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http://zasb.unibas.ch/about/people/macamo/ Elísio Macamo is Tenure Track Assistant Professor of African Studies at the University of Basel (since October 2009). Previously, he taught development sociology at the University of Bayreuth, where he was a founding member of the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies. He was born and grew up in Mozambique.

Centre for African Studies Basel: Macamo

http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/04/the-true-size-of-africa-erroneous-map.html Although featured in 'The West Wing', this map dishonesty is anything but fictional .

The TRUE Size Of Africa - An Erroneous Map Misled Us For 500 Years!

22 March 2013 Last updated at 12:58 ET Bilkisu Labaran, from the BBC's Focus on Africa programme, talks about the influence of Chinua Achebe

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21898664
http://blogs.reuters.com/anya-schiffrin/2012/07/26/electricity-comes-to-an-impoverished-mozambican-island/

Electricity comes to an impoverished Mozambican island | Anya Schiffrin

Antiquated electricity generator on island of Ibo, Mozambique On a recent visit to the remote Ibo Island in the Quirimbas Archipelago in northern Mozambique, we were struck by the island’s stunning views and the soft white-sand beaches, the mangrove swamps and the wooden dhows that have plied in the Indian Ocean for decades.
http://seunfakze.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/we-let-africa-down-badly-by-prof-george-n-ayittey/ Posted by seunfakze in Uncategorized. trackback

WE LET AFRICA DOWN BADLY by Prof George N. Ayittey « A New Nigeria

As new technology brings Africans online, everyone from Google to local developers are looking to seize the growing market A team of engineers lay fibre optic cables in rural Kenya. Antony Njuguna / Reuters

The Coming Battle for Africa's Internet - Drew Hinshaw - International

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/the-coming-battle-for-africas-internet/72491/#.Tu3kmPcFYHc.twitter
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Marketing and Media in South Africa

http://zasb.unibas.ch/research/ Africa and Europe are connected in manifold ways.

Centre for African Studies Basel: Research

Magazine COON BIDNESS | Issue THE CRITICAL ASS ISSUE | MagCloud

An African American oriented visual arts and literature journal containing essays, fiction, poetry and art by some of the most visionary talent around today. http://www.magcloud.com/browse/Issue/140697
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Kenya and the ICC: Fact Versus Fiction | Open Society Foundations Blog

Before December 17, we will file before pretrial chamber III of the International Criminal Court two written applications of around 80 pages each, summarizing the facts and analyzing the evidence collected.
The Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) was established in 2004 to monitor the compliance of member states of the African Union (AU) with selected standards of good governance, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. In recent years, the AU has emphasized the need for accountable government, in particular through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NPAD), and its peer review mechanism.

AfriMAP | Open Society Foundations

China's Trade With Africa Just Exploded To $115 Billion

China's trade with Africa has soared to $114.81 billion in the first 11 months of 2010, according to the Chinese government's first white paper on its economic and trade cooperation with Africa.