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1 month ago | 
africasacountry.com | Gillian Mathys |Elliot Ross |Sean Jacobs
The first victim of war is not truth, as the adage says. It’s peace. But indeed, truth follows shortly after. Over a month ago, the Congolese armed group M23 took over the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu. Thousands have been killed in the latest escalation of a conflict that has a long and complex history.
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2 months ago | 
africasacountry.com | Lee Nxumalo |Elliot Ross |Sean Jacobs
Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the US captured global attention, signaling a monumental shift in both American and international politics. Sitting among some of the wealthiest people on the planet was FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and his presence has raised eyebrows. In the weeks following the inauguration, Infantino has posted about Trump on Instagram more than any other world leader.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
time.com | Elliot Ross
10 minute readSeptember 19, 2024 7:00 AM EDTThis project was supported by funding from the Center for Contemporary DocumentationIn the Navajo Nation—a sweeping landscape of red-rock canyons and desert that takes in the Four Corners—water is not taken for granted. Here, more than 1 in 3 Diné, as Navajo people call themselves, must haul water to their homes, often across long distances. The Diné use the least amount of water per person of anyone in the U.S., and pay the most.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
africasacountry.com | Chris Bolsmann |Elliot Ross
“Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” which has replaced the more recent “Arise, O Compatriots” as Nigeria’s national anthem, was written in the early years of Nigerian independence in 1960 and abolished in 1978. Perhaps changing the national anthem is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s way of ridding the country of the marks of military rule, as one who fought against the military as part of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO).
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
africasacountry.com | Sara Hanaburgh |Noah Tsika |Elliot Ross |Sean Jacobs
Historically, famous international film festivals have been notoriously difficult for African filmmakers to find success in. Festival juries in the Global North carry inherited preconceptions about Africans and our cinema, obstructing newer perspectives from entering the global landscape. These biases run through many facets of the international film industry, so any African film with a considerable budget that makes it to an international stage with its integrity intact feels like a miracle.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
africasacountry.com | Ron Krabill |Elliot Ross
As the fans streaming toward Athlone Stadium in Cape Town were greeted by vendors selling Palestinian flags, it became clear the match about to take place would be as noteworthy as it was unusual: the Palestinian Men’s National Team, fresh off their surprising success in the AFC Asian Cup (where they had reached the knock-out stages before losing to Qatar) were to play a “South Africa XI” in front of a large crowd.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
africasacountry.com | Jane Duncan |Michael Bueckert |Sean Jacobs |Elliot Ross
On January 11, 2024, South Africa filed a case against Israel asserting that the latter had engaged in genocide in Gaza violating the 1948 Genocide Convention, to which both countries are party. This charge encompasses a range of actions, including the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, especially children, the destruction of residential buildings, forced expulsion, and the enforcing of blockades that restrict access to essential services.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
africasacountry.com | Justin Winchester |Steven Friedman |Elliot Ross
No stadium on the African continent offers a more picturesque setting than the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny. The 45,000-seat footballing cathedral is nestled in the Plateau district along the banks of the lagoon that runs through the heart of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. At sundown, a score of screeching bats orbit overhead, adding to the percussive soundtrack of the football being played below.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
africasacountry.com | William Shoki |Jesse Weaver Shipley |Elliot Ross
The Black Stars of Ghana is one of the world’s most recognizable football brands. Their dominance of African football in the 1960s, propelled by the pan-African push of Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah, and their impressive near-semi-final finish at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, are among the factors that launched the team into global prominence, marketing Ghana in a way that a few brands have managed in the country’s 67-year history.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
africasacountry.com | William Shoki |Jesse Weaver Shipley |Elliot Ross
The Black Stars of Ghana is one of the world’s most recognizable football brands. Their dominance of African football in the 1960s, propelled by the pan-African push of Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah, and their impressive near-semi-final finish at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, are among the factors that launched the team into global prominence, marketing Ghana in a way that a few brands have managed in the country’s 67-year history.
