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African Billionaires 

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Alote Dankote - Nigeria

Aliko Dangote (52), the 463th richest man on the planet. Dangote’s career spans over various industries including trading in sugar, flour milling, salt processing, cement manufacturing, real estate and oil and gas. Net worth: $2.1 billion. Country: Nigeria.

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Johann Rupert

Johann Rupert (59) & family, the 421st richest person in the world. Head of his family business, Swiss luxury group Richemont, Rupert also owns Remgro, a local investment holding company. Net worth $2.3 billion. Country: South Africa.

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Mohammed Al Moudi

Africa’s Billionaires (No. 1) * Name: Mohammed Al Amoudi * Net Worth: 10 Billion * Origin: Ethiopia

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Mohammed Ibrahim

Africa’s Billionaires (No. 10) Name: Mohammed Ibrahim Net Worth: 2.1 Billion Origin: Sudan

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Naguib Sawiris

Naguib Sawiris (55), the 374th richest man in the world, heads up Orascom Telecom, one of largest mobile providers in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Eldest son of Onsi Sawiris (#3) and brother of Samih Sawiris (#8). Net worth: $2.5 billion. Country: Egypt.

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Nassef Sawiris

Nassef Sawiris (48), 127th wealthiest man in the world; took over leadership of Orascom’s construction and fertiliser division in 1998. Youngest son of the Sawiris (#3). Net worth: $5.9 billion. Country: Egypt.

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Nikky Oppenheimer

Nicky Oppenheimer & family (64), the 154th richest person in the world, heads of De Beers Diamond mines, the world’s largest diamond producer. Net worth: $5.0 billion. Country: South Africa. Africa’s Billionaires (No. 3)

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Onsi Sawiris

Onsi Sawiris (80), the 307th richest man in the world and self-made billionaire is the founder of Egypt’s business empire, Orascom Construction Industries. Net worth: $3.1 billion. Country: Egypt.

Technology and Science

14The Dutch company PAL-V Europe NV has successfully concluded test flights of its flying car, PAL-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle). During the past two weeks, several test flights were conducted at the Gilze Rijen Airport (The Netherlands). The patented vehicle flies in the air like a gyrocopter with lift generated by an auto-rotating rotor and forward speed produced by a foldable push propeller on the back. On the road it drives like a sports car. No new infrastructure is required because it uses existing roads and airstrips.

Emeagwali.Out-of-the-Box Thinking in an In-the-Box World: by Philip Emeagwali: Keynote speech by famed supercomputer pioneer [University of Alberta, Canada,  I once believed that capital was another word for money, the  accumulated wealth of a country or its people.  Surely, I thought, wealth is determined by the money or property in one’s possession. Then I saw a Deutsche Bank advertisement in the Wall Street Journal that proclaimed: “Ideas are capital. The rest is just money.”

The EF01 series is expected to be a catalyst for the development of green motoring innovations. (Images: Formulec South Africa)The future of international motorsport is on its way to South Africa - 2012 sees the birth of 100% electric motor racing with the official launch of the Formulec World Series.

world-healthMedical tourism is choosing to travel outside your local area for medical services.  International medical services are “any coordinated out-of-country medical service” that requires a patient to travel to a treatment destination. The medical tourism industry was born as soon as it became clear that lower cost environments of emerging economies could offer first-world care at third-world prices, as well as solutions not available in his or her home country.

do_you_know_what_you_eat_gmo_carrotBy Antony Simbowo EAC Magazine East Africa
The era of genetically manipulated foods is here with us. Africa and the Third World must wake up to this realization.

Some alternative vehicle fuels such as liquid coal can cause more harmful greenhouse gas emissions than petrol or diesel, scientists warn. Some alternative vehicle fuels such as liquid coal can cause more harmful greenhouse gas emissions than petrol or diesel, scientists warn.

Technology is revolutionizing the medical field Technology is revolutionizing the medical field with the creation of robotic devices and complex imaging. Though these developments have made operations much less invasive, robotic systems have their own disadvantages that prevent them from replacing surgeons. Minimally invasive surgery is a broad concept encompassing many common procedures that existed prior to the introduction of robots, such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy or gall bladder excisions.

Machine allows people to type with their mind.Machine allows people to type with their mind. By focusing on images of letters, people with electrodes in their brains can type with just their minds, scientists now reveal.

 Train times, sat navs and The Sims top the list of iPhone apps UtSatellite navigation programs and the National Rail Enquiries service were among the most popular applications, or apps, downloaded on to iPhones and iPods in the UK this year.

As 2009 comes to a close it’s time once again for the Robot Christmas Gift List!As 2009 comes to a close it’s time once again for the Robot Christmas Gift List! We’re featuring a few of the same, but mostly new, things since the 2008 Robot Christmas Gift Guide. We’ll be featuring 10 items that would make great gifts for the robot lover in your life. Prices range from $10 to $900 dollars, so everyone’s budget should be covered! Fusce non leo ipsum, sit amet dictum orci. Curabitur eu turpis magna.

Forest Fire Clear Cut RobotThis is but a model of a giant robot, but it surely conveys the idea of fighting future forest fires without putting man in harm's way.

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