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Mali protests highlight French influence
Fanny Pigeaud 07/02/22
While sanctions imposed by ECOWAS may have triggered recent protests, a much deeper rejection of French control is surfacing in Mali. On January 14, tens of thousands of people gathered in Bamako and other cities around Mali to protest against (…)
Small country, big struggle
Mike Marqusee 26/08/10
Swaziland is a small country with a big problem. The 1.3 million inhabitants of the land-locked southern African kingdom live under the thumb of one of the world’s last absolute monarchies, a venal and repressive regime whose plunder of the (…)
Contracts to Corrupt
Justin Pearce, Rafael Marques 22/06/10
The MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola), the party that has ruled Angola since independence in 1975, last year affirmed its status as a party of the left, concerned with the most disadvantaged members of society. The reality is (…)
The struggle for democracy
Mary Ndlovu 24/09/08
In the past, Zimbabweans have looked to African heads of state to support their struggle for democracy. But in the face of their refusal to act, civil society organisations are considering more direct kinds of action. Mary Ndlovu writes from (…)