Black skin, white ally
The complicated relationship of Jean -Paul Sartre and Frantz Fanon.
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The global ways of white supremacy
White supremacy always relies on an international interdependence as Trump's support for white extremists in South Africa shows.
The bittersweet pursuit of liberation
Ismay Milford’s new book takes us into the world of anticolonialism, giving us a rich account of the struggles of a cohort of activists from east and central Africa.
Colonialism is not over
A new book shows how Europe is using the energy transition to exploit and under-develop the Arab world.
‘Why should we speak with you?’
An interview with Ruben Andersson on his book Illegality Inc, an ethnographic account of Europe’s efforts to halt irregular migration along Spain's borders with Africa.
Ginga, Banga, and focus
How the Palancas Negras won the hearts of Angolan football fans.
Are the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers a new era for African Football?
This week on the African Five-a-side podcast, we take a look at the kick off of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Wagner’s war on civillians
In Mali, Wagner militias are terrorizing the Fula, Tamasheq (Tuareg), and Moura population.
United by football?
At the Euros, the French national football team isn’t talking about football, but the threat posed by a resurgent, xenophobic right-wing in Europe.
The slave auction in Libya
Racism and discrimination are central to the social and cultural hierarchy in the Maghreb. Libya is no exception.
The anti-extractivism of Mdou Moctar
'Funeral for Justice' is a bracing recording that blends the critical sensibility of Frantz Fanon with the melodies of a genre born from an ongoing liberation struggle.
The complexities of solidarity
Assassinated in 1978, Henri Curiel was a Jewish Egyptian Marxist whose likely killers include fascist French-Algerian colons, the apartheid South African Bureau of State Security, and the Abu Nidal Organization.
The Blood of the Impure
The French national anthem is a pretty nasty song. It dreams, in one of its more memorable verses, that the “blood of the impure” will “irrigate our fields.”
The Arab Left at an Impasse
That the recent revolutions failed to transcend political stagnation, is a product of the way neoliberalism functions as an ideology.
Africa’s Last Colony
Western Sahara is the only non-self-governing territory on the African continent awaiting decolonization.
How the Nigerian Left imploded
It is difficult to find a credible Left political party or tendency within or outside the existing mainstream political structure in Nigeria.
Bono Gets Something Right
Has Bono made what is the best TV (you can also watch it on Youtube) commercial in the history of the World Cup?
Is north African football in decline?
North African teams failed to get out of the group stages at the 2013 African Cup of Nations. The best spin is that at least we got to see their future potentials.
Energy transitions and colonialism
Any talk about green transition and sustainability must not become a façade for neocolonial schemes of plunder and domination.
The road to Rafah
The ‘Sumud’ convoy from Tunis to Gaza is reviving the radical promise of pan-African solidarity and reclaiming an anticolonial tactic lost to history.