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"Amsterdam International Fashion Week" 2010 - from July 14th to 18th 2010 in Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS

Amsterdam International Fashion Week took place for the very first time in 2004 in order to make Amsterdam as a gleaming city, internationaly knowed in the fashion world. Twice a year, this event gathers all the fashion people worldwide, with a full schedule of shows, fairs, lectures and parties.

This year, the event will take place in the old oil factory of Amsterdam. Young stylists confirmés will feature their collections during a show.

Go to the website for more information: www.amsterdamfashionweek.com

"Fashion International Trade Show" - from July 19th to 21st 2010 in New York - USA

This event features the most influential brands and n° 1 in the fashion market. Sportwear will be represented as it becomes more and more luxurious and sophisticated.

Go to the website for more information: www.projectshow.com

World Cup 2010 - From June 11th to July 11th in South Africa: Spain World champion!
For the very first time, the international event most watched and most knowed worldwide will take place in the African continent. And for the very first time of its history, spain won the championship beating the Netherlands.

Resultsat : www.fr.fifa.com

Women World Cup 2010 - From July 13th to August 1st in Germany

Info and results at : www.fr.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup

Wimbledon tournament 2010 - from June 21st to July 4th 2010

Great Season for Rafael Nadal, who's back as world n° 1. After wining last month the Roland-Garros tournement, he won his 2nd Wimbledon Tournement beating in final the Czech Tomas Berdych in 3 sets: 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

More information at : www.wimbledon.org

Tour de France 2010 - from July 3rd to 25th 2010

For this 97th Tour de France, there will be 1 prologue and 20 stages for a distance of 3 642 kilometres. The departure of Tour de France 2010 will start at the heart of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Toutes les infos sur : www.letour.fr

Athletics: European championship - from July 26th to August 1st 2010 in Barcelona - SPAIN

Every 4 years, different countries welcome these prestigious Athletics European championships. More than 1400 athletes participants for this international meeting, representing around 50 nations. This event will take place in Spain for the first time since its creation. For this occasion, there will be a festival in the catalan capital, with various cultural activities in order for this event to be fully successful.

Swimming: European Championship - from August 4th to 15th 2010 in Budapest - HUNGARY

After the World Championship in Rome last August, The European Championship 2010 is back in Budapest!
In order to loose nothing about this new rendez-vous, France Sport International organizes, stays for everyone, an occasion to discover one of the most beautiful city of Europe: Budapest the Danube's pearl!

Discover the programme at: www.france-sport-int.com

14th International Festival of Merengue 2010

July 11th in Montréal - CANADA and from July 29th to August 1st in Saint Domingue - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The International Festival of Merengue and Latin Music of Montréal invites you to live the great celebration of latino-american cultures. Local and international artists will share the stage and will create an unique occasion of discovery and entertainement. Besides, artistic exhibition as painting, sculptures, arts and crafts etc... will be there to embelish this event!

In Saint Domingue, this festival ensures this year to be rich in surprises because Saint Domingue is the American 2010 cultural capital and has to celebrate! This is the whole dominican culture and art which will be honored during this festival.

Don't miss this event!

The Francofolies

From July 13th to 17th 2010 in La Rochelle - FRANCE

Like every year, this festival of evry kind of music will make you dance, sing and travel all around the worl...Concerts, shows, contests... anything to entertain you as best as possible!

Plus d'info sur www.jazz.zcp.bf

AFRICA STAR 2010: Talent show

From March 20th to May 29th 2010 in Dakar - SENEGAL

This second edition of Africa Star is centered on success. Indeed, candidates from more than 15 African's countries, and from the West Indies, men and women, are going to be in the spotlight to reveal their talent as a singer. Internantional famous artists will be there and will participate in the shows. More than 3 month of competition and entertainement, and weekly Prime Times will thrill Africa and its viewers. Performances will be broadcasted on the main TV channels (3A Télésud, Africâble, Franc Ô, Canal 2 international) until the finale on May 29th.

"KARIBU" Barbara KANAM's new album

From Republic Democratic of Congo, Barabara Kanam is a famous singer in Africa and in Europe.

Info: www.myspace.com

Nneka EGBUNA

Nneka Egbuna was born on December 28th 1981 in Warr a region of Nigerian's Delta. Her father was Nigerian and Her mum German. Nneka has enjoyed the experience of singing since she was young, at school and with the church choir. After settling in Hamburg, Germany, she follows her singer career while still studying anthropology. She spends her time traveling between Nigeria and Hamburg.

