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Cesaria Evora (1941-2011): One of the Great Divas, Too Little Known

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 02.16.2012

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Jesse Kornbluth

Cesaria Evora died over the weekend. Her voice was the living soul of Cape Verde. But Cape Verde is also the reason that one of the greatest singers on the planet died without being better known.

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Will the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Ever Choose an African Woman?

Atim Oton | Posted 12.14.2011

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Atim Oton

This week, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation selected yet another male African leader for its Ibrahim Prize. I was rooting for them to have some radical imagination and give the prize to the women of Rwanda; and I was disappointed.

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Former Cape Verde President Aristides Pereira Dies

AP | By BARRY HATTON | Posted 11.22.2011

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LISBON, Portugal -- Aristides Pereira, who fought Portugal's colonial rule in the Cape Verde Islands and became the West African country's first post-...

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Laura Dekker, Teenage Dutch Sailor, Sets Off To Cross Atlantic

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker said she is setting off to cross the Atlantic Ocean in her yacht, the most challengin...

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Diamonds Are Not Forever

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort

Botswana is an example of how to wisely administer a natural resource endowment.

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Arctic Sea Case: Russia Charges 8

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Russia has formally filed criminal charges against eight alleged hijackers of the freighter Arctic Sea, whose voyage is still heavily s...

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Arctic Sea Hijacking: Russia Arrests 8 Suspects

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — The high seas mystery over the freighter Arctic Sea was far from solved Monday after the Russian navy found the ship off West Africa, f...

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Clinton Praises Cape Verde On Last Leg Of Africa Tour

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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SANTA MARIA, Cape Verde — Winding up an 11-day African tour, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she's optimistic about i...

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Artic Sea: Missing Russian Ship Found Off Africa

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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A missing ship with 15 Russian crew members on board has been spotted more than two weeks after it disappeared, unconfirmed reports say....

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What can Africa Hope for During Clinton Visit?

Todd Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Todd Moss

Clinton, in choosing the largest economies and the continent's most influential capitals, is likely to highlight more traditional US economic and security interests than Obama did on his Ghana trip.

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Global Beat Fusion: Music as Preservation and Cultural Force

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

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Derek Beres

The darkness in rhythm and melody hints at yearning as much as fulfillment, correctly capturing the mindset of so many today.

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