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Category: AFRICA
Oil Blocks in Gorilla Sanctuary Added to Expanded Congo Auction
Dan Gertler’s former Lake Albert blocks also up for tender Ministry adds three gas blocks on…
More countries knocking on BRICS’ door a sign the world needs fairer governance than West-dominated one
BRICS, a grouping of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa –…
Mali Authorities Arrest Nearly 50 Soldiers From Ivory Coast
Malian authorities arrested nearly 50 soldiers from Ivory Coast who came to Mali to work for…
Paul Kagame to seek fourth term as president of Rwanda
Rwanda’s leader, who has been in power for two decades, has said he would consider remaining…
José dos Santos, who led Marxist Angola to crony capitalism, dies
He was president of Angola from 1979 to 2017, then retired from public life to a…
The United States extends its military reach into Zambia
Vijay Prashad speaks with Dr. Fred M’membe of the Socialist Party about the reach and impact…
Women with children in UK face deportation to Nigeria and Ghana
Human rights campaigners raise range of safety concerns over planned removal of people on Home Office…
The Ill-treatment of migrants by Morocco is a deliberate policy of systematic crimes against humanity
Around 2000 African migrants, from a number of unidentified African countries, tried last Friday 24th June 2022,…
Ghana pays lowest salaries, sells petrol dearest and runs highest inflation in Africa
Ghana is about the most expensive country to live in in Africa. This is because, while…
The Makhzen Police of Morocco with the complicity of the Government of Spain committed a genocide against African immigrants
Yesterday, the Makhzen police of Morocco with the complicity of the government of Spain committed a…
Moroccan authorities commit serious violations against African migrants near the Spanish city of Melilla
Melilla (Spain) 25 June 2022 (SPS) – The Moroccan authorities committed grave violations against African citizens as…
Belgium returns remains of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba but what about justice?
Belgium has returned a gold crowned tooth of Patrice Lumumba to his family. However, activists point…
African presidents shun Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the African Union (AU) via videoconference. A meeting finally held behind…
Bloomberg: Congo’s M23 Rebels Plan to Take Trading Hub Goma, UN Report Says
By Michael J. Kavanagh (Bloomberg) — M23 rebels plan to take over the trading hub of…
Long Live the legacy of Dr. Walter Rodney 
All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) Today marks 42 years since our beloved Dr. Walter Rodney was…
Burkina Faso: dozens more bodies found after militant attack
Burkina Faso says 29 more bodies have been found following a massacre by Islamic extremists, raising the…
‘The Lancet’ journal rejects papers that don’t acknowledge African researchers
Respected global medical journal The Lancet will continue to reject papers with data from Africa that fail to…
Algeria suspends Spain co-operation over W.Sahara dispute
Algeria said Wednesday it was suspending a decades-old co-operation treaty with Spain, after Madrid backed the…
The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy Hardcover – 25 Aug. 2022
by Philippe Sands (Author), Martin Rowson (Illustrator) Pre-order Price Guarantee. Details After the Second World War, new international rules heralded an…
Rwanda accused of stalking, harassing and threatening exiles in US
African state that signed deal with UK to host asylum seekers perpetrates ‘transnational repression’, Freedom House…
Africa, the Collateral Victim of a Distant Conflict: The Twenty-Second Newsletter (2022)
Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 25 May 2022, Africa…
Africa Is on the Move
by Vijay Prashad Topics: History Imperialism Movements Revolutions Places: Africa Patrice Lumumba (left) and Kwame Nkrumah. Credit: @seroke_jaki Vijay Prashad is the director of…
Malawi investigating former diplomats for allegedly selling state properties
THE Malawi government is investigating some of its former diplomats who served the country’s embassies in…
Shireen Abu-Akleh’s murder is a reflection of Palestine’s ongoing Nakba, writes Suraya Dadoo
On 15 May, Palestinians commemorated the Nakba, or “catastrophe” – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in…
How did Israel end up with AU observer status?
For at least the next year, Israel will continue to have observer status at the Africa…
Kenya petitions royal family for reparations over colonial atrocities as government declines meeting
More than 100,000 citizens of Kenya have petitioned the British royal family for an apology and reparations following “brutal” atrocities committed during the colonial period.…
President of Togo to mediate in Mali crisis
THE President of Togo has agreed to mediate in Mali, where the military junta is under…
US COLONIZATION OF AFRICA.
The US has military operations [outposts] in 53 countries out of 54 on the African continent.…