Africa

Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
South Africa’s EFF: Julius Malema and the Struggle to Continue the Revolution
01 Jun 2016
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo For many South Africans, Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters are the answer to the neoliberal policies of the ruling African National…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Centrality of Africa in the Class Struggle to Come
01 Jun 2016
by Danny Haiphong Africa – it’s natural resources and the labor of its people – built the economies of the West, which has no intention of leaving. The West drains Africa of hundreds of billions each…
Henry Makori
Kenya Needs a People’s Revolution
01 Jun 2016
by Henry Makori Kenya is ruled by a “deep state” beholden to comprador capitalists, foreign interests, and ethnic-based politicians. “Nearly everyday there are fresh reports of mysterious murders,…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Africa Liberation Day: Pentagon and CIA Continue to Destabilize the Continent
25 May 2016
by Abayomi Azikiwe African Liberation Day is always a cause for celebration – but also for sober assessment of how far off the goal of continental liberation remains. The great pan-Africanist Kwame…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
A Glimpse of Justice for South Africa’s Gold Miners: High Court Allows Largest Class Action Suit in History
18 May 2016
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo Under colonialism and apartheid, South African miners have died by the tens of thousands from silicosis, an incurable lung disease. The…
Thomas C. Mountain
25 Years of Struggle Building Socialism in Eritrea; Fighting the Cancer of Corruption
18 May 2016
by Thomas C. Mountain Eritrea, the socialist nation of 6 million people on the Red Sea that has been called “the Cuba of Africa,” is replacing all of its old currency with new bills and moving away…
Zwelinzima Vavi
Zuma’s Denialism and Betrayal
11 May 2016
by Zwelinzima Vavi South African President Jacob Zuma run “a pro-big business government that is implementing neoliberal and anti-poor economic policies,” writes the author, a former trade union…
Amber Murrey
“Our stomachs Will Make Themselves Heard”: What Sankara Can Teach Us About Food Justice Today
11 May 2016
by Amber Murrey In recent weeks, news of food crises in countries across Africa has been intensifying. From the Democratic Republic of Congo all the way down to South Africa – via Malawi, Zimbabwe,…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of May 4, 2016
03 May 2016
Min. Farrakhan Should Join Anti-Police Terror Movement – and Stop Flirting with Trump Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan has said there are some things he likes about Donald Trump. What’s to…
Peter Donatus
Ecocide in the Niger Delta
27 Apr 2016
by Peter Donatus The majority of refugees come from war and conflict zones, illegitimate states, areas of natural disasters and economically weak countries. In many cases, companies from the…