Abdullah Ibrahim
South Africa

South African jazz legend and anti-apartheid icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91

Abdullah Ibrahim’s death has drawn an outpouring of tributes from across the world, celebrating his extraordinary musical legacy and his lifelong contribution to the struggle against apartheid and the global genre of jazz.

Nicholas Mwangi
June 19, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, listens to Ghana's President Nana Afuko Addo, right, with Senegal's President Macky Sall, and European Council President Charles Michel, left, standing at white podiums with their respective nations' flags behind them
France Ghana

Ghana’s reparatory justice conference draws criticism over Macron invitation

Ghana is set to host a major High-Level Consultative Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra from June 17–19, building on a landmark United Nations resolution by developing a global framework for reparatory justice.

Nicholas Mwangi
June 12, 2026
Benin visits Burkina Faso
Benin

Benin seeks reset with AES as new president visits Niger and Burkina Faso

After years of strained relations between Benin and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), newly-elected President Romuald Wadagni visited Niger and Burkina Faso this week in a bid to revive diplomatic ties and strengthen cooperation with the bloc.

Nicholas Mwangi
June 5, 2026
Kenya protest against femicides
Kenya

Kenyan women protest femicide and violence

Kenya is facing a growing crisis of femicide, gender-based violence, and missing children, women-led movements and grassroots activists to stage protests on June 1 demanding immediate government action.

Nicholas Mwangi
June 4, 2026
DRC Ebola outbreak: growing concerns over delayed response, health system stability
Africa

DRC Ebola outbreak: growing concerns over delayed response, health system stability

The most recent Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda has sounded the alarm among health workers and activists, raising concerns about health system stability in the region.

Nicholas Mwangi and Ana Vracar
June 1, 2026
SACP flag
South Africa

South Africa’s Conference of the Left issues a bold call for working-class unity

The Conference of the Left in South Africa has brought together a wide range of left-wing political parties, socialist organizations, and progressive movements in an effort to forge greater unity, coordination, and collective action among working-class forces.

Nicholas Mwangi
May 30, 2026
Kenyan socialists and leftists raise international revolutionary flags during a forum for African Liberation Day
Africa

Africa Liberation Day 2026: The renewed struggle for sovereignty and liberation

African Liberation Day was commemorated across Africa by movements and organizations calling for the defense of sovereignty, stronger organizing, and deeper international solidarity.

Nicholas Mwangi
May 27, 2026
Members of AbM gather in protest of PIE Amendment Bill
South Africa

“A declaration of war against the poor”: AbM leads resistance against South Africa’s anti-occupation bill

The PIE Amendment Bill gazetted in 2026 is facing criticism for the changes it seeks to make to a law that was originally introduced after apartheid to protect poor and vulnerable communities from arbitrary evictions and homelessness.

Nicholas Mwangi
May 23, 2026