Africa

Coup in Sudan: “Africa Needs a Second Revolution”
African historian, journalist and writer Omer Freixa discusses the situation in Sudan, and provides a wider perspective on the political situation on the African continent.
Philippe Alcoy
November 13, 2021Popular Mobilization in Sudan Is the Main Bulwark Against the Coup
In Sudan this past weekend, the military took power in a coup after months of divisions within the government. It could have major consequences for the region.
Philippe Alcoy
October 27, 2021While Global North Weighs Booster Shots against Covid-19, Fewer than 2% of Africans Are Vaccinated
Wealthy countries around the world are preparing to offer a third shot of Covid-19 vaccines to their populations. Meanwhile, vaccination remains out of reach for the vast majority of Africans.
Allison Noel
August 22, 2021Joe Biden is Bombing Somalia
Despite claims to reduce drone strikes, Joe Biden is bombing Somalia.
K.S. Mehta
August 1, 2021Ravaged by Climate Change: 400,000 On the Brink of Starvation in Madagascar
Over one million people in southern Madagascar are food insecure, while almost half a million are on the brink of starvation. Climate change is to blame, and capitalism ensures that the Global South will pay the highest price.
Otto Fors
July 2, 2021Mass mobilizations in Chad against the Military Junta and French Imperialism
A week after the death of the dictator Idriss Déby, Chad’s military junta and France are confronted with massive mobilizations of the toiling masses.
Julien Anchaing
April 28, 2021Ethiopia Is on the Brink of a Civil War
Ethiopia is experiencing one of the most tense moments in its history, opening up the possibility of a new civil war.
Salvador Soler
December 10, 2020Nigeria in Turmoil
The #EndSARS movement is the latest outburst of protest against the tremendous hardship and repression that the Nigerian working class has endured. The oil-rich country also faces an economic crisis triggered by the collapse of oil prices, which intensified during the pandemic.
Alex Kole
December 3, 2020Mali’s Military Coup: A Road to Nowhere
Mali's working class and its allies among the oppressed urban youth and rural peasantry must link their struggle with the militant working class in countries like Nigeria and South Africa. If the working class of those countries were to take state power into their own hands, it would very likely spark a pan-African revolt of workers and peasants.
Alex Kole
September 6, 2020Sudan Shaken by New Protests
Protests throughout the East African country are demanding political reforms toward “democracy.” But the country’s economic and social situation is worsening every day.
Salvador Soler
August 27, 2020