AFRICA

Amendments

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2264), H267 [3FE]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (H.R. 2760), H9030 [8OC]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (S. Con. Res. 99), S4931 [6MY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (S. 2781), S9456 [21SE], S9647 [23SE], S11861 [7DE]

Terrorism: compensate victims of attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and the U.S.S. Cole on the same basis as victims of attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1728), S10088 [30SE]

Articles and editorials

AIDS Reduces African Life Expectancy to 33, S8270 [16JY]

Beyond Diplomatic Niceties, H6632 [22JY]

Denmark Does Not Recognise Moroccan Sovereignty on Western Sahara, H6630 [22JY]

Deserting the Baker Plan, H6632 [22JY]

Diplomacy and Darfur, E2031 [18NO]

Early Tests for U.S. in Its Global Fight on AIDS, H5843-H5845 [15JY]

Fixed-Dose Mixtures of Generic AIDS Drugs Prove Effective, H5842 [15JY]

Fleeing the Horsemen Who Kill for Khartoum, H3047-H3049 [17MY]

From the Grim Times in Sudan, E1255 [25JN]

German PDC/CSU Calls to Immediate Settlement of Western Sahara's Conflict, H6630 [22JY]

In Sudan, Militiamen on Horses Uproot a Million, H2498 [4MY]

In Sudan, Staring Genocide in the Face, E1071 [8JN]

Looking at Darfur, Seeing Rwanda, S10687 [7OC]

Magboula's Brush With Genocide, E1254 [25JN]

Microbes of Mayhem, S5530 [17MY]

Newsview—Sudan May Be Next for Genocide, E1255 [25JN]

Norwegian Industry To Exploit Sahrawi Fish Resources, H6630 [22JY]

Sahara Refugees Form a Progressive Society—Literacy and Democracy Are Thriving in an Unlikely Place, H6631 [22JY]

Sardines and Sovereignty in Western Sahara, H6629 [22JY]

Sudanese Children Dying of Hunger, E1160 [18JN]

Sudanese Tell of Mass Rape, E1160 [18JN]

Svitzer Feels Heat in Western Sahara, H6630 [22JY]

U.N.—Sudan Forces, Militias Execute Civilians, E1161 [18JN]

U.S. Rule on AIDS Drugs Criticized, S8111 [14JY]

``We Want To Make a Light Baby''; Arab Militiamen in Sudan Said To Use Rape as Weapon of Ethnic Cleansing, S8448 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (see H.R. 4683), H4926 (see H.R. 4683), H5070 [24JN]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see S. 2529), S6881 [16JN] (see H.R. 4103), H2018 [1AP]

Middle East: support initiatives for Greater Middle East reform and modernization including a Twenty-First Century Trust (see S. Res. 375), S6673 [9JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 849), H9050 [8OC]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see S. Res. 325), S3294 [29MR] (see H. Res. 838), H8859 [7OC]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see S. Res. 332), S3791 [6AP] (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see S. Con. Res. 100), S4428 [27AP] (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3539 [20MY]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid (see S. 2705), S8548 [21JY] (see S. 2720), S8687 [22JY]

———call for end of involvement in, and support of acts of, international terrorism and prosecute and punish any Sudanese officials that are involved (see H. Con. Res. 402), H1740 [30MR]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see S. Con. Res. 99), S4024 [8AP] (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2019 [1AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see S. Con. Res. 124), S8030 [13JY] (see S. Con. Res. 133), S8689 [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see S. 2781), S9032 [9SE] (see H.R. 5061), H6997 [9SE]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (see S. Con. Res. 137), S9287 [15SE]

Uganda: require a report on conflict (see S. 2264), S3455 [31MR]

Court documents

Territorial sovereignty of Western Sahara: International Court of Justice (1975), H6627-H6629 [22JY]

Factsheets

Background on Ethiopia, H5884 [15JY]

Letters

AGOA Acceleration Act: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H3887 [14JN]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3887 [14JN]

Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H8397 [6OC], H10039 [19NO]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8396 [6OC], H10039 [19NO]

Condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region of Sudan: Khidir Haroun Ahmed, Sudanese Ambassador, S7729 [7JY]

———several Representatives, E1071 [8JN]

Indictment of Liberian President Charles Taylor by the Special Court in Sierra Leone and asylum in Nigeria: several Representatives, E515 [2AP]

Western Sahara mineral rights: Hans Corell, U.N., H6633-H6635 [22JY]

Memorandums

Training Workshops for Applicants for Identification for the Referendum To Confirm the Moroccanness of the Sahara: Driss Basri, Moroccan Minister of State for the Interior, H6635 [22JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Bush, H784 [3MR]

