Africa

Afro-descendants of Our America
Final Declaration of the Afro-descendant International Congress Tribute to the Afro-Venezuelan Cimarron “Guillermo Ribas”
20 Nov 2019
Neoliberal globalization deepens exploitation, while imposing a cultural homogenization that does not know the history of peoples, their traditions and their identity.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Rwanda Exports 2,163 kg of Gold, UAE Imports 12,539 kg of It
13 Nov 2019
The final 2019 UN Group of Experts Report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirms that Congo’s eastern neighbor Rwanda remains a haven for smuggling Congolese minerals.
Jason Choudhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
13 Nov 2019
This week Black voters and the Democrats, the passing of John Conyers, and the alleged demise of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi were on your minds. We share your letters for “
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh’s “On Decoloniality”
13 Nov 2019
The dominant conceptions and ideals of Western civilization aim to violate, destroy, and eliminate all that obstructs and impedes its path.
Boké Saisi
BAR Book Forum: “Books I Teach”
13 Nov 2019
Black class relations explicated, Moynihan debunked, slave life explored, prison abolition made conceivable – all this is teachable.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Keguro Macharia’s “Frottage”
06 Nov 2019
Instead of succumbing to xenophobia and nativism, as with anti-Somali sentiment in Kenya or ADOS in the US, we need to pursue freedom in ways that speak to our differences.
Vijay Prashad
Europe’s Greedy Lending to Africa Drives the Migration That Fuels the EU’s Xenophobic Politics
06 Nov 2019
The reasons for major flows of migration to Europe actually come from within Europe itself.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire Endures Relentless Interrogation
30 Oct 2019
Rwanda's democratic opposition leader says “there is no space for people to speak freely and peacefully and engage in real democratic process in Rwanda.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Celebrating 13 Years of BAR’s Contribution to the Struggle for Peace, Justice, and Liberation
30 Oct 2019
BAR will never stop linking the conditions of apartheid America with the imperialist wars waged against the people of Libya, Syria, or anywhere else.
Erica Caines
Unpacking The Super Exploitation of Black Women
30 Oct 2019
The liberal misinterpretation of identity politics, that favors progressive neoliberals, has dismissed the innate radicalism of a workers centered Black feminism.