Debt relief for Sudan gives the Sudanese goverment a lifeline to continue to oppress its people. Yet, the reasons for Sudan’s external indebtedness derive from various forms of corruption that many Western governments turn a blind eye to

The axiom ‘African solutions to African problems’ hides complex issues that require untangling as the problems conceal many agendas. Focusing on governance, development and institution-building will assist in future conflict prevention

The East African Community (EAC) modeled on the EU has enormous potential and resources. Resolving political differences and harmonizing with other regional blocks remains the foremost challenges

There is no doubt about the monumental contribution of Nelson Mandela to the freedom struggle in South Africa. But still his personal life and political choices as the first black president raise troubling questions

The Dominican Republic, which defines itself in opposition to Haiti, has enraged its Caribbean neighbours by preparing to deport a quarter million residents of Haitian descent. Dominican racial views are well known

‘The whites of the land’ who rule the Dominican Republic have over time increasingly become the agents of racist propaganda and actions against Haitians, Dominicans of Haitian-descent and Dominicans " accused " of being Haitian

As we evaluate the outcomes of the recent UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, one lesson that we are invited to learn, again, relates to our strategy for getting effective action taken on the ongoing climate catastrophe and other critical environmental problems. Is lobbying elites to change their behaviour an effective strategy for change?

Nelson Mandela's passing has drawn responses from throughout the US and the world. To oppressed and working people Mandela was a symbol and example of self-sacrifice and lifelong commitment to revolutionary change.

The life and struggles of Mandela have important and urgent lessons especially for young people in Africa today. As for his many critics who rightly point out many opportunities the South African icon missed, they should be thankful that he was just a human being who dared to try

As the world celebrates Mandela, the quintessential public servant who chose the path of principle and integrity over expedience and personal aggrandisement, it must not be forgotten that Africa still crawls with assorted charlatans and tribal plutocrats who should be resisted

The Revolution that Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to so many years ago has not yet been completed. We still inhabit a world in which black people are routinely devalued, denigrated and disrespected

Mandela’s greatest contribution is that he tried his best to secure a prosperous and happy future for everyone in South Africa, but the greed of the architects of apartheid backed by the West betrayed him. The victims of apartheid in the end gave far more to “reconciliation” than the perpetrators

In this new introduction to Nelson Mandela’s book, Prof Gumede compares the ANC leadership of Mandela’s generation and the situation today. He concludes that in many respects, the liberation party is now a fading memory

In Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was an example of the best that Africa has to offer - indeed a giant amongst giants. He was aware that peace and democracy were dangerously threatened by poverty of the people

We owe it to Mandela to assess his qualities as a politician and leader, and his true impact on South Africa, rather than simply remembering what was done to him by others

Whilst Mandela's death forces South Africans to reflect on the post-apartheid state he helped create, for the rest of the world Mandela's life and legacy resonate deeply because his progressive nationalism was fundamentally a struggle for human freedom and dignity, for social justice and equality

Mandela is indisputably an icon of resistance and his positive legacies should be evaluated alongside his negative legacies

"The Bill is an evidence of a growing trend in Africa and elsewhere, whereby governments are trying to exert more control over independent groups using so-called ‘NGO laws’”

Campaign groups Greenpeace and the Oakland Institute say work and forest clearing has been conducted in violation of national law, despite fierce local opposition, and would destroy a forested area of vital biodiversity surrounded by protected areas

Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have voted with their feet to escape one of the most ruthless and brutal dictatorships in Africa. But Saudi Arabia where many of them have ended up is no better than their own motherland