Palm oil production, good or bad for Africa?
Unsustainable palm oil industry practices—the result of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) across Africa's tropical belt—have resulted in a number of social and environmental concerns.
Politics
Gender in Cameroon’s anglophone crisis
Women have undertaken measures to cope and resist against the backdrop of Anglophone—Francophone tensions in Cameroon.
Blind to the matatus
The future of Kenya's matatus (commuter buses) and their inherent place in the capital Nairobi's culture and society, is all but absent in the government's neoliberal vision for urban planning.
The crisis of Ghana’s fisheries
Ghana is facing widespread illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in its coastal waters causing economic hardship in fishing communities.
Pan-African aspirations by neoliberal means
As the African Union embarks on its most ambitious project—creating the largest free-trade area in the world—we have some questions.
Are the Russians forging an ’empire’ in Africa?
In contrast to renewed fears in the west over Russian expansionism in Africa, Russia's increased presence on the continent is mostly about pursuing lucrative business opportunities.
Climate, conflict and capitalism fuel xenophobia
We need to understand how climate change impacts the current and future flow of refugees and displaced persons, and ask why the protection needs of climate refugees are not being met.
The complicated political legacy of Jerry Rawlings
Jerry Rawlings is widely cited by working class people as one of Ghana's best presidents. But his legacy is complicated by his association with political violence as a military dictator, and by his ushering in of neoliberalism.
Senegalese activists persevere despite setback
Beyond national elections, the Y’en a Marre political movement is changing Senegalese civic and political life for future generations.
How the left can rescue Nigeria
The last 20 years of liberal democracy in Nigeria have been marred by crises. The next election should be the Left's target.
Celebrating Binyavanga Wainaina’s queerness
Binyavanga's fashion sensibility as well as his choices in his memoir, and his essays, will have a lasting impact after he is gone.
The apartheid propaganda playbook must fall
The strategies of Israel's South African supporters to fight BDS on the country's university campuses.
Why South Africa needs Democratic Socialism
South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters, rejects chauvinism and embraces democracy.
New histories for an uncharted future in Sudan
In post al-Bashir Sudan, new paradigms animate political action, while old ones have returned. Towards what sort of future might the protesters march?
The question of our time
Ending the capitalist war against nature begins with eco-socialist perspectives and actions.
The revolution in Darfur
Lasting peace in Sudan's Darfur region - 300,000 people dead and millions displaced by regime violence - should be a priority for #SudanUprising.
Drawing the wrong lessons from Magufuli’s rule in Tanzania
The Tanzania government's brand of heavy-handed state intervention risks fueling skepticism about the role of the state in development.
The Fighters
In the Economic Freedom Fighters, power is centralized in Julius Malema's leadership. How that plays out, will affect the EFF's future trajectory.
Celebrating May Day: Trade unions as schools of democracy
At the heart of the protest movement in Sudan is a trade union. Proving again that democratic influence and change require collective participation and organization.
The African Lion
Labour challenges in Ethiopia's industrialization.