Africa

The Tricontinental
The PAIGC’s Political Education for Liberation in Guinea-Bissau, 1963–74 (Part 1)
20 Jul 2022
Liberation struggles are not fought only on the battlefield. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) left a legacy of educational decolonization.
Djibo Sobukwe
NATO and Africa
13 Jul 2022
Djibo Sobukwe participated in a Canadian Foreign Policy Institute panel, "NATO and Global Empire" on June 30, 2022. These are his remarks on NATO and Africa.
Roberto Sirvent
BAR Book Forum: Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni’s Book, “Epistemic Freedom in Africa”
13 Jul 2022
This week’s featured author is Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni. Dr. Ndlovu-Gatsheni is Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Vice-Dean: Research, Africa…
Tanupriya Singh
One Year After a Brutal Crackdown, the Struggle for Democracy Remains Alive in Swaziland
13 Jul 2022
June 29 was observed as a day of commemoration in Swaziland to honor the dozens of people killed by the forces of King Mswati III during the unprecedented anti-monarchist uprising of 2021
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: The Black Revolution is Part of World-wide Struggle, Malcolm X, 1964
06 Jul 2022
Malcolm X reminds us of the deceit of liberals, the power of international thinking, and the coming of Black revolution.
Black Alliance For Peace
Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Massacre of African Migrants by U.S.- Backed Moroccan Armed Forces
06 Jul 2022
The U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM, is no friend of Africans. The recent killing of migrants by AFRICOM trained Moroccan forces proves that the U.S. state presence on the continent is of no benefit to…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Ethnic Violence Plagues Ethiopia Near its Mighty New Dam
29 Jun 2022
Conflict in Ethiopia continues to claim the lives of many civilians, as recently happened in the Wellega region.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Robtel Neajai Pailey’s “Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa”
29 Jun 2022
This week’s featured author is Robtel Neajai Pailey. Pailey is Assistant Professor in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her book is…
New World Mathaba
Statement Issued by New World Mathaba: Brutal Attacks on Africans in Morocco Highlights Crisis in Africa
29 Jun 2022
New World Mathaba issued this statement in protest of the deaths of African migrants at the hands of Moroccan security forces while attempting to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
Tanupriya Singh
Belgium Returns Remains of Assassinated Congolese Leader Patrice Lumumba But What About Justice?
29 Jun 2022
Belgium has returned a gold crowned tooth of Patrice Lumumba to his family.