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    • Beatrice Kateme-Byakika - Asante [music]

    • Asante by Beatrice Kateme-Byakika (Uganda)

    • Why Most Africans Can't Digest Milk

    • Dr. Sarah Tishkoff talks about human origins in Africa and population history, and explains why some Africans are lactose intolerant (can't digest milk). A manifestation of genetic mutations in African pastoral populations that occured some 3,000 years ago. Source

    • Pope Benedict XVI in Africa

    • Pope Benedict visits Africa Pope Benedict XVI landed in Yaounde for a week-long trip around Cameroon and Angola where he is to meet political leaders after telling reporters on Tuesday condoms only "aggravated" the AIDS scourge in Africa.

    • HIV's Dangerous Path at Africa Border Towns

    • Long-distance truck drivers in several parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are vital component to HIV/AIDS control iin Africa. The video clip (MSNBC) shows you why.

    • Pamoja Mtaani - Video Game Helps Kenyan Youth Avoid AIDS

    • Pamoja Mtaani video game teaches Kenyan youth how to avoid contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Young people who play the game assume the identity of one of five characters. They find themselves in many situations in which they have to make the best problem-solving choices to advance to the next level. The characters collaborate to solve puzzles and carry out specific missions. While doing this, players are given information on HIV prevention. - Cathy Majtenyi/VOA More information: http://hivfreegeneration.warnerbros.com/  

    • Where the Water Meets the Sky

    • Uplifting and poignant, Where the Water Meets the Sky is the story of an unforgettable group of women who defy long traditions of silence and who demonstrate with courage, humor and resilience that their futures are once again something of promise.The women in a remote village in northern Zambia achieved the unimaginable: they learn how to make a film as a way to speak out about their lives.

    • Kenya: Mentoring Community Groups Out of Poverty

    • Sherry Otuoma, a Kenyan community volunteer teaches poor rural women basic principles and skills on how to get out of poverty. "Before, they were not aware how they can come together as a team. They did not know how they can start [a] business," she said. "Now, if they come together as a group, you train them, and now they can start their own income-generating activities."- voa.

    • Kenya 'Pimped-out' Buses

    • Matatus, the Nairobi version of a bus, are getting a little 'flash' to attract customers. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

    • Obama Inauguration Brings Mixed Expectations

    • People around the world are looking forward to the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20 as president of the United States. Many hope he will bring change to a world they believe is in crisis. For others, Mr. Obama's ancestral roots in Africa mean even more. - Scott Bobb/ VOA.

    • Obama Grandmother heads to Inauguration in DC

    • The step-grandmother of President-elect Barack Obama began her journey to Washington on Tuesday to see her grandchild become the first African-American president to enter the White House- Associated Press.  

    • It's Tough Being an African Albino

    • With natural healers believing their body parts to be very valuable, some African albinos are under constant threat of kidnapping. NBC's Martin Fletcher reports from Tanzania.

    • Lord’s Children - Following child soldiers in Uganda under Lord’s Resistance Army command

    • The region of Northern Uganda was ravaged by one of Africa’s longest civil wars until 2006. For over 20 years, more than 65,000 children, some as young as five years old, have been kidnapped by Uganda’s anti-government rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and forced to serve as child soldiers and sex slaves. Under the command of LRA leader Joseph Kony, these children have been terrorized into committing the worst atrocities, even killing their own families. Lord’s Children follows three former LRA soldiers who escaped from the bush and have since taken refuge in a rehabilitation center. Watch the full episode here on Wide Angle.

    • The Story of the Trampled Rose

    • Extraordinary circumstances often bring out the best in ordinary people. Take Becky Kiser, a businesswoman from the American west. Becky didn't plan to become an angel to women suffering from a horrible condition in a far off African land, but it happened. VOA's Peter Heinlein has the story of the Trampled Rose, how an average woman seized an chance to do good after she fell ill during a holiday in Ethiopia.

    • Renewable energy-powered milk cooler

    • World Bank Development Marketplace 2008 winner William Kisaalita of the University of Georgia discusses his project to test a new milk cooling system with a pilot group of 50 small-scale farmers to keep milk fresh overnight so it can be safely transported. Renewable energy-powered milk cooler for small holder dairy farmers

    • Moving Windmills

    • In late 2006, a Malawian newspaper wrote about William Kamkwmamba, a remarkable young man from a remote rural village north of the capital city. Forced to drop out of high school for lack of money, William saw a picture of a windmill in a textbook and decided to build one to power his family's home. Using found materials and scrapyard parts such as a broken bicycle, tractor fan, melted plastic pipes, bamboo and used copper wires, he built a series of windmills which would change his and his family's life. A visit to America reinforces his dreams to complete his education and bring power to his country. Credits; Executive Producer: Tom Rielly, Director: Scott Thrift, Producer: Ben Nabors, Editor: Ari Kuschnir, Original Score: Michael Maurice, Additional Music: Robert Natka.

    • What is Africa to you?

