Africa

FikreJesus Amahazion
Empty Boxes – The West and Ethiopia’s Elections
10 Jun 2015
by Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion The ruling party in Ethiopia has gotten away with another sham election, this time with very little protest from the western powers, with whom the regime in Addis Ababa is…
Patrick Bond
World Soccer Corruption, Africa’s “Illicit Financial Flows” and Elite Silences
10 Jun 2015
by Patrick Bond Corruption is built into the ruling structures of the United States, which has launched globe-trotting prosecutions of soccer bribery, and South Africa, which is suspected of paying…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Authoritarian African Leaders with a Thin Veneer of Democratic Legitimacy
03 Jun 2015
by Ann Garrison The U.S. and its genocidal allies, Uganda and Rwanda, sought to destabilize the government of Burundi by painting its elected president as power hungry. President Pierre Nkurunziza…
Thomas C. Mountain
Obama’s Failed State Policy in Africa
03 Jun 2015
by Thomas C. Mountain President Obama’s is a state-destroyer, especially in Africa. Chaos, misery and failed states are his legacy on the continent. Obama’s fatal touch causes “already failing…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Susan Rice and Museveni Shake Hands on Crimes in Central Africa
27 May 2015
by Ann Garrison, with Milton Allimadi The U.S. project to make South Sudan an independent country has descended into catastrophe and mass death. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, Washington’s hit man in the…
Dan Glazebrook
Britain, Libya and the Mediterranean: The Creation of a Humanitarian Emergency
13 May 2015
The European Union sees seaborne refugees from North Africa and the Middle East as dangers to European national security.
Black Agenda Radio, Week of May 20, 2015
13 May 2015
States and Cities Turn Criminal Justice Screws on the Poor “Since the recession, states and municipalities are trying to regroup their deficits in the easiest way possible, and poor people are an…
David Swanson
A Preview of Coming Wars: Do Black Lives Matter in Africa?
06 May 2015
by David Swanson  The U.S. military is today the preeminent power in Africa, enjoying freedom of movement throughout the continent. Like night follows day, the U.S. military presence has brought…
Justin Podur
The Filimbi Affair and the #Telema Congolese “Rise Up”
22 Apr 2015
by Justin Podur
Elias Amare
Africa’s Cuba: Eritrea Endures 13 Years of Illegal Occupation and Sanctions
15 Apr 2015
by Elias Amare Eritrea, a thoroughly secular nation of six million people that won its independence from much larger Ethiopia, has been subjected to withering sanctions imposed at the behest of the…