6441 Article(s) by:
Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.

Without too many hairy moments
What we learned from the third day, still deep in the first round, of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.

In search of ‘African redemption’
Traveling ‘off the beaten path’ in Africa seems to have become the next ‘big thing’ for recent graduates looking to set themselves apart from their peers.
Performing democracy in Zimbabwe

Afcon 2013 Preview: Can Zambia’s Chipolopolo do it again?
Afcon 2013 Preview: Ethiopia finally back where they belong (including incredible archival footage)

They say a great player can play anywhere
What we learned from Day Two of the 2013 African Cup of Nations being hosted by South Africa.

The darlings of the continent
While fans of Ghana’s Black Stars are confident in the 2013 team’s skills, until this team is able to win a major victory, a sense of historical foreboding will weigh on them.

Afcon 2013 Preview: Bamako expects experienced Mali team to go far

A team of quality players
Even if Morrocco does not get pass the first round of the 2013 African Cup of Nations, we should be happy that at least we qualified for the tournament.

Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks make a big splash
The national football team’s oach Lúcio Antunes: “We respect all our opponents but we are not afraid of anyone.”
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°30

The Boys are doing it
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, the hosts, has to make it out of the group stage of the 2013 African Cup of Nations for this tournament to be deemed a success.

Race politics in Ghana
Historian Jemima Pierre argues that Whiteness serves as a reference point for Ghanaians’ notions of beauty, Blackness, and power, but Ghanaians remain blind to this.

When Wikipedia writes Malawi’s national history
John Chilembwe is Malawi’s first great anti-colonial hero. Why do our media outlets mainly rely on Wikipedia to give us “facts” about him?

African Lookbook
This website thinks it can combine ideas about Africa with shopping. Sean Jacobs interviewed one of the founders of African Lookbook, Aaron Kohn.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are back
The writer is cautiously optimistic (for once) that Nigeria will win its third Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Our African Cup of Nations 2013 predictions

Yoruba Cool
Africa is everywhere on “Landing on a Hundred,” the new album by American guitarist and singer, Cody ChesnuTT. It’s in the instrumentation, the arrangements and in his voice.
