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Pan Africanism in the Sahel Region

Dr. Gnaka Lagoke June 20, 2025 Dr. Gnaka Lagoke

Dr. Gnaka Lagoke

Burkina Faso Captain Ibrahim Traore, Symbol of the Global Pan-African Resistance: Keys to Understand the Phenomenon

Pan-Africanism, defined as the spirit of unity and solidarity of Africa and its peoples, has been claiming several victories. Whether through a popular uprising that brought officers to power as in Mali (2021), or by a military coup as in Burkina Faso (2022), or through a palace revolution as in Niger (2023), or by an election as in Senegal (2024), Pan-Africanism is in vogue and living a new life. It is a new golden age of Pan-Africanism. The leaders who represent that new wave are advocating and promoting African sovereignty, Pan-African preference in Africa’s trading with the outside world, and the imperative for Africa to diversify its economic and political partners. read more

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa / credit: Xinhua/Ju Peng

BRICS Summit Will Go On As Planned, Confirms Host South Africa

Peoples Dispatch July 5, 2023 Peoples Dispatch

The International Criminal Court's arrest warrant issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin had led to speculation about the BRICS summit being shifted to China or another country to avoid his arrest. Peoples Dispatch reports.

The African Angle on WikiLeaks on Julian Assange’s 52nd Birthday

African Stream July 3, 2023 African Stream

Julian Assange turns 52 today. The WikiLeaks founder is spending a fourth year at Britain's Belmarsh prison and faces charges in the United States for violating the Espionage Act. But for many, he’s an example of a journalist punished for exposing shocking truths about governments and the rich and powerful. African Stream looks at his revelations on Africa.

Is the EU Bribing and Blackmailing Tunisia to Crack Down on Migrants?

Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service June 29, 2023 Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service

The Workers’ Party of Tunisia and several human rights groups have strongly objected to a deal proposed by European countries on the movement of migrants. They have called it a violation of sovereignty and the human rights of refugees. Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service have produced this report.

Africans Rise Up Against IMF-Imposed Neocolonial Debt

African Stream June 26, 2023 African Stream

As anger over incoming tax hikes boils over in Kenya, African Stream takes a deep dive into the role the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played in ramming austerity down Africans’ throats. It boils down to neocolonial debt slavery, a system designed to oppress Africans, while oiling the wheels of otherwise faltering Western economies. African Stream’s Kenneth Kaigua breaks down this complex issue.

President of the Socialist Party of Zambia, Dr. Fred M’membe / credit: unknown

Socialist Party of Zambia President Fred M’membe Threatened with Arrest

Tanupriya Singh June 20, 2023 Tanupriya Singh

A warrant was issued June 15 against Socialist Party of Zambia President Fred M’membe, who alleged the police, in collaboration with ruling party cadre who had been drafted into government security, intended to abduct him. Peoples Dispatch reports.