Africa

A tarnished halo: Reassessing Nelson Mandela’s legacy 10 years after his death
Dale T McKinley — The tenth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's death provides a fitting opportunity to assess the legacy of a man whose life was, and remains, a source of fulsome praise and inspiration as well as trenchant criticism.

Sudan's tragedy: Could it happen elsewhere?
Namaa Al-Mahdi — The new commodity that the world powers are interested in is human-free land, to enable exploitation and expansion of neo-colonial interests. This is what is happening in Sudan.

Turkey: The imperialist scramble in Africa and Erdoğan's position
Yusuf Karadaş — Erdoğan's government is among the regimes that are trying to use the reactions against colonialism in Africa (especially in Muslim countries) and the struggle for domination between imperialists, as an opportunity for their own expansionist ambitions.

(Statements) African progressives on the coup in Niger
A regularly updated collection of statements by African socialists, trade unions and democratic forces on the recent coup in Niger.

Renewing the Left: Not just doom and gloom
Mercia Andrews — This article seeks to respond to the questions: where is the South African Left, what has happened to it, and why has it become so fragmented and marginal?
Julius Nyerere: Legacy and defeated dreams in Tanzania

Western Sahara: An albatross on the African Union’s conscience

By Nizar K. Visram
The labour movement in Zimbabwe: Prospects and challenges for 2017

Obama’s Africa policy – an expanding military footprint to grab resources
