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Africa: Steps in the right direction against HIV/AIDS

Africa’s battle against HIV/AIDS is not won yet. But there has been some good news recently, including a significant decline in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa and a critical policy shift in South Africa, the country with the largest number of infected people in the world.

Panafrica - Kenya - Nigeria - Uganda

Africa: Quiet corruption harming development

World Bank releases new report on corruption’s corrosive impact

“Quiet corruption” can be just as detrimental to a country’s overall economic growth and development as large corruption and bribery scandals that receive (...)

Ethiopia - Somalia - United States - United Kingdom

Liya Kebede on the silver screen with Waris Dirie

After the catwalk comes the silver screen. Liya Kebede depicts Waris Dirie in Desert Flower, a biopic directed by Sherry Hormann about the former Somali supermodel and anti (...)

Panafrica - South africa - United States

Oprah Winfrey: What changed the trajectory of her life

‘You want me to read something? I will read for you, sir.’

When Oprah Winfrey was 3 years old, her grandmother taught her to read. When Winfrey walked into a radio station at age 16, she had never thought about becoming a broadcaster. (...)

• A new treatment for river blindness or onchocerciasis?

• Madagascar: Ending the Crisis

• Zimbabwe: Zuma’s closed door negotiations to lead to early elections?

• Madagascar: Andry Rajoelina won’t budge

• James Brown and Aretha Franklin: Two masters of 1960s “soul” music

• Africa’s development: Opening up to broader ownership


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Editorials
• Tunisia-led pro-Libya proposal for AU chair may split Africa
• African Immigrants in Italy: A shadow of ethnic cleansing?
• Nigeria as a terror ground: U.S. African commander "not aware"

Society
• Madagascar: Ending the Crisis
• Zimbabwe: Zuma’s closed door negotiations to lead to early elections?
• Madagascar: Andry Rajoelina won’t budge

Economics
• Africa: Quiet corruption harming development
• Zimbabwe: French oil group Total victim of Black empowerment regulation?
• Nigeria: Manufacturers frown at China’s dumping of cheap products

Internet
• Sudanese to access web freely despite sanctions
• Jimmy Wales seeks the development of Wikipedia in African languages
• 2011 U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery: Open until November 30

Arts & entertainment
• Liya Kebede on the silver screen with Waris Dirie
• James Brown and Aretha Franklin: Two masters of 1960s “soul” music
• Shakespeare goes black!

Sports
• CHAN 2011: Qualifiers get under way
• Parreira takes Bafana to Brazil
• Zimbabwe teams to drop out of African Cups

Discovering
• Oprah Winfrey: What changed the trajectory of her life
• Africa: Steps in the right direction against HIV/AIDS
• A new treatment for river blindness or onchocerciasis?

Rejoinder
• Exorcising the Health Demon in Ghana
• IMANI Ghana’s President, and President’s Spokesperson on AIR!
• The Interim Economic Partnership Agreement: Why Namibia Should Not Sign - Part 2

Opinion editorial
• From South Africa to The United States: Freedom is indivisible
• Zimbabwe: Scorpion in My Shoe
• Conflict of Constitutionalism in Zimbabwe

Opposite editorial
• Why Mugabe should not have been at Copenhagen
• Uganda: Gays, HIV+ people will be killed, sympathisers jailed
• Achieving the African Dream demands individual efforts!


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Vogue Paris versus Italian Vogue: Messages for Black people
By Natacha Mikolo

Chomsky’s optimism of the will
By Stefan Simanowitz

African Radio Stations take on the world
By David Blanc

Religious Hypocrisy and Arrogance
By R. Ayité Okyne

Reflections on The Black Body
By Awo Sarpong Ansu

Some see Obama blotting-out Blacks
By Linn Washington Jr.

The Fate of the Watchman in Ghana
By Antoinette Herrmann-Condobrey

Battling Siki, world boxing’s unsung hero
By Fabien Ortiz

Zenawi versus Zuma: ’Ze burlesque follies’ of Africa
By Hama Tuma

What’s In A Name?
By Zubin Cooper

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South Africa hotels investigated over World Cup price rise claims

Sarkozy Seeks Stronger French-African Ties

Caribbean & Latin America Leaders agree to create Latam bloc

Twitter Comes To Yahoo

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	your opinion • Dynamos FC pulls shocker against Ivorian Asec Mimossa - Melody Dynamos Champions League action begins again on Sunday 21st March, we’re in for one heck of a ride. The Official Website www. (...) - Friday 19 March 2010 - 12:31


	press releases • CPJ urges Morocco to halt politically motivated prosecutions • Tanzania: 20th ordinary meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers to begin Friday 19 March in Arusha • CAIR Troubled by Racist Announcement at NJ Wal-Mart • US: State Agencies Join to Celebrate Black History • ICTR: Appeals Chamber Affirms Bikindi’s Conviction and Sentence, Reduces Nchamihigo’s Sentence


	musik • Paris Alger Bouzeguène • Obama • If The Rains Come First • Nigeria Afrobeat Special • Land Of The Free