Africa

Nicholas Mwangi
A continental call from Africa: standing with Cuba against imperialist aggression
08 Apr 2026
With the economic strangulation of Cuba by the United States, African progressive organizations and movements are calling for broader continental solidarity.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Against Nuclear Imperialism, Kwame Nkrumah, 1960
01 Apr 2026
“We are not freeing ourselves from centuries of imperialism and colonialism only to be maimed and destroyed by nuclear weapons.”
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Rwanda’s 30-Year Assault on Congo: The Crimes, the Criminals, and the Cover-up
01 Apr 2026
Rwanda’s 30-year Assault on the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new 80-page title from Baraka Books, gets straight to the essentials.
Nicholas Mwangi
UN Declares Transatlantic Slavery the “gravest crime against humanity”
01 Apr 2026
The UN has adopted a landmark declaration, introduced by Ghana, recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity,” in a move that has intensified calls for reparations…
Jason Koebler
'A.I. Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train A.I. Are Fighting Back
18 Mar 2026
Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind A.I. training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.
Jemima Pierre, BAR Editor and Contributor
Africa and the Pan-African History of Black Studies
11 Mar 2026
This lecture was delivered on February 3, 2026, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada) for the monthly series “Black History and the Project of Black Studies.”
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
US and Israel Aid Sudan by Attacking Iran
04 Mar 2026
The US and Israel’s wholly unprovoked attack on the sovereign nation of Iran has given Sudan a hand in their own battle for sovereignty.
Black Alliance for Peace
BAP Condemns Kidnapping and Torture of Kenyan Revolutionary Leader
27 Feb 2026
Kenya presents itself as a regional stable democracy. The torture and framing of the Marxist party leader belies this narrative.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Stand Up for Sudan
25 Feb 2026
The US is funding a genocide. Of course we all know that, but how many of us know about Sudan?
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Israel’s Recognition of “Somaliland” Is Destabilizing Somalia and the Horn of Africa
18 Feb 2026
I spoke to the Black Alliance for Peace AFRICOM Watch Bulletin about Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s secessionist state, which is further destabilizing the volatile Horn of Africa.