Zimbabwe’s seed sovereignty is under threat – and with it, the legacy of land reform
On the African continent, the question of sovereignty is not a populist watchword. It is the defining question of the moment.
Unseen costs of US tariffs: the case of Lesotho
The devastating impact of Trump’s tariffs on Lesotho prompted the government to declare a “state of disaster”, Alasow Ghedi argues, the economic crisis is a “violent outcome of a 150-year process that systematically eroded Lesotho’s economic sovereignty”.
Sankara’s revolution rises again
On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new Sahelian revolutions today
The Pan-African path to full liberation
African Liberation Day was established to honor the anti-colonial struggles of the African peoples and nations for independence, a fight which continues today with different contours
Del robo colonial a la justicia agraria: el largo camino de Sudáfrica hacia la reforma agraria
La Ley de Expropiación de Sudáfrica ha provocado un debate en el país sobre el persistente modelo racista de tenencia de la tierra en el país, además de haber desatado una disputa diplomática con Estados Unidos.
Was the Arusha Declaration snuffed out before it could shine?
The Arusha Declaration, published on 5 February 1967, was an aspirational document. Much like South Africa’s 1955 Freedom Charter, it did not describe the world as it existed. Instead, it attempted to articulate the goal of our collective struggle for complete and genuine freedom.
From colonial theft to agrarian justice: South Africa’s long road to land reform
South Africa’s Expropriation Act has provoked debate within the country over the enduring racist land tenure model in the country, and has also sparked a diplomatic row with the United States.
Liberating the land: From Africa to Palestine
In Palestine and across the African continent, national liberation from colonialism is incomplete without sovereignty over the land