U.S. Trade and Investment Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa and African Growth and Opportunity Act Implementation: President Bush, S5946 [20MY], H3499 [20MY]

Proposals

Framework agreement on the status of Western Sahara, H6631 [22JY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (H.R. 4683), H7666-H7669 [28SE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), H3884-H3891 [14JN], H5391 [8JY]

Agriculture: allocate certain agricultural development funds for small-scale irrigation, crop and livestock diversification, and rural infrastructure, H5883-H5886 [15JY]

Aurora, CO: tribute to Hinkley High School students on participation in U.N. Adopt-a-Minefield Program, E933 [21MY]

Ben Ali, Zine El Abidine: U.S. visit, E580 [21AP]

Botswana: tribute, E235 [25FE]

Caribbean nations: anniversary of Emancipation Day, E1465 [22JY]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2264), H267-H270 [3FE], E123 [6FE]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, H8293-H8296, H8299, H8300 [6OC]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H5391 [8JY], H5821, H5822 [15JY], H7555 [23SE]

———AIDS epidemic, H2245 [21AP]

Ethiopia: prohibit allocation of foreign aid until claims of private property confiscated by the Ethiopian Government are resolved, H5874 [15JY]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (H.R. 2760), H9029-H9032 [8OC]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, H3937 [14JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): designate certain funding as an emergency requirement, H5841-H5845 [15JY]

Joshua Foundation: tribute, E1544 [8SE]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): U.S. visit, E1293 [7JY], E1330 [8JY]

Libya: condolences to children suffering from AIDS and their families, E2101 [20NO]

Lundy Foundation: tribute for construction of Idweli Children's Center in Idweli, Tanzania, E1364 [14JY]

Morocco: encourage resolution of conflict with Western Sahara and support U.N. Security Council resolution on self-determination for Western Sahara, H6627-H6636 [22JY], E1293 [7JY], E1330 [8JY]

———tribute to Forum for the Future conference on reform and development in the Middle East and North Africa, E2127 [20NO]

Rwanda: genocide, H3046 [17MY]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (H. Con. Res. 436), H6519-H6521 [21JY]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid, H4698, H4705, H4708 [22JN], H5546-H5552 [13JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H3000-H3005 [13MY], H4293 [17JN], H4698 [22JN], H5135, H5136 [25JN], H5202, H5322 [7JY], H5531-H5534 [12JY], H5546-H5552 [13JY], H5898 [15JY], H5918 [19JY], H6448 [21JY], H7335, H7382-H7386 [22SE], E870, E872 [14MY], E894 [18MY], E1071 [8JN], E1160 [18JN], E1254 [25JN], E1577 [9SE]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (H. Con. Res. 403), H2498 [4MY], H3044-H3049 [17MY], H5542 [13JY], E518 [2AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur, H6935 [9SE]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H5542 [13JY], H6525-H6536 [21JY], H10041 [19NO], E1469, E1487, E1490, E1493, E1508, E1518 [22JY], E1932 [11OC]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan, E2031 [18NO]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (H.R. 5061), H8393-H8398 [6OC], E1878, E1883 [11OC]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (S. 2781), H10034-H10042 [19NO], E2135 [24NO]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), H7381-H7386 [22SE], E1700, E1704 [24SE]

Taylor, Charles: indictment of Liberian President by the Special Court in Sierra Leone and asylum in Nigeria, E515 [2AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: impact of duty-free imports on domestic industry, E748 [5MY]

Tunisia: U.S. policy, E260 [26FE]

U.N. Population Fund: obstetric fistula prevention and treatment funding, H5796, H5800 [15JY]

U.S. policy, H5391 [8JY]

Uganda: require a report on conflict (S. 2264), H5765-H5767 [14JY], E1440 [21JY]

World Bank Group: funding, H5816 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), S7027 [17JN], S7347 [23JN], S7496 [24JN], S7573 [6JY]

———extend and modify certain trade benefits (S. 2529), S7412, S7426 [24JN]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, S9582-S9587 [23SE]

Developing countries: access to clean water, S11773 [20NO]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S2991 [23MR], S3361 [30MR], S7901 [9JY], S8269-S8271 [16JY], S11674 [20NO]

dos Santos, Jose Eduardo: U.S. visit by Angolan President relative to President Bush's proclamation barring corrupt foreign officials from entering the U.S., S4370 [26AP]

Foreign aid: allocation to address crisis in Sudan and Chad, S7367-S7372, S7377, S7378, S7382 [24JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S11674 [20NO]

