Marketing the new 'Dogs of War'

By Duncan Campbell

Sri Lankans hire Tim Spicer, a man already involved in global mercenary activities

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… to the extent of keeping military regimes in being …. [I]ts influence in sub-Saharan Africa could become crucial."Although the company's primary interests were in Ang …"

Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… muscle behind the bill, which aimed to enhance trade between the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa by negotiating free-trade areas and reducing tariffs. AGOA met with signif …"

The curious bonds of oil diplomacy

By Sunday Dare

U.S. oil firms had invested over $3 billion in Equatorial Guinea in 2002

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… l.Already, 15 percent of the United States' imported oil supply comes from sub-Saharan Africa. Oil experts predict that the amount of oil the United States receives fro …"

"… "Oil from troubled watersEquatorial Guinea was a Spanish colony, unique in sub-Saharan Africa, and has had a checkered political history since independence in 1968. Dur …"

"… ped by the perception that the United States has no vital interests in the sub-Saharan Africa. Nothing could be further from the truth," the June 2002 report said. "As …"

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The field marshal

By Alain Lallemand

Arms middleman Jacques Monsieur did business with little secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… came a crucial strategic matter for France. When the country's colonies in sub-Saharan Africa and Algeria gained their independence, France lost its easy access to thei …"

Profiteering on location

By Alain Lallemand

Djibouti's repressive regime, not its people, has prospered since 9/11

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… ntelligence Agency's Factbook describes as "the only U.S. military base in sub-Saharan Africa" and moved in special operations teams as well as troops to carry out huma …"

"… ntelligence Agency's Factbook describes as "the only U.S. military base in sub-Saharan Africa" and moved in special operations teams as well as troops to carry out huma …"

"… thiest nations of East Africa, far above the average income levels of most sub-Saharan African countries.Apart from military aid and rent for base access, the U.S. Agen …"

Bush's AIDS initiative: Too little choice, too much ideology

By Wendell Rawls Jr.

Restrictive funding, emphasis on abstinence hinder $15 billion effort

Excerpts from this story referencing "President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief":

"… eatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS in developing countries. The subsequent President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) served to burnish his "compassionate conservative" credentials ev …"

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K Street lobbyists carry water for OPEC

By Kevin Bogardus

Disclosure filings indicate massive spending on lobbying by oil-rich countries

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… sector," according to its lobbying disclosure filing.Nigeria, OPEC's only sub-Saharan Africa member and fifth largest oil exporter to the United States, has been activ …"

Guyana

By Victoria Kreha

The first case of AIDS in Guyana was diagnosed in 1987. That same year, the HIV infection rate was 1.3 per 100,000 inhabitants

Excerpts from this story referencing "President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief":

"… f 177 — than any other of the "focus countries" receiving funds from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the five-year, $15 billion U.S. initiative to combat AIDS abroad …"

Namibia

By Victoria Kreha

Widespread substance abuse in Namibia, among other factors, contributes to its HIV infection rate

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… .While Namibia's gross national income per capita is several times that of sub-Saharan Africa's poorest countries, rampant unemployment means most of the population liv …"

Uganda

By Victoria Kreha

Uganda had the first STD/AIDS program in sub-Saharan Africa, but its infection rate remains at 10.7 percent

Excerpts from this story referencing "sub-Saharan Africa":

"… IDS Control Program, created in 1986, was the first program of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa.In 1992, the government created the Uganda AIDS Commission to oversee the …"

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