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Afrobeats, Central African Republic, D'banj, Kanye West, Kwaito, Mr. Biggs Nigeria, Nando's, Nigeria, Nigerians in southern Africa, South Africa, spar
Ed: A non Africa in DC post to kick the weekend off, dedicated readers will know that a major mission of mine is to expose DC’s Africa policy wonks to African entertainment – Africa in 2013 remains a continent that is in many respects Eurocentric: think airline routes, education systems, etc.
Accordingly, I’m very interested in the engagement of major African powers on the continent. For awhile, I’ve been very interested in the diffusion of South Africa’s commercial and economic presence across Africa (think establishments like the grilled chicken purveyor, Nando’s, which I will forever cherish as a result of this commercial and grocery stores like Spar and OK). Continue reading
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