African farmers are struggling to sustain themselves and sell some of their produce to the market as they used to do with the help of governments and cooperatives
The general pulse in public discourse in most of the Western world, often expressed in whispers, is that key decisions are taken by intelligence groups and lobbies
“As the interview ran through its second hour, I started wondering why the Western world is always warning Africa about the threat of Russia”
A truly non-aligned movement cannot emerge if African countries are not determined to politically break or shake off the new shackles of colonial control
The world is run by autocratic power. The modern nation state is by nature autocratic. This is not about being in charge of the tools
What we are witnessing in Palestine—in both Gazza and the West Bank—is a more contemporary replay of colonialism and its manifestations: apartheid, violence, ethnic cleansing, and genocide
Il existe un fait bien connu, souvent chuchoté, dans la politique ougandaise selon lequel, lorsqu’un membre du gouvernement ou un homme d’affaires influent est arrêté
The African subject—not necessarily the political elite—is trapped in an endless and heated loop of meaningless negotiations over terms such as democracy, human rights, constitutionalism, and freedoms that are simply masks of (actually superior) economic and political interests of the Western world.
How do we liberate ourselves in ways more profound than simply chanting hackneyed Western liberal slogans?
African farmers are struggling to sustain themselves and sell some of their produce to the market as they used to do with the help of governments and cooperatives
The general pulse in public discourse in most of the Western world, often expressed in whispers, is that key decisions are taken by intelligence groups and lobbies
“As the interview ran through its second hour, I started wondering why the Western world is always warning Africa about the threat of Russia”
A truly non-aligned movement cannot emerge if African countries are not determined to politically break or shake off the new shackles of colonial control
The world is run by autocratic power. The modern nation state is by nature autocratic. This is not about being in charge of the tools
What we are witnessing in Palestine—in both Gazza and the West Bank—is a more contemporary replay of colonialism and its manifestations: apartheid, violence, ethnic cleansing, and genocide
Il existe un fait bien connu, souvent chuchoté, dans la politique ougandaise selon lequel, lorsqu’un membre du gouvernement ou un homme d’affaires influent est arrêté
The African subject—not necessarily the political elite—is trapped in an endless and heated loop of meaningless negotiations over terms such as democracy, human rights, constitutionalism, and freedoms that are simply masks of (actually superior) economic and political interests of the Western world.
How do we liberate ourselves in ways more profound than simply chanting hackneyed Western liberal slogans?
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Part of the problem facing Africa is that the agency to articulate the trials and tribulations of Africans has for long been usurped by foreigners. As a principle, everyone should get involved in debates on Africa, of course. However, rather than Read more
