Having witness his share of violence growing up in New York’s Queensbridge housing project, Nas says he felt a connectionto Liberia because of his childhood experience.

Queen Haja Ahmed is the only traditional woman ruler in Northern Nigeria.

World Cup events will be held at the Moses Mabhida stadium.  It has become one of Durban’s leading tourist attractions.

The new $450 million arena was name after the anti-apartheid activist and hero of the black working class but some South Africans say his memory is being trampled on by people who are using the stadium to harass the disenfranchised.

The Confederation of Africa Football’s president will ask for Togo’s suspension to be lifted. Togo’s were banned for the next two Africa Cup of Nations events after the January withdrawal.

No big name headliners, but the Broadway musical Fela has made its presence known on Broadway.  It’s a musical about Nigeria’s most famous musician Fela Kuti. The musical is proving to be a surprising hit on Broadway, despite the lack of big stars or hit songs.

Every year the DC Caribbean Carnival Inc. organizes a carnival in the Washington DC area that celebrate the cultures and traditions of various Caribbean Islands as well as African countries.