The Waka Waka Award*
This may yet become a weekly award on AIAC. The inaugural Waka Waka Award–name in honor
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Music Break
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADTUDx8-Pbg&w=500&h=307&rel=o] Last Sunday against Chelsea, Sunderland’s Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan scored his team’s second goal on
Clichés and Social Truths
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkTVDDrUS4Y&w=500&=307&rel=0] I’d be interested in people’s reading of this short video spotted on Youtube, above, which
’10 things you can learn from a Nigerian’
“One in five Africans is Nigerian and they certainly represent throughout the Diaspora. Much of the
Learning Zulu
The author, a German journalist new to South Africa, writes about her first impressions and experiences, especially with local whites; so different from anything she knew or experienced before.
'A guide to the rest of Africa'
GOOD, a magazine with a vague purpose (it is supposed to be “dedicated to social causes,”
Clifton Beach
Steve Gordon‘s series of photographs of Clifton Beach (in this case Fourth Beach) on Cape Town’s
Mother Russia
New York City artist Maria Buyondo grew up in Russia and Sweden, the child of a Russian mother and an Ugandan father.
'Afropolis'
This photograph of Soccer City, the venue for the opening and closing games of the 2010
The Sudanese architect
The film "Limbo" covers the frustated life and dreams of Sudanese immigrant and trained architect, Issam.
Asa – Be My Man
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNUgJMDsOuY&w=500&h=307&rel=0] If you don’t notice the awkward “acting” at the outset of this music video and
Can't Make This Stuff Up
Myanmar/Burma’s oppressive junta pulled off two feats this week: first they cooked the elections ensuring a