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The rise of Fatoumata Diawara, Mali’s pop princess

African Voices is a weekly show that highlights Africa’s most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera. Follow the team on Twitter..

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Muammar Gaddafi’s Former Military Palace To Become Public Park

Muammar Gaddafi’s former military barracks and compound in Tripoli will be converted into a public park, the Libyan government has announced. Ikram Bash Imam, the country’s tourism minister, said on.

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21 Quotes From African Billionaires On Business, Passion And Life

Power and drive are two things business leaders seem to have in common. Add an uncommon determination to succeed, and the extraordinary that pushes them to surpass expectations and do.

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Using IT To Rebuild: Rwanda eyes knowledge economy with tech revolution

The One Laptop Per Child initiative has seen thousands of laptops distributed across Rwandan schools Olive Uwineza is 12 years old and dreams of becoming president one day. She sits.

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Musical revival – World stars of African Express seek to revive Mali’s music industry

A collective of musicians from around the world, known as Africa Express, is in the Malian capital, Bamako to give the music industry there a much-needed boost. The event is.

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South Africa’s Respected Hotelier, Sol Kerzner Plans $1.5 Billion China Resort Investment

South Africa’s respected hotelier and the creator of South Africa’s famous Sun City and Palace of the Lost City, Sol Kerzner, is back in business again with the construction of.

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Mohammed Al Amoudi: Ethiopia’s Richest Man Spots Opportunities At Home

Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Yemeni father, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi’s life has always straddled East Africa and the Middle East. A Saudi Arabian citizen.

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NELSON MANDELA – AFRICA’S GIFT TO THE WORLD

Turned 95 on July 18, 2013. We went round the world to get reactions from world leaders and people on the street. Excerpts. VIWE MVITSHANE, student: Happy birthday, Tata Nelson.

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Street children turn stage stars to tell South Africa’s story

Heal those people with your music, your movements within your souls.” It’s a powerful piece of advice that Todd Twala, co-founder of “Africa Umoja: Spirit of Togetherness,” gives to her.

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Interview with Ambassador Adebowale Adefuye, Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE VOLUME OF TRADE BETWEEN NIGERIAN AND THE UNITED STATES CONSIDERING THE AGGRESSIVE DRIVE BY THE CHINESE TO DOMINATE THE AFRICAN MARKET? It.

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