The first and only woman to be charged by the ICC
The trials and tribulations of Cote d'Ivoire's former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Cote d'Ivoire
5 Questions for a Filmmaker: Philippe Lacôte
The Ivorian filmmaker wished he had made Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams, based on the filmmaker’s own dreams, when the fantastical infiltrates the real.
Cote d’Ivoire’s World Cup in Harlem
Ivorian cab driver in East Harlem: “African players never play the same for their European teams and their national teams."
The quotidian life of a neighborhood
Does the graphic novel, 'Aya of Yop City', retain its texture in its transformation to the screen?
When Basquiat went to Africa
In 1988, Basquiat traveled to Cote d'Ivoire, anticipating "very unsophisticated" Africans would see his art. That's not what happened.
How to Paint Ghosts
An interview with Ivorian artist Aboudia. Jean-Michel Basquiat is often cited as an influence in his work, but local experience is a bigger muse.
Requiem for Les Éléphants d’Or
Or a playlist for Côte d'Ivoire's golden generation of footballers.
A large piece of humble pie
The job of Nigeria's men national team is one of the worst places to be on the planet. So, when the team wins, we all celebrate.
The Foreign Coach
Africa's men's national football teams have failed to improve under foreign coaches and there is nothing to suggest that this state of affairs will ever improve.
The Golden Generation of Les Éléphants
Watching the Africans Cup of Nations among expectant fans at an Ivorian restaurant in Harlem, New York.
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.
The Aura of Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba is the master of the unruly and the absurd: when he is in form, none of what the other team does matters.
