Additionally, a less active African tropical wave train is possible as a result of the disruption of the Asian subcontinent monsoon.

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Last year Forbes readers were introduced to a remarkable group of the 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa, heralding a new wave of African women taking control of their economic, social and political destinies.

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The first serious attention to African sculptures in New York, however, rode the tremendous wave of artistic internationalism that began with the Armory Show in 1913 and swept through the four years of World War I.

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The sacking of Hansie Cronje as South African captain three years ago and his subsequent admissions that he accepted money from bookmakers sent a shock wave through the cricket world.

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The most cosmopolitan city in Africa, Jo' burg has always been thoroughly multicultural, but a wave of xenophobic attacks in May 2008 highlighted the tension between locals and the huge number of African immigrants who have moved to the city, attracted by its relative economic vigor.

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