The Golden Generation of Les Éléphants
Watching the Africans Cup of Nations among expectant fans at an Ivorian restaurant in Harlem, New York.
Politics
It is as if a library burned down
Salafist fighters burn hundreds of rare manuscripts, some unique and centuries old, before leaving Timbuktu to French paratroopers.
Where were the South African media at Marikana
The myth of Marikana as self-defense by the police and the company should be conclusively consigned to the dung heap of historical perjury.
The Blue Sharks in Mandela Bay
What we learned from Day 8 of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
Saving and scoring penalties every day
What we learned from day seven of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
The Johannesburg Cup of Nations
The spirit of the African Cup of Nations is infectious in the streets of Johannesburg, especially in the inner city where different African nationalities coexist.
The Story about Africa’s “First Woman Billionaire”
Where does Isabel dos Santos's wealth come from? Her country's resources are basically treated as her family's property.
The Democratic Republic of Congo Effect
What we learned from Day Six of the 2013 African Nations Cup held in South Africa.
What’s Best for American Policy in Africa
Would former US Assistant Secretary for Africa, Susan Rice, have been a good choice for Barack Obama's Secretary of State?
The Infiltrators
What will Netanyahu's re-election mean for African immigrants and refugees in Israel?
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.
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.
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.