Word: africas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Yeah, well, some people don't look up, and I know that's life," explains the 20-year-old street musician from South Africa. "Every time I notice when I come down here, some people they pay attention. So, I mean, I can't really say that I feel bad or good. I feel good that I can play my music and try out my new songs. I really enjoy what I'm doing...
DAKAR, Senegal: He didn?t apologize for slavery, but that wasn?t what Africa was looking for from President Clinton, says TIME correspondent Marguerite Michaels. ?People in Africa are looking for foreign investment, and they feel that the President?s visit has put them on the radar screen of American business,? says Michaels...
...Clinton reflected on slavery today in his farewell-to-Africa speech at Goree Island, the disembarkation point for millions of African slaves sent to the Americas. He spoke of it as ?one of the most difficult chapters of American history,? but focused on celebrating the triumph of African-Americans over their enslavement. His hosts were most enthused, however, by his emphasis on a new partnership between Africa and America. ?Africa really warmed to Clinton,? says Michaels. ?They found him open and relaxed, and well-briefed. Now they?re hoping that he has long coattails in America?s business community...
...Jacques Chirac to ensure that his trip wasn?t viewed "as somehow pitting the United States against the French," according to an aide. He needn't have bothered, says TIME Paris bureau chief Tom Sancton: "If anything, the French government would like to get the U.S. more involved in Africa, because France is scaling down its own involvement. France no longer wants to be the gendarme of Africa...
...President today discussed his proposed all-Africa peacekeeping force with Senegal's President Abdou Diouf, one of its most enthusiastic supporters. Tomorrow Clinton visits Goree Island, the slave-trade embarkation point, to make the closing speech of his trip. Don't expect an apology for slavery: Asked about the much-hyped issue earlier this week, the President said, "Most of my African-American friends and advisers... think we need to be looking toward the future...