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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “I Will Not Vote for ANC” - South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu said he will not be voting for the African National Congress, the country’s ruling party that ushered South Africa out of apartheid.In an editorial last week, Tutu said, "The ANC was very good at leading us in the struggle to be free from oppression. But it doesn't seem to me now that a freedom-fighting unit can easily make the transition to becoming a political party.” (Photo: REUTERS/Mark Wessels)

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South Africa Gets a New Political Party - Ex-members of the ANC's now defunct armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, say they have organized themselves in efforts to become a “credible alternative for the masses.”Leaders of the South Africa First party say the ANC has betrayed its anti-apartheid values and have mismanaged the country since taking the helm nearly 20 years ago. (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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Founder of "Nigeria’s Netflix" to Invest in Tech Startups - Brains behind Nollywood movie streaming site iROKOtv, Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter, are launching SPARK, a company that helps young Nigerian startups get off the ground.(Photo: Courtesy iROKO Partners)

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Haiti Cholera Lawsuit Threatened at U.N. - A Boston-based human rights group warned the United Nations last week that the body had 60 days to agree to compensate Haitian cholera victims or else face a lawsuit. U.N. peacekeepers have been blamed for introducing the disease that has affected hundreds of thousands of Haitians. (Photo: THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Middle Class Growing Across Africa - With growing economies and surges in foreign investment, there has been talk of Africa "rising" for some time. Now, a World Bank report suggests that African economies are not just growing, but rather, thriving and creating a middle class of consumers for the first time."It's probably the fastest growing consumer class in the world, as a region," Michael Lalor, director of Ernst & Young's Africa Business Center in Johannesburg, told Reuters.   (Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

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Racist Chanting Halts Italy Soccer Game - A Sunday match between Italian soccer leagues AC Milan and Roma was held up when visiting supporters began yelling racist chants at Milan’s Black players.An announcement was made ordering the chants to cease before the game resumed. (Photo: Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

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Patients Escape From Nairobi's Mental Hospital - Forty patients from Nairobi’s Mathari Mental Hospital escaped Monday after overpowering guards. Authorities have launched a search for the patients, some of whom are known to be violent.(Photo: SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Boko Haram Releases Hostage Video - Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram released a video showing women and children the group abducted in response to the arrest of its members' wives and children.The incident marks the first time Boko Haram has taken Nigerian citizens hostage.(Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

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Heineken Aims at African Women - Amid an overall heightened thirst for beer on the African continent, Heineken is attempting to woo female African drinkers with a sweeter, low-alcohol beer made from malt and lemon. (Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Hird)

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World Economic Forum Africa - Africa’s greatest minds and deepest pockets met in Cape Town, South Africa, last week for the 2013 World Economic Forum Africa where the theme was “Delivering on Africa's Promise.” Next year’s gathering will be held in Abuja, Nigeria. (Photo: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings)

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UN: Eat More Bugs - The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization says protein-rich insects like beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world if Western consumers could get over their "disgust.”"Insects are abundant and they are a valuable source of protein and minerals," Eva Mueller, director of forest economics at the FAO, told a press conference in Rome. "Two billion people — a third of the world's population — are already eating insects because they are delicious and nutritious," she said. (Photo: Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal/ MCT /LANDOV)