Africa

Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BAR editor and columnist
South African School Girls provide leadership for the On-Going Revolution
14 Sep 2016
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Adebayo and Siki Dlanga Refusing to straighten their hair or submit to white supremacist standards of beauty and comportment, 13 year-old South African Black…
Thomas C. Mountain
The African Union: The West’s Gendarme in Africa
14 Sep 2016
by Thomas C. Mountain The African Union has become an appendage and agent of western powers, providing foot soldiers for the imperial occupation of Africa. It’s headquarters country, Ethiopia, is…
Edward Curtin
The Façade of “Humanitarian Intentions” in Libya: A Review of Paolo Sensini’s Book
14 Sep 2016
“The US/NATO forces armed and supported all sorts of Islamist terrorists, including the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, led by a close Afghan associate of Osama bin Laden,” reports Paolo Sensini’s n
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Unworthy Victims: Houthis in Yemen and Hutus in Burundi
31 Aug 2016
by Ann Garrison The U.S. reserves for itself the right to decide which nations and peoples are worthy to exist. Washington gives thumbs down to Hutus, who make up the vast majority in Burundi and…
Ronnie Kasrils
Snakes Alive! The ANC is on a Slippery Slope
17 Aug 2016
by Ronnie Kasrils The unpalatable reality the ANC needs to confront, if it is to mend itself -- and there are those who maintain the rot is too far gone -- is that the strategic initiative which it…
FikreJesus Amahazion
Politics of Fear: The Crisis in Ethiopia and the Role of the International Community
17 Aug 2016
by Fikrejesus Amahazion A massive government crackdown on protestors and dissidents is underway in Ethiopia, but the international community has turned a blind eye to this reign of terror. The first…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Obama Legacy Part VI: The Destruction of Libya and the US military Invasion of Africa by Danny Haiphong
10 Aug 2016
In his two terms in office, President Obama has put nearly the whole of Africa under U.S. military sway. He was the first U.S. president to bomb an African country -- Libya, whose “nationalized oil…
Nick Turse
Breaking the Camouflage Wall of Silence: When AFRICOM Evaluates Itself, the News Is Grim
03 Aug 2016
by Nick Turse
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Rwanda, the Clinton Dynasty, and the Case of Dr. Léopold Munyakazi
26 Jul 2016
by Ann Garrison Three U.S. presidents – Clinton, Bush and Obama – have honored their alliance with Paul Kagame, one of the world’s premier war criminals, by dutifully deporting his critics to…
Mark P. Fancher
AFRICOM: Ready to Sabotage the Revolution
20 Jul 2016
by Mark P. Fancher The U.S. Military Command in Africa, AFRICOM, is the West’s standing army on the continent, guardian of multinational corporations and the natural and human resources that keep the…