Embassy of the United States

Africa Media Hub

The goal of the African Regional Media Hub is to increase official US voices and faces on African television, radio and other media, so that the US government message is visible, active and effective in advocating US policies, priorities, and actions with African audiences.

WHAT'S PLAYING IN AFRICA
A daily review of news in the African media.

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MULTIMEDIA

Remarks, statements & interviews on issues of regional interest, mostly created by the Africa Media Hub and made available as video and sound files

Also: Multimedia Archive

Dr. Pam Sheppard on children and reading
November 18, 2009. Podcast: In this interview Pam Shepherd talks about the importance of reading to children. She currently serves as an English Language Fellow at the University of Pretoria.
Audio MP3 on Dr Sheppard's page

Simangele Lorraine Ncube has lived with the HIV/AIDS virus for the last 15 years. This is her story.
November 11, 2009. Podcast for World AIDS Day 2009
Audio MP3 on Simangele's page

Kirsten Bauman, Eastern Africa’s Regional Environment Officer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on east Africa’s key environment issues.
November 10, 2009
Audio MP3 in 2 parts

US Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin, and Ambassador Donald Gips on trade and economic development in Africa
November 4, 2009. Podcast of press roundtable at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Issues of trade and economic development, including China in Africa, IMF & World Bank reforms are discussed.
Audio MP3. Excerpts in 2 parts

Environmental officer Aaron Fischman on environmental issues in central and west Africa.
November 6, 2009. Podcast interview with 'Hub's Wanghui Muchiri. Includes US Government programs and position on COP15
Audio MP3 in 4 parts

Mr. Bheki Tshabalala of the Indlela/Tsela Children's Home in Ledig.
Podcast Interview by US Embassy’s Community Grants Program’s Linah Langa. November 5, 2009
Indlela/Tsela Children's Home is located at Ledig village in Moses Kotane local municipality.  Indlela, a non-profit organization established in 2001, provides life skills training, counseling and mentoring to children and youth as well as supports people living with HIV and AIDS. 
The Grants are funded by the U.S. President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief.
Audio MP3. Language: Setswana

The Africa Media Hub speaks to the United States Special Advisor to the Great Lakes Dr. Howard Wolpe, a former seven-term Member of Congress who is on tour in Africa. October 31, 2009

Dr. Wolpe begins by defining the key mandate of his office as three fold:
 
1. Revitalize International partnership of the Great Lakes.
Here Dr. Wolpe stresses the need for peace consolidation.  He comments on Burundi’s upcoming election in 2010 highlighting it as a litmus test to a great future.  He also comments on the importance of dealing with the FDLR in DRC and the LRA in Northern Uganda, as well as gender based violence in Eastern Congo.
2. Regional Economic Integration.
3. Help strengthen regional interstate cohesion so that states can achieve a sustainable architecture to solve common security problems.
Go to list of clips (Audio MP3)

Intellectual Property Rights. James Vigil.
October 29, 2009
James Vigil is the senior advisor for the Intellectual Property Rights Programme at the Bureau for the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the Department of State.  He speaks to the Africa Media Hub on a programme by the Department of State that has released almost 1 million USD to help Sub Saharan Countries cope with the challenge of Intellectual Property Right sin the region.

In Part 1 of this interview James Vigil outlines which partners the U.S. Government will be working with and what issues will be tackled by the programme. Audio MP3

In part 2 of his interview James Vigil points out the specific industries in Sub Saharan Africa that are prone to counterfeits.  Mr. Vigil mentions counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs and African craft among others. Audio MP3

In Part 3 we explore why the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Sub Saharan Africa is a mutual concern for the government of the United States of America , the outcomes expected of this programme and its future. Audio MP3

President of the Corporate Council for Africa Stephen Hayes
October 16, 2009 The Corporate Council for Africa (CCA) Business Summit, held in Washington D.C between September 29 and October 1, 2009, saw  participants including heads of state gather to map the way forward for doing business in Africa.  A three part audio interview reviews these issues.
Listen/download (mp3)

Business Partnerships between US and Africa
October 1, 2009  US Consulate Commercial Officer John Howell is interviewed on SABC TV3.
"For the last five years of so we've seen double digit growth in trade between the USA and South Africa..."
Video (wmv, 10Mb, 6:00 min) 

VIEW ARCHIVE

US POLICY ON AFRICA
A selection of documents, articles and reports from the US government and other sources 

The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses (CRS Report)

Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda (CRS Report)

Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa (CRS Report)

U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (CRS Report)