Africa

This exhibition’s Panafrica exists in a post-­modernist relationship with the tradition of Pan-Africanism
Reviews & Culture

Pan-African exhibition confused by its own project

Exhibition seems to revel in making histories and events obscure
18 August 2026
Medics in the DRC are struggling to control the virus (picture: wikimedia commons)
International

Congo government fails to control Ebola outbreak

The outbreak in the DRC is set to be the deadliest in history
13 August 2026
12 year old Hector Pieterson was killed by police (Photo: WikipediaCommons)
Anti-racism

Soweto: The uprising that was the beginning of the end of South African Apartheid

Plus an interview with anti-Apartheid veteran Oupa Ngwenya
12 June 2026
Egyptians at the port of Alexandria during the Arab Spring (Photo: WikipediaCommons)
In Depth

Counter-Revolution in Egypt: interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy

An interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy
12 June 2026
Hundreds are organising against racist mobs hunting migrants (Photo: KopanangAfrica/Facebook)
Anti-racism

South Africans organise against xenophobic attacks

Violent mobs are hunting down migrants
10 June 2026
Nigerian doctors were supplied with correct protective equipment in the 2014 Ebola outbreak
International

Women and children pay price as rich ignore Ebola outbreak

In the last outbreak women and girls amounted to two‑thirds of all deaths
01 June 2026
An Ebola treatment unit used in the 2014 outbreak
In Depth

Ebola: A crisis made by capitalism

Imperialism has paved the way for the death of thousands
23 May 2026
The Tazama Oil Depot, part of the Tazama Pipeline stretching from the Indian Ocean to Ndola in Zambia (Photo: WikipediaCommons)
International

Global South will pay the price for Trump’s war on Iran

If the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues, it will push a further 45 million people into acute hunger
23 April 2026
Anti-racism

Fighting for our own emancipation—The Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester

Manchester conference brought together radicals to demand independence
05 December 2025
Sudan protest London
Comment

Sudan and Palestine are different wars—but it’s the same imperialist system

Both nations face horrors, but their realities are distinct
31 August 2025
M23 soldiers in Bunagana, DRC
International

Ceasefire deal fails to stop fighting in Congo

A deal was brokered last month in Qatar
12 August 2025
Ibrahim Traore wearing military uniform and red beret
In Depth

Is Traore the answer for Africa?

Support for Burkina Faso's leader reflects anger at imperialism
14 July 2025
Fanon revolution
Reviews & Culture

Red Africa—A powerful argument for Marxism

An important new book
27 January 2025
Maize field ravaged by drought in Zimbabwe (Photo: WFP Ncole Mwape)
Environment

Drought threatens 70 million in Africa

Africa requires immediate aid
20 August 2024
International

Stand against repression in Nigeria

Socialists and trade unionists targeted after wave of revolt
17 August 2024
Thousands in Kenya have taken to the streets to protest the finance bill (Photo: Twitter/@Honeyfarsafi)
International

Kenya’s regime retreats but uprising continues

Parliament burns, cops kill at least ten protesters
25 June 2024
International

Tax and price rises detonate mass protests in Kenya

Protesters are challenging Western-backed president Ruto
22 June 2024
International

Voters punish ruling ANC in South African election

Neoliberal policies mean poverty and racism continued after apartheid ended
31 May 2024
Genocide in Rwanda—25 years on
In Depth

Genocide in Rwanda—30 years on

Horrific killings 25 years ago were rooted in colonialism, economic crisis and scapegoating
02 April 2024
News

Banks and states plunder half a trillion dollars from Global South

Debt flows from legacy of colonialism
19 December 2023
International

Millions driven from their homes as Sudan’s generals wage war

But Tories keep borders closed to Sudanese refugees
07 September 2023
News

Battles in further education colleges and universities

89 colleges in strike ballots
29 August 2023
Long Reads

How the British Empire exported homophobia

A history of diverse sexualities in Africa
22 August 2023
Comment

A workers’ reply to imperialist meddling in Niger

Nigerian socialists write on the crisis in west Africa
15 August 2023