Africa

Henning Melber
Why the Private Sector’s Hype About the African Middle Class Isn’t Helpful
15 Nov 2017
“It defines as middle class someone who has a daily income of between $4 and $70.
by Irvin Jim, NUMSA General Secretary
South Africa’s Biggest Union Celebrates Russian Revolution
15 Nov 2017
“After more than two decades of so-called democracy, the entire wealth of the country is in the hands of three white billionaires.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Howard University Hosts Black Is Back Conference
14 Nov 2017
The Black Is Back Coalition held is annual march on the White House, followed by a national conference at Howard University.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Where Would Africa and the World Have Gone Without the October Revolution of 1917?
09 Nov 2017
Africa owes a vast historic debt to the vision that inspired the October Revolution of 1917 and to the USSR.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor , Chief Charles A. Taku
Judicial Sovereignty: Victoire Ingabire and the African Court
08 Nov 2017
“The Court should intensify the war against the impunity and brutality of African police states and their non-African sponsors.”
Mark P. Fancher
Buffalo Soldiers Go To Africa
08 Nov 2017
“The last thing any African in the US wants or needs is the prospect of death in pursuit of a corporate agenda in Africa.”
Dan Glazebrook
Recolonization of Africa by Endless War
08 Nov 2017
“Washington is running a gruesome protection racket in Africa, simultaneously creating the conditions for armed groups to thrive while offering protection agai
Ronnie Kasrils , Marcus Barnett
Sabotaging Apartheid
08 Nov 2017
“We got into what I call a Faustian pact with big business from Mandela onwards.”
Mela Ghebremedhin
The Eritrea “Massacre” That Never Happened
08 Nov 2017
“The entire incident lasted several minutes, with no casualties or injuries.”
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Burundi Exits the ICC: an interview with David Paul Jacobs
01 Nov 2017
Last year the African Union resisted Western pressure to intervene militarily in Burundi.