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
Cote d'Ivoire
War and peace in Côte d’Ivoire
By the end of 2004, Côte d’Ivoire’s civil war had cooled to a simmer, but the
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.
Music Break. Molare
Some fresh coupé-décalé from Molare.
Everybody wants in on the final
Some coupe decale to warm you up for the African Cup of Nations final later today
The African Cup of Nations preview
The 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations kicks off in Gabon and Equitorial Guinea
Les Fantômes
A painting sits glowering on the wall of the Jack Bell Gallery in London. Figures daubed
Photography. Nana Kofi Acquah
Ghana. Here.
Moscow Hair
The Ivorian international and CSKA Moscow footballer, Seydou Doumbia about the hardest thing to secure in the Russian capital: It's hard to get a fade.
Didier Drogba, Truth Commissioner
Cote d'Ivoire's newly-appointed commission counts 11 members, with footballer Didier Drogba one of them, representing the country's diaspora.
Tupac Shakur in Africa
Tupac Shakur's intensity did not just appeal to just young people in the United States, but also on the continent.
Music Break / Fatoumata Diawara
Easy listening. ‘Bassa’ is a song by the Côte d’Ivoire-born, Mali-raised and now France-based artist Fatoumate
Independence Day: Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire celebrated their 51st year of independence from France yesterday. Music has played a role
'Real African Music'
Thanks to HavePlentyMusic I saw that big time house producers experimenting with Kuduro for a few
Gaddafi’s voluptuous Ukranian nurse
On the usefulness of WikiLeaks and the self-destructive personality of its founder, Julian Assange.
The Loser Remains President
In Cote d'Ivoire, expect a coalition government where the loser remains president and the winner as prime minister.
In My Country
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKLxfP3xju0&w=500&h=307&rel=0] Since we’re on the topic of Cote d’Ivoire, here’s Ivoirian veteran underground rapper Manusa’s “Dans
Gbagbo's Elections
It’s been 10 years since Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential elections; “… a whole lost generation since the
Black Atlantic Identity Politics
Two years later, Barack Obama's election as US President still influence cultural production on the continent.
Ivorian independence
Côte d'Ivoire is turning 50 -- it became independent on August 7, 1960 -- and my Ivorian friend doesn't feel eager to celebrate.