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Friday, May 04, 2012AfroJam AFTER WORK: Wednesday, May 9by SpyOn Productions Join us on Wednesday, May 9, at AfroJam AFTER WORK, a social, networking and fashion event where professionals and friends gather to wind down from their hectic day.
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Category: Events
Thursday, May 03, 2012Next Week: Africa.com and ABN Digital Cover the World Economic Forum on Africaby Africa.com Editorial Staff Through a partnership with ABN Digital, based in South Africa, Africa.com will provide exclusive video coverage of next week's World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!
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Category: Business & Finance
Thursday, May 03, 2012How Active Managers Can Maximize Opportunities in Africa by Nile Capital ManagementOver the past decade, an increasing number of investors have discovered the potential of investing in the smaller and less developed “frontier markets,” many of which have been developing rapidly into excellent growth opportunities.
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Category: Business & Finance
Wednesday, May 02, 2012World Heritage Sites of Ghana: Castles, Ashanti Houses and a Troubled Lakeby Godwin Yirenkyi, The Travel WordCounted individually, the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ghana are more plentiful than in any other country in Africa. They consist of 32 historic forts and castles (the remainder of about 70 such buildings) and 13 traditional Ashanti buildings.
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Category: Travel
Wednesday, May 02, 2012Out of Africa: Trade, Technology, and Knowledge—Part I, South-South and Intra-African Tradeby Chevelle Dixon, NYU Wagner School of Public ServiceIn this news series of columns, I will discuss barriers to African economic growth including North-South trade agreements, natural-resource dependent economies, energy infrastructure constraints, limited protection of intellectual property rights, and lack of human capital development.
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Category: Business & Finance
Tuesday, May 01, 2012African Rain: Still a Super Safari, With or Without Itby Francesco Pierre-Nina, The Tanzania Safari CompanySo many of this season’s drives have been spectacular, if not simply stunning, both in dry and wet conditions. In fact, even though safaris have become more confined to the inside of our land cruisers, few of our drives bear any resemblance to road trips most anyone has ever experienced, unless of course they are safari aficionados.
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Category: Travel
Tuesday, May 01, 2012Celebrate African Diversity at APINKE Magazine’s African Experience Festival: Atlantaby APINKE MagazineThe TAFEX annual festival returns with an extravagant cultural day that celebrates African diversity through fashion, music, sports, dance, visual arts, and fun for the whole family.
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Category: Events
Monday, April 30, 2012African Coups and Strongmen in Declineby Gregory Houël, Independent Democracy and Governance ExpertAlthough the public’s perception of sub-Saharan Africa as a fertile ground for dictatorships and civil conflict endures, a closer look at the continent’s recent history offers a different narrative: African coups and strongmen have been steadily declining since the mid-1990s.
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Category: Current Events
Monday, April 30, 2012"Restless City": An African Immigrant′s Experienceby African-American Film Festival Releasing MovementDirected by Nigerian-born filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu, Restless City tells the story of a young man surviving on the fringes of New York City, where music is his passion, life is a hustle, and falling in love is his greatest risk.
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Category: Arts & Culture
Friday, April 27, 2012#Kladogo: Surviving the Streets of Kampalaby Hillary Muheebwa, AddisTunes“My name is Byandali Geoffrey. I’m originally from Bugerere,” he tells me. Geoffrey has been on street for less than a year, but is not sure how many months.
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Category: Arts & Culture

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