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It's by time countries in Africa work as one to better its economy. This means tearing down borders to allow Africans to freely move and trade within the continent.

Participants at Africa’s first-ever international world heritage conference, held under the auspices of the Unesco World Heritage Centre, have declared the event to be a success.
•World heritage in South Africa

For years Malian women have been earning a living from their beautiful hand-dyed bazin fabrics – and have established an international reputation for the quality of their products.
• SA designer at London Fashion Week

The Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project has been launched online, opening the life, times and writings of the global icon to all.
• Mandela a free man 21 years ago

The new Nelson Mandela Digital Archive is now live on the web, giving the global public - along with historians, educationalists, researchers and activists from around the world - free access to extensive information about the life and legacy of this extraordinary African statesman.

The archive of South African literary giant and Nobel laureate JM Coetzee has been bought by the Harry Ransom Centre library at the University of Texas in the US.
• Young writer to publish 18th book

The Kingdom of Morocco at the northwestern tip of Africa is vastly different from more southerly countries on the continent, but no less fascinating.
• Timbuktu manuscripts get new home

On 29 May South Africa officially handed over the brand new library for the Timbuktu Manuscripts to the Malian government. South Africa was instrumental in the building of the facility and the training of archival staff.
• Saving priceless African history

South Africa has handed over a new library and archives building to house the ancient Mali manuscripts at the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research in the historic city of Timbuktu.

South African President Kgalema Motlanthe visited Mali on the weekend to witness the official opening of a new state-of-the-art facility built with South African help to house and preserve the Timbuktu Manuscripts - priceless ancient documents which are thought to hold the key to some of the secrets of Africa's history and cultural heritage.