Africa

Pelé meant the world to us Africans

By Tafi Mhaka The following article first appeared on aljazeera.com on Dec. 31, 2022. The death of football legend Pelé…

January 13, 2023

U.S. holds meeting with African states: promises and realities

The author, a veteran of the liberation movement in Guinea and Cape Verde, is a regular contributor of articles on…

December 23, 2022

Solidarity with Palestine marks World Cup games

If there is a clear victor at the World Cup soccer games in Qatar, it is the Palestinian people. Even…

December 16, 2022

They want to lead us into war – interview with historic African leader from Mali

By Raphaël Schmeller This interview with Aminata Dramane Traoré was first published Nov. 30 in the German newspaper junge Welt…

December 2, 2022

U.S. hybrid war against Venezuela: the case of diplomat Alex Saab

By John Philpot and Roger D. Harris Sept. 29, 2022 Reprinted from Resumen LatinoAmericano and the Third World at tinyurl.com/4xb5cxrt…

October 7, 2022

Mr. Blinken’s blinders

Last month, another chapter of U.S. domination in Africa was written, a chapter of such hubris and arrogance toward independent…

September 9, 2022

Sierra Leone: Fight for reproductive rights closes in on major victory

The 10th African Conference on Sexual Health and Rights was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 27-July 1. Almost 1,000…

August 24, 2022

Hunger in West Africa drives protests in Sierra Leone

According to the World Bank, the index price of agricultural products — which includes food — is up 19% from…

August 16, 2022

Twenty years ago, Nigerian women took over ChevronTexaco and won concession

The following article first appeared on workers.org in two parts, dated Aug. 1 and 8, 2002. In honor of Black…

August 11, 2022