Africa

Communities and civil society groups unite for land rights and climate justice for a sustainable future As a young person growing up in India in the 1970s and 80s, the struggle of southern Africans against apartheid—an institutional form of race-based…

The Group of 20 (G20) is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change…

After the historic 16th BRICS summit held in October 2024, three African States Algeria, Nigeria and Uganda, among others in Europe (Belarus and Turkey), Asia and Latin America, recognizably became BRICS+ partner states. In total, thirteen countries received BRICS partner…

In the aftermath of the devastation left behind in the wake of unprecedented floods, Nigeriens are rebuilding their livelihoods and economy with the help of several relief measures instituted by the government to drastically cut prices of essential commodities and…

France and the US are expected to apply a three-pronged policy for pushing back against this. Thursday was an historic day for African geopolitics since Chad announced that it’s expelling French troops while Senegal said that it plans to do…

Abidjan, the seat of government and main city of Ivory Coast will be the venue of a new conjunction of the West African Humanist Forum. The conclave will be held on December 1, 2024, under the theme “The West Africa…

In a recent media briefing, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, criticized the United States for its support of educational programs, media and NGOs in Africa. Zakharova argued that these efforts are part of a broader attempt by…

In this interview, Antoine SOMDAH, former ambassador of Burkina Faso to the Russian Federation, an expert in international law and nuclear law, and a member of the United Nations Security Council (2008 and 2009), critically assesses the importance of the…

Aaron Eddens (2024). Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa. University of California Press, Oakland, California. by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu In his 2024 book, Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens, a scholar in American Studies and…

On August 21, 2024, the Parole Board denied the freedom of Ilham Sami Çomak who has dedicated his life to poetry, was jailed after confessing under torture to setting a fire during a protest in Turkey when he was 21…