Africa

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Rwanda and Uganda’s M23 Militia Reappears to Slaughter and Plunder in DRC; US backs Rwanda and Uganda
07 Sep 2022
Rwanda and Uganda are again plundering the Congo. As always they do so with the backing of the U.S. Ann Garrison interviews Maurice Carney, Executive Director of Friends of the Congo.
Mark P. Fancher
Reparations by Appeal to Conscience or by Demands from a Position of Strength?
07 Sep 2022
The pursuit of justice and reparations for African people has been constant. The question of whether to pursue appeals for concessions or active struggles for power, has not been resolved.
Aby L. Sène
Land Grabs and Conservation Propaganda
07 Sep 2022
The African conservation movement is run by European and American NGOs and wealthy individuals. Land grabs are committed in the name of biodiversity.
Hermela Aregawi
The “International Community” is an Unreliable Broker in Ethiopia Conflict
31 Aug 2022
The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been fueled by support from the United States. It is yet another proxy war which has brough great suffering to thousands of people.
Al Mayadeen
Africans Take UK to Court Over Abuses Committed During Colonial Era
31 Aug 2022
Kenyan activists are suing the United Kingdom for its grave abuses during the country’s colonial era after London refused to take any accountability for its crimes.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Boukary Sawadogo’s Book, “Africans in Harlem”
24 Aug 2022
This week’s featured author is Boukary Sawadogo. Sawadogo is Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and Black Studies at City College–City University of New York. His book is Africans in Harlem: An…
Abdoulaye Diop
Letter from Republic of Mali to UN on French Aggression and Support for Terrorism in Region
24 Aug 2022
The government of Mali has accused France of numerous violations of its airspace and has requested that the United Nations Security Council investigate. French forces may have left Mali, but the…
Amzat Boukhari-Yabara
In Brussels, Pan-Africanism Faces Eurafrica
24 Aug 2022
This article was written on the occasion of the sixth summit between the European Union and the African Union which was held in Brussels on 17 and 18 of February 2022. These meetings are…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio August 19, 2022
19 Aug 2022
The history and significance of Black August, presidential elections and politics in Kenya, and reflections on the anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Kenya Politics and the Presidential Election
19 Aug 2022
Irene Asuwa joins us from Nairobi, Kenya. She is co-convener of Ecological Justice and supports outreach at Ukombozi Library. We discuss the recent presidential election in that country.