• Sa’eed Husaini

As the pink tide swept through Latin America, Africa’s neoliberal regimes held firm. Where is Africa’s rupture —and what explains the absence of a sustained left challenge?

• Joy Wang

The ‘Sumud’ convoy from Tunis to Gaza is reviving the radical promise of pan-African solidarity and reclaiming an anticolonial tactic lost to history.

• Hauwa Mustapha

Once anchored in mass struggle and socialist politics, the feminist movement in Nigeria now navigates the contradictions of donor dependency, digital activism, and elite capture. On the podcast, we unpack: what happened?

• Elsa N Kariuki

As political discontent rises in Kenya, silencing women’s and queer rights in the pursuit of economic justice risks compromising the movement entirely.

• Niall Reddy
• William Shoki

Once a beacon of hope for militant trade unionism, Numsa’s descent into corruption and political entanglement reflects the broader struggles facing South Africa’s labor movement.

• Achan Muga

In a political landscape defined by opportunism, spectacle, and betrayal, Kenya’s youth-led protests offered a fleeting glimpse of change—only to be ensnared by the same system they sought to challenge.

• Omole Ibukun

When rising against ruling-class corruption, Nigerians must reject the hero culture that has historically undermined genuine activism.

• Ahmed Kaballo

On the deplatforming of 'African Stream.'

• Ayoola Babalola

Although the #EndBadGovernance protests attempted to address lingering questions from the #EndSARS era, the potential for the left to transform Nigeria’s political landscape remains a question.

• Kari Mugo

It's no longer just about the finance bill. Kenyans want fundamental change.

• Sa’eed Husaini

Nigeria's archives of revolutionary printmaking offers us insights into the dissident voices of the country's old left, which are surprisingly relevant today.

• Harrison Stetler

The results of France's snap election show that there is an alternative to right-wing nihilism and business-as-usual centrism.

• Emma Daitz

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Robert Sobukwe is often understood as a black nationalist. So what should we make of his close friendship with a white liberal?

• Ignacia Cortés Rojas
• Simon Adetona Akindes

Chile’s march to a progressive constitution and egalitarian transformation has stalled. What can movements in the Global South learn?

• Oyelumade Oluwakemi

Student organizing is resurging in Nigeria. But to have any impact, students must connect with struggles beyond campus.

• Sanyaolu Juwon

Nigeria’s Labor Party lost its way when it abandoned socialism for social democracy. Still, it remains essential for the labor movement to be organized under a party of its own.

• Makena Maganjo

Kenya is one of Israel’s closest allies in Africa. But the Ruto-led government isn’t alone in silencing pro-Palestinian speech.

• Maya Bhardwaj

Africa’s largest arms trader is trying to obscure its ties with apartheid Israel, and its connections to other autocratic regimes.

• Ilham Rawoot

Although the South African government is one of the most vocal supporters of the Palestinian cause, its actions tell a different story.

• Khalid Albaih

As the slaughter continues unabated in Gaza, it is abundantly clear that both the present and history are often written by the victors.