Africa

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Unworthy Victims: Houthis in Yemen and Hutus in Burundi
31 Aug 2016
by Ann Garrison The U.S. reserves for itself the right to decide which nations and peoples are worthy to exist. Washington gives thumbs down to Hutus, who make up the vast majority in Burundi and…
Ronnie Kasrils
Snakes Alive! The ANC is on a Slippery Slope
17 Aug 2016
by Ronnie Kasrils The unpalatable reality the ANC needs to confront, if it is to mend itself -- and there are those who maintain the rot is too far gone -- is that the strategic initiative which it…
FikreJesus Amahazion
Politics of Fear: The Crisis in Ethiopia and the Role of the International Community
17 Aug 2016
by Fikrejesus Amahazion A massive government crackdown on protestors and dissidents is underway in Ethiopia, but the international community has turned a blind eye to this reign of terror. The first…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Obama Legacy Part VI: The Destruction of Libya and the US military Invasion of Africa by Danny Haiphong
10 Aug 2016
In his two terms in office, President Obama has put nearly the whole of Africa under U.S. military sway. He was the first U.S. president to bomb an African country -- Libya, whose “nationalized oil…
Nick Turse
Breaking the Camouflage Wall of Silence: When AFRICOM Evaluates Itself, the News Is Grim
03 Aug 2016
by Nick Turse
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Rwanda, the Clinton Dynasty, and the Case of Dr. Léopold Munyakazi
26 Jul 2016
by Ann Garrison Three U.S. presidents – Clinton, Bush and Obama – have honored their alliance with Paul Kagame, one of the world’s premier war criminals, by dutifully deporting his critics to…
Mark P. Fancher
AFRICOM: Ready to Sabotage the Revolution
20 Jul 2016
by Mark P. Fancher The U.S. Military Command in Africa, AFRICOM, is the West’s standing army on the continent, guardian of multinational corporations and the natural and human resources that keep the…
S'bu Zikode
Shantytown Dwellers Fight for Their Humanity in South Africa
20 Jul 2016
by S'bu Zikode In South Africa, as elsewhere in the industrialized world, the jobs and amenities of life are in the cities. For more than a decade, Abahlali baseMjondolo, which means “shack…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 11, 2016
12 Jul 2016
Cops Kill Revolutionary Black Panther Leader Friends and comrades of Angelo Brown, also known as General Houdari Juelani, charge he was “assassinated” by police in Belleville, Illinois, near East St…
Eric Draitser
Whitewashing Libya: House Report on Benghazi Reveals Nothing, Hides Everything
06 Jul 2016
Republicans in the House “investigated” Hillary Clinton’s involvement in the Benghazi attacks for years, but ignored “the connection between the CIA facility and mission in Benghazi and the smuggli