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Sudanese flautists enthralls Delhi audience

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Acclaimed Sudanese flautist Hafiz Abdel Rahman gave a mesmerizing performance in the Indian capital, where he transported listeners through his music to his desert country.

I am a Delhiwala, a product of India: Malawi president

By Devirupa Mitra

Lilongwe (Malawi), Jan 8 (IANS) There is a "Delhiwala" ruling a country of 13.5 million people in the heart of Africa. At least that is how Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika introduced himself at a state banquet in honour of visiting Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari.

'Americans athletes are made in gyms, Africans are born on roads'

World champion cross country runner Gebreegziabher Gebremariam said that African runners are natural athletes and that is what is helping them to excel in long and middle distance running events. "American athletes are made in gyms while Africans are born on roads," he said at a conference in New Delhi.

Nigeria attracts trade fair buyers with shea butter, minerals

Around 25 representatives from Nigeria are taking part in the ongoing India International Trade Fair, the only African country participating in the fortnight-long fair. Most of them are trading in agricultural products, like shea butter and minerals.

Tanzanian dance-music ensemble brings tribal cultures alive

Dancers in printed wraps, tiger-rosette loincloths and elaborate feathered head-dresses brought alive the ancient tribal cultures of Tanzania here as the part of the ongoing Delhi International Arts Festival (DIAF).

India to train Liberian police force

By Manish Chand

Two years after sending female peacekeepers to Liberia that is rebuilding itself from the ashes of a protracted civil war, India will help the west African country train its police force in coordination with the United Nations.

IIT-Delhi helping Ethiopia become tech-savvy

By Prashant K. Nanda

Over 4500 kilometres � that's the physical distance that an Indian engineering institute is traversing virtually as it teaches students sitting in a class in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Hamper of contemporary African Francophone movies in Indian capital

Indo-Asian News Service

The focus is on Africa this week at the happening India International Centre (IIC), a niche culture hub in the capital.

The IIC is screening is cache of five award winning contemporary Francophone films from Africa as part of an ongoing celluloid series, �Focus on Africa�.

I'm hooked to Bollywood : African drummer

By Madhusree Chatterjee

New Delhi: He's a tall African from Cameroon and is a master of beats, having set the rhythm for musicians Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sting, Lenny Kravitz and Herbie Hancock on his drums. But Bollywood and other Indian beats bring out the musician and child in drummer Felix Sabal-Lecco, who has been on the global music scene for 35 years.

African touch in Indian football

By Abhishek Roy

African footballers with their raw power and silky touch have raided Indian turf like never before. At a time when Indian football is rapidly catching up with the world's best, African players have given a new boost to the game in the country. Around 400 Africans are playing in various clubs in India and have won a million Indian hearts in the last two decades.