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Mutombo to lead NBA talent to Dakar for youth camp

Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo will lead a group of NBA players and coaches to Dakar for the eighth Basketball Without Borders trip to Africa in August, the league announced Wednesday.

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Scientists discover early dinosaur relation

Scientists have uncovered the bones of a dinosaur-like creature that roamed Earth at least 10 million years earlier than the oldest known dinosaur, according to a study published Thursday.

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World Cup organizers praise South African stadiums

Organizers of this year's World Cup have praised the 10 South African stadiums that will host the football matches, and say that with 100 days to go until the tournament kicks off there is no doubt that the country will be ready.

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Lesotho lodge a top pick for 2010

Maliba Mountain Lodge in Lesotho, the country's first five-star establishment, was voted as a top travel pick for 2010 by prestigious UK magazine Tatler.

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Belgian carrier to launch African airline

Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines will this year launch a new regional African airline to be based in the Demorcratic Republic of Congo, its chief executive said in Paris this week.

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Egypt to receive stolen sarcophagus from US

The U.S. will return to Egypt a 3,000 year old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at the Miami airport after being shipped from Barcelona, the Culture Ministry announced Monday.

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SA international air traffic to soar over next 20 year

South Africa features in three of the top ten international air traffic growth markets predicted for the next 20 years by European airliner manufacturer Airbus in its 2010 global market forecast.

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Ethiopia's ‘Ice Slider' prepares for 2nd Olympics

When Robel Teklemariam is asked if he has a nickname back home in Ethiopia, the Olympic men's cross-country skier notes that there's no specific word for "snow" in his native language.

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Football: Pele leads World Cup stars predicting African success

Football greats Pele and Franz Beckenbauer have both backed African sides to prosper at this summer's World Cup in South Africa, when the tournament visits the continent for the very first time.

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Sierra Leone working to revive tourism

Tourists, in small numbers, are returning to Sierra Leone's white sand beaches and clear blue waters, eight years after fighting ended in the western African country.

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Egypt eyes 2010 tourism revenue of $11.5 billion: minister

Egypt is targeting 2010 tourism revenues of $11.5 billion and wants 14 million tourists to visit, the tourism minister said on Monday.

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Football: African kings Egypt make world top 10

Newly crowned African champions Egypt were the biggest climbers in the FIFA world rankings published on Wednesday, leaping 14 places to 10th after their third straight Africa Cup of Nations triumph.

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Chinese firm becomes World Cup's first green energy sponsor

New York-listed renewable energy company Yingli Green Energy has become the first-ever renewable energy company to be a sponsor of the FIFA World Cup.

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Egyptians dance in streets for African Cup football triumph

Cairo erupted with joy on Sunday after the national football team's 1-0 triumph over Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations final that secured Egypt's third successive championship on the continent.

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World Bank chief hails Ivory Coast 'progress'

The head of the World Bank hailed "progress" in Ivory Coast's political reconciliation efforts and promised assistance during a visit to the troubled West African state on Thursday.

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Football legend Maradona praises S. Africa's World Cup preparations

With four months to go until the start of the football World Cup in South Africa, the head coach of the Argentine team, Diego Maradona, has praised the facilities at the end of a five-day inspection visit.

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Africa tourism 'lifted by Obama and World Cup'

The "Obama effect" of a US president with African heritage and the 2010 World Cup are boosting tourism in Africa, industry experts say.

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Reshaping reportage on Africa

South Africa's Rhodes University, in the Eastern Cape province, and Unesco are in the process of developing a syllabus for better reporting on Africa.

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World celebrities climb Kilimanjaro to raise funds

Actors, rappers and environmentalists are scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to spotlight the global clean water crisis, which affects more than 1 billion people worldwide.

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Music enthusiasts drawn to Mali desert for tenth annual festival

The tenth edition of Mali's popular Festival in the Desert kicked off Thursday evening on the outskirts of the legendary city of Timbuktu in the Sahara desert.

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UN strikes biodiversity deal with African soccer giants

The United Nations has bolstered its defence of thousands of endangered animal and plant species in Africa by signing up an iconic sportswear manufacturer to a campaign promoting the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

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Tombs to lift lid on Egypt's ancient middle class

Two 2,500-year-old tombs discovered at a necropolis near Cairo promise to reveal more about ancient Egypt's middle class, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Tuesday.

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2,500-year-old tomb unearthed in Egypt

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2500-year-old tomb in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt's Culture Ministry announced Monday.

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