Africa

Zimbabwe defies West

Africa’s ZANU-PF wins in landslide Zimbabwe held national harmonized elections on July 31 that returned President Robert Mugabe to office…

August 8, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 11

Domesticating the hunters – Knight’s hypothesis British anthropologist Chris Knight has joined a host of militant workers in capitalist society…

August 4, 2013

Protests greet Obama on Africa tour

S. African groups raise Palestine, AFRICOM, U.S. political prisoners President Barack Obama visited three African states during late June and…

July 9, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 6

Hominin origins and evolution We turn now to speculation on the origins and evolution of humanity. In this section, we…

June 26, 2013

African Union summit raises withdrawal from International Criminal Court

Over 50 member-states of the African Union concluded its 21st Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 27. The regional…

June 5, 2013

Solidarity conference with African Revolution

In Detroit, the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice held a conference on May 18 entitled “Africa & U.S.…

May 22, 2013

‘Left Forum’ in NYC to discuss economic/ecological transformation

Organizers of the Left Forum announced on May 9 that Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera will address the conference’s…

May 17, 2013

Novelist Chinua Achebe bared colonialism’s impact

“Things Fall Apart” and “No Longer at Ease” are perhaps the best known novels to emerge from not only Africa…

March 27, 2013

Kenyatta wins Kenya elections: Pressure from U.S., Britain and ICC backfires

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru ­Kenyatta has won the presidential election in the East African nation of Kenya. Kenyatta, son of…

March 13, 2013

Africa-South America Summit calls for cooperation

Some 63 governments from two continents took part in the Third Africa-South America Summit, held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, under…

March 10, 2013