Africa

Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team
No to Blackface imperialism. Yes to Haitian Sovereignty
30 Aug 2023
The plan for the next occupation of Haiti involves Caribbean nations Jamaica and the Bahamas. Even far away Kenya is allowing itself to be used to give cover to a racist attack.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Tens of Thousands Pledge to Resist an Imperialist-backed Intervention in Niger
30 Aug 2023
The U.S. is instigating a regional attack on Niger, but the people of that nation are in solidarity with others who will resist any aggression.
Morning Star Online
BRICS Expansion is Positive – But Not a Coherent Challenge to US Power
30 Aug 2023
The expansion of the BRICS beyond Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is an important development but not one that will challenge U.S. efforts at domination.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: Imperialism is the Arsonist of Our Forests and Savannas, Thomas Sankara, February 5, 1986
23 Aug 2023
Thomas Sankara, radical leader and martyr of Burkina Faso, understood that the problem of ecological destruction was rooted in capitalism and imperialism.
Jim Lobe
Case studies: US Military Assistance in Africa Doesn’t Work
23 Aug 2023
Authors of a new report worry that Washington won’t heed their warnings but double down in an era of Great Power Competition.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio August 17, 2023
18 Aug 2023
U.S. and French imperialism in Niger, Cop City on the Atlanta ballot, and Jackson MS petitions the EPA for emergency action on their water system.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
The Niger Crisis and U.S. Imperialism
18 Aug 2023
Abayomi Azikiwe is the editor of Pan-African News Wire, an international electronic press service.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Musab Younis’s Book, “On the Scale of the World”
16 Aug 2023
This week’s featured author is Musab Younis. Younis is Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London. His book is On the Scale of the World…
Dr. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad
Ivory Coast's Role in ECOWAS and the Impact of Its Destabilization of Niger
16 Aug 2023
The author explains why the Ivory Coast has joined the U.S. plan to take part in a possible ECOWAS invasion of Niger. There is a long history of antagonism between the two states and Ivory Coast…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads Across West Africa Amid Threats Against Niger
16 Aug 2023
The U.S. and France have inspired a new solidarity among the nations opposing their efforts to interfere in Niger.