Africa

Black Agenda Radio, Week of March 25, 2015
24 Mar 2015
Black Agenda Radio, week of March 25, 2015 “Liberal” Israeli Zionists Hoped to Prolong the Farce of Negotiations Had the “liberal” Zionist Union defeated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Burkina Faso Courts Allow Exhumation of Thomas Sankara Remains
16 Mar 2015
by Abayomi Azikiwe During his four years as head of a revolutionary government in Burkina Faso, Captain Thomas Sankara captured the imaginations of Marxists and Pan-Africanists throughout the world.…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Media Silence on Libya
25 Feb 2015
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Four years ago, the United States and its NATO and royal Arab allies destroyed the government of Libya and handed the country over to jihadists,…
Dan Glazebrook
The Lessons of Libya
03 Dec 2014
Three years ago, in late October 2011, the world witnessed the final defeat of the Libyan Jamahiriya – the name by which the Libyan state was known until overthrown in 2011, meaning literally the “
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Iraq, Libya, Syria: Three reasons African Americans should oppose U.S. intervention in Africa
25 Jun 2014
As the U.S. tightens its military grip on Africa, “it is absolutely imperative that we embark on a massive educational campaign with our folks that will expose the real intentions of the U.S.
Harold Green
South Africa and Zimbabwe: A Tale of Two Land Reforms
18 Dec 2013
by Harold Green When Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe attended the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, he “received the loudest cheers and applause” among the dignitaries. Zimbabwe’s successful land reform…
Jemima Pierre
Reconciliation is Not Decolonization
11 Dec 2013
by BAR columnist Jemima Pierre Nelson Mandela certainly led an inspirational life, but the “liberation” of South Africa has been the continent’s most spectacular failure. Mandela and his party “…
Anthony Monteiro
Nelson Mandela, The Contradictions Of His Life And Legacies
11 Dec 2013
by Anthony Monteiro Nelson Mandela lived a long life, with 3 careers, one before he was locked up, another while in prison, and a third after his 1990 release. Dr. Anthony Monteiro reflects upon the…
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Eyewitness to America Betraying Mandela's South Africa: The Gore - Mbeki Commission
11 Dec 2013
by Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo Nelson Mandela's ANC leadership negotiated the form of the new South Africa on two tracks, the political wrangling in one set of meetings, & the decisions on the…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
We Condemn Massacre of Egyptian Civilians and U.S. Military Ties
20 Aug 2013
by Ajamu Baraka The author, a member of the Green Shadow cabinet, says the “U.S. government is deeply implicated in the murder, injury and arrest of thousands of Egyptians, perpetrated by the…