Africa

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
God Squares Off with the Devil in Syria and Rwanda
12 Apr 2017
by Ann Garrison The propagandists of imperial war come in many packages, trailing the slime of mass death behind them. The Canadian ex-general Romeo Dallaire proudly bears the “white man’s burden” to…
Remembering South African Struggle Hero Chris Hani: Lessons for Today
12 Apr 2017
by Arianna Lissoni South African communist leader Chris Hani was assassinated by white racists 27 years ago, removing him from the scene during the nation’s transition to Black rule. Hani fought…
Capitalism, Racism and the History of South Africa
12 Apr 2017
by Sehlare Makgetlaneng The African National Congress has failed to nationalize industries, redistribute the land, or tackle other goals of the Freedom Charter. Instead, it deliberately created a…
History: How African Muslims “Civilized Spain”
12 Apr 2017
by Garikai Chengu For most of human history, northern Europe was a barbarian realm, to which it reverted with the fall of Rome. Muslim Moors from Africa civilized Spain. “In the 10th century,…
Book Extract: South Africa’s Corporatized Liberation: A Critical Analysis of the ANC in Power
05 Apr 2017
by Dale McKinley Not only did the ANC consciously choose (before 1994) to turn its ideological and strategic back on the possibilities of organizing a massive wellspring of popular power to pursue…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Ahmed Kathrada, Veteran Communist and South African National Liberation Icon, Dies
05 Apr 2017
by Abayomi Azikiwe Another of South Africa’s founding revolutionaries has been laid to rest. Ahmed Mohamed “Kathy” Kathrada, a stalwart of the African National Congress who was imprisoned on Robben…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Israel’s African Darling: Paul Kagame: An Interview with Robin Philpot
29 Mar 2017
by Ann Garrison Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame, who recently addressed AIPAC, in Washington DC, is Israel’s favorite African, a man the Zionists permit to use the term “genocide.” Both nations claim…
Mark P. Fancher
The AFRICOM Snake Slithers into the Lake Chad Basin
29 Mar 2017
by Mark P. Fancher Ever since NATO’s 2011 regime change in Libya, the U.S. military command, AFRICOM, has had free rein in most of the continent. Boko Haram “terrorism” provides an excuse to…
Washington’s “Humanitarian” Military Doctrine Based on a Lie
28 Mar 2017
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Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Rwanda: The Absolutist Truth of Human Rights Watch
22 Mar 2017
by Ann Garrison Human Rights Watch acts as an arm of U.S. foreign policy. This phony “rights” organization backs the deportation and prosecution of Rwandan dissidents like Joseph Nkusi, who dared to…