Africa

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Anti-imperialist Dilemma: What If the US is “Right” About the Election in DR Congo?
23 Jan 2019
The US may, for once, be doing the right thing in the Congo, although undoubtedly for its own imperial reasons.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Poverty Criminalized in “Shackland” South Africa
21 Jan 2019
Twenty-five years after the end of apartheid, 5.2 million South Africans live in urban shack settlements that are unfit for human habitation, said anthropologist Kerry Chance, auth
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Code Talking: UN Security Council on War and Peace in DR Congo
16 Jan 2019
Congolese President Kabila wants to shut out the apparent winner of last month’s elections in favor the of the second place finisher, who appears to have accepted the deal.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Harri Englund’s’ “Gogo Breeze”
16 Jan 2019
In rural Zambia, an elder named Gogo Breeze investigates his listeners’ grievances and renders public service at a small privately-owned radio station.
Netfa Freeman
John Bolton Says He Wants to Protect Africa from “Predatory” Chinese Behavior, But What About Washington’s?
16 Jan 2019
Chinese investment may come with strings attached, but Africa deserves an alternative to U.S.-led neoliberalism and militarization.
Patrick Bond
South Africa Suffers Capitalist Crisis Déjà Vu
09 Jan 2019
The old guard of South Africa’s ruling party put on new clothes last year, and a new party of the working class finally made its debut.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US China Sanctions Endanger Global Economy
07 Jan 2019
“The ultimate suicide bomber is in Washington, DC,” said Dr Gerald Horne, warning that US moves to weaken China could plunge the capitalist world into depression.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Liberté, Égalité, Impérialisme! Vive la France in Black Africa!
02 Jan 2019
Paul Kagame’s troops most likely shot down a plane carrying two African presidents, igniting genocides that killed millions — but the Rwandan President has never been charged.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
How the US Spent Billions to Change the Outcome of Elections Around the World: A Review
02 Jan 2019
The U.S. military state overthrows democratically-elected governments that it deems to be a threat to corporate interests.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
02 Jan 2019
Our Readers reacted to challenges to “niceness” in American society and the history behind Kwanzaa.