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Exile on Jihad Street: Can Mali’s World-Famous Music Festival Ever Go Back Home?
Malawi accuses Madonna of emotional blackmail
Kenyan government yanks condom ad featuring unfaithful woman
Yao Ming visits Africa, makes everything look tiny
Musicians banned from Zimbabwe for turning Mugabe into a chicken
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Exile on Jihad Street: Can Mali’s World-Famous Music Festival Ever Go Back Home?
Not even Mali’s music-hating Islamists can the keep the country’s musicians from throwing a king-sized show. Musicians in the country have been embattled since 2012, when a triumvirate of militant Islamist groups groups seized power of the country and...
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Thu, Jan 01 2014 9:34 AM
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Malawi accuses Madonna of emotional blackmail
Emotional blackmail. No, it's not Madonna's new hit single, but rather one of the accusations hurled at the pop star in a statement released by the Malawi State House on Thursday. Earlier this week, we wrote about the material girl's less...
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Thu, Apr 04 2013 9:55 AM
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Kenyan government yanks condom ad featuring unfaithful woman
Kenya's efforts to promote safe sex and combat HIV/AIDS have apparently hit a snag , as religious leaders have accused the government of promoting infidelity instead. The controversy began when Kenyan health officials teamed up with USAID and a similar...
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Thu, Mar 03 2013 3:30 PM
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Yao Ming visits Africa, makes everything look tiny
Former NBA player and Chinese superstar Yao Ming has a new gig as a goodwill ambassador for the nonprofit organization WildAid , who recently brought him to Kenya to make all of our photo dreams come true "document the poaching crisis facing rhinos...
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Tue, Aug 08 2012 12:30 PM
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Musicians banned from Zimbabwe for turning Mugabe into a chicken
The South African pop group Freshleyground, which collaborated with Shakira on the 2010 World Cup anthem , has been banned from performing in Zimbabwe over their Mugabe-mocking song Chicken to Change, as well as the above video, which shows the president...
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Fri, Sep 09 2010 8:49 AM
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It's a swarm of bees! It's a herd of elephants! It's a... pack of vuvuzelas!
The first African World Cup was always going to be a unique event, and the first four days of the tournament have been full of the good, the bad, and the Green . Particularly noteworthy (and relished by this observer) was France's dismal performance...
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Tue, Jun 06 2010 7:07 AM
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The day Somalia's music died
Taking a page from the Taliban, Somalia's Shabaab militants have effectively banned music from the radio in Somalia: The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says the order to stop playing music and jingles was issued 10 days ago. All but two...
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Tue, Apr 04 2010 7:36 AM
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The ANC launches fashion line
Always wanted to dress like Jacob Zuma? ANC designed leather jackets, initially made popular by the South African president, are now on sale. They're, well, a bit garish -- and, not surprisingly, haven't been received well by South Africa's...
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Wed, Jan 01 2010 1:12 PM
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