Africa

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Ethiopia Nears Victory in its Civil War, US Scrambles to Control the Outcome
26 Oct 2022
War between Ethiopia and the TPLF may be coming to an end, but the US is using sanctions to have the final word despite the apparent defeat of its proxy.
Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion
An Inversion of Truth: the TPLF and its Commitment to Peace
26 Oct 2022
The conflict between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF has been marked by a well coordinated disinformation campaign. The effectiveness of that campaign should not forgotten, even as the parties…
US Out of Africa Network
AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #42
26 Oct 2022
The Black Alliance for Peace AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #42 focuses on the role of AFRICOM in creating coups across the continent and speaks with Ameth Lô, who is a member of the Group for Research and…
Erica Caines
Hashtag Activism and US Imperialism
19 Oct 2022
The social media hashtag is often where serious politics goes to die. It can be a tool of empire used to fool well-meaning but uninformed people.
Ramzy Baroud
The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow
19 Oct 2022
France's colonial and neo-colonial history is now challenged in Francophone Africa by Russia's position as a world power rival to the US and other NATO nations.
Nick Turse
Pentagon Doesn’t Know If It Trained Burkina Faso Coup Leader
12 Oct 2022
Captain Ibrahim Traore deposed the last man who overthrew the previous government — Lt. Col. Sandaogo Damiba — who did extensive training with the U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , John Philpot
Sanctioning the Horn of Africa
07 Oct 2022
Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia have suffered from a variety of U.S. interventions over many years. Proxy wars and unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, are the tools used to prevent these nations…
Black Alliance For Peace
Colonialism, Compradors & The Militarized Crisis of Capitalism in Africa
05 Oct 2022
Black Alliance for Peace kicked off the 2022 International Month of Action Against AFRICOM with the webinar “Colonialism, Compradors & the Militarized Crisis of Capitalism in Africa."
Black Alliance For Peace
AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #41
28 Sep 2022
The Black Alliance for Peace AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #41 analyzes how white supremacy operates through the actions of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. As always the AFRICOM Watch…
Tanupriya Singh
Zambia’s Debt Crisis a Warning for What Looms Ahead for Global South
28 Sep 2022
Zambia is heading toward critical negotiations to restructure its mounting debts. The IMF has approved a $1.3 billion bailout plan for the country, which will impose cruel austerity measures on the…