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    <title>The Afropolitan Network:::</title>
    
    
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    <updated>2011-11-16T21:38:07+03:00</updated>
    <subtitle>we hear a different beat ••º˙˚</subtitle>
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        <title>The Afropolitan Network is moving!</title>
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        <published>2011-11-16T21:38:07+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-11-24T18:01:58+03:00</updated>
        <summary>Catch new posts and goings on at The Afropolitan Shop See you there!</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>Leymah Gbowee Interview with Jon Stewart</title>
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        <published>2011-11-16T06:09:28+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-11-16T06:09:28+03:00</updated>
        <summary>Exclusive - Leymah Gbowee Extended Interview Pt. 2Views: 19,585 Posted: 11/14/2011 Leymah Gbowee discusses the consequences of the Second Liberian Civil War and why Charles Taylor should be held accountable, in this unedited, extended interview. (05:55) via www.thedailyshow.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>11 African tech innovators to keep your eye on </title>
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        <published>2011-11-14T05:51:46+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-11-14T05:51:46+03:00</updated>
        <summary>Prominent technology conference Tech4Africa has announced 11 finalists for its inaugural Innovation Award. The award aims to recognise the important role technological innovation will have in solving a number of the problems which are unique to Africa. via memeburn.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>The Rise of African Tech Startups </title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c958833015392cddf36970b</id>
        <published>2011-11-04T17:21:42+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-11-14T05:50:22+03:00</updated>
        <summary>The rise of African tech startups by David Rowan - GQ Comment - GQ.COM (UK)</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>Elite boarding school aims to create Africa's future leaders - CNN.com</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c958833015392a617e0970b</id>
        <published>2011-10-28T20:18:35+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-10-28T20:18:35+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via edition.cnn.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>Small Factories Take Root in Africa - WSJ.com</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c95883301539222e927970b</id>
        <published>2011-10-07T16:07:06+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-10-07T16:07:06+03:00</updated>
        <summary>ANKETRAKABE, Madagascar—After a bumpy two-hour truck ride and a river crossing by canoe, Tim McCollum reached this village set beside a canopy of cacao trees, the first link in a supply chain that would help boost production at his small...</summary>
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    <entry>
        <title>How France lives off Africa with the Colonial Pact City Life - This Is Africa</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c9588330154339fc4e5970c</id>
        <published>2011-07-11T06:04:05+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-07-11T06:04:05+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.thisisafrica.me</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>South Sudan Becomes World's Newest Nation</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c958833015433952ced970c</id>
        <published>2011-07-09T03:07:52+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-07-09T03:07:52+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.huffingtonpost.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>SIJI - 'Ijo'(Official Video)</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c95883301538fb3eaa5970b</id>
        <published>2011-07-07T02:08:24+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-07-07T02:08:24+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.vimeo.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>African Renaissance</title>
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        <published>2011-07-03T04:59:16+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-07-03T11:47:30+03:00</updated>
        <summary>Its been amazing watching the progress on the continent the last few years. After being there for over a year, I was so impressed by the advances. I got to travel to Zambia, made a 15 hour visit of Adis...</summary>
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            <name>Beve</name>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Its been amazing watching the progress on the continent the last few years. After being there for over a year, I was so impressed by the advances. I got to travel to Zambia, made a 15 hour visit of Adis Abbaba, Ethiopia and took a days long drive through a bao-boab filled valley in Tanzania. Wow. I'm back home in my other home California, but man I miss Africa!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I miss the colors, the sounds, the cadence of people's voices, &lt;strong&gt;the fruit! &lt;/strong&gt;Things are looking up for the Continent--no matter what you've been told.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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    <entry>
        <title>An African in Russia</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c9588330154334496d4970c</id>
        <published>2011-06-26T09:09:23+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-06-26T09:09:23+03:00</updated>
        <summary>Russia | African diaspora</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
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    <entry>
        <title> Mexico &amp; Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet | Black in Latin America | PBS</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c958833014e88e801e7970d</id>
        <published>2011-06-05T08:50:58+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-06-05T08:50:58+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.pbs.org</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>Fashion Cult : Congo's ''La Sape''</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c95883301538ecf4945970b</id>
        <published>2011-05-30T04:46:29+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-05-30T04:46:29+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.fashionjunkii.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>Robot Artists</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c958833014e882d93ac970d</id>
        <published>2011-05-01T08:35:01+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-05-01T08:35:01+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via vimeo.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>Black Canadian Like Me | The Root</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c95883301538e2e25bd970b</id>
        <published>2011-04-28T20:18:28+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-04-28T20:18:28+03:00</updated>
        <summary>My friends and I attended a Jill Scott concert in Toronto a few years back. We were very excited. Her music was like an oasis of craft in a desert landscape of mediocrity. As Jill belted out those notes, we...</summary>
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    <entry>
        <title>Hollywood, Meet Nollywood - Mfonobong Nsehe - The Africa Chronicles - Forbes</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c958833014e87f4c67a970d</id>
        <published>2011-04-20T19:45:09+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-04-20T19:45:09+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via blogs.forbes.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>England’s Smartest Family is African | AfricanTrumpet</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c95883301538deda4c9970b</id>
        <published>2011-04-17T21:59:15+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-04-17T21:59:15+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.africantrumpet.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>Women of Color in Tech: How Can We Encourage Them? | JetLib News</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c958833014e8763a1a1970d</id>
        <published>2011-04-11T04:32:02+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-04-11T04:32:02+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via jetlib.com</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        
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    <entry>
        <title>Hiding the Real Africa : CJR</title>
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        <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://afropolitans.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/03/hiding-the-real-africa-cjr.html" thr:count="0" />
        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c9588330147e367aac0970b</id>
        <published>2011-03-23T09:01:30+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-03-24T20:12:09+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.cjr.org</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        <category scheme="http://sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" term="Africa" />
        <category scheme="http://sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" term="African Aid" />
        <category scheme="http://sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" term="African News" />
        <category scheme="http://sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" term="Dead Aid" />
        <category scheme="http://sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" term="Famine" />
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    <entry>
        <title>Daily Nation: - News |Grandmothers are now solar engineers</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7f6c9588330147e33bb558970b</id>
        <published>2011-03-15T22:25:17+03:00</published>
        <updated>2011-03-24T20:12:49+03:00</updated>
        <summary>via www.nation.co.ke They are no longer sitting, crocheting, cooking or baby-sitting their grandchildren while expectantly waiting for the month to end so they may get their upkeep allowances from their children who work in towns.</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Beve</name>
        </author>
        
        <category scheme="http://sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" term="african creativitiy" />
        <category scheme="http://sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" term="african innovation" />
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