Africa
Zabalaza for Socialism — Without rebuilding solidarity and addressing the root causes of this collapse, South Africa risks descending further into chaos, where survival is marked by despair and violence.
Shaun Whittaker & Harry Boesak — The manipulation of the ballot papers made the rigging of the Namibian elections subtle and largely invisible. But the elections were clearly not credible and must be declared as invalid as soon as possible.
Mozambique on the brink: Post-election crisis and youth-led uprising for change
Boaventura Monjane — Mozambique is at a critical juncture, with post-election discontent revealing deep-rooted flaws in its political system.
What’s next for the Nigerian left?
Ayoola Babalola — Although the #EndBadGovernance protests attempted to address lingering questions from the #EndSARS era, the potential for the left to transform Nigeria’s political landscape remains a question.
Alex Batubo — The main claim by West African military juntas, when they took power in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, was that they would address the security issues in their countries. Instead have inflicted further attacks on human rights.
South Africa: The populist threat and the response of the left
Amandla! — The ANC-DA Alliance is more deeply committed to neoliberalism than even its predecessors. The need for a consolidated voice of the working class and the poor is greater than ever.
“No fist is big enough to hide the sky”: 100 years of Amilcar Cabral
Balasingham Skanthakumar — Anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist, party organizer and guerilla warfare strategist, diplomat and publicist, revolutionary theorist and internationalist, Amílcar Cabral was among the most original Marxists of the 20th century.
Nigerian government unleashes massive repression after #endhunger protests
In August, tens of thousands of Nigerians rose up to denounce the government in a movement that was organised under the slogans #endbadgovernance and #endhunger. Salvador Ousmane writes about the many still incarcerated for the crime of protest.
The Kenyan uprising: Realizing resistance after decades of plunder and poverty
Zachary J Patterson — More than two months after its government’s controversial Finance Bill 2024 sparked widespread unrest, the flame of resistance remains bright across Kenya.
Economic hardship sparks nationwide protest in Nigeria
Baba Aye — Tens of thousands of people have trooped out on the streets across Nigeria in nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against hardship and hunger, since 1 August.
Laundering carbon — The Gulf’s ‘new scramble for Africa’
Adam Hanieh — As the world’s largest exporters of crude oil and liquified natural gas, the Gulf states are reconfiguring their relationships with Africa via carbon offset projects, a shift that will have significant consequences for the trajectories of our warming planet.
Mazibuko Jara and Gunnett Kaaf look at the implications of South Africa’s new coalition government for the African National Congress-South African Communist Party-Confederation of South African Trade Union Alliance, and for the broader polity.