Fẹlá: An Evergreen Icon in a Changing World

Fẹlá Aníkúlápò-Kutì used to be called an àbàmì ẹ̀dá by millions of people in his lifetime.…

Africa’s last absolute monarch summons young Swazi women to dance bare-breasted at August festival, will pick one as wife

The Communist Party of Swaziland has called on the people to reject the festival, noting that…

The Future – We Build It Now: The Seventh Pan-Africa Newsletter (2026)

Ghana has gold but mining communities are poor, oil but fuel burdens workers: veteran socialist Kwesi…

South Africa, Ghana and Ethiopia hit as South American nation announces sweeping diplomatic pullback from Africa

Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo De La Espriella, has announced plans to close the country’s embassies in South…

REPARATIONS AT A GLOBAL TURNING POINT

529 Nigerians Still in Kidnappers’ Captivity Despite Recent Rescue Successes — Report

A new report by Sunday Vanguard says at least 529 Nigerians remain in captivity following a…

On Reparations: A Conversation with Kwesi Pratt Jr.

By Kwesi Pratt Jr., Robin Jaspert (Posted Jul 20, 2026) On March 25, 2026, Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama introduced…

Ona Judge: Suffering in freedom, than comfort in presidential slavery, By Owei Lakemfa

In Portsmouth, she found work as a domestic labourer, undoubtedly a punishing and physically draining job,…

Iyabo Obasanjo: The visiting politician from US, by Owei Lakemfa

Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, the United States–based daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, came visiting Nigeria. An academic, she…

Our sister, Ruth First, By Owei Lakemfa

Although an exile, a mother of three, journalist, researcher and author, the Apartheid regime identified First…

Victors, victims and witnesses: 250 years of US triumphalism, By Owei Lakemfa

The US inherited a war DNA from Britain. This is apparent in the fact that of…

Macron proposes international scientific initiative on reparatory justice and slavery legacy

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the establishment of an international scientific initiative to support…

Presentation By Kwesi Pratt Jnr, General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) to the High Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved AfricansFriday, June 19, 2026

Distinguished guests, excellencies, representatives of governments, scholars, activists, members of civil society, brothers and sisters from…

PPF STATEMENT ON THE PARTICIPATION OF FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AT THE HIGH-LEVEL NEXT STEPS CONFERENCE ON REPARATORY JUSTICE — ACCRA, GHANA, 17–19 JUNE 2026.

South Africa’s World Cup loss fuels xenophobia debate

South Africa’s opening World Cup defeat to Mexico ignited online debate as xenophobia concerns shaped reactions…

South Africa anti-migrant movement grows before polls

Anti-immigration groups are gaining influence across South Africa as economic hardship and election politics fuel tensions…

South Africa unveils tough migration crackdown

South Africa announces sweeping migration reforms as President Ramaphosa seeks to curb illegal immigration and ease…

PRESS STATEMENT: A GENERAL DEAD, TERRORISTS EMBRACED: GOVERNOR RADDA’S SHAMEFUL MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS

WHAT IS “NATURAL” ABOUT DYING IN TERRORIST CAPTIVITY? By Francis Nwapa I condemn in the strongest…

XENOPHOBIC SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa has broken the hearts of many Africans in recent weeks. The lynching of other…

TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S DEMOCRACY DAY ADDRESS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026

Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since…

MAY EDITION OF THE SPARK JOURNAL

South Africa anti-migrant movement grows before polls

Anti-immigration groups are gaining influence across South Africa as economic hardship and election politics fuel tensions…

Senegal ruling party re-elects Sonko as Faye rift deepens

Ousmane Sonko’s re-election as PASTEF leader strengthens his political influence as tensions with President Bassirou Diomaye…

Ebola and imperialism

The outbreak of Ebola in the DRC is not merely an act of nature but a…

South Africa’s Conference of the Left issues a bold call for working-class unity

The Conference of the Left in South Africa has brought together a wide range of left-wing…

OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE AFRICAN FEDERATION OF MINERS AND MINERAL WEALTH

Fake Notice On African Deportations In Cambodia Dismissed By Authorities

By Makiza Micheline Latifa | May 29, 2026 Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cambodia’s immigration…

NUM Condemns Attacks on Fellow African Migrants in South Africa

Church of Scotland apologises for role in slavery

The Church of Scotland has issued a formal apology for its historical role in slavery. The…

NUMSA PRESS STATEMENT ON THE SACP CONFERENCE OF THE LEFT 27 May 2026

PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE AFROCENTRIC COUNCIL (AC) ON THE CONTINUED XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA

ON THE CONTINUED XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE HYPOCRISY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT, AND…

NATIONAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

Pope Leo XIV apologized on May 25, 2025 for the Catholic Church’s role in legitimizing slavery, including in Africa.

It’s the clearest apology from a pope to date on this issue. In his first encyclical…

GANI FAWEHINMI MEMORIAL ORGANIZATION (GAFAMORG) FELICITATION TO BAR. FEMI FALANA SAN @ 68

The entire leadership and members of the Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Organization (GAFAMORG) proudly join all progressive…

SMG STATEMENT ON AFRICA LIBERATION DAY 2026

CDHR CELEBRATES ICON OF JUSTICE, FEMI FALANA SAN, ON HIS 68th BIRTHDAY

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights {CDHR} heartily congratulates and celebrates our Board of…

Pan Africanism Today Solidarity Statement: Reject Neo-Colonialism! Reject Imperialism! Stand with the People’s Resistance in Kenya

The Pan Africanism Today Secretariat stands in unwavering solidarity with the courageous people of Kenya who…

STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF ANTI IMPERIALIST COMRADES IN NAIROBI

The Central Organising Committee of the Communist Party Marxist Kenya strongly condemns the arrests, intimidation and…

US Firm Building Cobalt Refinery Signs Congo Supply Deal

By William Clowes and Michael J. Kavanagh (Bloomberg) – A company aspiring to build the US’s…

CHINA ZERO TARIFF REGIME FOR AFRICA PRESENTATION BY THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT OF GHANA (SMG)

The policy, in full On May 1, 2026, China implemented zero-tariff treatment on 100 percent of…