Africa

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Rwanda: Starvation in the Shadow of a Star 
31 May 2017
by Ann Garrison Paul Kagame, the dictator that presides over Rwanda’s minority government, is the darling of the U.S., the former colonial powers, and Israel. Bill Clinton claims “the economic and…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Africa at the Crossroads: the Fate of the African Union
30 May 2017
by Abayomi Azikiwe History is not as far removed from the crises afflicting Africa today as many people seem to think. Imperialism has fought against the continent’s genuine independence and…
Mark P. Fancher
In the Light of African Liberation Day Imperialist Rats Will Run Away
23 May 2017
by Mark P. Fancher The heroic African guerilla struggles against colonialism are history. The African present is dominated by AFRICOM, the U.S. military octopus with tentacles deep in the militaries…
Thomas C. Mountain
Hail Emmanuel Caesar! The Bankster Macron and Pax Francais in Africa
23 May 2017
by Thomas C. Mountain The blood of millions stains France’s colonialist hands, crimes that dwarf and mock its claims to authorship of “liberty, fraternity and solidarity.” The new bankster-in-charge…
Henry Makori
A Certain Amount of Madness: From Endless Protests to Revolution
16 May 2017
by Henry Makori Often too reform-oriented, current activism is incapable of mid-wifing radical transformation. Today’s activism is only mildly disruptive, is fragmented and addresses symptoms, not…
Dale T. McKinley
Zuma and the Real Story of the Capture of the ANC and the State
10 May 2017
by Dale T. McKinley The continuity of corporate capture, of corruption, of the arrogance of state and executive power, of the demobilization of the grassroots, is crucial to understanding what Zuma…
Africa Has No Stake in the French Election
03 May 2017
by Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe From de Gaulle in 1958 to Hollande in 2017, and for all members of the French establishment, the operational principle of the French towards Africa has been: “invade, intimidate…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
The Massacre of Hutu Refugees in Rwanda: An Interview with Rene Mugenzi
26 Apr 2017
by Ann Garrison Thanks to lies told by U.S. presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama, much of the world believes only Tutsis died in the Rwandan genocide. No one has been prosecuted for “the systematic…
Thomas C. Mountain
Africa’s War Lord Queen; The Bloodstained Career of Liberia’s Eleanor Sirleaf Johnson
26 Apr 2017
by Thomas C. Mountain If all you know about Liberian President Eleanor Sirleaf Johnson is what you read in the U.S. corporate media, you probably think she is a Nobel Prize-winning reformer. In fact…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Obama and Clinton Brought Slavery to Libya
20 Apr 2017
According to international observers, “African migrants are being openly bought and sold in Libya” – yet another consequence of “R2P,” the pernicious doctrine of “Responsibility to Protect.” No one