Africa
Mali’s Useless Coup Proves Nkrumah’s Vision–Africa Must Unite
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Wikimedia Commons. The army has seized government in Mali. It’s a useless coup that will not last long. The sooner it’s ...
Scientists Puzzled by Africa’s relatively low COVID-19 Death Rate
[Africa\COVID-19] Science: “So what explains the huge gap between antibody data on the one hand and the official case and death counts on the ...
COVID-19 in Africa: Regional Cooperative Action Needed as Cases top 1 Million
[COVID-19\ Africa] Amnesty International: “The one million figure is a grim reality for the African continent, and one that must spur urgent action from ...
African Women Face Pandemics of Gender Violence and COVID-19
[COVID-19\Gender Violence] Al Jazeera: “African countries are not unique in this pattern of increased gender-based violence during the pandemic. The UN has warned of ...
R.I.P—Michael Brooks Worked to Unite Global Multi-racial Left
Brooks. A light is dimmed. I feel confused, angry, and sick to the stomach. The notion that one can be here one day, and ...
Michael Brooks, Rest In Peace Good Brother—Thanks For Shining Light on America, The Dark Continent
Michael, when he appeared on my show on WBAI 99.5 FM Radio in February. On Monday morning I overheard some music that triggered ...
The Gates Foundation’s “Green Revolution” in Africa: Agribusiness Wins, Small Scale Farmers Lose
Fourteen years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller Foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with the stated goal of ...
Gabon Appoints First Female Prime Minister Ossouka Raponda
[Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda] Reuters: “Ossouka Raponda, 56, is the sixth prime minister appointed since Bongo succeeded his father in 2009. Her first job ...
Black Lives Matter Shines Light on Police Brutality in Africa
[Police Brutality\Africa] Campbell: “Police use of excessive force is an old song in Africa, and reform is difficult. Police forces tend to have been ...
BBC: Egypt and South Africa Main Hotspots for COVID-19
[Africa\COVID-19\] BBC: “South Africa has the highest recorded number of total cases, while Egypt has the largest number of recorded coronavirus deaths.” Photo: YouTube
