Come join us tomorrow to imagine a better way to do this World Cup thing!
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Africa Is a Country comes to New York to celebrate Africa at the World Cup and discuss the political fault lines of international football.
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Essa é a maneira da política americana de tratar estrangeiros: sejam autoridades ou não (humilhação midiática; ignorar Direitos humanos); eles bem que deveriam experimentar a reciprocidade desses atos;ao adentrarem o solo das outras nações.🤮💩
»Mohamed Salad, a Somali football journalist, recalls that, “His first match at AFCON was Namibia vs Tunisia in 2024. Thousands of us tuned in just to watch him. We were checking the refereeing schedules to see when his next game was—who does that?”«
Our special issue no. 2 is on the World Cup and is now available for purchase! africasacountry.com/store/produc...
We’re live at our World Cup Salon at the Africa Center, Room 2 is streaming! www.youtube.com/live/LhRVIaM...
We’re live at Africa Center for our World Cup Salon. Room 1 is live! www.youtube.com/live/Oa3qbTu...
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If the South African left cannot engage the messy, contradictory spaces where working class politics are actually happening, then it cannot lead. africasacountry.com/2026/06/the-...
Although the UAE doesn’t occupy territory, it arms militias, controls ports, and launders violence through the language of development. Sudan is paying the price. africasacountry.com/2026/06/not-...
The exclusion of Somali referee Omar Artan hardens the contradiction at the heart of the 2026 World Cup: a global tournament increasingly shaped by the politics of exclusion.
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For decades, Bafana Bafana embodied the disappointments of the democratic era. As the team recovers, South Africans are once again projecting their political aspirations and fears onto the national side. africasacountry.com/2026/06/what...
If the South African left cannot engage the messy, contradictory spaces where working class politics are actually happening, then it cannot lead.
Although the UAE doesn’t occupy territory, it arms militias, controls ports, and launders violence through the language of development. Sudan is paying the price.
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The exclusion of Somali referee Omar Artan hardens the contradiction at the heart of the 2026 World Cup: a global tournament increasingly shaped by the politics of exclusion.
