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Sean Henry Jacobs
Sean Henry Jacobs is the founder of Africa Is a Country. He currently edits the Eleven Named People newsletter.

The most influential African thinker
If we could ask our readers (and critics, and everyone else) to pick Africa's most insightful intellectual, who would they pick?

Serge Ibaka Has No Country
We don't blame people those who can't figure out their DRC from their ROC or their Kinshasa from their Brazzaville.


Africa’s first 21st century global pop star?
Nigerian D'Banj draws big crowds on the continent and regularly plays the diaspora circuit in cities like London. Next, pop stardom.

If commercials were a competition
A sample of some of the TV commercials made specifically for the 2012 African Cup of Nations football tournament.