Oprah's first academy grads Surrounded by the white-clad students of her all-girls academy, Oprah Winfrey is glowing with pride. Bridging Africa's digital divide Stretching some 7,000 kilometers along the West African coastline, a submarine fiber-optic cable emerges off the coast of Nigeria to help bridge the digital divide in the continent. SA power chief: No coal, no growth It might be one of the world's worst polluting energy sources, but coal has allowed South Africa to become the continent's largest economy, according to the chief executive of the country's power utility company Eskom. Which African do you most admire? Each week African Voices brings you inspiring and compelling profiles of Africans across the continent and around the world. Now, we want to hear from you. Let us know which African you most admire, and why. Your comments could end up on a future episode of African Voices. Actor calls for people power He might be one of Egypt's most recognizable faces but in Cairo's Tahrir Square last January, when it became the focal point for anti-regime sentiment, actor Khaled Abol Naga was proud to be just one of the crowd. 'War Horse' creators' puppets With their magnificent puppets, Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler have been pushing theatergoers' experiences to new heights, casting a spell on audiences across the world. Close encounters of a Zambian kind "Stop the car, stop the car! There's a bull elephant in the road!" Words I listen to closely as they're being shouted by a man sitting next to me clutching an AK-47. A look inside Zambia CNN's Errol Barnett visited Zambia on his first Inside Africa assignment. Butterflies helps threatened forests Farmers in Tanzania are helping to conserve threatened forests by cultivating an unlikely crop: butterflies. Arab League no longer toothless? For much of its history, the Arab League has been viewed as a toothless organization. That perception has begun to change in the aftermath of its responses to crises in Libya and Syria. Egyptian riots go beyond football The deaths of 73 football fans shortly after a match between Cairo 's Al Ahly and Al Masry in Port Said, Egypt, has shocked the world. South Africa's wine region You can't help but be stunned by the visual splendor when walking around the Western Cape region of South Africa, in towns like Stellenbosch. Immediately you see why this part of the African continent is so well suited for the wine making craft, which was recently my mission for "Inside Africa." Healing 'traumatized continent' As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care on the east African country and the continent for more than three decades. Congo's abuse survival strategy An inaugural group of Congolese women are graduating Saturday from a gender violence survivors program in the nation's east, where armed rebels roam the hills and rape residents. Tough challenges for Libyans Clashes between rival militias. Allegations of detainee torture. Assaults on the headquarters of the National Transitional Council, which governs Libya. Inside the "Pirates of Somalia" CNN's Erin Burnett interviews Jay Bahadur, author of "Pirates of Somalia" on the rescue of two Americans held by pirates. Africa's 'father of technology' Known by many as Africa's "father of technology," software pioneer Herman Chinery-Hesse has been spawning innovations for two decades, helping to break down tech barriers between the continent and the rest of the world. SEALS: We never quit, always win Two former Navy SEALS explain how the successful raid to rescue a group of hostages in Somalia went down. Kenya praises aid worker rescue CNN's Becky Anderson talks to the Kenyan prime minister about the rescue of aid workers in Somalia by U.S. special forces. Egypt's 'unfinished revolution' It has been one year since protests started in Egypt, but the country still has a long way to go. CNN's Ben Wedeman recently spoke to some prominent Egyptians about the country's "unfinished revolution" and why there is still unrest.
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