Latest
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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
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
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We welcome the strong social dimensions of the report on the July riots
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
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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
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The Msunduzi Municipality engages the ANC, not the people
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
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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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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."
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Women human rights defenders remain steadfast in perilous times
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
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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
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The ongoing attack on the eKhenena Commune is being planned at a high level
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."
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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.
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Tearing Down the Idols of Colonialism: Why Tunisia, Africa Must Demand French Apology
By: Ramzy Baroud
Tunisia, and many African countries, must demand a French apology. By doing so, they declare “loudly and intelligibly” that they are finally free from the “white man’s (selfish and racist) values,” and that they truly see themselves as equal
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Witnessing the Hell That a Migrant Can Face
By: Vijay Prashad
At Obock, Djibouti, 2,000 migrants gather each day along the waters of the Gulf of Aden; they look for boats to get them to Yemen
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Our Vanishing World: Rainforests
In essence, you have a choice: understand and act on the crucial importance of rainforests before we destroy their integrity and lose them completely. Or help to accelerate the human rush to extinction as a consequence of failing to do so
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South Africa Searches for a Financial Parachute
By: Patrick Bond
An open, frank public discussion about the IMF’s regrettable history and current agenda is sorely needed
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Zohra Drif’s Memoir of a Woman Freedom Fighter
By: Bill Fletcher
In her actions as a militant, Drif casts aside the romanticization of revolution
Video
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Growing Inequality in Global Healthcare at Root of Crisis
By: Paul Farmer
Dr. Paul Farmer on African Ebola Outbreak
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Preview for “Rebellion and Self-Organization in Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt”
In this talk at the LEFT FORUM...
Audio
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What's happening in Egypt these days — and in Tunisia...
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The Beginning of Apartheid’s End – the 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
By: Bruce Dixon
Ceremonies in several African countries and the Caribbean this week...
Blogs
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Health Care in a Global Environment
By: Don Fitz
It is possible to provide health care much more cheaply...
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Bread Crumbs for the World: The Failure of Hunger and Church Groups to Support Farm Justice
By: Brad Wilson
“A little child shall lead them.” Isaiah 11:6d “In truth...
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Oxfam on Corn/Climate/Hunger: One-Horned Analysis Lacks Farm Bill Macro Solutions
By: Brad Wilson
I’ve started tweeting, and I’ve been running into a lot...
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Interview with William Penn University’s Statesmen Status on Rwanda’s Paul Kagame
By: Michael M'Gehee
The following are my answers to a list of questions...
Books
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Looting Africa: The Economics of Exploitation
About the Book Despite the rhetoric, the people of Sub-Saharan...
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The Rise of China and India in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions
About the Book In recent years, China and India have...
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The Lord’s Resistance Army: Myth and Reality
About the Book The Lord's Resistance Army is Africa's most...
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Why Doesn’t Microfinance Work?: The Destructive Rise of Local Neoliberalism
About the Book Since its emergence in the 1970s, microfinance...
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Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta: Managing the Complex Politics of Petroviolence
About the Book The recent escalation in the violent conflict...