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Cost of the Ukraine War Felt in Africa, Global South

May 1, 2022

While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions around the world. Even when these […]

‘From Africa to Palestine’: African, Palestinian Activists Pledge to Fight Israeli Apartheid (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

March 16, 2022

Civil society activists from 21 countries across Africa gathered in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from March 10 to 12, to mobilize support for Palestine, the Pan-African Palestine Solidarity (PAPSN) Network said in a press release, […]

In First, African Activists Meet in Dakar to Mobilize for Palestine

March 9, 2022

Activists from across Africa are gathering in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from March 10 to 12, to mobilize support for Palestine, the Pan-African Palestine Solidarity (PAPSN) Network said in a press release, a copy of […]

Bombshells in Ukraine – A Poem

March 3, 2022

Tragic that bombs now reign supreme evacuate, leave for safety but not all can get on the busses Outside tv stations and nations come in solidarity Refugees welcome The signs read The literate students and […]

Doing Business with Apartheid: Why Africa Must Reject Israeli Colonialism

February 16, 2022

The current split in the African Union (AU) over Israel’s Observer membership status is emblematic of a larger conflict that could potentially split the African continent’s largest political institutions. Africa is currently facing one of […]

PAPSN: AU Ignores Foundational Values By Upholding Apartheid Israel’s Observer Status

February 7, 2022

[Editor’s Note: The Pan African Palestine Solidarity Network (PAPSN) issued the following statement regarding the African Union (AU) Summit on Sunday and the way that Israel’s ‘observer status’ was handled by AU leaders and new […]

Palestinian Fans React to Egypt-Senegal CAF Final (PHOTOS)

February 7, 2022

Football fans gather in a local restaurant in Gaza City to watch the Egypt-Senegal Africa Cup of Nations (CAF) final.  The game ended with Senegal clinching the title following a dramatic game, which outcome was […]

Algerian FM Says AU Decision to Grant Israel Observer Status is ‘Double Mistake’

February 5, 2022

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has denounced African Union (AU) decision to grant Israel observer status as a “double mistake”, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. “We were not the ones who initiated the granting of […]

Shtayyeh Calls on African Union Summit to Withdraw Israel’s Observer Status

February 5, 2022

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh on Saturday called on the African Union (AU) to withdraw Israel’s observer status, stressing that accepting it as an observer in the AU will be an unmerited reward for its […]

The Omicron Shame: Why is the World Punishing instead of Helping Africa?

December 13, 2021

The decision by several governments across the globe to institute travel bans on seven African countries, starting on November 27, due to the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, was perceived to be hasty […]

Report: Israeli Spyware Hacks Phones of Senior US Officials

December 4, 2021

The iPhones of at least nine senior US officials have been hacked by sophisticated spyware developed by Israeli-based NSO Group, Reuters revealed on Friday. The US officials are employees of the US State Department, Reuters […]

Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa

October 25, 2021

When the news circulated that Morocco’s leading political group, the Development and Justice Party (PJD), has been trounced in the latest elections, held in September, official media mouthpieces in Egypt celebrated the news as if […]

Empty Gestures or Substantive Change? On the Nobel Prize in Literature and Its Discontents

October 18, 2021

The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature is welcome news, especially as the Swedish Academy is historically known for lacking in diversity, as if intellectual creativity is […]

Africa and Its Modern History are Natural Extension of Just Struggle of Palestinian People

October 15, 2021

There are those who suggest as very much a fait accompli that the African Union’s acceptance of Israel’s accession to its institutions, as an observer member, regardless of the crimes of the occupation against the […]

Palestine’s Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really ‘Winning’ Africa?

