Africa: Africa Voices Outrage Against U.S. Invasion of Venezuela and Kidnapping of President Maduro

Following the shocking invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, African states, social movements, trade unions, and political parties have… Read more »

Africa: America First Global Health Strategy - a Framework for Co-Opting Healthcare in Africa?

The US has announced a series of bilateral health agreements with African countries, sparking concern over pathogen access, benefit sharing, and health sovereignty. Read more »

Nigeria: Trump Threatens War On Africa's Most Populous Country to 'Save' 'Our Cherished Christians'

"We know the heart and intent of Trump is to help us fight insecurity," states the spokesperson of Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, who has time and again demonstrated his loyalty… Read more »

Mali: Mali Retaliates Against U.S. Imposition of Steep Visa Fees With Reciprocal Fees for U.S. Nationals

Mali has distinguished itself as the only one to retaliate, while the governments of the rest of the seven African countries, whose nationals face USD 5,000-15,000 visa bond… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Is a Place of Dignity, Not Expulsion - Foreign Minister Snubs Trump's Deportation Deal

In response to Burkina Faso's rejection of a deportation deal, the US Embassy has "temporarily paused all routine visa services", which the foreign minister terms as an attempt to… Read more »

Africa: Exiled Swazi Activists Protest Trump Deportation Deal Outside US Embassy in South Africa

King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, is accused of accepting USD 500 million from the Trump administration to accept deported criminals in Swaziland. Read more »

Lesotho: Unseen Costs of U.S. Tariffs - the Case of Lesotho

The devastating impact of Trump's tariffs on Lesotho prompted the government to declare a "state of disaster", Alasow Ghedi argues, the economic crisis is a "violent outcome of a… Read more »

Eswatini: U.S. Deportation of Migrants to Swaziland Further Undermines the Legitimacy of Its Embattled Monarch

King Mswati III, the last absolute monarch in Africa who survived an insurrection by using the army against the pro-democracy movement, has further weakened his position by caving… Read more »

Liberia: Liberians Kept in Dark About Their Government's Agreement With U.S. Mining Company

Signed before the Liberian president's meeting with Trump, the USD 1.8 billion deal allows a US mining company to use a strategic Liberian railway to export Guinean iron ore to the… Read more »

Africa: Trump Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling Enabling Govt to Deport Migrants to Countries Not Their Own

Immigrant rights organizer says Trump administration is wielding yet "another attack on human rights" Read more »