Africa

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Wikileaks: Rwandan Reconciliation Is a Lie
08 Aug 2018
One of the many thousands of diplomatic cables that Wikileaks released between February 18, 2010, and September 1, 2011 revealed the lie beneath Rwanda's shiny surface.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame’s Paranoia Strikes Deep
01 Aug 2018
“Dissidents say Kagame shuttered houses of worship because they were the last spaces in Rwanda where people felt safe from his totalitarian grip.”
Nick Turse
US Secret Wars in Africa Rage on Despite Talk of Downsizing
01 Aug 2018
“There is no evidence yet of massive cuts, gradual reductions, or any downsizing whatsoever.”
Paul Street
Same Old Obama: The First Black Presidential Library and Gentrification on Chicago’s South Side
25 Jul 2018
“Real estate interests are licking their chops over ‘development’ opportunities linked to the Obama Center’s construction.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Fred Moten’s “consent not to be a single being”
25 Jul 2018
“We have lived, and continue to live, in a climate that doesn’t support life.”
Thomas C. Mountain
Ethiopia’s Peaceful Revolution
25 Jul 2018
“As Dr Abiy continues his path of close relations with Eritrea expect to see a growing wave of criticism, maybe even demonization, once his “honeymoon” period with the western medi
Dr. Kweli Nzito
Trump’s Protection Racket Swamps Africa
25 Jul 2018
“Enormous sacrifices made in the protracted and often brutal anti-colonial resistance wars are now coming to naught.”
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Nuclear Power in Africa?
11 Jul 2018
“Sub-Saharan Africa faces an extraordinary level of energy poverty.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Deirdre Cooper Owens’ “Medical Bondage”
04 Jul 2018
“American gynecology and obstetrics is intimately bound to American slavery.”
Nombuso Mathibela
The Land Question: Unpacking Expropriation Without Compensation in South Africa
04 Jul 2018
“Pay no one for land acquired illegally.”