Economy Must be ‘at Service of Life’: Resisting Debt and Neocolonialism in Africa
An interrogation of the vicious cycle of debt rooted in neocolonial extraction that continues to trap countries across the African continent
Between Elite Infighting and State Violence, Kenyan Masses Forge Their Own Struggle
Thousands of people took to the streets in Nairobi again this week to protest the government of President William Ruto. The protests have been called for by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has tapped into public anger against rising costs of living.
West African People’s Movements Call for Greater Unity as France Announces Military ‘Reorganization’
The West Africa Peoples Organisation has welcomed the proposal for greater collaboration between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea, and has called for coordinating and planning production, trade, infrastructure, economic development, and defence.
An Image of Hope: Abahlali baseMjondolo’s Fight for Dignity and Land, 17 Years On
A photo exhibition titled ‘Socialism or Death: Abahlali baseMjondolo on the Frontlines of Struggle’ recently opened in Johannesburg. The work displayed chronicles the years-long struggle of South Africa’s shack dwellers movement to secure land and housing for the urban poor.