Cristal and crushing poverty, $2,000 designer bags and folks living on a dollar a day. In this city of 13 million, everybody has a story. Even a JJC -- a Johnny Just Come.

Criticism that used to be limited to the far right has moved into the political mainstream after black players led a protest.

Commentators are unfair when they say African teams failed at the World Cup. A lot of perennial soccer powers left the tournament long before the Black Stars.

Two journalists from The Root's partner site ForeignPolicy.com risk their lives to travel into the war-torn city of Mogadishu. After years of warfare over ideology, money and power, will Kandahar, Afghanistan, begin to resemble the Somali capital?

The alleged drug lord whose supporters rocked the island nation in a bloody wave of violence pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court.

Some incidents get more attention than others because of race or location. Nigeria's 50-year environmental disaster belatedly gets noticed.

The Sudan-born player's 7-foot-7-inch frame and shot-blocking prowess weren't the only things that made him stand out from his NBA peers.

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The Root's partner site Foreign Policy explains how South Africa's contemporary leaders used soccer to undermine apartheid.