Africa

Chandre Gould
South Africa Study: Why Societies Must Protect Children if They Want Fewer Criminals
28 Sep 2016
by Chandre Gould The author studied the lives of South African men that had been jailed for violent crimes – and discovered the abused and forsaken child at the core of each of them. “Preventing and…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of September 26, 2016
26 Sep 2016
Prison Strike Against Slave Labor Continues Despite a near-total lack of corporate media coverage, the national prison strike that began September 9 continues at facilities in 11 states, said Pastor…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Uganda: A Brilliant Genocide
21 Sep 2016
by Ann Garrison The U.S. deploys demons to justify imperial conquest. In central Africa, the demon’s name is Joseph Kony, the guerilla who served as an excuse for Yoweri Museveni, the dictator of…
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…