Memorandum sent as a mailing to The Africa Fund Legislative Network. The memorandum says over the past few months several developments that can potentially alter the landscape of Africa have occurred; the African Growth and Opportunity Act (S.778) is winding its way through the Congressional legislative process. The memorandum mentions the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, trade negotiation legislation, Jubilee 2000, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Financial Institution Campaign, forgiveness of debt, Ms. Yassine Fall, the Association of African Women for Research and Development, foreign aid, President Clinton, the Congressional Black Caucus( CBC),...
Memorandum sent as a mailing to The Africa Fund Legislative Network. The memorandum says over the past few months several developments that can potentially alter the landscape of Africa have occurred; the African Growth and Opportunity Act (S.778) is winding its way through the Congressional legislative process. The memorandum mentions the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, trade negotiation legislation, Jubilee 2000, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Financial Institution Campaign, forgiveness of debt, Ms. Yassine Fall, the Association of African Women for Research and Development, foreign aid, President Clinton, the Congressional Black Caucus( CBC), the Appropriations Committee, the Subcommittee on Foreign Operation, Senator Ted Stevens, Senator Mitch McConnell, House Democrats, Majority Leader Trent Lott, Michael McCurry, Newt Gingrich, William V. Roth, trade bills, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the Democratic Black Caucus, Sen. Max Baucus, Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Gerald R. Ford, and Republications. The memorandum reprints a newspaper article "'Fast Track' Rides Bank on Africa Bill" by Guy Gugliotta.
