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Defense and State Department officials testified on President Obama’s decision to send 100 U.S. military advisers to advise local forces fighting the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its…

Witnesses testified about treatment for hydrocephalus. Benjamin Warf spoke about his new surgical procedure that reduced the number of hydrocephalus-related deaths in Ugandan children.…

Witnesses testified at an emergency hearing about a growing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Bradford Phillips said that between 70,000 to 90,000 people would die in the Sudan region if the U.N. did…

Current and former State Department officials testified about relations with Somalia and various security threats in the region. Among the topics they addressed were piracy, terrorism, the…

James Steinberg testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about U.S. security interests in Libya.

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa heard testimony on Eastern Congo, and the problems facing it since the war ended in 2003.

Witnesses testified about the future of Sudan following a referendum to decide if the south would cede from the north, forming two separate countries. Early results showed overwhelming…

Mr. Swan and Mr. Gottlieb testified about the December 27, 2007 parliamentary elections in Kenya. When President Kibaki was announced as the winner, supporters of opposition leader Odinga…

Rep. Donald Payne, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, talked about Kenya’s political situation and the turmoil over the December 27 election. Rep. Payne held a…

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health held a hearing titled “The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Is It Fulfilling the Nutrition and Food Security Needs of…

Witnesses testified about a water crisis in Africa, international environmental policy, and efforts to provide relief. Among the issues they addressed were the lack of safe drinking water…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region, and the U.S. response to the violence in the region. Among the topics they addressed were the…

A rally was held on the National Mall before the U.S. Capitol to raise public awareness of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to put public pressure on the administration to take…

The House International Relations Committee held a hearing on United States policy toward Iran. Among the topics they addressed were Iranian nuclear programs and potential weapons development,…

The House International Relations Committee held a hearing on the Darfur situation in Sudan. Deputy Secretary Zoellick testified about consolidating peace while confronting genocide.

Panelists discussed efforts to end the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. They spoke about successful efforts to lobby the U.S. government to label the events in Darfur “genocide,” and…

Secretary of State Colin Powell talked about the African Growth and Opportunity Act. He also described his recent visit to Sudan where he met United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to talk about the…

Former Nigerian Ambassador Piere-Richard Prosper and representatives of international human rights organizations talked about war crimes in Africa.

Congressional Black Caucus members talked about President George W. Bush’s decision to place U.S. forces off the coast of Liberia. They urged the president to articulate a definitive policy…

Representative Donald Payne (D-New Jersey), ranking member of the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, talked about U.S. policy towards Liberia and President George W.…