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When Haiti’s national women’s team take to the field for ninety minutes, they allow the Haitian people to dream.
When Haiti’s national women’s team take to the field for ninety minutes, they allow the Haitian people to dream.
La CAN de cette année en Côte d'Ivoire a montré que ce n'est pas seulement la politique du football qui compte, mais aussi la politique de l'ambiance.
This year’s AFCON in Côte d'Ivoire showed that it’s not just the politics of the football that matters, but the politics of the vibe as well.
Cabo Verde’s success at the Africa Cup of Nations temporarily suspended the debate on the identity of the island nation's people.
O sucesso de Cabo Verde no campeonato africano das nações suspendeu temporariamente o debate sobre a identidade do povo.
What does it mean to be Malawian?
Between the Grammys and AFCON semi-final, it's been a big week for the rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa.
The party in Abidjan is one that the whole continent is invited to.
Three dates, in particular, were turning points in touching the hearts of Ivorians.
In this week's episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we delve into how Guinea's first president, and our midfield destroyer, said "No" to France and "Yes" to football.
The African Five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five African heads of state and their influence on football. This week, we introduce our striker.
Up next in the African Five-a-side podcast, we name our central defender, and explain how Ghana's first president boycotted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and won two Afcons.
Africa Is a Country is proud to introduce a new podcast focused on the politics and cultural relevance of football on the African continent.
A new film on the life of Walter Rodney gives a glimpse of his radical solidarity politics and centers on his family, who struggled and suffered with him.
After 29 years of neoliberal failure in South Africa, foreigners are a convenient scapegoat for a national elite that failed to redistribute wealth. This is a pattern common to post-colonial Africa.
Jacques Bongoma was a young Congolese progressive who became a close advisor to Joseph Mobutu after the country’s 1965 coup.
By using healthcare to attack immigrants, xenophobic political movements in South Africa echo long-standing right-wing obsessions.
This month on Africa Is a Country Radio, taking inspiration from the work of Chinua Achebe, we take a listen to the music of the post-independence era on the African continent.
What lessons for today are there from how post-independence governments in Africa conceptualized sovereignty?
The question of who belongs in South Africa, stains any project that aims to build a more equal and inclusive society.