Since 2003, she has worked with DJ Farhot, producer and hip hop DJ of Hamburg. As a young singer, she first drew the attention of public in 2004 by performing at Sean Paul's prime time.

After releasing her first album "Victim Of Truth" with the label Yo Mama's Recording Company in fall 2005, which came out not only in Germany but also in England, France, Netherlands, Nigeria or Japon, Nneka started her first tour performing on prime times (at Patrice Bart-Williams', Femi Kuti's, Bilal's, Seeed's and Gnarls Barkley's concerts), at festivals as well as in respectful places as "La Maroquinerie" and The New Morning in Paris. She also performed in Utrecht, Amsterdam and London.

Her second album"No Longer At Ease" was released in February 2008. Most of the lyrics talk about politics, the fate of Nigerian's delta's people and corruption in Nneka's country: Nigeria.

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Radio "Tropiques FM"

http://www.tropiquesfm.com

From radio to TV passing by all types of music and diverse information, you can be sure that www.afrocongo.com will have you spent a good time!

Anna TEKO

Young artist from Benin, creator of the choir " Afro-Gospel" who gathers nowadays from 70 to 80 singers. She started singing in 1986 and gets the first prize for the best female singer
thanks to her song "Peace in the world"

Click here to listen to an extract or
go to www.annateko.com

This ceremony which award the best of the music for 2009, took place on January 31st at the Staples Center of Los Angeles.

one week after the Music Awards held in Cannes,France, the international artists of the moment have received many awards. Among them, the french, David Guetta, received the best remix award for a non-classical album:"When Love Takes Over".

But the great winner of this ceremony is the tremendous singer Beyonce who received 6 trofys on a possibility of 10: Best Feminim Artist of R&B, Best Vocal Performance of traditionnal R&B, Best contemporary R&B album, and Best feminim vcal Performance. Among the winners, we also noticed The Black Eyed Peas: Best Pop Performance, Best Musical Video, Taylor Swift: Best Album, best Country Album, Best counrty song, Best feminim artist of Country. reagrding movies, Slumdog Millionaire won the award of Best Compilation for a movie original soundtrack, Best song written for a film and Up: Best movie original soundtrack, best instrumental composition.

April 4th 1960: Golden jubilee of the SENEGAL's independance

A huge parade took place last sunday 4th in the streets of Dakar to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Senegal's independance..
In front od a dozen of Heads of States and the french state minister Brice Hortefeux, the senegalese president, Aboulaye Wade, 83, seized this opportunity to “conclude his country's independance” here are his own words. A symbol after 350 years of the french presence:

For this occasion, an symbolic annoucement for a symbolic date, the president Abdoulaye Wade annouced Dakar « is taking back» all the french military bases.

“I solemnly declare that, from today, April 4th 2010, Senegal is taking back all military bases previously held in our territory by France.”

This was certainly the last march of french soldiers, in the streets of Dakar.

On October 9th 2009, The American President Barack Obama was rewarded pour his efforts for the reinforcement of the international diplomacy and cooperation between people. His decisions against the proliferation of nuclear weapons and in favor of the peace in Near East, have mainly enable the first Afro American President of the US to receive this prize, less than 9 month after his election. He succeeds to the Finnish Martti Ahtisaari.

In 1906, Johnson was granted a fight against Bob Fitzsimmons, ex- heavyweights world champion. This fight's result started a clap of thunder in the boxing world as a defeat of Fitzsimmons by K.O was until then, an unseen event.

After this victory, Johnson looked for a new fight, but this time against the world titleholder, James Jeffries. But James refused the fight because Johnson was black, and retired few months later. However, his successor, Tommy Burns, agreed to fight against Jack Johnson on December 26th 1908 in Australia.

Johnson won the fight by K.O becoming heavyweights world champion and the first black crowned in the queen boxing category.
Knowned for loving women and for his "flashy" style, Jack Johnson many boxers disliked him, as well as white spectators who wished to see him severely defeated. When Jeffries under the public's pression and white personnalities, announced in 1910 he came out of his retirement to reconquer his title, many thought Johnson was done. The "racial" aspect was obviously still present as Jeffries declared :

"I am fully aware of what depends on me and I won't disappoint the public. This part of white race who rely on me to defend his supremacy, could be insured that I will do my best. I will win as fast as possible".

