Browsing: West Africa

It’s Africa’s tallest statue, a revolutionary symbol against the shackles of colonialism, a call for unity among African nations, an enduring emblem of Pan-Africanism and has…

2024 has produced both highs and lows for pan-Africanism. Imperialist-instigated wars continued to rage in many parts of the continent, including Sudan and the Democratic Republic…

Our ‘Sister Of The Year’ recognition goes to Gaza’s 10-year-old Afro-Palestinian journalist, Lama Abu Jamous. Lama (lama_jamous9 on X), the youngest reporter from Gaza, has grabbed…

The legacy of the Mali Empire endures not only in history books but also in the indelible mark it left on the conscience of African people…

Neo-colonialism, as defined by Kwame Nkrumah, is the practice of using economic, political and cultural tools to control a country without direct military occupation. The effective…

Here’s one African treasure the British could never get their thieving hands on. The Golden Stool is a sacred bit of furniture that’s been revered by…

Guinea’s first president and Pan-Africanist leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922-84), championed the revolutionary idea that Africa should ‘liquidate all dependence complex’ by striving to achieve ‘real’…

Another day, another revelation about how the US will not let African nations determine their own policies. A new investigative report reveals how activists against pesticides…

Thomas Sankara on the subtler forms of imperialism as we celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday. The Burkinabe revolutionary was born on 21st December…

Over the past couple of years, since military leaders in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger military seized power to chart a path towards pan-African unity and…