Held at the prestigious Palais des Festivals, Cannes, between the 21st and 25th April 2008, the Sony World Photography Awards proudly gives tribute to photographers around the globe in all categories. From landscape to music, photojournalism to fashion, the Sony World Photography Awards showcases the world's best images taken by the most renowned photographers as well as the yet undiscovered. Here are the images by African photographers under consideration on the shortlist:
Photographer: Boniface Mwangi (Kenya). "Kenya Elections." A supporter of Presidential candidate Raila Odinga (R) is beaten by two supporters of Presidential candidate Mwai Kibaki (C) and (L) during a street fight in the Mathare neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya 29 December 2007. Opposition leader Raila Odinga led incumbent Mwai Kibaki in Kenya's tight presidential race Saturday, but delays in the tallying raised suspicions of rigging and sparked nationwide riots. Angry Odinga supporters went on the rampage in Nairobi and across the country, looting and burning.
Photographer: Cedric Gerbehaye, (Democratic Republic of Congo). "Morning Prayer." 2007 Morning prayer for the soldiers of the CNDP (National Congres for the Defence of the People) at the headquarter of General Laurent Nkunda, who is also a priest, in his stronghold of Kichanga, Masisi hills in North-Kivu Kichanga, North-Kivu, DRC, 2007 Morning prayer for the soldiers of the CNDP (National Congres for the Defence of the People) at the headquarter of General Laurent Nkunda, who is also an adventist minister, in his stronghold of Kichanga, in the Masisi hills of North-Kivu Cedric Gerbehaye.
Photographer: Massimo Mastrorillo (Mozambique). "A Decade of Poverty and Dream."
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Our favorite chick lit book of the year, The Mrs. Club has launched its official website, visit: www.themrsclub.com for all the details about the hit book, including interviews with author Ekene Onu and excerpts from the book.
Learn more about Mozambique's bourgeoning fashion scene by visiting Mozambique Fashion Week's official website at www.mfw.co.mz
Nayo has released the second single, Desert Storm, off her upcoming full length album. The beautiful single includes remixes (for dance music fans) by Eric Smax and Thomas Gold as well as Superbass - Paul Harris of Dirty Vegas and Julian Peake. For those who can't wait for Nayo's album to drop, you won't have to hold your breath any longer ... Nayo's full-length album will be released on March 10th! In the meantime, you can hear Desert Storm by visiting Nayo's MySpace page: www.myspace.com/nayo
The February 25, 2008 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, February 18), features Michelle Obama on the cover. The article, "The Real Michelle Obama," looks at how the aspiring First Lady is coping with the scrutiny, balancing work and family life, and making sure her husband is "keeping it real" on the campaign trail. Sounds like it will be an interesting read! 
It's Valentine's Day, so why not pay tribute to South African power couple: Zam and Nkhensani Nkosi. Since the start of their careers Zam and Nkhensani have made it big on TV, on film, in music, in theatre and in the business world. Together they represent everything that any young person would aspire to—they are talented, they are hip, they are gorgeous, they are creative and most importantly—they’re where it’s at. The husband and wife team host the television talk show MOJO. Nkensani is also the force behind the hugely successful fashion label Stonned Cherri.
MIMI's Februrary issue, Love Life, features Tanzania's beautiful and sexy Cynthia Masasi on the cover. Read all about Cynthia in the article, Grown, Sexy, And In Control. Also in this issue: preview Palesa Mokubung's spring/summer collection in Style File: Mantsho; find out what the most romantic African songs are in On Rotation: Love And Lyrics; challenge yourself to dream big in Living Outside Of Your Comfort Zone; get straight forward advice from Dr. Ngozi Osuagwu when you read an excerpt from her book, Letters To My Sisters: Plain Truths And Straightforward Advice From A Gynecologist ... and so much more!
It's official, Zambian beauty queen and ROC Foundation co-founder, Rosemary Chileshe, has joined MIMI Magazine's brilliant team of talented contributing writers. Rosemary will write a column where she will share the valuable insights that she has gained through her various projects. Some of you may have already noticed Rosemary's writing in MIMI's November 2007 issue, where Rosemary wrote the article What Keeps You From Living A Rich Life? Be sure to look out for Rosemary's column in our upcoming February 2008 issue.
2007's December MIMI covergirl, Teddy Kalonga, recently launched her own blog: Total Knockout. On the blog, which is published in Kiswahili, Teddy dishes out on all things fashion, including makeup, trends, and so much more! Visit total-knockout.blogspot.com for all the scoop. 
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