Browsing: africa

The new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) flag is flying high over Burkina Faso’s skies. On 3 March, President Ibrahim Traoré spoke during a flag-raising ceremony.…

The recent cut in US aid to Africa – which was always a Trojan horse anyway – has only bolstered the case for overcoming decades of…

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is leading the transformation of Africa by reclaiming its natural resources as part of a decolonial effort. Burkina Faso and…

It’s hard to imagine a region more devastated by neoliberal policies than Africa. As African Stream Editor-in-Chief Ahmed Kaballo argues, socialism offers a people-centred, culturally sensitive…

Rwanda has expressed strong discontent over recent US sanctions imposed on State Minister James Kabarebe. The US accuses him of contributing to the Western-backed, three-decade-long war…

Europeans long portrayed Africans as lacking culture. And yet they couldn’t resist stealing our cultural treasures in their thousands and putting them in museums around the…

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a seemingly benign entity tasked with the noble-sounding mission of “advancing democracy” worldwide – including in Africa. It was…

Rwanda has turned its back on a $99-million aid programme with Belgium – accusing the latter of blackmail. Kigali alleges that Brussels – together with the…

Donald Trump’s decision to halt USAID funding has sparked mixed reactions – particularly in Africa, where the agency has long been a key player in foreign…

On this day, 16 February 1959, Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced US-backed dictator…