Video: What’s Up Africa Is Back!

June 17, 2011 - 11:26 a.m.

What's Up Africa returns from its 3-week hiatus with an ill-conceived rap about minerals in the Congo, the opening of FELA! in Amsterdam, and why Africa will soon belong to China.

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Today in Africa — January 23, 2026: South Africa Mourns Bravo Le Roux, Uganda Presidential Succession Talks

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