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Iran today, Africa tomorrow

What is being done to Iran today could be done to Africa tomorrow. Africa must reject this illegal war.

TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 2: Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attacks that erupted on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

US’s new scramble for Africa is biomedical imperialism

From Zimbabwe to Zambia, US health deals are raising fears of a new era of biomedical extractivism.

BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE - JANUARY 28: Health workers extract Covid-19 specimens in the laboratory at Mpilo Central Hospital on January 28, 2021 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Covid-19 related mortality rates have increased at Zimbabwe's second largest hospital and authorities have decided to test all 2,100 staff members and all patients currently admitted to the public hospital. The hospital is now recording an average of 10-12 deaths per day from all its wards, an increase from 3-7 deaths. (Photo by KB Mpofu/Getty Images)

Africa must boycott the 2026 World Cup

Africa faces a historic sporting and moral choice over the US-hosted tournament.

US President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup trophy, with Vice President JD Vance and FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Belgium’s Lumumba case raises a question Africa still avoids

Much of postcolonial Africa still fails to confront the political vision for which Patrice Lumumba was eliminated.

(From R) Murdered Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba's relatives Yema Lumumba and Mehdi Lumumba, German lawyer of ECCHR NGO Wolfgang Kaleck, and Belgian lawyers Jehosheba Bennett and Christophe Marchand hold a press conference following a hearing before a Belgian court to weigh prosecuting the sole surviving suspect over the 1961 killing, in Brussels on January 19, 2026.

Nigeria must not become America’s next battlefield

Inflammatory US rhetoric risks turning Nigeria’s internal crisis into an excuse for military intervention.

Newspapers with articles reporting U.S. President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians hang at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2025 [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]

Benin’s real coup already happened under President Talon

The failed coup exposed how far Benin’s democracy has already decayed.

A vendor looks at newspapers displayed on a stall in Cotonou, on December 08, 2025.

Trump’s war on South Africa betrays a sinister threat

Trump’s attacks on South Africa expose an old Western reflex to punish African sovereignty.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at McDonald's Impact Summit in Washington, DC on November 17, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

The Church of England owes Zimbabwe more than an apology

From colonial conquest to cover-ups, the Church’s power in Africa was built on empire, silence and denial.

epa12427287 Dame Sarah Mullally poses for a portrait after being named the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England's nearly 500-year history at Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Britain, 03 October 2025. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the Church of England and the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican faith. Mullally becomes the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury following the resignation of her predecessor, Justin Welby, in November 2024 over his failure to report prolific child abuser John Smyth. EPA/NEIL HALL

The US and Russia’s proxy war is bleeding Africa

Behind anti-colonial slogans, the Sahel is the front line of a new Cold War – and Africans bear the cost.

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Trump, send your deportees to Europe not Africa

Deal with them in the US; failing that, let the former colonial powers bear the burden they helped create.

Trump sits at the Resolute Desk, surrounded by representatives from the DRC and Rwanda.