Thursday, September 22, 2011On the Ground: Working with Rights for All in Cameroonby Sophie Hollows, Intern, Rights for AllRights For All is an NGO based in Yaoundé Cameroon, aiming to protect and promote human rights in Cameroon. Every few months, a new group of international interns arrives, bringing their own strengths to the organisation and enabling it to continue its work.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011Current and Would-be Leaders in West Africa Take New York by Stormby Jacqueline Adams, Africa.com Board of AdvisersThe Council on Foreign Relations, the esteemed 90-year old think tank and publisher, welcomed Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma and Cote D’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011ARISE Magazine’s “Made in Africa” Collective of New York Fashion Weekby Africa descended on Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall last week for ARISE magazine’s New York Fashion Week Collective. This year’s event titled “Made in Africa” is ARISE’s fourth Gotham runway appearance since founder Nduka Obaigbena determined to “show that the time for Africa is here.”
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011No News is Good News: Botswana’s Strikeby Cerianne RobertsonWith so much of today’s news from Africa focusing on revolution, civil war, pirates, famine, and refugees, my parents were relatively relieved to learn that my summer destination this year was to be Botswana, a small country of two million inhabitants.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011Events: NY Afro Fest 2011by Africa.com Editorial Staff It’s been a long time coming! Conceived in 2007, AfrobeatRadio, the brainchild of Wuyi Jacobs, sought synergy between the arts, culture, politics, dialogue and technology in the African community. The result: Afrobeat Radio, Afrobeat Journal, and now, the New York Afro Fest.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011Africa on the Runway: the Spring 2012 New York Fashion Week Collections by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Author, Powder NecklaceFrom Tommy Hilfiger to Michael Kors, Africa-inspired designs were an emphatic theme of this year's spring/summer runway shows during New York Fashion Week.
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Monday, September 19, 2011GIVEAWAY: Previewing the Launch of Africa.comDEALS!by Africa.com Editorial Staff Our brand-new discount site is arriving soon: here's what you need to know about it, and read more about our two giveaways!
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Monday, September 19, 2011Events: Building Ethiopia′s First Free-Standing Children′s Hospitalby Gemini Health Care GroupDr. Ebba K. Ebba, pediatrician and president/founder of Gemini Health Care Group, will be hosting Gemini’s fourth-annual fundraising gala to support its work to improve the health and well-being of children in Ethiopia.
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Friday, September 16, 2011This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff This week, we're following the Mail and Guardian of South Africa to London, to view a new African exhibit at the Tate Modern.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011Fashion: Mimi Plange and Manolo Blahnik Make Magicby Ezinne Ukoha, Africa Style DailyDiaspora. New York-based Ghanaian designer Mimi Plange is on her way to being the absolute envy of all her peers.
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