"The fight of the century" was held on July 1910 in Reno, Nevada, in front of more than 20 000 spectators. A stadium ahd been built for the occasion while petitions were spread to have the president of th USA as the referee of this fight, but he declined this proposition!

The famous writter Jack London, who had a passion for boxing, wrote chronicles about the fight for many news papers. Unfortunately James Jeffries, who was the "Great Hope" of white people, was beaten by K.O. Johnson who was full of himself, had told Jeffries during the fight "let me see what you've got or do something". He also dared to suggest telegraphists what they should send to papers who would write about the fight. Johnson's victory provocated riots in many US cities where some white people could not stand "the Negro's" victory. The police had to interfere several times to avoid serious consequences. During these incidents, at least 23 black people and 2 white people were killed. The incidents took place in about 25 states and 50 cities.

In some states, the broadcasting of the fight was simply prohibited! By beating Jeffries by a K.O , Jack Johnson had won 60 000 dollars, together with rights for every pictures taken and bonus, which brings his total income for this fight to 120 000 dollars, important amount at this time. In 1912, Johnson's second wife, who was white, commited a suicide. Lonely, she felt despised as well as white people as blacks. Jack Johnson made people gossiping when 3 months later, he married a young 18 years old white lady.

In 1913, Johnson escaped from the US as a fugitive because he risked the prison. The "Mann Act", a law voted to fight against the prostitution, had been modificated to be implemented to him. The "Mann Act" prohibited the transportation of prostitute from a state to an other and as Johnson was seeing a white woman with whom he moved from a state to an other, he was accused of pimping.

He settled in Paris where people will definitely hear about him, as well as in rings as outside during 7 years. Well before rappers, he had an ostentatious style. He arrived in the french capital with 22 suitcases weighing a total of 2 tonnes. He rapidly shew his taste for luxury cars, women (whites), flashy suits, walking sticks with golden pommels and diamonds, and crocodile skin shoes. Knowned as somenone who loves women, Johnson got married 4 times. Except for his childhood love with whom he lived as husband and wife, his 3 other women will be white.

recipe of the month: "Curry fish with vegetables"

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Officials languages: Hinbi and English. 22 other official languages are recognized
Capital city: New Delhi - Largest city: Bombay (Mumbai)
President: Pratibha Patil
Total area: 3 287 263 km
Total Population:1 156 897 766 hab.
Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
Borders: a total of 14 103 km: Bangladesh (4 053 km), Bhutan (605 km), Myanmar (1 463 km), China (3 380 km), Nepal (1 690 km), Pakistan (2 912 km)

There is no one special indian meal but several various meals. It is not always in restaurants but also in families that you can discover this diversity of food. Most of the population is vegetarian because of a choice, a tradition or just because they have to. Therefore, we can find a huge variety of vegetarian recipes with in particular dry vegetables (twin-lens chickpeas...) because of their protein.

Many meals with sauce are based on spices' mixing. Spices are very important in Family Indian food, it is undeniable: every meal will be inevitably flavoured.

South food is the spiciest. It is more often vegetarian and beside rice, it is made up of various vegeltables and twin-lens. Among Indian spices most appreciated, curry, tamarind, cilantro, ginger, garlic, chili, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, nutmeg, coconut, and more mostly provided by Kerala (South west state).

Unlike some North states where meal is in general served with all kind of bread (naan, paratha, roti, chapati). In South India, rice is their staple diet.

Muslims from Mongolia, invading North India, brought their recipes and their ways of cooking, in particular kebabs and the tandoor cooking or tandoori: naans, tandoori chicken, etc...As well as ingredients from America (chilis, potatoes, tomatos, corn) have been integrated into Indian culinalry habits. Some regional food have also been influenced by countries from previous colonies.

Except for some region of the country, Indians eat with no starter like in France. In some other Indian region (in Pendjab for example) they generaly have Samoussa, Pakoras or vegetable doghnuts, as a snack or during happy hour.

