This week, we’re reading about South Africa’s latest honor to Nelson Mandela in placing his image on the country’s currency. We’re also reading about Zambia’s amazing win over Cote d’Ivoire in the Africa Cup of Nations final, and how Twitter is helping small villages in Kenya with fast communication.
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Nelson Mandela’s Image To Be Used on South African Banknotes
Source: Independent Online (South Africa)
Dedicated Followers of Fashion: Congo’s Designer Dandies
Source: CNN
Denzel Washington’s “Safe House,” Filmed in Cape Town
Source: Times LIVE (South Africa)
The Muslim Brotherhood: A Long March
Source: The Economist
Orange to Offer Facebook in Africa
Source: Financial Times
Urgent Tweet in Kenya: Help, Sheep Missing
Source: Houston Chronicle (Associated Press)
Turning a Brain Drain into a Brain Gain
Source: The Daily Nation (Kenya)
Zambia’s Africa Cup of Nations Win Was “Written in the Stars”
Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
South Africa Leads the Continent (Slowly) on Gay Rights
Source: The Atlantic (Council on Foreign Relations)
Why Flying in Africa Is Getting Harder Even As Airlines Expand Fleets
Source: The East African (Kenya)
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