Rock star and Africa activist Bono has been awarded the German Media Prize 2005 in honor for his humanitarian work. The award was presented to Bono from former foreign minister Joschka Fischer in Baden-Baden. Past recipients of the German Media Prize include Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Rudolph Giuliani, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. Full story here.

Bono later hopped on over to Davos and had a photo op with Merkel. He was supposedly "delighted" with her speech and the two have agreed to meet later this year.

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