Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy detained for questioning over Gaddafi loan, reminding us of another reason imperialism wanted the Libyan leader assassinated. Seven years ago this month, beginning…
The international conference on saving the Lake Chad was held in Abuja, Nigeria on 25-28 February 2018. The theme of the meeting was “Saving the Lake Chad to…
Senegalese president Macky Sall on Tuesday issued a veiled jab at United States president Donald Trump over his idea of building a wall on the U.S. border…
The Argentine president, Mauricio Macri, welcomed the all female Ethiopian Airlines flight to Buenos Aires. The maiden trip from the Ethiopian capital to the Argentine capital was historically…
Activists in Ethiopia are continuing their resistance to the current state of emergency with a fresh boycott call – the latest is a week long action (dubbed fuel…
A biopic documentary film about Mama Kimpa Vita. The fifteenth century was a time when the legacy of powerful African Kingdoms were wickedly invaded by the West.…
A biopic documentary film about Mama Kimpa Vita. The fifteenth century was a time when the legacy of powerful African Kingdoms were wickedly invaded by the West.…
On February 29, 2004, the constitutional government of Haiti was overthrown, bringing Haiti’s ten-year experience with democracy to a brutal end. Orchestrated by the United States, France and…
A recent wave of fighting in Syria, especially in the Eastern Ghouta zone near Damascus and in Afrin, a largely Kurdish area near the frontier with Turkey has…
Missing Conflict Literacy The example is Robert Malley “10 Conflicts to Watch in 2018“, in Foreign Policy (USA) 2 Jan 2018: 1- North Korea, 2- US-Saudi-Iran rivalry, 3-…
On 2 February in Dakar (Senegal), President Nana Akufo Ado stole the show with standing ovations from the public. The Ghanaian chief of state had taken back his…
What does Johan Galtung think about Racism? It is very different from what Morgenbladetpublished after his lecture on Racism and Antisemitism. The journalist was not capable of distinguishing…
This article by Ernest Wamba Dia Wamba originally appeared in Philosophy and Social Action XI (3) 1985, and has been edited for clarity. Discussions about democracy in Africa,…
In 2017, the world watched as Kenya endured one of the most complicated election cycles ever. In the hotly-contested initial August vote, the incumbent won. As expected,…
In Summary Allegations. This comes after a UN report noted incidences of gross mismanagement, fraud and corruption in Ugandan refugees operations, among other allegations The Minister for…
On January 18, 2018, Cuba was named “Safest Country for Tourism” at the 38th annual International Tourism Fair (FITUR), in Madrid, Spain. That’s no surprise to me. I’ve…
Bassem Tamimi, the father of imprisoned Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi (and the husband of Nariman Tamimi, imprisoned alongside their daughter) issued a powerful message on his Facebook…
Ruby Bridges “Good white folks” was a term used by African Americans in the South to refer to whites who treated them with humanity, dignity, mutual respect and…
It’s time to take a hard look at the role of the news media in creating and perpetuating a horribly simplistic and stereotypical portrayal of Africa. US President…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s prophetic words, uttered April 4, 1967, continue to haunt and challenge us. The wisdom, commitment to humanity, and charisma he embodied during his…
Ethiopian Oromo refugees fleeing to Kenya to escape persecution say they are finding life on the streets of Nairobi no better than the insecurity they left behind, as…
“The capitalist agenda is to neo-colonize Zimbabwe and appropriate its labor and land.” When the press and media of the so-called Western world adjust their depiction of a…
Photo: Alliance/AA H. Turkia Refugees do not show up in the Mediterranean Sea as if from nowhere. By the time they get into their flimsy boats on the…