CURRY FISH with vegetables

Ingredients

• 4 filets of Abadèche fish, 100 g each (or other white and firm flesh fish)
• Olive oil
• salt and white pepper
• 3 minced and peeles shallots
• 1 glove of garlic (optional)
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 thyme stem
• 3 cutted mushrooms's hats
• 25 g (5 teaspoons) of non salty butter
• 400 ml of Chardonnay (Wine)
• 400 ml of fish broth
• 400 ml of fresh cream
• 120 g of Arborio Rice
• 4 filaments of saffron dipped into 50 ml (3 teaspoons) of white wine
• 300 ml of chicken broth
•1 stem of rosemary
• 20 g of minced chives
• 20 g of parmesan
• 12 slices of Chorizo
• 20 g of roasted pine nuts
• 1 leek (optional)

Preparation (30 to 60 min)

1. Preparation of the abadèche fish
Add salt and pepper to the filets, then heat a pan and fry them on both side with a bit of olive oil. Put the filet in a dish which fit in an oven and roast 4 minutes at 220° C (392° F)
2. Preparation of the Chardonnay's mousse
Brown 2 shallots, the mushrooms with 1 bay leaf and thyme in a bit of butter. Pour the Chardonnay wine, let boil and let reduce until you have about 100 ml left (6 big spoons) Then, add the fish broth; add cream, let boil once again and heat for 3-4 minutes; filter and seasone.
3. The Risotto preparation
In a fryer, heat some olive oil; add the shallot and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add rice, rosemary and thyme and pour half of the chicken broth and often mix. Cook over a gentle heat until the liquid is totally absorbed. Pour the rest of the broth and let cook until the rice is al dente. Then, add the saffron, let 1 min and add the cream, the chive and the parmesan; add salt and pepper.
4. Preparation f the Chorizo
Fry the slices of chorizo in a pan with a bit of olive oil on both side.
5. Presentation
Spread the risotto at the center of each plates; sprinkle with pine nuts then put the slices of chorizo around the risotto. Put the abadèche fish filet on the risotto; pour some sauce and garnish, if you wish, with fried leeks.

bon appétit!

AFRICA COMEDY ACADEMY: Become a humoristic star!

CASTING ON

March - April - May - June: African National TV channels as well as the media in partnership (web, radio, written press), have announced application opened for this contest. In June will take place the casting of 16 candidates from all over Africa best able to participate in the final phases of the show in October 2010.

You wish to make a dream come true? You want some adventrue? so come register at www.africacomedyacademy.com

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by: Michael C. Martin
with: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Lili Taylor, Wesley Snipes, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ellen Barkin, Will Patton, Michael Kenneth Williams, Brian F. O'Byrne

Action - Crime - Drama - Thriller

In course of one chaotic week, the lives of 3 conflicted New York City police officers are dramatically transformed by the involvement in a massive drug operation in Brooklyn's finest.

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Produced by Lee DANIELS
with Gabourey Sidibe , Paula Patton , Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey et Lenny Kravitz.

Drama

When a 16 years old teenage girl, Precious, learns how to read and write in an alternative school, a new world is opening to her. A world where she can finally talk, and tell all the tough things she faces every day. A world where all girls can become pretty, strong and independant. Like Precious… Based on the novel Sapphire.

Now in movie theaters

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Produced by Clint Eastwood
Main actors: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Scott Eastwood

Drama, Historic, based on a true story.

In 1994, the election of Nelson Mandela meant the end of l'Apartheid, but South Africa remains a nation deeply divided from a racial and economical point of view. To unify the country and give each citizen a motive of pride, Mandela bets on sport and bond with the captain of the modest Rugby team of South Africa. Their goal: Participate in the World Championship 1995.

This algerian French-British movie tells the story of a muslim man and a christian woman who despite their diferent religions, are going to share the hope of finding their children alive after a terrorist attack in London.

The main actor received the "Silver Bear" of best actor for his interpretation as Ousmane in the movie, at the festival of Berlin 2009.

Trailer

An American movie with avec Isaach de Bankolé, Alex Descas, and Jean-François Stévenin
Now showing

Jim Jarmusch's new movie tells the itinerary of a mysterious killer across Spain. Focused on his professional goal well away from laws and determinded, the solitary killer get in touch all through the his journey with strange people who will lead him to his final target.

Trailer

Great movie of 80s, "Life of Rosy " is the one from all films in the Library of African Cinema, which has been proved to be the most popular with African audiences. The film takes us inside the vibrant music scene of Kinshasa, Zaire's exhilarating and exasperating capital of four million. Its back alleys and night clubs pulsate to the beat of some of the most influential music in the world today. "Life of Rosy" tells the "rags to riches" story of a poor rural musician who realizes that to succeed in today's music world, he must go to the city and break into radio and television. In Kinshasa he uses his wit and talent to win a beautiful wife, trick his greedy boss and succeed in singing his "theme song" on national television. This lively farce captures an essential part of contemporary African reality.

