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Mike McQuade Africa’s Tech Edge
How the continent's many obstacles, from widespread poverty to failed states, allowed African entrepreneurs to beat the West at reinventing money for the mobile age
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Why Are 53 Countries Rooting for Ghana?
The appeal of the last African team in the World Cup may be that it offers the opposite of the "single story" of dysfunction in Africa
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Why Americans Shouldn't Give Up on Soccer
The U.S.'s two World Cup appearances so far have resulted in two ties and one very controversial call. But it's all part of the joy of the game.
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At the World Cup, the Empire Strikes Back
The quadrennial soccer tournament allows former colonies to face their colonizers on a level playing field
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Day of Reckoning
Has Barack Obama succeeded in his push to win religious voters?
