Imperialism does not localize
In 1973, Josie Fanon interviewed then-ANC president Oliver Tambo about Israel and apartheid South Africa. Originally printed in French, it is now available in English for the first time.
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L’impérialisme ne localise pas
En 1973, Josie Fanon a interviewé Oliver Tambo, alors président de l’ANC, à propos d’Israël et de l’apartheid en Afrique du Sud. Il est désormais disponible pour la première fois depuis sa publication originale.
Spectacles of incompetence
Given his track record of sowing division and making empty promises, South Africans should be wary of treating its new Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture as a lovable buffoon.
Resisting the new green colonialism
A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritizes European energy needs over local sovereignty.
The keyboard warriors are winning
Digital activism is playing a significant role in amplifying the impact of the #RejectFinanceBill2024 and #RutoMustGo protests, but how effective can it ultimately be?
Ending our spectator citizenship
Anti-government protests have spread to Uganda, where ordinary people are tired of passively accepting elite misrule.
Not only kafala
Domestic workers in the Gulf typically face a double bind: as a foreign worker, you are governed by kafala laws, while as a female, you are governed by the male guardianship system.
The mad man
As he loses his grip on power, Kenya’s president is losing the plot.
Nairobi’s disastrous flood response
Days before mass protests broke out across Kenya, the national government enacted a mass, unjustified forced removal campaign across Nairobi.
Kenya’s third liberation movement
It's no longer just about the finance bill. Kenyans want fundamental change.
How to defeat the right
The results of France's snap election show that there is an alternative to right-wing nihilism and business-as-usual centrism.
Dear Mr Ruto
What does it benefit a man to gain a finance bill but lose his country?
France? Nothing good comes of it
In France, the nationalist right wing is ascendant. This week on the AIAC podcast, we discuss the country’s upcoming legislative elections.
Who is greening Nairobi?
For some years now, the people of Eastlands in Nairobi have been remaking the city in their own image of green development.
Socialismo pink
A solidariedade socialista na Angola e Moçambique pós-coloniais tornou as pessoas queer invisíveis. Revisitar esse apagamento nos ajuda a reinventar a libertação de forma legítima.
Pink socialism
Socialist solidarity in postcolonial Angola and Mozambique rendered queer people invisible. Revisiting this erasure helps us imagine liberation anew.
The psychology of oppression and liberation
What would Fanon say about the ongoing genocide in Palestine?
Uprising in Kenya
This week on the AIAC podcast we’re talking about #RejectFinanceBill2024 and #RutoMustGo, the youth-led movements against Kenya’s out-of-touch elites.
I just want the beach
On the island of Fanon’s birth, French colonial violence persists.
What to do about the South African economy?
Some progressive economists argue that a bigger budget deficit is the solution to the country’s socio-economic woes. But it isn’t that straightforward.