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This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10

This week, we celebrate the life of a Kenyan Nobel Prize winner, Wangari Maathai. We also take a look at how small factories are making a big impact on the continent, and how Vietnam and South Africa are teaming up to combat rhino poaching.

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Celebrating the Life of Wangari Maathai

Source: The New York Times

Vietnam and South Africa Teaming Up to Combat Rhino Poaching

Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)

Small Factories Take Root in Africa

Source: The Wall Street Journal

African Countries Create New Rules in the Oil Game

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Looking at Press Freedom in Ethiopia

Source: The Economist

Reviewing The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Source: Financial Times

Is China Hindering a Visit by the Dalai Lama to South Africa?

Source: Times LIVE (South Africa)

World Bank to Increase East African Famine Aid by $2 Billion

Source: The Daily Nation (Kenya)

Why Free, Fair, and Transparent Elections Are Not Enough

Source: AllAfrica

Proudly South African: Celebrating Heritage Day

Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)

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