Topic: Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Latin America Monitor Aid that works: A new road, farmer co-op revitalizes rural El Salvador
A new farmers cooperative in El Salvador allows small farmers to get their food to market and boost their earnings.
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Senegal's president chips away at country's democratic record
President Abdoulaye Wade's attempt to alter the Constitution highlights Senegal's decline as a model of democracy in West Africa.
06/24/2011 03:36 pm -
Backchannels US to Nicaragua's opposition: We can dance, but you lead
If Nicaragua’s sluggish opposition is waiting for Uncle Sam to swoop in like Superman to rescue Lady Democracy from the grips of mustachioed villain Daniel Ortega, they’re in for a long wait.
03/03/2011 11:19 am -
Christians expelled, Morocco and US spar over religious freedom
A congressional committee is holding a hearing today on religious freedom in Morocco, which expelled nearly 100 Christian foreigners in March. Morocco is investigating an American school that parents have accused of spreading Christianity.
06/17/2010 02:28 pm -
Opinion Are investors missing out on sub-Sahara Africa?
Africa's improvements have created thriving markets. US firms should enter this last great investment frontier.
09/29/2009 01:00 am -
US may punish Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega with $64 million aid cut
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Wednesday with the Millenium Challenge Corporation to decide whether to cancel US aid in response to the leftist leader's alleged attempts to steal elections.
06/09/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion How to make US foreign aid work
Give recipients a say in where the money goes.
03/18/2009 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about why President Bush may not be given a lot of credit, the need for Nicaragua to work with international donors, and how the time has come for compassion in Gaza.
01/09/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Don't let Nicaragua's Ortega become a Mugabe
The West must use leverage to prevent bloody confrontation.
12/30/2008 12:00 am -
Nicaragua's Ortega defiant after US, Europe yank aid
President Daniel Ortega is turning to Russia and Venezuela for replacement cash – with fewer strings attached.
12/06/2008 12:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about Liberia's progress in its struggle against corruption, and why low-interest mortgages could help the credit crisis.
10/08/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Boiling point in Bolivia
Internal conflict could destabilize the region. Here's what Washington can do.
10/07/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Fund the fight against global poverty
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is a critical investment.
10/03/2008 01:00 am -
U.S.-Africa alliance to help small farmer
The partnership between the US and Kofi Annan's farm group reflects the new international emphasis on agriculture.
06/16/2008 01:00 am
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