Africa

“Zuma Must Fall” and the Left: Lessons from Zimbabwe
05 Jun 2017
by Munvaradzi Gwisai Faced with a growing crisis, South African President Zuma has raised the prospect of a radical reorientation of the ANC and the possibility of radical economic transformation.…
The Failure of the Socialist Movement in Nigeria
05 Jun 2017
by Osaze Lanre Nosaze Africa’s most populous nation has lots of parties that call themselves “socialist” or “communist,” but “all of them fail by the crucial criterion of possessing sufficient…
Thomas C. Mountain
Fortress Europe: The Rise of Fascism and Racism in the Netherlands
05 Jun 2017
by Thomas C. Mountain Police in a small Dutch town broke up a long-scheduled and totally peaceful gathering of Eritreans from all over Europe, as the event was besieged by Ethiopians pretending to be…
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…