'Homeland,' by George Obama The theory is simple: Get me out of Africa, and into a "normal" society like the United States, and I will succeed far more than I ever will at home. George Obama's story suggests that Barack's life in Kenya would not have a Hollywood ending. Like his famous half brother, George never knew his father. Though he came from an elite family, his mother struggled until she took a white male lover, which gives George a patina of appealing cosmopolitanism. Yet he's a wastrel, squandering his advantages. "I was the crazy guy, the one who would always be relied on for any drunken misadventures that might be in the offing." Death and loss mark his youth. At 16, his favorite grandfather...

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Angola unites as the Palancas Negras prepare for Cup of Nations D-day The theory is that a tournament needs a good performance from the home side to maintain local interest, particularly so in Africa where travelling support tends to be limited, but this competition has been exceptional in the number of fans turning up at games not involving the hosts. With the exception of Malawi's 3-0 win over Algeria, the only game played at 2.45pm, which perhaps kept away fans who work, every stadium has been at least 80% full."There's just not that much to do in Benguela," said Marco, a Portuguese citizen who was born in Angola and is battling the bureaucracy to try to secure Angolan citizenship. "The whole city's excited by the CAN. Our only problem has been the s...

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