Africa This Week

• Ghana is cleaning itself up, Accra's beggars and homeless will be relocated for a few days because the Obama's will be arriving in town at the end of this week, read more ....

• The African Union Summit took place last week in a far flung Libyan location. Representatives and leaders of 50 African countries attended the colorful affair, the theme of the summit was agriculture and food security. Gaddafi presided over the summit, enjoying his power as head of the AU for 6 months, I'm sure he traveled there with his usual entourage of 50 female (virgin) bodyguards, dressed in army fatigues and trained to kill (see photo). The rest of the gathering struggled to find hotel rooms and Iran's president didn't show up at the last minute to deliver the opening address. More about the AU Summit ...

• I love Bollywood movies and was excited to read that Northern Tanzania may soon crop up in some blockbusters as background to romantic song and dance numbers. A high-flying contingent of Bollywood actors and directors have recently enjoyed their safari experiences (and who wouldn't) and are said to be enthusiastic about filming future movies there. Personally I'd love to see the Swiss countryside replaced with the savanna, read more about this story ...

• Guinea-Bissau held its Presidential elections on Sunday to replace their assassinated President Joao Bernardo Vieira. Looks like it will head into a second round of voting. Fingers crossed for this little nation that's incredibly poor and struggling as "Africa's Cocaine Warehouse".

• Zambia is ramping up its production of high-end bamboo bikes and plans to sell them to outdoor enthusiasts in the US. It would be nice if they could make cheaper versions for local use, but they do look very cool. More about bamboo bikes...

_{Image © Getty Images/Norbert Schiller -- Gadaffi Body Guard}