Africa

Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
Occupy White Owned Land Says EFF’s Malema -- and Solidarity with the Cuban People in Wake of Castro’s Death
30 Nov 2016
by BAR editor and columnist, Dr. Marsha Adebayo In the transition to Black majority rule, the African National Congress shelved the Freedom Charter, the guiding document of the South African…
Patrick Bond
What Does a Trump Victory Mean for Africa?
23 Nov 2016
by Patrick Bond Donald Trump is mostly bad news for Africa, including reduced U.S. aid and possibly more support for “imperial African adventurism" – unless, of course, Africa uses Trump’s lemons to…
Horace G. Campbell
Can Kenya lead the African Union?
23 Nov 2016
by Horace G. Campbell From championing impunity for suspected masterminds of crimes against humanity, to frustrating African liberation and unity by working in cahoots with Empire; from publicly…
Yohannes Woldemariam
The Deteriorating Situation in Ethiopia
08 Nov 2016
by Yohannes Woldemariam The minority ethnic regime in Ethiopia now faces multiple rebellions. The regime’s foreign friends are part of the problem. “Faced with increased intrusion into their lands by…
Black Power Front
An Open Letter to Black South African Police Officers
02 Nov 2016
by Black Power Front With students joining workers in revolt against South Africa’s neoliberal regime, young people are demanding to know why Black police are engaged in the same kind of repression…
An African Stampede Out of the International Criminal Court?
26 Oct 2016
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford The International Criminal Court has a worldwide jurisdiction, but only indicts Africans. Yet, it has taken 14 years for African nations…
Darío Mizrahi
29 Years Ago, Thomas Sankara, the African Che Guevara, was Murdered
26 Oct 2016
by Darío Mizrahi Thomas Sankara was a young communist officer who attempted to take Burkina Faso out of the neocolonial orbit of France, but was murdered by his closest comrades. During Sankara’s…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Two Anniversaries: The Congo Invasion and Ingabire’s Arrest
26 Oct 2016
by Ann Garrison It was 20 years ago this month that Rwanda invaded the Democratic Republic of Congo, setting in motion a genocide that has claimed more than six million lives. Six years ago this…
Thomas C. Mountain
Preventing Cultural Genocide with the Mother Tongue Policy in Eritrea
26 Oct 2016
by Thomas C. Mountain Eritrea, a small nation on the African coast of the Red Sea, is home to six million people speaking nine different languages. Despite punishing sanctions imposed by western…
Black Agenda Report for Week of Oct 24, 2016
25 Oct 2016
20 Years of Genocide in Congo Friends of Congo marked the 20th anniversary of the invasion and genocide that has killed at least six million Congolese with an all-day event at Thoughtworks, in New…