My new favorite white person!

Alright, I already liked him because of his work on Project RED. For information see my previous post from and go get your Project RED t-shirt!) but now, I think I LOVE him! (i am exaggerating a bit but you get the idea....)

I really have to give Bono his props. He really is truly dedicated to helping the lives of people in Africa. And, in his latest endeavor, he has become to guest editor for Vanity Fair for the July issue which is dedicated ENTIRELY to the challenges and what can be done to improve the future of the the African continent.
There are also 20 different celebrity covers, shot by Annie Leibowitz, pairing different celebrities and thought leaders. Here are some of my favorites!


So go to the newstand and pick up a copy or two! And if there is a particular cover you want, you purchase a copy online here. Here is a listing of the table of contents for the edition:

Vanity Fair Special Issue: Africa

84 GENERATION KENYA
After decades of one-party rule, 90s Nairobi was a nonstop hustle, steeped in booze and corruption. No one was more surprised than Binyavanga Wainaina when Kenya began to trust itself.

96 THE TUTU CONNECTION
Archbishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for opposing apartheid in South Africa. Talking with Brad Pitt, he explains why the fight for equality must go global. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz.

104 AT THE DESERT'S EDGE
Tunisia may top the list of Africa's success stories. Yet, as Christopher Hitchens discovers, five years after a devastating al-Qaeda attack, the threat of Islamic extremism still lingers in the air.
126 ENTER CHINA, THE GIANT
China's desperate oil grab is helping to fuel some of Africa's most vicious conflicts, including Darfur. Sebastian Junger follows the money, the guns, and the cycle of oppression. Photographs by Teun Voeten.

140 JEFFREY SACHS'S $200 BILLION DREAM
Extreme poverty can be eradicated, insists superstar economist Jeffrey Sachs—all it takes is determination, focus, and, well, money. In Uganda and Kenya, Nina Munk gets a tour of his ultimate battleground. Photographs by Guillaume Bonn.

156 THE LAZARUS EFFECT
aids is no longer a death sentence, thanks to miracle drugs. But millions still can't afford them. Enter the consumer-action strategy of (Product) Red. On the ground in Rwanda, Alex Shoumatoff learns what a difference buying (Red) can make. Photographs by Antonin Kratochvil.

162CONGO FROM THE COCKPIT
Despite being blacklisted, the Congo's rogue airline pilots keep trade flowing with jerry-rigged planes. As William Langewiesche finds, the family behind one charter outfit has an equally dramatic saga of wreckage and survival. Photographs by Guy Tillim.

168A MAN CALLED HOPE
When Nelson Mandela stepped out of the political spotlight, in 1999, he moved center stage in the struggle against H.I.V./aids. Bill Clinton, who took a similar path, shares his stories of the legendary freedom fighter.

170SHOWTIME IN THE SAHARA
Like a rowdy mirage, "the world's most remote" music festival fills the Sahara with explosive rhythm. MTV founder Tom Freston has scoped a lot of bands, but in Mali he hears a whole new dimension. Plus: Youssou N'Dour's West African playlist. Photographs by Jonas Karlsson.

176PORTFOLIO: SPIRIT OF AFRICA
Some see only Africa's poverty, disease, and corruption. They should look a bit closer. From archbishops and athletes to doctors and movie directors, V.F. focuses on 71 Africans who are defying the status quo. Portfolio by Jonas Karlsson, Mark Seliger, and other top photographers.

110OUT OF AFRICA
The DNA shared by the world's six-billion-plus people ultimately comes from the same place. Leading the Genographic Project, Spencer Wells traces a global debt to Africa.

116HALL OF FAME
Bobby Shriver and Evgenia Peretz nominate the Buffett siblings and the One Campaign for narrowing the gap between Africa's have-nots and America's haves. Photographs by Christian Witkin and Gasper Tringale.

118THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
Attending the first-ever Kwani? literary festival, in Nairobi, Elissa Schappell and Rob Spillman identify the grand old authors and hot young talents of an African renaissance. Photographs by Brigitte Lacombe.

198DIANA'S FINAL HEARTBREAK
As she divorced, Princess Diana found a very public new mission—to ban land mines—and a very private new man: Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Tina Brown explores how Diana's promising second act turned dark.
Special Section

45"IT'S BONO, ON LINE ONE"
Following the 21-person relay on Annie Leibovitz's historic cover series—Warren Buffett to Oprah to George Clooney, among other high-profile handoffs—Lisa Robinson reports on their Africa connection.

FANFAIR
67
Like a prayer—Madonna's Malawi documentary brings hope to orphaned children. The Cultural Divide. Kelly Slater surfs J-Bay with the locals. Lisa Robinson's summer festivals.
Vanities

149
PHETO attraction. V.F.'s guest editor and Ed Coaster swashbuckle from Bamako to Soweto. Chris Rock's African vacation. George Wayne gushes over Liya Kebede.