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Resisting the new green colonialism

Saber Ammar 08/08/24

A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritizes European energy needs over local sovereignty. In recent months, discussions about green hydrogen in Tunisia have dominated the media, particularly concerning the memorandum of (...)

Anti-imperialism for the ruling class

William Shoki 16/05/23

Although the material basis for today’s non-alignment movement stems from the constraints imposed on the developing world by American economic primacy, counterbalancing Western encirclement need not mean a pivot East. In February, South Africa (...)

Africa : The labor of land

Rama Salla Dieng 26/12/22

In order to better resist contemporary, neocolonial accumulation, we need to historicize land grabs in Africa. Contemporary land grabs and agricultural investments have generated huge attention. The transformations in land tenure, production (...)

Rwanda - United-Kingdom : A devil’s deal

Abdul Tejan-Cole 09/06/22

Rwanda’s proposed refugee deal with Britain is another strike against President Paul Kagame’s claim that he is an authentic and fearless pan-Africanist who advocates for the less fortunate. In mid-April 2022, Rwanda and Britain unveiled a pilot (...)

Ignorance, denial and insurgency in Mozambique

Corinna Jentzsch 04/01/22

A new and different state is necessary to manage the complex problems in the region, but is it possible under the current regime that has fed the conflict ? It’s been four years now since a small group of armed men targeted a police post in (...)

Kenya is Europe’s dumpsite

Naipanoi Lepapa 22/11/21

On the back of a failed COP26 climate conference : how e-waste dumping by European countries in Africa contribute significantly to climate change. While promising “urgent climate action,” European countries are still dumping electronic waste in (...)

What happened to land grabs in Africa ?

Marie Gagné, Youjin Chung 14/10/21

Violence against land rights defenders in Uganda and anti-mine protesters in South Africa. Oil palm plantations razing forests in Liberia and the island of São Tomé. Industrial waste from sugarcane plantations polluting the environment and (...)

Energy transitions and colonialism

Hamza Hamouchene 01/06/21

Any talk about green transition and sustainability must not become a façade for neocolonial schemes of plunder and domination. This post is part of the series “Climate Politricks.” The year 2020 has seen an unprecedented oil price crash, causing (...)

The need for a people-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic

Patrick Gathara 05/05/20

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, African governments should stop seeing non-governmental actors as a threat to their own legitimacy. The scenes of police viciously assaulting citizens while enforcing a nighttime curfew, as well the death by (...)