October 19, 2017
Africa: Remembering Thomas Sankara On the 30th Anniversary of His Assassination
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (1949-1987) was assassinated 30 years ago, on 15 October 1987. He was one of the most confident and outspoken anti-imperialist leaders of the late… Read more »
October 25, 2012
Africa: La Francophonie, a Neo-Colonial Political Machine
Former colonial powers continue to hold on to independent African nations through self-serving organizations such as La Francophonie. Africa does not need these neo-colonial… Read more »
October 18, 2012
Africa: ICC Turns 10 - A Politicised Puppet or Legal Pioneer?
It took the International Criminal Court ten years to convict and sentence its first offender. As it enters its second decade, is it an impartial court or are some governments… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: Which Way China-Africa Relations?
A recent conference at a Chinese university gave students a rare opportunity to listen to a number of different voices on the important topic of China-Africa relations. Katherine… Read more »
July 14, 2011
Somalia: The CIA's Secret Sites in Somalia
Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu, by Jeremy Scahill. Read more »
March 31, 2011
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - a Country for Sale
An international company has benefited from a massive handout of land in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. Alemayehu G. Mariam shows what the devastating consequences of the deal… Read more »
June 03, 2010
Africa: Beware Bigotry - Free Speech and the Zapiro Cartoons
It warms my heart to see these flowing gowns. I congratulate you on work accomplished! For over a millennium, these gowns have been a symbol of high learning from the Indian Ocean… Read more »
July 16, 2009
South Africa: Landmark Ruling Allows Apartheid Victims to Sue Multinationals
In one of the most significant legal rulings in the post-apartheid history of South Africa, victims of apartheid have finally received the green light from a US judge to sue… Read more »
June 04, 2009
South Africa: Zapiro - 'Zapping' for Democracy
As South African President Jacob Zuma starts legal proceedings against renowned cartoonist Zapiro, for sketches based on Zuma's appearances in court on rape and corruption charges… Read more »
March 13, 2009
Liberia: ArcelorMittal Slow to Yield Benefits for Liberians
In the face of the global economic downturn, ArcelorMittal and its Liberian employees and subcontractors are unlikely to reap the benefits of the steel company investment in iron… Read more »
January 09, 2009
Angola: Mass Media - Hegemonic Power or Power to be Subverted?
In an article examining the efforts of Angola's ruling MPLA to harness the media as a tool of social control, Rafael Marques de Morais explores the isolation of alternative media… Read more »
October 15, 2008
Burkina Faso: Sankara 20 Years Later - a Tribute to Integrity
Blaise Compaoré and Françafrique killed Thomas Sankara in the belief that they could extinguish the example he set for African youth and progressive forces across the… Read more »
January 15, 2008
Burkina Faso: Who Really Killed Thomas Sankara?
As the Charles Taylor trial continues, African historian Carina Ray looks at the possibility that Taylor was complicit in Sankara's assassination. Read more »