Got a new Good Stuff piece for afiiveland today. Came across the site for the fab magazine Pop’Africana. Loving what it is and represents: A magazine dedicated to delivering a rejuvenated image of Africa and Africans in the Diaspora and a robust and educative guide documenting the endeavors and achievements of Africans, home and abroad.”

President  Goodluck Jonathan has suspended the Super Eagles from playing soccer for two years due to their poor play in the 2010 World Cup.  The Eagles left the first match with their heads high but had it not been for the GK, that Argentina game could have been disastrous. Maradonna might have run on the field and kicked one in himself.
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The 2010 Wedding Anthem. Currently on repeat. Check the vid after the click.

It’s been a whole year since his passing so of course we had to commemorate MJ with something special, afriStyle. Started looking around and found a fab vignette of the man himself on his 1992 trip to Africa. His first stop was Gabon, where he was met by 100,000 people! And while in the Ivory Coast, he was made a king. Love it..some continents give people pens for coming to visit, Africa gives you a crown. Click to check the footage:

:: Loudly playing Shakira’s Waka Waka World Cup Song in the background :: The World cup has been everything from amazing and historic, disappointing and near-stroke inducing. Africa started off strong with South Africa’s draw with Mexico but the last nation standing isn’t the Cup’s host. It’s West Africa’s Golden Child, Ghana.  Despite the loss to Germany today, the team is heading into the round of 16, to play USA on June 26th.
Below is a quick summary of how the six african nations – South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, …