistance will continue to be directed at states in the region with a demonstrated commitment to good governance and democratic policing and with a record of having used prior-year U.S. assistance effectively. Programs in West Africa (Senegal, Benin, Cape Verde, and Ghana), in particular, will continue to ensure that criminal activities that formerly originated in Nigeria are not simply displaced to neighboring states. ... [Read More]
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