South African Newcomer Wins Multiple Music Awards Bulelwa Mkutukana, better known as Zahara, released her first album titled Loliwe, or The Train, towards the end of 2011. To date it has sold over 300, 000 copies making her one of South Africas bigge

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By Ade Astuti Chicago, IL 10 October 2006 watch Poet Amir Sulaiman New Yorker Amir Sulaiman pulls no punches [does not soften his blows] in his poetry. As a Muslim African American, Amir Sulaiman feels he is called to use his poetry to shed light on

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 30 October 2006 A retired African businessman has launched a multi-million dollar prize to be awarded to African leaders who demonstrate excellence in political leadership. Mo Ibrahim The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is to adminis

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By Thomas Rippe Kigali 28 August 2007 Military Leaders of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda met in Kigali to discuss taking action against negative elements operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thomas Rippe reports for VOA from the Rwandan

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By Tendai Maphosa London 11 January 2008 A new study reveals that more African doctors and nurses are working abroad than at home, which it says is contributing to the worsening shortage of health care professionals in Africa. From London, Tendai Map

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 27 February 2006 Tuesday is Mardi Gras, French for

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 23 May 2008 South Africa deployed soldiers to parts of Johannesburg Thursday, to help end a wave of violence against foreigners that has killed 42 people. Officials emphasize soldiers will only be used to help police quell

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East African Farmers Plant Seeds of Innovation East Africa has felt the effects of climate change over recent years. There have been frequent prolonged droughts, erratic seasonal rains and floods, all of which have put food security at risk. As a res

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Algeria is preparing to host the second Pan-African Culture Festival, and the first in 40 years. The event hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of people to Algiers this July to celebrate Africa's artistic renaissance. Khalida Toumi was a young girl

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 October 2006 South African President Thabo Mbeki says he has relinquished his role as mediator in the Ivory Coast political crisis. The announcement came at a meeting of top African Union officials in Ethiopia. ----- Th

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 July 2006 Men escape from the Woomera Detention Center for asylum seekers in Woomera, Australia (File photo) A new study has highlighted the enormous problems facing African refugees in Australia. The trauma and uncertainty

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Browsing through a weighty new anthology called The Annotated African American Folktales is a journey across space and time. In one chapter called Defiance and Desire, there's a section devoted to flying Africans where there's a

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This week the White House did something it rarely does - issue an apology. Press secretary Sarah Sanders apologized after she wildly understated job gains by African-Americans under former President Obama. President Trump often b

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 22 November 2007 South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is due to meet leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition as part of a nine-month effort to mediate an end to the Zimbabwean crisis. The meetings come as parties

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By Ricci Shryock Dakar 14 April 2008 The United States Navy recently completed a half-year tour of the Gulf of Guinea, whereit has worked to train West African maritime patrols. U.S. officials say the goal of the program was to improve African navies

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 07 June 2007 In South Africa, more than 1 million workers in the private sector have been told to prepare to strike next week Wednesday in sympathy with striking public servants. The call by the powerful COSATU confederatio

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 02 May 2007 In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, several days of calm have allowed some African Union peacekeepers from Uganda to move out of their barracks for the first time since their arrival in March. From Mogadishu, VOA Cor

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 September 2007 South Africa's Human Rights Commission has launched hearings into labor relations and land rights on the country's farms. The hearings follow a threat by a government minister to seize the land of farmer

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Leaders from the world's biggest industrial nations met with African heads of state to discuss the political crisis in Zimbabwe. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, African leaders are divided over calls for sanctions against Zimbab

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By Scott Bobb Soweto, South Africa 19 September 2007 South Africa is well-known for its wines, which are exported all over the world. But historically, fine wine inside the country was drunk primarily by the white minority and was appreciated by few

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