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This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10

This week, we’re taking a look at how the countries of the African continent can learn lessons from this year’s events in Libya. More Intelligent Life, a sister publication of the Economist, writes a commentary from Sierra Leone on conducting business in West Africa. We’re also reading news from South Africa, East Africa, and London.

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Red, White, and Black: A Remarkable Wine Tasting

Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)

Malema Riots: The Party Strikes Back

Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)

How Africa Can Avoid Trouble: Lessons From Tripoli

Source: The Citizen (Tanzania)

Diaspora Zimbabweans Might Not Be Allowed to Vote in Referendum

Source: The Zimbabwean

“The Worst Crisis I Have Ever Seen”: The East African Famine

Source: Al Jazeera English

South African Handspring Puppet Company Performing in London

Source: Financial Times

Nigeria Shifting Currency Reserves From Dollars to Chinese Yuan

Source: Christian Science Monitor

Business in Sierra Leone: The Long and Winding Road

Source: More Intelligent Life by the Economist

Why Protests Will Not Unseat Swaziland’s King Mswati

Source: BBC

World Bank and China May Cooperate to Move Manufacturing Jobs to Africa

Source: Bloomberg

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