‘People think we are only surviving bombs here. But we are also surviving erasure—of our stories, our hopes, our entire selves.’ A. Mansour
The genocide in Gaza isn’t just attacking our bodies, it’s erasing our memories
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Burkina Faso: Traoré, a conservative, anti-democratic despot
‘It is impossible to understand Burkina Fasso’s two coups without considering the dominant fact in the Sahel at that point: the Jihadist war that has been raging in Mali since 2012, and has engulfed Burkina from 2016–18 onwards’ ~ Rahmane Idrissa.
Fortress Israel: Zionism, empire, and the colonial garrison at the heart of the Arab world
Palestine is not a humanitarian crisis. It is a political struggle against racial capitalism, settler colonialism, and global empire.
Ruth First—100 years
As we marked the centenary of the birth of an important leader of the ANC and SACP, Ruth First, Amandla! talked with Rob Davies, former Minister of Trade and Industry and a colleague of Ruth First at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo before her assassination.
If only land were expropriated in South Africa…
In the past five years, very little land has been redistributed, and one of the central reasons has been the chronic underfunding of land reform.
Violence Against Boys and Men
As a society, we have to incorporate into our collective consciousness and violence prevention efforts that males make up a larger percentage of victims of violence.
Reflections on 10 years of Rhodes Must Fall
The Rhodes Must Fall (RMF) movement was about more than the removal of a statue; it sought to make visible and challenge the structures of oppression the statue symbolised.
GBV in the LGBTQIA+ community: what is the picture and what are the ways to counter it?
Gender-based violence (GBV) has become increasingly prevalent within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Respect local organisation
You cannot helicopter in a GBV programme and expect it to work. You must work with the people who already hold the community together.