The elephants seemed somewhat long in the tusk
What we learned from day four of the 2013 African Cup of Nations being held in South Africa.
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
Playing for the home team
Most national teams that made it to the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa play in Europe. Ethiopia is one of the few teams composed of mainly “home” based players.
Why the rhino is Newsmaker of the Year in South Africa
The divorce between social reality of post-apartheid South African and White South Africa.
The ‘Africa Rising’ Bandwagon
Al Jazeera falls for the fiction that business entrepreneurship and corporate capitalism will be Africa’s saving grace.
Afcon 2013 Preview: Drogba’s last chance of Nations Cup glory with Côte d’Ivoire
By John James* One day Côte d'Ivoire will lift the cup, said captain Didier Drogba, shortly
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
A few days ago the BBC reported on Zimbabwe’s impending elections, amidst concerns of renewed violence
Afcon 2013 Preview: Can Zambia’s Chipolopolo do it again?
Guest Post By Charles Mafa* Zambian fans know what it's like to participate in the Africa
Afcon 2013 Preview: Ethiopia finally back where they belong (including incredible archival footage)
Guest Post By Andreas Hansen for Addis Rumble* It has been a long time coming. The Ethiopian national
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
Guest Post by Samira Sawlani* We won’t be surprised if Malians don’t care much for football
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4bYGpOWoQ4 Let's start our weekly round-ups of new music videos this year with some bangers. Representing
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.