Browsing: Africa

Why is the free movement of Africans across the continent so challenging? For years, there have been appeals for African countries to relax their visa restrictions,…

Dwindling global resources and a booming world population might be one way to look at this week’s African proverb – or is it a reminder that…

Africa’s most iconic animals saw a steep decline after the arrival of colonisers. Coincidence? Our Facts of the Week explore the issue. Your insights are always…

Is ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’État’ the most important documentary of 2024? For Africans who understand the necessity of Pan-African unity, it just might be. Director…

In this clip, All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (@aaprp on X) co-founder Kwame Ture (1941-98) reminds us that African women have consistently stood on the frontlines of…

The British Museum houses around 73,000 African objects from the Benin, Dahomey and Ashanti Kingdoms (in present-day Nigeria, Benin and Ghana, respectively). In this video, Weyni…

The Sahel region has become emblematic of what is possible when Africans decide to smash the chains of neo-colonialism and seize their sovereignty. Incredibly inspirational has…

On this day in 1979, pan-Africanist singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson died at 77. During his life, Robeson’s anti-imperialist views put him in the crosshairs…

Colonialism did not just impoverish our beautiful continent economically, it systemically obliterated our institutions and structures – as a way of projecting Western hegemony. Decades later,…

‘Apostles of freedom are ever idolised when dead, but crucified when living.’ Revolutionary socialist James Connolly’s (1868-1916) words ring true now as they did in 1898.…