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Wednesday, 02-08-12, 8:41Foreign Affairs Minister Holds Workshop in Berlin With German Counterpart[Tunisia Live] Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafik Abdessalem held a workshop today in Berlin with his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle. read more...

Wednesday, 02-08-12, 8:37President Al-Bashir Receives Commander of Dubai Police Forces[SNA] Khartoum - President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, Tuesday evening received at the Guest House the visiting General Commander of Dubai Police Forces, Gen. Dhahi Khalfan, in the presence of the General Commander of the Police Forces, Gen. Hashim Osman Al-Hussein. read more...

Wednesday, 02-08-12, 8:27Bemba Trial Continues in Closed Session[Bemba Trial Website] The war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday continued to hear the testimony of 'Witness 44.' As has been the case since he first took the stand last Friday, the witness testified entirely in closed session. read more...

Wednesday, 02-08-12, 8:22We Will Douse Zambian Flame - - Stevanovic[Vanguard] Zambia coach Herve Renard has backed his team to beat Ghana in Bata today and billed their African Nations Cup semi-final as the biggest game of his career. read more...

Wednesday, 02-08-12, 8:22Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana Favorites to Make African Cup Final[Vanguard] Ivory Coast and Ghana are on course to meet in a showpiece final at the African Cup of Nations, with only semifinal opponents Mali and Zambia now able to prevent the eagerly awaited showdown. read more...

Wednesday, 02-08-12, 7:59Defence Minister Back From Luena[ANGOP] Luanda - The Angolan minister of Defence, CÃ¢ndido Pereira Van-DÃºnem, had already returned to Luanda, after chairing the opening session of the meeting of military officials of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), held in Luena, eastern Moxico province. read more...

Wednesday, 02-08-12, 7:59Vice President Reaffirms Willingness to Help Guinea-Bissau[ANGOP] Lisbon - The vice president of the Republic of Angola, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos Tuesday, in Lisbon, reiterated the willingness of his country to continue to help Guinea-Bissau to break it deadlock, to proceed with the reforms and that they are concluded successfully. read more...

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Tuesday February 07, 2012, 17:53Re-cap: The Apinke Magazine Awards in Atlantaby Olumide Oluwole, Director of Business Development—West Africa, Africa.comThe Apinke Awards celebrated the the African diaspora in the United States, a population that holds dreams and goals and who makes those dreams happen, no matter the circumstance.

Monday February 06, 2012, 19:15Every Voice, Every South African Storyby Ashley Michelle Williams, News Associate, NBCAs a young girl, I loved readings stories about different parts of the world, and about different cultures. I also loved reading famous people's biographies and learning about their life journeys.

Friday February 03, 2012, 11:32This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff This week, we're reading stories about a new leader in the South African political system, and we're also reading an analysis of how Africa's aging rulers may be the key for protesters across the continent to begin country-specific revolutions, resulting in an \"African Spring.\"

Thursday February 02, 2012, 18:00South Africa: Reminder From My Eldersby Rebecca Reynolds, President and Founder, Rebecca Reynolds ConsultingOf what is joy made? From where does it spring? Who best knows how to capture it? If I thought I knew the answers to these questions, I got the opportunity to rethink them on a recent trip to South Africa.

Wednesday February 01, 2012, 19:43A New Year, New Thought-Leaders: A Paradigm Shift in Knowledge Management in Africaby Chevelle Dixon, NYU Wagner School of Public ServiceKnowledge management tools reveal best practices and lessons learned, and inform policies. Some may argue that Africa lags behind in development due to inadequacies in education, technology, skilled professionals, and knowledge capture, and sharing. Is there a dearth of knowledge management in Africa?

Tuesday January 31, 2012, 21:57Akwaaba NYC!: Blitz The Ambassador Performs at Webster Hall by Africa.com Editorial Staff Ghanaian-born, Brooklyn-based hip hop artist Blitz the Ambassador played his first New York homecoming show at Webster Hall, coming off a 10-week tour, which began in Accra and included over 30 shows in Europe.

Tuesday January 31, 2012, 20:34THIS THURSDAY: ONE Liberia to Host NYC Fundraiser for Youth in Liberia, West Africaby Africa.com Editorial Staff Liberia’s war left its youth completely disadvantaged: they were the ex-combatants, unskilled with no labor, orphaned, abandoned, high school dropouts that became petty traders to provide for their family.

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