Pharmaceuticals: Bush administration prohibition against using U.S. appropriations to purchase generic drugs to treat worldwide HIV/AIDS patients, S8110 [14JY]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (S. Res. 332), S3796 [6AP], S5048 [7MY]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (S. Con. Res. 100), S4434 [27AP], S5048 [7MY]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid (S. 2720), S8701 [22JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, S4755 [3MY], S7066 [21JN], S7355 [24JN], S7506 [25JN], S7729-S7731 [7JY], S8025 [13JY], S8274 [16JY], S8534, S8535 [21JY], S10196 [1OC], S10686 [7OC]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (S. Con. Res. 99), S4678 [29AP], S4931-S4936, S4940, S4943-S4946, S4969 [6MY], S5530 [17MY], S8447-S8449, S8466 [20JY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (S. Con. Res. 124), S8595 [22JY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (S. Con. Res. 133), S8636-S8639, S8641, S8792 [22JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan, S10196 [1OC], S11442-S11444 [18NO], S11771 [20NO], S12025 [8DE]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (S. 2781), S9035 [9SE], S9435 [21SE], S9655 [23SE], S11861-S11863 [7DE]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), S9313, S9314 [15SE]

Taylor, Charles: indictment of Liberian President by the Special Court in Sierra Leone and asylum in Nigeria, S1857-S1860 [27FE]

Uganda: report on congressional delegation trip, S6990 [17JN]

———require a report on conflict (S. 2264), S3458 [31MR], S5047 [7MY]

———U.S. policy, S6990 [17JN]

Western Africa: provide assistance to combat desert locusts, S9592 [23SE]

Reports

Congressional Delegation Trip to Sudan: Senator Brownback and Representative Wolf, S8637-S8639 [22JY]

Documenting Atrocities in Darfur: Dept. of State, E1577 [9SE]

Documenting Atrocities in Darfur (excerpt): Dept. of State, H7385 [22SE]

Reports filed

AGOA Acceleration Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 108-501), H3390 [19MY]

Condemn Attacks Against Civilians in the Darfur Region of Sudan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 99), S4836 [4MY]

Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2264), S4687 [29AP]

Remember the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide and Pledge To Work To Ensure That Such an Atrocity Does Not Take Place Again: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 332), S4686 [29AP]

South African Anniversary of First Democratic Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 100), S4687 [29AP]

Statements

Food Security, Water, and Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Jacques Diouf, Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., H5884 [15JY]

Testimonies

Crisis in Darfur: Colin L. Powelll, Sec. of State, H6935 [9SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 403, condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region of Sudan, H3044 [17MY], E518 [2AP]

H. Con. Res. 436, anniversary of first South African democratic elections, H6519 [21JY]

H. Con. Res. 467, declare genocide in Darfur, Sudan, H6525 [21JY]

H.R. 2760, Resolution of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Dispute Act, H9029 [8OC]

H.R. 4103, AGOA Acceleration Act, H3884-H3887 [14JN]

H.R. 4683, Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act, H7666-H7668 [28SE]

H.R. 5061, Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act, H8393-H8395 [6OC]

S. 2264, Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act, S5047 [7MY], H5765 [14JY]

S. 2705, Comprehensive Peace for Sudan Act, S8556 [21JY]

S. 2720, Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act, S8701-S8703 [22JY]

S. 2781, Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act, S9033-S9035 [9SE], S9688 [24SE], S11861-S11863 [7DE], H10034-H10036 [19NO]

S. Con. Res. 99, condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region of Sudan, S4057 [8AP], S4932 [6MY]

S. Con. Res. 100, anniversary of first democratic elections in South Africa, S5048 [7MY]

S. Con. Res. 100, South African anniversary of first democratic elections, S4434 [27AP]

S. Con. Res. 124, declare genocide in Darfur, Sudan, S8050 [13JY]

S. Con. Res. 133, declare genocide in Darfur, Sudan, S8775, S8793 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 137, suspend membership of Sudan in U.N. Commission on Human Rights, S9294, S9315 [15SE]

S. Con. Res. 137, suspend Sudan's membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights, H7381 [22SE]

S. Res. 325, condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation, S3298 [29MR]

S. Res. 332, remember the victims of Rwandan genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again, S3796 [6AP], S5048 [7MY]

S. Res. 375, support initiatives for Greater Middle East reform and modernization including a Twenty-First Century Trust, S6677 [9JN]

Transcripts

Analysis—Small Indian Firm Cipla Manufactures Low-Cost Generic AIDS Drugs, but Its Products Face Bans in Many Countries: National Public Radio News Morning Edition (radio show), S8112 [14JY]