In 2010 Africa will be hosting the World Cup for the first time. Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa have qualified to compete in this historic event. Will Africa set a new record by winning the cup for the first time in history? And if that were possible, which team will most likely bring about soccer victory to the continent?

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Ivory Coast’s 32 year old Soccer Super Star, Didier Drogba, a striker for England’s Chelsea Football Club and the captain of the Côte d’Ivoire team, has shown the world what’s possible when power and grace fuse on the soccer pitch. He is considered one of the world’s most influential people in the TIME Magazine 2010 100.

Also on the list is Ethiopian super model Liya Kebede who was appointed as World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in 2005. This year, in recognition of her work in this field, the World Economic Forum named her a Young Global Leader.

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Priscilla Akosua Serwaa Dwomoh(Scilla) is originally from Ghana and currently resides in Columbus, OH. She’s a student at Ohio Wesleyan University, pursuing a degree in microbiology, and also an aspiring fashion model. Through modeling, she has had the pleasure of meeting and working with some amazing talents, including photograhers, makeup artist, designers, stylist, and models. some of the designers include, Arthlene Legair and Sheila Denanyoh from Il-la-la designs.

Khouloud Errijaji was born and raised in Marrakech Morocco and has lived in Africa, Europe, and United States as a fashion model.

She loves  to travel and has a passion for fashion.  Her experiences range from movies to fashion shows around the globe. Some shows she has been in include: Columbus is fashion, walked for Dr Mojo fashion show and Columbus fashion week 2008 . She speaks French, Arabic, and English and has a degree in hospitality and tourism from ITHT in Morocco.

Ariane Saila-ngita was born in Democratic Republic of Congo and moved to the U.S when she was 12 years old going on 13.  Ariane is the youngest out of 3 and the only girl. She was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut where she attended Sedgwick Middle school and Conard High. Ariane was admitted to University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2004 but later on she transfered to one of the prestigious HBCU in United States (Howard University) where she studied Health, human performance and leisure with a concentration in Sports Medicine and a minor in Psychology. She loves fashion and  has walked on the runway numerous times. Some of the shows include: DC Fashion Week, Howard Springfest Fashion show etc.

Ibironke Longe is a professional model from Columbus Ohio who is originally from Nigeria.  She is a graduate of John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center in Columbus, and is signed with Casablancas Model & Talent Management, Wilhelmina S2 Model & Talent Agency in Columbus, Ohio; Applause Model & Talent Elyria, Ohio and Denise-Carol Model & Talent Agency Jacksonville, Florida. She is a top model for Legair Brands and is also a model for Miss Black Ohio Models Inc. She has participated in a number of fashion shows such as, the Legair Brands Mother-Daughter fashion show, the Miss Black Ohio fashion show, the Hair meets Fashion show and the C.O Tour of Columbus fashion show to name a few. She has also been in a number of Photo Shoots, and was featured in the designer catalog for the C.O Tour of Columbus fashion show.

Ibironke recently participated in the Columbus Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal Show, at the Hilton Hotel in Columbus, Ohio; and also  the Zilla Room Ultimate Bridal Event.

Anittria. is  a hairstylist/model  born and raised in Columbus Ohio.  At the young age of 9  I developed a passion for the fashion industry. Everything from the makeup, hair, photography, clothing and of course the runway.  I have walked  in some local shows including Urban fashion week. As well as worked with up and coming designers here in columbus ohio. I am excited to add to the list ” I wear African”.

You could be responsibly green and take your old TV to Best Buy to be recycled. Or, like Sam Todo, you could be responsibly geeky, taking the telly apart and turning it into a walking humanoid robot!

Todo, a student from Africa’s Togolese Republic, constructed “Sam10″ almost entirely from old television sets, as you’ll note from the antenna popping up behind the little guy’s head. Todo aims to make the robot fully automatic, so it can greet people, avoid objects, and calculate the distance in front of it. [READ MORE]