Tag: Africa
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Zimbabwe: Cyclone Idai, Sanctions and Capitalism
About a month ago Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique were devastated by a tropical cyclone. Approximately 2.6 million people were affected in the three countries. Keep reading »
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Zimbabwe: Capitalist Crisis + Ultra-Neoliberal Policy = “Mugabesque” Authoritarianism
Once again, a formidable burst of state brutality against Zimbabwe’s citizenry has left at least a dozen corpses, scores of serious injuries, mass arrests, Internet suspension and a furious citizenry. … Keep reading »
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The Long March to Post-Capitalist Transition: Pan-Africanist Perspectives
The centenary of the October 1917 Russian Revolution, a world-shaking historic event, was an occasion for celebration throughout the world. Many diverse interpretations are advanced as to its success in … Keep reading »
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Africa’s Black Star: The Rise and Fall of Kwame Nkrumah
The film covers Nkrumah’s phenomenal rise to power, Africa’s independence movement, his successes and losses, the internal and external enemies, the 1966 coup and the continuation of his legacy in Ghana and Africa. Watch video »
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Zimbabwe Civil Society Organizations Joint Statement on Military Takeover
We the undersigned civil society organizations guided by the Constitution express our concern over the political developments in Zimbabwe, today Wednesday 15 November 2017. Keep reading »
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Thomas Sankara Commemoration
30th Commemoration of the Assassination of Thomas Sankara: Which way forward for Africa & the Caribbean? Thomas Sankara, Pan-African revolutionary and former President of Burkina Faso (1983-1987) had a vision … Watch video »
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Solidarity With Protest Movement in Morocco
Several civil society organizations have voiced their support for protests in Morocco and other North African countries facing growing state repression, resource theft and imperialist expansion. They call for respect … Keep reading »
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The Corruption of a Dream
“Behind every great fortune there is a crime.” — Honoré de Balzac The SASSA scandal currently unfolding is probably the most dramatic expression of how far the African National Congress … Keep reading »
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South Africa, a Dream Betrayed
Understanding the Political Crisis in South Africa Toronto – 20 April 2017. Since 1994, the political leaders of South Africa have attempted to solve the national question through the ‘de-racialization’ of … Watch video »
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Returning to the Home that is No More There
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o interviewed by Mahdi Ganjavi Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938), a Kenyan writer, is one of the most prominent African anti-colonial authors. He lived during the British colonial rule … Keep reading »
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Thomas Sankara and Burkina Faso’s ‘Black Spring’
Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary by Ernest Harsch, Ohio University Press, 2014, 163 pages, $18.56. A press report in 1983 that a popular uprising in Upper Volta, a small and … Keep reading »
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Africa And Globalization
Economists continue to celebrate the free movement of goods, services, and capital. However, faced with slowing economic conditions in core countries, it is now third world growth that is highlighted … Keep reading »