Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
West Africa is in the grip of a wave of coups, popular protests and fierce geopolitical struggles. Amy Niang argues that declining western hegemony in the region goes hand to hand with intensified competition for access and control of Africa’s natural resources. Furthermore, Niang states, the (...)
On the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the tide is turning in west Africa against this tool of colonial repression and racism
In July, Sierra Leone became the 23rd African country to abolish the death penalty. Although its use across the continent has dwindled – thanks to concerted efforts (...)
In France’s former African colonies, imperialist monetary policies from Paris continue to cripple domestic economies and undermine democracy. Colonialism in Africa won’t have meaningfully come to an end until true economic sovereignty is allowed to flourish.
The economics of sub-Saharan Africa (...)
Macron’s autocratic attitude towards dissent in countries such as Niger and Mali is only stoking anti-French sentiment
Large protests have been taking place in Bamako, the capital of Mali, demanding that French troops leave the country. “We marched for them to leave, and now they send 600 more,” (...)
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has pledged solidarity with the striking eSwatini public servants.
Hundreds of eSwatini government workers were expected to embark on a national strike over salary increments on Wednesday.
According to the federation’s Mpumalanga spokesperson (...)
Women at factories in Lesotho owned by Taiwanese firm say jobs and promotions in jeopardy if they refuse advances, claims report
Women producing jeans for American brands including Levi Strauss, Wrangler and Lee have been forced to have sex with their managers to keep their jobs or gain (...)
The past few years have been unsparing for African leaders who cling to power. In April, protesters in Sudan toppled President Omar al-Bashir’s 30-year rule, just after protests in Algeria brought down Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who had been president for two decades. These two historic events are (...)
Lesotho government not fazed by angry protests and insists new law will go ahead after three-month grace period.
About 30 000 registered wool and mohair farmers in Lesotho are facing calamity after the country’s government decided almost two years ago that wool may only be bought in and (...)
Some have decried Botswana’s enlightened High Court judgment on gay sex. But studies show that homosexuality existed – and was tolerated – across pre-colonial Africa.
Certain African leaders keep telling us that “no African is born gay” – that homosexuality is alien to African culture and was (...)
’Epistemic decolonisation’ cannot happen in a political vacuum, separated from the African streets.
From Cape Town to Cairo, Bahia to Bombay, recent calls to “decolonise the university” have gained traction across the globe. These demands correctly challenge the legacies of colonialism and attempt (...)
At the heart of the protest movement in Sudan is a trade union. Proving again that democratic influence and change require collective participation and organization.
It is telling that it was the work of a trade union, the newly established Sudan Professionals Association (SPA), rather than (...)
Brexit campaigner got to know minister while seeking a licence to mine diamonds in Lesotho.
Arron Banks, the billionaire businessman who helped fund the pro-Brexit campaign, paid money to a minister in the government of Lesotho only weeks before the country reportedly granted him a diamond mining licence.
Banks has acknowledged paying money in to the private bank account of Thesele Masirebane, a minister in the southern African country’s government but denied it was a bribe.
According to (...)
In today’s world, bloggers, artists, designers, techies, hacktivists, writers, musicians, and citizen journalists all use modern tools of digital technology to speak truth to power. This digital savvy group can be referred to as artists because they use their creative skills to generate content. (...)
When it comes to establishing social protection floors, few nations in Africa can match Cabo Verde’s commitment and results.
The Cabo Verde archipelago – off the west coast of Africa – is known by many around the world for its traditional music made popular by singers such as Cesária Évora.
But (...)
The recent debate around the 2012 National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill in Uganda and the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) it promotes elevated issues related to food access across the country. Although the bill was tabled in Parliament earlier this year, Ugandan peasants and small (...)
The Sahel region of Africa is facing disastrous drought conditions driven by changing climate patterns. It’s the band of semi-desert region that lies below the Sahara Desert adn stretches from one side of Africa to the other. Average rainfall compared to the 1950s is down by fifty per cent. (...)
A full-scale invasion of Africa is under way. The United States is deploying troops in 35 African countries, beginning with Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Niger. Reported by Associated Press on Christmas Day, this was missing from most Anglo-American media.
The invasion has almost nothing to do (...)
“FAMILY FARMS CONSTITUTE THE PRIMARY FOOD AND WEALTH SUPPLIERS IN WEST AFRICA”
INTERNATIONAL FORUM 20-22 November, 2012
Final Statement
We, representatives of the CNCR member farmers’ and producers’ organizations, as well as other national platforms member of the ROPPA (Network of West-African (...)
The strength of La VIA CAMPESINA is the richness of knowledge, convictions and visions of the peasant and small-scale farming world. In the framework of food sovereignty which La VIA CAMPESINA has developed since 1996, agroecology is a key alternative to the neo-liberalism system that is (...)
Joachim Mwami on translating Marx — and Marxism — into the vocabulary of East Africa
Few books have had as great of an impact on how people think about — and seek to change — society as Karl Marx’s Capital. First published in German in 1867, a Russian translation of his magnum opus subsequently (...)
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