There is so much to talk about on all things Africa, from serious (torture in Sudan) to the not-so-serious (how to cure the World Cup hangover). Here’s what we’re keeping out eyes on:

ENTERTAINMENT:

• Nneka is becoming a world sensation. CNN recently sat down with the Nigerian-German singer for an in-depth looks ate her music-making process and commitment to Africa. They also declared her “the next best thing.” >>AfriPOP! read it here.<<

CULTURE:

• The Sowetan ponders what life will be like for South Africans now that the World Cup has ended and offers a few post-celebration ideas to cure “the mother of all hangovers.” >>AfriPOP! read it here.<<

NEWS:

• A new vaginal gel containing tenofovir, an antiretroviral medication widely used to treat AIDS, was tested on women in South Africa. The microbicidal gel cut the “cut infection rates among 889 women by 50% after one year of use, and by 39% after two and a half years.” The gel can be used once in the 12 hours before sex and once in the 12 hours after sex by women aged 18 to 40 years. >>AfriPOP! read it here.<<

• “Here’s what ExxonMobil and the government in Nigeria don’t want you to know, writes Saharareporters.com founder Omoyele Sowore in a a commentary for The Huffington Post. “They don’t want you to know this 30-year-old platform is still leaking at least five thousand of barrels of crude a day. They don’t want you to know that they can’t fix the leak (sounds familiar again doesn’t it?).” >>AfriPOP! read it here.<<

• The BBC wonders if Mandla Mandela can step into his grandfather Nelson Mandela’s shoes. “He really wanted to ensure that if there was a next one in mind to take over and look after the Mandela legacy he needed that individual to have a strong foundation,” said Mandla about his famous grandfather. >>AfriPOP! read it here<<

• Sudan’s government is accused of waging a “brutal campaign” against critics of the government since elections this past April. “They kicked me in the testicles repeatedly while they talked about the report on rape in Darfur,” said journalist Ahmed Ali Mohamed Osman who was arrested and tortured after writing an article criticizing the government for expelling aid groups. >>AfriPOP! read it here<<