Africa

Tianna Paschel
Walter Rodney and the Racial Underpinnings of Global Inequality
29 Dec 2016
by Tianna Paschel While inequality has become a topic of increased popularity and politicization in recent years, most of the attention has focused on how 1% own an increasingly large share of the…
The Real News Network
20 Killed In Protests Demanding Congo President Step Down and Respect Term Limits
22 Dec 2016
by the Real News Network
Ama Biney
What Should Reparations for Slavery Entail?
21 Dec 2016
by Ama Biney In the light of the former British Prime Minister’s dismissal of reparations, activists must push the debate further by detailing what reparations should entail. Fundamental to a…
Ronnie Kasrils
Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK): How the Armed Struggle Succeeded
07 Dec 2016
by Ronnie Kasrils Despite its 30 years of sacrifice, Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK), the armed force of the South African liberation struggle, “does not feature in school history curricula, no official films…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Occupy White Owned Land Says EFF’s Malema -- and Solidarity with the Cuban People in Wake of Castro’s Death
30 Nov 2016
by BAR editor and columnist, Dr. Marsha Adebayo In the transition to Black majority rule, the African National Congress shelved the Freedom Charter, the guiding document of the South African…
Patrick Bond
What Does a Trump Victory Mean for Africa?
23 Nov 2016
by Patrick Bond Donald Trump is mostly bad news for Africa, including reduced U.S. aid and possibly more support for “imperial African adventurism" – unless, of course, Africa uses Trump’s lemons to…
Horace G. Campbell
Can Kenya lead the African Union?
23 Nov 2016
by Horace G. Campbell From championing impunity for suspected masterminds of crimes against humanity, to frustrating African liberation and unity by working in cahoots with Empire; from publicly…
Yohannes Woldemariam
The Deteriorating Situation in Ethiopia
08 Nov 2016
by Yohannes Woldemariam The minority ethnic regime in Ethiopia now faces multiple rebellions. The regime’s foreign friends are part of the problem. “Faced with increased intrusion into their lands by…
Black Power Front
An Open Letter to Black South African Police Officers
02 Nov 2016
by Black Power Front With students joining workers in revolt against South Africa’s neoliberal regime, young people are demanding to know why Black police are engaged in the same kind of repression…
An African Stampede Out of the International Criminal Court?
26 Oct 2016
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The International Criminal Court has a worldwide jurisdiction, but only indicts Africans. Yet, it has taken 14 years for African nations…