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Who will play George Weah?
A biopic on the life of Liberian football legend George Weah, a star at PSG and AC Milan and Ballon d'Or in 1995. One question is which actor will get to play the lead role. Idris Elba, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Djimon Honsou and Chiwetel Ejiofor are all good candidates.
More than Graceland
Often lost in narratives of oppression and exile, is that the 1960s and 1970s were also an exceptionally vibrant, creative era for South Africa music too.
The World Cup and Pan-Africanism
In soccer tournaments like the World Cup organized around nations, your nationalism expands as your nation gets knocked out.
World Cup Diary 2010: South America’s World Cup?
On the field, Africa’s World Cup has disappointed: Nigeria faltered, South Africa and Algeria couldn’t finish, Côte d’Ivoire were unlucky, and Cameroon underwhelmed.
World Cup Diary 2010: Alicia Keys channels Brenda Fassie
What was Alicia Keys doing with her rendition of South African icon Brenda Fassie’s “Too Late for Mama” at the World Cup concert two weeks ago?
Postcard from Johannesburg
The photographer Krisanne Johnson believes you can learn many things about a country by the way youth live — from fashion to music to home environments.
African Child
The comedy "Get him to the Greek" is a forgettable vehicle for Russell Brand, except for the spoof music video "African Child" opening the film.
The Ugly American
US writers about soccer beginning to display the same kinds of sports-commenter crypto racism that has been pretty standard issue in Europe for quite a while.
Coming to America
How much damage, if any, did "Coming to America" do to a generation of young Americans' views of Africa and Africans?
Pitch Perfect Friday
Africa is not just represented by five nations in the World Cup. Its diaspora is also here courtesy of Euro-American and South American squads.
World Cup Diary 2010: Plastic Horns
Researchers claim to have found evidence that vuvuzelas can lead to permanent hearing damage. But it won't stop the "tradition." Neither will FIFA