Browsing: Africa

Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré recently dedicated half of his busy work day to hosting more than 200 children on 21 November to commemorate World Children’s…

According to Scientists for Global Responsibility, the world’s militaries are to blame for approximately 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The US military stands out as…

Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member exiled in Cuba since 1984, is the only person among the top 10 on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’…

Is it a coincidence that the West favours some of Africa’s autocratic leaders? For example, take the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-97),…

India Pitts, a member of the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (@aaprp on X) and its women’s wing, All-African Women’s Revolutionary Union, has sent us exclusive footage…

When Africans are denied visas to Europe, there’s no doubt those decisions are often racist. But could they be capitalist too? African Stream’s Wambura Mwai looks…

Many people first think of China when they hear ‘Great Wall…’. Our Facts of the Week explain why Benin and its Great Walls should also be…

African Stream recently touched down in Cuba, where we met with Afro-Cuban artist Emilio O’Farrill Almendáriz. He runs an art studio and gallery in the city…

Relatives of 1985 bombing victims who belonged to the US-based MOVE liberation group called again on 9 December for the return of their kins’ remains from…

Three African nations are already part of alternative-economic-order project BRICS – and Nigeria wants to be the fourth. It’s also looking to join the G20 -…