Africa
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Scraps of Paper, Enduring Chains: Africa and the Legacy of Western Treaties
For centuries treaties have exploited Africa. From the Papal Bull, issued by Pope Nicolas V to the ICC Treaty, the West has played a significant role in dictating the terms of Africa’s international engagement. Continue reading
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Somaliland: British Colony, Palestinian Concentration Camp?
In recent months, Somaliland has become a subject of intense, unprecedented interest for the Western media. As Israeli and US officials scramble to find a destination to forcibly relocate Gaza’s population from their shattered homeland, the little-acknowledged, unrecognised breakaway statelet is increasingly viewed as an attractive option. Multiple mainstream media reports indicate officials in Tel… Continue reading
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Billionaire-backed Global Citizen whitewashes Kagame’s invasion of DRC
John Legend’s concert in Rwanda signaled global elite support for Paul Kagame amid his bloody invasion of the DRC. The event was organized by Global Citizen, a pseudo-activist NGO backed by corporations hungry for Africa’s resource wealth. Continue reading
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Sahel Alliance and Russia: successful joint fight against terror
The new joint successes of the Alliance of Sahel States and Russia once again confirm who is really fighting the terrorist threat and who was just pretending or – even worse – who actively encouraged terrorist groups and continues to do so. Continue reading
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Losing his bearings, Macron attacks Africa and Russia in a provocative speech
At the annual conference of ambassadors on January 6 at the Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron, outlining France’s foreign policy priorities for 2025, once again demonstrated a complete lack of strategic vision and understanding of international dynamics, which are now more complex and volatile than ever. Continue reading
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The Eighth Continent Is the Continent of Sleaze: The Fiftieth Newsletter (2024)
Thursday, 12 December 2024 — The Tricontinental Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. The eighth continent is the Continent of Sleaze. You and I have never been there, only heard rumours about it. On that continent, there are rivers of money in which corporate executives bathe and from which… Continue reading
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France Must Go from Africa Is the Slogan of the Hour: The Forty-Ninth Newsletter (2024)
A cascade of anti-French sentiment continues to sweep across the belt of the Sahel in Africa: joining Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, Chad and Senegal demanded in November that the French government withdraw its military from their territories. From the western border of Sudan to the Atlantic Ocean, French armed forces, which have been in… Continue reading
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How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa
In Africa, the leading forces of capitalism have ruthlessly wielded a neoliberal conception of corruption to undermine states’ sovereignty and open the continent to plunder at the hands of Western multinational corporations. Continue reading
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Pillage, Terrorism, Domination: Françafrique put to the test by history
A love relation, some will say. Of slavery, others will say. But what is Françafrique, really? A marriage contract between France and Africa, where the former takes everything and the latter gives everything? Or simply a love story that went wrong? Let’s discover together the secrets of this toxic relationship. Continue reading
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Zigzags of fate—the life of a Russian national in Africa
120 years ago, on October 21, 1904, an unprecedented downpour hit the oasis of Aïn Séfra in the Algerian Sahara. Its torrents swept away the mud huts and claimed the lives of many villagers. Among them was a Russian national, 27-year-old Isabelle Eberhardt, who was buried in a Muslim cemetery. Continue reading
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Emmanuel Macron’s speech at the UN: a smokescreen to hide France’s colonial legacy in Africa
In the kingdom of hypocrisies, Emmanuel Macron reigns supreme. While France claims to defend the values of freedom and democracy, its president perpetuates a colonial legacy in Africa, where French economic and political interests always take precedence over the aspirations of the people. Welcome to 21st-century “Françafrique,” where history is rewritten, and domination is disguised… Continue reading
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African nations push for urgent UN reforms and call the current format illegitimate
The demand for reform is also supported by the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and countries such as China which want greater representation from the developing countries in global decision making. Continue reading
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Rhodesians never die: NATO’s mercenary zombies jive on
The death knell of NATO’s mercenaries in Kursk can be traced, via Hollywood’s Blood Diamond movie, all the way back to Rhodesia’s Bush War, where Rhodesia’s SAS, their Selous Scouts, and their Rhodesian Light Infantry, arguably history’s best and deadliest special forces ever, won all their battles, and, according to themselves at least, killed up to 15,000 insurgents, whilst suffering only… Continue reading
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Monkeypox: Soap Opera of the Summer or New Edition of the Pandemic of Fear?
On Wednesday, August 14, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on behalf of WHO, declared an “international public health emergency” due to monkeypox. He cited the existence in several African countries of 40,000 cases and 1,456 deaths from this cause since 2022. He called for the governments of different countries around the world to equip themselves with large… Continue reading
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Watch: Who Benefits from Africa’s Poverty? PD Lawton RTF Lecture
If you every wonder where the low-intensity perpetual wars to keep countries destabilized are worst, it must be Africa. This is a slow moving 2 hours long lecture that needs a movie night and a cup of tea. Hegemonic madness has been with us for a long time. The lecturer mentions that this is a… Continue reading
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The Ruthless and Desperate Pursuit of U.S. Influence and Access Over Africa
On June 25, 2024, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) convened the African Chiefs of Defense (ACHOD) Conference in Botswana. The conference, purportedly to “strategize on counter terrorism, collaborate on crisis response and the importance of civilian and military relations,” has been held annually since 2017. This latest ACHOD was the first to convene in Africa. The earlier… Continue reading
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Laundering Carbon and the New Scramble for Africa
Reports suggested that Blue Carbon—a company privately owned by Sheikh Ahmed al-Maktoum, a member of Dubai’s ruling family—had signed deals promising the firm control over vast tracts of land across the African continent. These deals included an astonishing 10 percent of the landmass in Liberia, Zambia and Tanzania, and 20 percent in Zimbabwe. Altogether, the area… Continue reading
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In Africa They Say, ‘France, Get Out!’: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2024)
Thursday, 9 May 2024 — The Tricontinental Liby Ousmane Lougué (Burkina Faso), Papa Roger, 2020. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 2 October 1958, Guinea declared its independence from France. Guinea’s President Ahmed Sékou Touré clashed against France’s President Charles De Gaulle, who tried to strong arm Touré… Continue reading
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Revolution in the Sahel?
On July 26, 2023 in a military coup d’etat, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and took control of the country. This followed recent coups in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Conakry, Mali, and Chad. Continue reading
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What’s Happening in Niger Is Far From a Typical Coup
On July 26, 2023, Niger’s presidential guard moved against the sitting president—Mohamed Bazoum—and conducted a coup d’état. A brief contest among the various armed forces in the country ended with all the branches agreeing to the removal of Bazoum and the creation of a military junta led by Presidential Guard Commander General Abdourahamane “Omar” Tchiani.… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 