Africa

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The US Did Not Fail to Intervene in Rwanda
17 Apr 2024
The U.S. kept the U.N. Security Council from sending in troops to stop the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
Nada Wanni
Sudanese Dialogue and Political Processes at a Time of War: People, Participation, and Power
17 Apr 2024
Ending the war in Sudan will require real Sudanese dialogue to carve out a new political course. The people must be wary of a manufactured process, run by a political and economic elite…
Pavan Kulkarni
Looting of Food Grains Continues in Nigeria as Almost Half its Population Suffers Hunger
17 Apr 2024
President Bola Tinubu’s lifting of fuel subsidies and liberalization of currency trade has pleased the IMF and increased hunger in Africa’s most populous country.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
In Praise of Blood: Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front
10 Apr 2024
Judi Rever risked her life to write the true story of the Rwandan Genocide.
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Kagame: Murderer of Millions in Congo and Rwanda
10 Apr 2024
In what may be the world’s most bizarre spectacle, notables from around the globe this year pay homage to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, as if he is the savior of Africa.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Eric Nshimiye, Another Rwandan American Facing Trial in Another Rwandan Witch Hunt
03 Apr 2024
The totalitarian state of Rwanda is guilty of many forms of transnational repression, including the lawfare exemplified in the case of Eric Nshimiye.
Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team
BAP’s Africa Team and U.S. Out of Africa Network Applauds Niger’s Move to Expel AFRICOM
03 Apr 2024
In another step toward the achievement of its national sovereignty, Niger recently declared the United State's military presence in the country illegal.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Senegal Elects New President
03 Apr 2024
After months of social unrest, the youngest leader in the West African state’s history will take office pledging a progressive program.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
How Paul Kagame Deliberately Sacrificed the Tutsi
20 Mar 2024
This year, 2024, marks the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. Ann Garrison reviews “How Paul Kagame Deliberately Sacrificed the Tutsi,” one of many important books that challenge the…
Netfa Freeman
U.S. Imperialism Raising Its Ugly Arrogance Again in Zimbabwe
20 Mar 2024
The U.S. is once again using sanctions as a means to prevent the economic development of Zimbabwe, a long used tactic in the neoliberal imperialist playbook.