    • What is Africa to you? This is a question Zina Saro-Wiwa has explored in her latest film This Is My Africa. A delightful, thought-provoking and utterly unique film This Is My Africa seeks to create an alternative image of Africa created out of the memories, tastes and opinions of 20 London-based Africans and Africaphiles. "I wanted to make a film that used private reminisces to challenge the way Africa is talked about publicly - which is often negative, reductive and wholly defined by the current affairs and NGO sector" says Zina. A 50-minute crash course in African culture, This Is My Africa offers glimpses of African food, books, artists, music and films that have personally resonated with the interviewees who are: artist, Yinka Shonibare MBE; film-maker, John Akomfrah OBE; Channel 4 news anchor, Jon Snow; actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor; actor, Colin Firth; author, Biyi Bandele; fashion designer, Bayo Oduwole; writer, Mazzi Binaisa; DJ, Duncan Brooker; cultural historian, Nana O. Ayim; This Is My Africa comes at an important time. "Africa is still very much The Dark Continent in the eyes of the world,' says producer/director Zina Saro-Wiwa.

    • Sustainable Rural Housing in Tanzania

    • The Mwanza Rural Housing Programme (MRHP) has trained villagers in northern Tanzania to set up enterprises making high-quality bricks from local clay, fired with agricultural residues rather than wood. These enterprises have made sufficient bricks to construct over 100,000 homes with greatly improved comfort and durability, in 70 villages.

    • African markets not immune to Wall St. turbulence

    • Although not heavily linked to U.S. markets, it appears African markets are not immune to the turbulence on Wall Street. [cnn]

    • Amani Children Home: Helping Tanzania'a most vulnerable

    • Amani Children's Home is dedicated to the protection of Tanzania’s most vulnerable population: street-children and AIDS orphans. Since its founding by local Tanzanians in 2001, Amani Children's Home has rescued over 290 children from the perils of life on the streets, where children face a high risk of HIV transmission and malnutrition.

    • Fruits of the Nile, Uganda

    • Uganda: Solar drying business links rural farmers with export markets

    • Malaria affects classroom performance

    • Malaria is a huge problem in Kenya and other countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Much research has been devoted to the impact of malaria on children five years and under, but there have been virtually no studies on how the scourge affects school-age children. Research conducted in Kenya and recently published in The Lancet says malarial parasites lead to anemia and absenteeism in school. And that affects children's performance. The study concludes that supplying children with malaria drugs can improve their health and classroom performance.
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    • Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at African Union Summit

    • Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi the new chairman of the African Union, listens during the opening session of the 12th African Union Summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, February 2, 2009. Gaddafi was elected chairman of the African Union on Monday and made clear he would pursue his vision of a United States of Africa despite reluctance from many members. Reuters. GA_googleFillSlot("250x250Default");

    • Gaddafi at AU Summitt, Ethiopia

    • Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the new chairman of the African Union, at the opening session of the 12th African Union Summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, February 2, 2009. Gaddafi was elected chairman of the African Union on Monday and made clear he would pursue his vision of a United States of Africa despite reluctance from many members

    • Gaddafi at AU Summit, Ethiopia

    • Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the new chairman of the African Union, at the opening session of the 12th African Union Summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, February 2, 2009. Gaddafi was elected chairman of the African Union on Monday and made clear he would pursue his vision of a United States of Africa despite reluctance from many members

    • Obama family members jubilate in Kenya

    • November 4, 2008 will go down in history as the day Americans voted a black man, Barack Obama, as its 44th president.

    • Local residents celebrate in Western Japan

    • November 4, 2008 will go down in history as the day Americans voted a black man, Barack Obama, as its 44th president.

    • Obama posters in western Japan

    • November 4, 2008 will go down in history as the day Americans voted a black man, Barack Obama, as its 44th president.

    • Obama supporters cheer

    • November 4, 2008 will go down in history as the day Americans voted a black man, Barack Obama, as its 44th president.

    • Obama supporters react after projections

    • November 4, 2008 will go down in history as the day Americans voted a black man, Barack Obama, as its 44th president.

    • Mr & Miss East Africa UK 2008 18

    • Sight and scenes from Mr & Miss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

    • Mr & Miss East Africa UK 2008 16

    • Sight and scenes from Mr & Miss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

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    • Sight and scenes from Mr & Miss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

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    • Sight and scenes from Mr & Miss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

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    • Sight and scenes from Mr & Miss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

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    • Sight and scenes from Mr & Miss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

    • Mr & Miss East Africa UK 2008 15

    • Sight and scenes from Mr & Miss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

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    • Sight and scenes from Mr & MIss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

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    • Sight and scenes from Mr & MIss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

    • Mr & Miss East Africa UK 2008 6

    • Sight and scenes from Mr & MIss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

    • Mr & Miss East Africa UK 2008 9

    • Sight and scenes from Mr & MIss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

    • Mr & Miss East Africa UK 2008 10

    • Sight and scenes from Mr & MIss East Africa UK. July 26, 2008.

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