August 24, 2021

The decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer status membership in the AU was the culmination of years of relentless Israeli efforts aimed at co-opting Africa’s largest political institution. […]

Where Best to Ride out the Climate Apocalypse? The Billionaires’ Bunker Fantasies Go Mainstream

August 20, 2021

Having written posts on this blog for several years now, I have become ever more sensitive to how we, as news consumers, are subject to ideology – the invisible, shifting sands of our belief system. […]

The Politics of Cheering and Booing: On Palestine, Solidarity and the Tokyo Olympics

August 4, 2021

When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five athletes – adorned in traditional Palestinian attire and carrying the Palestinian flag – crossed into Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium during the inauguration ceremony on July 23, I was overcome with […]

Hamas Praises Algeria’s Support for Palestine

August 2, 2021

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas on Sunday praised the Algerian stance on supporting the Palestinian issue and rejecting normalization of ties with Israel, a statement announced. “We also highly evaluate the steadfast Algerian efforts […]

14 African States Agree to Reject Israel’s Membership in the African Union

August 1, 2021

Algerian and international media outlets have reported that Algeria has officially begun forming an African block to reject Israel’s membership in the African Union. The online newspaper Rai Al-Youm reported that South Africa, Tunisia, Eritrea, […]

The Two-State Compromise Normalizes Israeli Colonialism

July 29, 2021

Following the signing of last year’s Abraham Accords brokered by the Trump administration, the international community woke up to the normalisation of Israel’s colonization of Palestine; nobody seemed to be particularly averse to this. It […]

The Little Talked About Covid-19 ‘Variants’: Vaccine Mismanagement Will Have Dire Repercussions

July 27, 2021

Do you remember the United Nations Millennium Development Goals? If not, you are not alone.  These ambitious goals, which included the eradication of “extreme poverty and hunger”, to “combating lethal diseases” and “reducing child mortality […]

‘A Day of Celebrations’: Israel is Now a Member of the African Union

July 23, 2021

After nearly two decades of trying, Israel has finally been granted observer status at the African Union, the Israel Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday. Israel was a member of the AU’s forerunner, the Organization of African […]

Algerian President Vows Continued Solidarity with Palestine

July 15, 2021

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Wednesday that Algeria and its people would continue to stand by Palestine and its cause, stressing that Palestine will remain a political and religious qibla for Algerians and Arabs, […]

Facebook Blocks Ex Mauritania Minister for Welcoming Hamas Leader

June 23, 2021

Facebook blocked former Mauritanian Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham from posting on his page after he welcomed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who is visiting Nouakchott, Safa news agency reported yesterday. The former official welcomed Haniyeh […]

Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Heads to Mauritania after Morocco Visit

June 22, 2021

A high-level delegation from the Palestinian movement Hamas, led by the chief of the movement’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, arrived on Monday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott following a five-day visit to Morocco. A Hamas […]

Palestine Mon Amour, You are Not Alone

May 24, 2021

An evocative French film set in a Hiroshima destroyed by the United States atomic bomb has been haunting me these dreadful days of carnage in Gaza. I refer to the 1959 anti-war masterpiece Hiroshima Mon […]

The Myth of Peace in the Middle East: Deconstructing the Naturalization Narrative

April 16, 2021

This critical essay deconstructs the political narrative surrounding the naturalization agreements that have occurred between some Arab countries and Israel formally known as the Abrahamic Accords or Jared Kushner’s plan for peace in the Middle […]

The Clandestine War on Africa: France’s Endgame in Mali

April 12, 2021

In a recent report, the United Nations Mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, concluded that, on January 3, French warplanes had struck a crowd attending a wedding in the remote village of Bounti, killing 22 […]

Equatorial Guinea to Move Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

February 19, 2021

Equatorial Guinea is to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister’s office said Friday, following the controversial lead of former US President Donald Trump. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema announced the planned […]

Palestinians Praise African Union ‘Historical’ Statement on Palestine, Israeli Occupation

February 8, 2021

Israeli efforts at co-opting Africa countries received a major setback on Saturday, February, 6 when the African Union issued a strong statement of solidarity with Palestine, condemning Israel’s illegal settlement activities and the US’s so-called […]

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