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French-English-Ivory Cost movie (Drama)

See trailer at :

www.apreslocean-lefilm.com

LE FESTIVAL PANAFRICAIN ET DE LA TELEVISION DE OUAGADOUGOU (FESPACO) will hold for the first time , from March 3rd to 7th 2010, cinematics days of the african woman's image in Ouagadougou, capitale of BURKINA FASO.

The event aims to promote the african woman's image in cinema and give her all the place in the developement of the african's cinematography. Discuss difficulties she meets, establish priviliged relationships with other woman's image festivals worldwide is also part of the festival's objectives.

37 films (short fims , full length movies, documentaries, TV shows) have been selected and more than 20 countries will be represented. The event will also be opened to Japonese and Indian cinema. It has been precised that the JCFA (African woman's cinematics days ) will be as a gala but with no prizegiving. The invited realisations will only receive trophys for their participation called "Saraaouina". Training workshops dedicated to the artistic direction and the montage of documentary projects will also be proposed.

Festivals 2010 of the african cinema

The 26th PANAFRICA INTERNATIONAL cinema's festival

from April 15th to 25th 2010 in Montréal- CANADA

The PanAfrica International Cinema's Festival of Montréal, it is more than 100 works in competition all trough Africa, the west indies' world, Europe and even Canada. Projections for the youth, soccer, music, meetings evenings and more...

A "Prizegiving" nigth on saturday april 25th, will end this festival.

More information at www.festivalpanafrica.com

The 7th edition of the PANAFRICAN FILM international festival

from April 21st to April 25th 2010 in
Cannes- FRANCE

Once upon a time, there was a tree in the middle of a orchard, who just came out of the floor, little green growth and fragile among all those huge trees around it. Very curious, it looked very quickly at the world around, flowers who open in the morning and close themselves in the evening, birds who whistled jumping from branch to branche, the country man who used to come early inthe morning to pick fruits...

Aha ! this world around him looked so beautiful, he also wanted to be part of this beauty, find his own place in this harmony.

One year passed and the tree grew, he had stems now. He realised he wasn't a blade of grass like before, but he was a tree now and started to observe with more attention, his elders.

He found them so big, so beautiful, full of leaves; he was so amazed by all these flowers turning into fruits, so touched by cares the small farmer gave them but.., while looking at himself, he realised his bark didn't look like any others and their branches did not have the same shape. So, he got afraid, afraid not to be big enough, beautiful enough. He was afraid not being able to give enough fruit, and afraid the other: apple; pear; or plum trees would not accept him being different. He decided then to produce neither leaf, flower or fruit.

Years passed, every spring, his trunk thickened, got taller and new branches grew but neither leaf, flower or fruit.

In order not to be naked in front of the other, since he was young, he let himself recovered by a climbing ivy, by bindweeds, bunches of mistletoes. He did not even know what to look like so he let himself covered with a beauty that wasn't his.

The gardener planed more than once to cut down this tree to have heating wood, but too busy, he would often decide to do it later. One morning, however, he came, equipped with a big axe, he started cutting the ivy which encircle thightly the tree. There was so much ivy that it took him the whole day and once again, he held over the logging for later. This same night, a small worm stang the bindweed what made it dead straight away and the next day, birds noticing the mistletoe, came pick at it.

There was nothing left but a trunk and branches: There was just the tree in the middle of the orchard.

Suddenly noticing his nudity and ignoring how cover it, he finally decided to let grow all along his branches, beautiful small leaves, to let bloom nice little whit flowers nicely contlrasting with the brown branch and the leaves' green.

The small farmer came back with his axe and discovered a wonderful cherry tree instead of the useless trunk and found no more reason to cut it down. He let him then, too happy about the miracle that just happened.

Until his day, the tree lives happily in the orchard, he's not like the other, neither more beautiful nor bigger, but equally useful. he understood that neither the bark's textre, nor the branches' shape, leaves'shape, the flowers' color matter: only fruits he gives and no else could matter.

Also, every year, in good season, the country man's kids come with a ladder, eat a lot of fruit and delight him with their laughs.

Let's not be afraid of fruits we could give, because no one else could carry them for us. Let's not be afraid of the fruit we could carry. Because anytime we'll refuse them, something will miss in the world; let's not be afraid of fruits we could bring because any of them will allow Life and Love God gave us to grow.