Across all of Africa the impact of human activity is clear - whether in the newly irrigated areas created by the waters of the Nile, turning huge areas of the desert around Egypt's lake Nasser green, or the urban sprawl of Dakar, across the Cap Vert peninsula in Senegal.

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The fresh, light scent, called Vert Oriental, is meant to mimic green tea leaf during the Chinese spring harvest.

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The Funk Chubby isn't ideal for taking down a vert ramp or trying to master the elusive kickflip.

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Samuel Manetoali, the First Lady of South Africa, Mrs Sizakele Zuma and the Former President of the Republic of Cap-Vert, Mr Antonio Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro.

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One highlight of the May auctions was the sale of ''Nature Morte au Melon Vert, '' a delicious still-life composition by the painter Paul Cezanne that grabbed the top price at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern auction.

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This time, ''Nature Morte au Melon Vert'' was sold by Giuseppe Eskenazi, one of the world's foremost experts on Chinese Art and a prominent London gallery owner.

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