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Nigeria Fashion Week Highlights African Designers - Last week, styles from African fashion designers turned heads at the ARISE Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria. The weeklong celebration, now in its second year, highlighted the work of 77 mostly African or Africa-influenced designers.(Photo: AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)

World Lens — Week in Review: March 20

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Iraq War

Military Families Need Mentors, Too

Conference shines light on mentoring and careers.
03/19/2012

Commentary: Is Obama Doing Enough About Afghanistan?

Apologies and promises will not help Afghanistan.
03/14/2012
Kony 2012 (2012)

World Lens — Week in Review: March 13

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Commentary: Obama’s Africa Policy Has Failed Us All

Africa needs more treaties, not more troops.
03/12/2012

U.S. Troops Now in 4 African Countries to Fight LRA

The troops are already stationed in LRA hotspots.
02/23/2012

This Day in Black History: Jan. 26, 1863

Union Army's 54th Massachusetts Regiment formed.
01/26/2012
Navy SEAL Team Six Rescues Somalia Hostages - The same Navy SEAL team that successfully carried out the mission to kill Osama bin Laden last May rescued two hostages who had been held captive in Somalia for three months, President Obama announced Wednesday.(Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jim Hampshire/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Navy SEAL Team Six Shines Again in Somalia Hostage Rescue

President Obama said he "could not be prouder."
01/25/2012

Commentary: The Last Soldier to Die in Iraq Was Black

The death of U.S. Army Specialist David Hickman, a 23-year-old African-American and the last U.S. soldier to be killed in combat during the Iraq War, offers a sad and pointed reminder of the price paid by African-Americans in pursuing the war.
12/19/2011

Occupy Protesters Target Obama Campaign Offices

Crowd asks the president to cut military spending.
12/19/2011

Commentary: Will America Keep Its Promises to Our Returning Combat Troops?

Budget cuts could deprive vets of needed jobs and services.
12/15/2011