If commercials were a competition
A sample of some of the TV commercials made specifically for the 2012 African Cup of Nations football tournament.
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Nathan Chiume
Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.
Cape Town’s make-believe politics
Cape Town remains one of the most racially and economically segregated cities in South Africa, and there aren’t many signs of things getting better.
Music Break. Mufasa
http://youtu.be/wbdFQvzmbZ8 Somali-Canadian R&B Singer A'maal Nuux wants to be Mufasa. The description of the song on Youtube
The Two Sudans
On July 6 2011, the world’s diplomatic elite flocked to one of the globe’s most underdeveloped
How to feminise a tank
The Egyptian artist Nadine Hammam’s work maps out the social and psychological position of the female body through the dialectic of the naked and the nude.
Angolan Solutions
Rafael Marques de Morais, despite being labeled a foreign agent by the Angolan state, has always insisted that Angolans need to resolve their own problems.
Pharoahe Monch is ‘Still Standing’
http://youtu.be/tBfMuf_JjI0 One of the best rappers alive, featuring the lady who sang the original hook on
Benetton Politics
The made-upness and the shallowness of the Democratic Alliance of South Africa’s vision of a non-racial future.
“Can you think of a country that starts with the letter U?”
You've seen those "Are you smarter than a 5 year old" videos on Youtube (it's an
Mdu Ntuli’s ‘Izikhokho Show’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNhn-vxfkUY You'll excuse our South African focus today here and on Twitter. A burger chain writes
JM Coetzee’s Cricketing Life
The news that J.M. Coetzee had contributed to a book entitled “Australia: Story of a Cricket Country” rankled the author, a committed Coetzeephile, slightly.
Super Bowl Predictions
The only way to sustain interest in the lives of African and African American NFL players is to either talk about their personal tragedy or show how moved they are by the plight of other black people.
Football Underdogs and Politricks
The fortunes of Sudan and Equatorial Guinea at AFCON 2012. The latter especially, a squad cobbled together by naturalizing players from Brazil and Spain.
Friday Music Bonus Edition
This week saw the passing of Don Cornelius. You'll remember Letta Mbulu was once a guest
Intellectual Property Propaganda
Intellectual property protection has never been shown to promote economic development in developing countries.
Senegalese Sushi
I still mourn the day I walked around to Le Grand Dakar, one of my favorite restaurants in Clinton Hill, and found it was closed. The restaurant, run and owned by Chef Pierre Thiam (check out his interesting family backstory) was a fixture in the block around Grand Ave and Lafayatte.
Steve Biko’s Son
Nkosinati Biko on a close and present relationship with his father that is unusual for children in general and for the children of activists in particular.
M.anifest has a new music video
Big up @M.anifest for the new video (showcasing Accra's transportation infrastructure), and congrats to the Black
Inbox
It has come to this. Don't focus too much on the 'your scholarship' line. An email
Salone Got Riddim
Short film about the rhythm of daily life in Sierra Leone, and the dancing talents of the country’s women.