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  Tunisia’s UGTT stages nationwide strike over wages and cuts

  By: Alessandra Bajec

  Powerful union demands an increase in salaries and opposes proposed spending cuts and privatisation plans amid economic crisis
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  Why Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?

  By: Vijay Prashad

  The U.S.-Ghana agreement permits this disregard for Ghana’s sovereignty
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  African Ministers call for UN tax convention

  By: Rachel Etter-Phoya

  Africa loses about US$ 90 billion per year in illicit financial flows, robbing the continent of resources to finance investment and development
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  Cost of the Ukraine War Felt in Africa, Global South

  By: Ramzy Baroud

  Let us not forget that millions of people are going hungry, paying the price for a global conflict of which they are not part
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  How a queer Kenyan film is outpacing homophobic colonial censorship law

  By: Soila Kenya

  ‘I Am Samuel’ is blocked in Kenya, but its filmmakers have found other ways to get their message across
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  As ‘La Françafrique’ Comes to an End, Russia is Ready To Replace France in West Africa

  By: Ramzy Baroud

  While some powers will benefit and others will lose, the West African populations are unlikely to reap many benefits from the ‘scramble’ over the region’s resources
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  It’s Time to Take Coronavirus in Africa Seriously

  By: Mosoka Fallah

  As this pandemic and Ebola have vividly shown, improving African health care is in the self-interest of the entire world
• Wave of Coups Disrupts Africa

  By: Brittany Meché

  U.S.-Trained Soldiers Play Key Role in Overthrowing Governments
• We welcome the strong social dimensions of the report on the July riots

  By: Abahlali baseMjondolo

  We hope that the demands that we have raised as a mass democratic movement of the poorest of the poor will be taken into consideration in today's State of the Nation Address
• Mali protests highlight French influence

  By: Fanny Pigeaud

  While sanctions imposed by ECOWAS may have triggered recent protests, a much deeper rejection of French control is surfacing in Mali
• The Msunduzi Municipality engages the ANC, not the people

  By: Abahlali baseMjondolo

  We will never accept that we should be sent to ‘transit camps’, as if we were animals. Our humanity is non-negotiable
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  Sudanese women are back on the frontlines of resistance

  By: Alessandra Bajec

  As October’s military coup in Sudan threatens to roll back the gains made in the 2019 revolution, women are fighting once again the authoritarian regime, remaining one of the core revolutionary forces on the ground
• US Cold War with China — first stop, Equatorial Guinea

  By: William Minter

  Right out of the playbook: hype the threat of a potential Chinese naval base facing the Atlantic, get more funding for military operations
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  The Omicron Shame: Why is the World Punishing Instead of Helping Africa?

  By: Ramzy Baroud

  Helping Africa in its critical fight against the pandemic should have been done in a more systematic fashion as part of an inclusive global strategy
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  ‘We Won’t Stop Fighting’

  By: Brett Wilkins

  "We must do everything we can to undo the destructive colonial legacy of extractivism, until we live in a world where people and the planet come before the profits of toxic fossil fuel companies."
• Women human rights defenders remain steadfast in perilous times

  By: Cynthia Rothschild

  Our work is challenging. We face killings, arrests and attacks every day. But we persist, because we are more needed than ever
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  Chinese Fossil Fuel Investments in Africa

  By: John Feffer

  African countries need investments, China needs raw materials, and African activists are fed up with the resulting corruption and environmental damage
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  Liberian health workers organize amidst the pandemic

  By: Dounard Bondo

  Liberia’s health workers are waging a dual struggle: battling the COVID-19 pandemic on the one hand, while fighting for their rights and salaries on the other
• This Will Set Africa on Fire

  By: Nnimmo Bassey

  Nnimmo Bassey of Nigeria Blasts Progress of Talks at U.N. Climate Summit
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  Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa  

  By: Ramzy Baroud

  The ultimate objective here is to cement the status quo where the fate of Arab nations remains in the grip of brutal, corrupt and self-aggrandizing rulers, with no tolerance for genuine political plurality and democracy
• The ongoing attack on the eKhenena Commune is being planned at a high level

  By: Abahlali baseMjondolo

  A total of nine comrades have now been arrested on trumped up charges in the latest wave of repression against the eKhenena Commune
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  As Rich Nations Waste Doses, Most African Countries Miss 10% Vaccination Goal

  By: Jake Johnson

  "We have recently seen a billionaire take a healthcare worker on a journey into space. But back here on planet Earth we have millions of nurses waiting for a vaccine."
• The Violence of Colonialism and the Exploitation of Africa

  By: Rod Driver

  Many African nations are ruled by leaders backed by the US, Britain or France, or constrained by IMF/World Bank/WTO policies
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  Canadian Imperialism in Africa

  By: Yves Engler

  Canadian imperialism in Africa has had a rare social media moment
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  Rwanda’s Military Is the French Proxy on African Soil

  By: Vijay Prashad

  Rwanda entered Mozambique in July, followed by SADC forces, which included South African troops. France got what it wanted: Its energy giant can now recoup its investment.