Politics
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How some Florida condos could sink Sassou Nguesso’s succession plan
New revelations of luxury properties held by the Republic of Congo’s first family shed light on a regime running out of options. On 21 ... -
“We thought he was dead”: Tigrayans speak of torture in detention
Many Tigrayans have been forcibly disappeared in recent months. Now some who have been released tell their stories. Tigrayans recently released from a military ... -
Tigray: One thing the warring parties and outside powers must unite on
Famine-prone Ethiopia can ill-afford a war, but the region of Tigray more so than others. Ethiopia’s internal war has multiple facets which warrant the ... -
ECOWAS in Guinea: Tough on coups, tame on the causes of coups
The West African bloc and the African Union are suffering from a credibility problem, but they are not irredeemable. Despite Guinea and Mali both ... -
What is transnational solidarity, and who gets to decide?
A solidarity action with activists from around the world taught me how deeply power relations are embedded even in our movements. This article is ... -
Africa’s revolution will be tweeted…if activists can harness the opportunity
With the right strategic thinking, social media can help cultivate the kind of pan-African solidarity that would’ve excited the likes of Nkrumah. This article ... -
Thinking radically in Africa must start with political education
It’s easy to dismiss education as part of the work that an activist does, but without it our activism remains reactionary, not radical. This ... -
Registers of radical activism in Africa
Anything short of radical revolutionary activism, which we explore in this new series, will neither liberate us Africans nor redeem our continent. This article ...











