Africa

Christopher Gevers
International Law and "European Civilisation"
12 Apr 2022
Despite its promises of universalism, international law has clearly not yet shaken its foundation as a racial order. The author observes the contradictions in South Africa.
Review of African Political Economy
Imperialism and GMOs in Kenya: A Perspective from Social Movements
12 Apr 2022
Noosim Naimasiah interviews Irene Asuwa and Cidi Otieno about food sovereignty, ecologically appropriate production, distribution and consumption, social-economic justice, and local food systems…
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
DOCUMENT: Covert Action Exploitation of Cuban Involvement in Angola, 1977
06 Apr 2022
A declassified CIA document outlining their strategies for covert action in Angola in the 1970s offers lessons for the present.
Nick Turse
U.S. Airstrike Killed 11 Libyan Civilians and Allies, Human Rights Groups Say
05 Apr 2022
A criminal complaint accuses a former commander at a U.S. airbase in Sicily of murder. But U.S. full spectrum dominance and its AFRICOM iteration are the true perpetrators.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
MANIFESTO: The Gary Declaration: Black Politics at the Crossroads, 1972
23 Mar 2022
In 1972, thousands of Black people met in Gary, Indiana to establish a political and economic platform that would influence the US presidential elections. The document from this meeting, The National…
Black Alliance For Peace
AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #38
23 Mar 2022
Black Alliance for Peace reports on its US Out of Africa: Shut Down AFRICOM campaign in the AFRICOM Watch Bulletin.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
WORKING PAPER: The Afro-Asian Solidarity Movement: The Threat of A Communist-Nationalist Alliance Against the West, 1958
15 Mar 2022
Declassified papers from NATO’s archives detail a comprehensive counter-revolutionary strategy against decolonization, including the active sabotaging of Afro-Asian solidarity and the “spirit of…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Many Africans Reject Washington’s Position on Ukraine Crisis
15 Mar 2022
Many African nations refrain from condemning Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Lindsey Green-Simms’ Book, “Queer African Cinemas”
09 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Lindsey Green-Simms. Green-Simms is Associate Professor of Literature at American…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Ukraine Exposes White Supremacist Foreign Policy
02 Mar 2022
White supremacy is at the heart of US war propaganda. The exhortation to "stand with Ukraine" is no exception to this rule.