It is no surprise that funding cuts, most notably the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, have weakened countries’ health sectors, making prevention, treatment, and care of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and in its most advanced form, AIDS, exigent. … Continue reading
Category: Africa
What the Videos of the El-Fasher City Massacre Tell Us About the War in Sudan
Recently, videos circulated online depicting the massacres in Sudan by the RSF, which a Yale institute analysis of drone footage has corroborated. One video depicts RSF soldiers taunting captured men and boys before summarily executing them, a manner reminiscent of … Continue reading
Is Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré the New Face of Pan-Africanism?
Since Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s ascension to power in Burkina Faso in 2022, he has garnered a controversial reputation as a symbol of anti-imperialism for some and a continuation of military authoritarianism for others. Through rhetoric and policy, he represents a … Continue reading
Cuban in Eswatini or Nigerian in Togo? The Potential Pilot Program for American Deportees
As many are already aware, the Trump administration has promised strict mass deportation, purportedly in an effort to protect the U.S. from crime. Already, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims 600,000 people have been deported since January. Shockingly to … Continue reading
The IMF and World Bank: Neocolonial Domination, Debt Trap, and Resistance in the Global South
The Global South is currently facing what was once referred to as a “silent crisis” by the United Nations: an escalating debt emergency, with many countries struggling to pay off their debt obligations due to exorbitant interest rates, … Continue reading
La diplomatie de la Russie dans les pays du Sud : développement ou domination?
La Russie se présente comme une alternative à l’influence occidentale dans le Sud global, notamment en Afrique, grâce à des accords économiques, énergétiques et sécuritaires. Derrière un discours anticolonial séduisant, sa stratégie renforce néanmoins des formes de dépendance au service … Continue reading
Ibrahim Traoré : Un Nouveau Souffle Panafricain et Anti-Impérialiste pour le Burkina Faso
Le Burkina Faso, un pays enclavé d’Afrique de l’Ouest, traverse depuis plusieurs années une grave crise sécuritaire. Face à la montée des groupes djihadistes et islamistes dans la région du Sahel, le pays a été secoué par des attaques … Continue reading
Erasing Tamazgha (ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ): Arabization and Indigenous Marginalization in North Africa
Terminology note: The term “Berber” will be limited in this article due to its pejorative etymology, often linked to the Arab and Greek terms for “barbarian”, which historically carried connotations of savagery and contributed to the … Continue reading
The Fall of Goma: Implications of M23’s Capture
The city of Goma, a crucial hub in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has once again fallen into the hands of the M23 rebel group, which is widely believed to have support from Rwanda. This latest development … Continue reading
The Young Revolution: A Look at the 2024 Kenyan Protests and Renewed Uprising
Over the past year, Kenya has experienced significant social and political upheaval. Beginning in June 2024, mass protests led mainly by the country’s youth attracted attention both on the domestic and international stage. Driven by dissatisfaction with government policies, particularly … Continue reading