Thursday, January 05, 2012This Saturday: Blitz the Ambassador in New York Cityby Chad Harper, Hip Hop Saves LivesThe first must-see concert of the year is upon us, hosted by my organization, HIP HOP SAVES LIVES! Headlining the show is Blitz the Ambassador, from Ghana, along with a hardhitting line-up of global performers.
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Thursday, January 05, 2012Rwanda Making Strides For Womenby Karen ShermanToday, it is still hard to reconcile the competing images of Rwanda. Over 17 relatively short years, a country once consumed by mass destruction and despair has transformed itself into a beacon of order and stability.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012Paradise Found at Hotel des Cascades in Immouzerby Andrea Papitto, Producer, Essakane FilmAfter visiting Auberge Zolado, Hakim Sabri graciously drove me to our next stop to visit RDTR member Hotel des Cascades run by rural tourism veteran Jamal Atbir.
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012Good News in Rwanda: Strong Strides in Maternal Healthby Kristie Wang, Ashoka ChangemakersJust 17 years ago, civil war in Rwanda culminated in a horrific 100-day genocide that killed between 800,000 and 1,000,000 citizens. Today, however, the country is making notable strides towards the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals, and against all odds has doubled the life expectancy of its citizens.
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Monday, January 02, 2012Applause Africa′s 10th Anniversary Galaby Paradzai JawonaApplause Africa held a gala last month at CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College in New York to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff Our New Year's edition celebrates agricultural progress on the continent, as well at the continent's ever-growing middle class. We also take a look at South Africa's women's football team, and we see how Swaziland is celebrating the legacy of Steve Biko.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011In Ethiopia, Microfinance Lifts Poor Out of Povertyby Andualem Sisay, Africa RenewalAt the outskirts of Addis Ababa, 45 kilometres south of the Ethiopian capital, Aselefech Desalegn fights the flames she uses for baking enjera, Ethiopia’s staple flatbread. Like millions of poor Ethiopian women, she is also constantly battling to feed her children.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011A Father’s Dream Come True at Auberge Zoladoby Andrea Papitto, Producer, Essakane Film and Geoff Weiss, Travel WriterWhen Abdelhakim (Hakim) Sabri was a child, his father had dreams of opening an inn or guesthouse in their village.
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Friday, December 23, 2011This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff On the eve of Christmas weekend, we take a look at how the global holiday is made vis-à-vis South Africa.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the United Nations′ Millennium Development Goalsby Wilmot AllenIn 2009 at the Davos conference, Wilmot Allen interviewed former managing director of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, about her opinions of the Millennium Development Goals, established by the United Nations. She is currently Nigeria's minister of finance.
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