Stories about the Joseph Kony viral video, and coverage of subsequent reactions to it in the West and in Uganda, have been dominating the news wires. Elsewhere in Africa, Lagos produced yet another successful Nigerian Fashion Week, and we take a look at a story about African football players who are stranded in Turkey.
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75 Million Views Later, Local Ugandans See the Viral Kony Video for the First Time
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Nigeria’s Fashion Week Puts African Designers in the Spotlight
Source: CBS News
Forbes’ 2012 List of Black Billionaires
Source: Forbes
Politics in Egypt: A President Is Wanted
Source: The Economist
South Africa Leads United Nations on Gay Rights
Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
Narco-States: Africa’s Next Menace
Source: The New York Times
Senegal: Holding Back the Democracy Recession
Source: Reuters
Stranded African Footballers in Turkey Struggle to Make It Big
Source: Ahram Online (Egypt)
Thomas Lubanga Found Guilty For War Crimes in Congo
Source: The Guardian (UK)
Congo Buries Victims of Massive Explosion
Source: Independent Online (South Africa)
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