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‘The Cry Is “Lumumba Lives”—His Ideas, His Principles’
An interview with Friends of the Congo’s Maurice Carney about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba.
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Did Humanity Really Arise in One Place?
New evidence is prompting researchers to rethink Homo sapiens’ origin story—and what it means to be human.
A Shrinking Fraction of the World’s Major Crops Goes to Feed the Hungry, with More Used for Nonfood Purposes
Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include making biofuels; and converting crops into processing ingredients, such as livestock meal and hydrogenated oils.
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.
Britain Stole Their Land to Plant Tea. Now They Want it Back
A colonial-era land grab in Kenya saw Britain evict half a million people. Now survivors are confronting some of the UK’s most powerful institutions, from Unilever to King Charles, in a bid to reclaim their land.
Food, Farming, and Africa: An Open Letter to Bill Gates
Food sovereignty activists challenge a wealthy white man’s flawed assumptions, hubris, and ignorance.
Africa Confronts the Food, Fertilizer, and Climate Crisis
Interview with economist Timothy A. Wise on the need for Africa to reduce dependence on fossil-fuel-based fertilizer, which has been heavily promoted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, a project of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations.
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“We Didn’t Import Our Revolution”
The first English translation of this interview. Thomas Sankara (1949-1987), who is sometimes referred to as the “African Che Guevara,” was the socialist leader of the Burkinabé Revolution from 1983 until his assassination in 1987.
Guinea’s Plight Lays Bare Greed of Foreign Mining Companies
Guinea has the world’s largest reserves of bauxite and is the second-largest producer (after Australia) of the essential mineral for aluminum. All the mining is controlled by MNCs.
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How the U.S. Sanctions the Horn of Africa
Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia have suffered from a variety of U.S. interventions over many years. Proxy wars and unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, are the tools used to prevent these nations from finding a means of peacefully coexisting.