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Exploring Africa!

Current Events in Africa

Featured Stories of the Month:

  • Sports in Africa

  • Between January 19th and Febuary 20th, 2002 school children from all over Africa along with their parents and friends were glued to their radios and TV sets. What was so important? They had football(soccer) fever! After an elimination process that lasted nearly six months, national teams representing 16 African countries earned the right to participate in the African Cup of Nations tournament... Read more...
    World Cup Update

  • Diamonds and Warfare: The Africa Connection

  • Have you heard the sayings: "Diamonds are our best friend," or that "Diamonds last forever?" Many societies highly value diamonds because they are considered to be beautiful and to symbolize love and friendship. However, few of us know where the diamonds we buy and proudly wear come from, or how they get from their place of origin to our jewelry stores.
    Read more

  • Birth of the African Union


  • On July 9 , 2002 at an meeting of African leaders in Durban, South Africa, the African Union was born. What is the African Union and Why was it formed?
    While you may not of heard of the African Union, you have probably heard of the European Union with its 15 member states? The EU, to use the popular short form, is an organization of European States that developed out of the European Common Market (ECM), which in turn was founded soon after the end of World War II. The primary purpose of the ECM was to promote economic growth in Europe through inter-nation cooperation. As the result of success in economic cooperation the member states of the ECM decided to gradually move towards greater social and political cooperation through instituting the European Union. Read more

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Other Media on Africa

  • BBC
    The BBC Africa Desk offers print versions of stories carried by the British Broadcasting Service about Africa (updated several times a day).
  • Le Monde
  • IRIN
    Integrated Regional Information Network of the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. This news service provides daily up-dates from all regions in Africa.
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