February 12
Tanzania: Was the Arusha Declaration Snuffed Out Before It Could Shine?
The Arusha Declaration, published on 5 February 1967, was an aspirational document. Much like South Africa's 1955 Freedom Charter, it did not describe the world as it existed.… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon's Striking Workers Win Against French Sugar Giant Despite 'Bloody Repression'
Longstanding labor unrest over low wages, union suppression, and unsafe work conditions at Cameroon's largest sugar company, owned by a French agro-giant, erupted into a strike on… Read more »
February 10
South Africa: From Colonial Theft to Agrarian Justice - South Africa's Long Road to Land Reform
South Africa's Expropriation Act has provoked debate within the country over the enduring racist land tenure model in the country, and has also sparked a diplomatic row with the… Read more »
February 09
Kenya: Kenya's Port Workers Fight for Fair Wages Amid Repression
Port workers in Kenya have continued their struggle for fair wages amid heavy suppression by police and hired goons. Read more »
February 06
Morocco: Pro-Palestinian Activist Ismail Al-Ghazawi Freed in Morocco
The imprisonment has further fueled Al-Ghazawi's resolve to counter the Moroccan government's normalization with Israel. Read more »
Africa: Who Executive Board to Discuss Substandard Medical Products - What Is It All About?
The WHO Executive Board will discuss global health priorities this week, including substandard and falsified medical products, with key implications for public pharmaceutical… Read more »
February 05
Benin: The People of Benin Intensify Anti-French Protests in the Wake of a Terror Attack
"What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth,… Read more »
February 03
Rwanda: The Rwanda-Backed M23 Offensive - a Battle for Congo's Resources
The Congolese people struggle for peace and sovereignty amid escalating imperialist aggression over their national resources. Read more »
February 01
South Africa: Neoliberalism Responsible for Devastating Johannesburg Fires, Says Union
The devastating fires in the slums of South Africa's Johannesburg expose the deeper crisis of housing triggered by neoliberal policies. Read more »
January 29
West Africa: Sahel States Exit Ecowas, Launch Regional Passport and Joint Military
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation. Read more »
January 28
Congo-Brazzaville: Soundtrack to a Coup d'État - Neocolonialism and Resistance
Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian… Read more »
January 27
Congo-Kinshasa: The Battle for Control of Goma Continues
Multiple media reports have stated that the entirety of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, has been taken over by M23, yet the fighting continues as does the war of narratives. Read more »
South Africa: South African Workers Continue Strike Against Retrenchments At Bidvest SACD's Durban Plant
Workers have been on strike for over 20 days in response to attempts by the company to retrench permanent employees and replace them with outsourced ones, NUMSA's spokesperson… Read more »
January 25
Central Africa: Congolese General Cirimwami Assassinated in North Kivu, Escalating the Region's Crisis
The assassination of Major General Peter Cirimwami marks a critical escalation in the conflict in DRC, amid a geopolitical scramble for the country's vast mineral wealth. Read more »
January 24
Kenya: Kenya Deploys 200 More Police Officers to Haiti As Crisis Escalates
Kenya's ongoing intervention in Haiti faces growing doubts amid escalating crisis and humanitarian challenges. Read more »
January 23
Morocco: U.S. Resident From Morocco Stabs Four Israelis in Tel Aviv
The attack is part of a wave of retaliatory operations for Israel's crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, especially since October 7, 2023. Read more »
South Africa: Water-Supply Workers Win Wage-Hike Struggle in South Africa's Mbombela City
A last minute agreement between Silulumanzi and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has averted a strike scheduled for January 23. Read more »
January 22
South Africa: 78 Miners Found Starved and Dehydrated to Death in South African Police Operation Against Unlicensed Mining
The bodies of 78 dead miners have been retrieved from a shaft in Buffelsfontein mine's Shaft 11 after being trapped underground since last August by the South African police who… Read more »
Kenya: Communist Leader in Kenya Survives Violent Attack
An armed attack on Kenyan communist leader Booker Ngesa Omole has sparked global outrage, with revolutionary groups expressing solidarity. Read more »
January 16
Niger: Women Play Leading Role in the Reconstruction of Niger - 'Villages Should Live in Peace'
Women in Niger have been the most impacted by terrorist attacks in the country and now they donate money and goods to strengthen the anti-colonial fight in the country Read more »
Western Sahara: Ghana's Turn Away From the Sahrawi People Undermines Continental Solidarity
Ghana's suspension of diplomatic ties with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has sparked widespread criticism. Read more »
January 14
West Africa: The Colonizer's Mask Has Slipped to the Floor
France's President Emmanuel Macron behaved like an old colonial officer when he spoke in Paris on January 6 Read more »
Kenya: Surge in Abductions of Govt Critics in Kenya Sparks Mass Public Outcry
A rise in abductions of government critics in Kenya is fueling public outrage and mass mobilizations for the defense of democratic rights. Read more »
January 11
West Africa: A New Military Strategy of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa - Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
Left parties of West Africa warn that announcements by France-backed regimes in its former African colonies about the withdrawal of its troops is an attempt to deceive the… Read more »
January 10
Mozambique: Political Crisis in Mozambique Escalates Following Controversial Election Ruling
The political crisis in Mozambique is in crisis after the Constitutional Court upheld controversial election results. Read more »
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