Many people do not realise that the conflict in Congo is a global issue.
Minerals over life: the plight of the Congolese people
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Africa
Today’s hidden costs of critical minerals mining in DRC recalls Dag Hammarskjöld’s death in 1961
Dag Hammarskjöld’s fatal dedication to supporting Congolese sovereignty in the face of resistance from those threatened by the loss of control over the region’s resources finds a troubling parallel in the present-day conflicts in the eastern DRC.
Cost of living crisis sparks nationwide protest in Nigeria
The ongoing nationwide protest is the third massive protest movement in 21st-century Nigeria.
West African coups: just changing masters
Mali, then Burkina Faso, and finally Niger have experienced coups d’état and subsequently formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). These military juntas are pursuing a unified policy of international rapprochement, a shared strategy in the fight against jihadists,...
Gen Z will lead the people’s revolution in Kenya
*This article was first published on The Elephant. Something truly remarkable happened in Nairobi on 18 June. For the first time since Kenya’s independence, a people-driven movement ignited largely by Gen Z (those born after 1997, also known as the fully “digitally...
The Struggle for Sudan
On April 15, 2023, an alliance between General Abdelfatih Burhan of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”), the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), collapsed, catapulting the country into an unprecedented war. The war initially...
#FeesMustFall in Nigeria
Since the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu, a wave of fee hikes has swept through public universities and secondary schools in Nigeria. Across numerous campuses, students have risen in response to these policies, registering their dissent through campaigns,...
“The World Social Forum: Still Meeting Its Challenge” | by Immanuel Wallerstein
The World Social Forum (WSF) has just ended its now biennial meeting, held this time in Tunis. It was very largely ignored by the world's mainstream press. It was attended by many skeptics who pronounced its irrelevance, something that has occurred at every meeting...
Africa: Future Trajectories for BRICS
Despite much optimism, there are clear indications that BRICS [1] lacks the capacity to function as a powerful and innovative new force in the realm of global politics and governance. Can BRICS emerge as a collective that will reject the current neoliberal order and...