U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sharpening her criticism of China, said the world’s second-biggest economy was doing everything to “stifle the Internet” and displaying traits of “new colonialism” in Africa. Asked today during the recording of a television program in Lusaka, Zambia about whether China was a role model for governance, Clinton answered: “In… Continue reading Clinton Chastises China on Internet, African ‘New Colonialism’
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In Africa, Clinton will See a Continent Starved for Aid, Change
(CNN) — Hillary Clinton’s weeklong trip to sub-Saharan Africa takes her to a continent hungry for economic growth and political accountability but still shackled by poverty and government corruption. The U.S. secretary of state will see the effects of that poverty close-up: — In Tanzania, she’ll meet with women who are victims of gender-based violence.… Continue reading In Africa, Clinton will See a Continent Starved for Aid, Change
Hillary Clinton: U.S. Stands Ready To Aid Libya Protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration stands ready to offer “any type of assistance” to Libyans seeking to oust Muammar Gaddafi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday, adding a warning to other African nations not to let mercenaries go to the aid of the longtime dictator. Clinton made no mention of any U.S. military… Continue reading Hillary Clinton: U.S. Stands Ready To Aid Libya Protesters