As the 2026 World Cup unfolded, I found myself reflecting on something much bigger than football. Across almost every squad, players of African descent were among the tournament's defining figures. Africa is no longer simply a continent; it is a global people. Pan-Africanism began as consciousness, then became liberation, and is now becoming belonging: the Global African at home in many worlds at once. And as Wole Soyinka reminded us, culture must now do the heavy lifting. Read more