Africa

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Tribute to Comrade Chris Che Matlhako
17 May 2023
Chris “Che” Matlhako was a Central Committee member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and served as Secretary for International Relations at Party Headquarters when he passed away on April…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Escaping Debt Slavery: Ethiopia, Africa, and the IMF
17 May 2023
In 1987, at the Organization for African Unity, Thomas Sankara said, "Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa." Ethiopia might actually be better off if the US keeps the IMF from signing off…
Abayomi Azikiwe
South Africa, the ICC and the Global Arms Trade
17 May 2023
Washington continues to pressure African states over their relations with the Russian Federation and the war in Ukraine.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Ilhan Omar Voted to Withdraw from Somalia, but She’s No Anti-Imperialist
10 May 2023
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is not the progressive she is thought to be. She follows US policy regarding her native Somalia and she has connections there which compromise her actions. True anti-…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Sudan Conflict Provides Rationale for Further Imperialist Militarization
10 May 2023
The United States deploys naval warships and drones after creating the conditions for destabilization in Sudan. AFRICOM's presence is expanding under the guise of protecting US nationals.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
May Day and Workers’ Rights in Eritrea
03 May 2023
The Eritrean people struggle against sanctions and warfare instigated by the US. They recognize their efforts on International Workers Day, May Day.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Brittany Meché
03 May 2023
This week’s featured scholar is Brittany Meché. Meché is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Affiliated Faculty of Science and Technology Studies at Williams College. Her article is “…
Gilbert Mercier
Mayotte Crisis: Putrid Leftover of France’s Imperialist and Colonialist Scrooge?
03 May 2023
Mayotte is a French overseas territory located in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar. It is also near the Comoros Islands, whose citizens travel to Mayotte as undocumented…
Cira Pascual Marquina
Slavery and Prior Accumulation in Venezuela: A Conversation with Enrique Rivera
03 May 2023
The brutal exploitation of life in colonial Venezuela was key in the making of capitalism, but the process also met fierce resistance from enslaved peoples.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
US/EU/NATO Meet with Somaliland Secessionists
26 Apr 2023
As Somaliland forces continue to fire on Somali nationalists in Laasaanood and the surrounding region, Sool, Sanaag and Cayn, US/EU/NATO officials held a joint call with secessionist…