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New AU Chairman faces challenges and concerns on the continent

This year, during the African Union’s annual summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders elected the long-serving Foreign Minister of Djibouti, Mahmoud Ali...

Everything stolen from Africa must be returned—Mozambican

Africa must reclaim everything that was taken by Western colonial powers—not only stolen cultural artifacts, but also its dignity, independence, and economic agency, Mozambican...

BRICS countries foster cooperation among each other despite U.S. tariff threats

As the BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—met at a summit in Rio de Janeiro, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose...

Peace for profit and minerals exploitation?

Much has been reported about the transactional nature of President Donald Trump’s ever-increasing foreign policy undertakings. In the aftermath of the illegal bombing of...

Egyptian government prevents ‘Global March to Gaza’ from reaching Rafah border crossing

Multiple news sites, including Al Jazeera and Newsweek, reported that thousands of international pro-Palestine activists had been detained and prevented from reaching Egypt’s Rafah...

Africa Day and history of the Pan-African  anti-imperialist movement

People in Africa and the diaspora recently paid tribute to past and present heroes whose legacies inspired and continue to encourage the pursuit of...

South Africa’s colonial past and the Trump, Ramaphosa White House meeting

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting in the Oval Office on May 21 was reportedly aimed at “resetting and...

African state suspends defense ties with Germany Uganda has accused Berlin’s envoy of engaging in subversive activities in the country

Uganda has suspended defense cooperation with Germany in response to the latter’s ambassador allegedly being involved with hostile groups said to be working against...

Libya is still in a state of uncertainty

Gunfire filled the streets of Tripoli, Libya, after a top militia leader was assassinated in what has been an ongoing power struggle for control...

Examining similarities of racial wealth gaps in the U.S. and South Africa

The nation of South Africa has recently been in the U.S. media. There are more similarities between the two countries than many may think....