Diplomacy strongman Obasanjo takes up the Ivory Coast challenge

Jan. 9 | Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo (R) greets the then African Union (AU) chairman, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, upon his arrival 04 November 2005 in Abidjan for talks on the nomination of a transition prime minister in the tense west African...

Obama backs India for U.N. permanent seat

Nov. 8 | U.S. President Barack Obama, right, toasts India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a state dinner Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Manish Swarup President Barack Obama on Monday backed India for a permanent seat on the U.N....

U.S economic recession declared over!

Sep. 20 | It turns out the recession ended more than a year ago. Feeling better now? The panel that determines the timing of recessions concluded Monday that this one ended — technically, anyway — in June 2009, and lasted 18 months. The duration makes it...

Obama calls for tolerance on 9/11 anniversary

Sep. 11 | Remarks of President Barack Obama As prepared for delivery Saturday, September 11, 2010 Washington, DC Today, we pause to remember a day that tested our country.  On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the deadliest attack on American...

Obama praises Yar’Adua as a person of “profound decency and integrity”

May. 6 | WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE “We are saddened by the news of Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua’s passing, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Yar’Adua family and the people of Nigeria as they mourn his loss.  Tonight, we remember and honor...

White house supends oil drilling

Apr. 30 | The US administration has banned oil drilling in new areas of the US coast while the cause of the oil spill off Louisiana is investigated. White House adviser David Axelrod told ABC TV they wanted to know exactly what led to last week’s explosion...