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 »
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 »