Africa

Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, discusses the escalating proxy war in Yemen, which has sparked “an unprecedented crisis in the Saudi-UAE alliance.” As the UAE and Israel seek to fragment Yemen, Cafiero explains how the war reveals a growing “axis of fragmentation” reshaping the region, with the UAE...

After the recent massacre in El Fasher, the eyes of the world have shifted to Sudan, but the conflict remains little-understood by outsiders. The country’s civil war, between the internationally recognized Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has directly killed over 150,000, displaced 10 million people,...

Kambale Musavuli of the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa explains how eastern Congo is facing a “de facto annexation” by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, with U.S.-backed forces driving a war that has already killed millions in the scramble for the country’s vast mineral wealth. He reveals that American companies, including...

Wahid Ben Ali of the International Peoples Assembly joins us to discuss the “GenZ 212” uprising in Morocco. Thousands are flooding the streets to demand free healthcare, education, jobs, and an end to corruption. “The [Moroccan government] are letting people live like animals while building billion-dollar stadiums,” says Ben Ali,...

Jonis Ghedi-Alasow, director of Pan Africanism Today, joins the show to discuss the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States. The alliance between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger formed as a result of the popular anti-colonial uprising that swept Niger in 2023. Ghedi-Alasow discusses how AES, a counterweight to...

Mahjoub Maliha of the Collective of Saharawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) joins the show to discuss Morocco’s decades-long occupation of Western Sahara, known as Africa’s last colony, and the growing backlash to former South African President Jacob Zuma’s recent visit to Rabat, where he recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the territory....

Kambale Musavuli, an analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa, joins The Freedom Side to discuss the June 27 peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda. The deal aims to put an end to the Rwanda-backed M23 violence that has killed and displaced hundreds of thousands. Musavuli will...

Booker Ngesa Omole, General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist Kenya, joins the show from Nairobi, where mass youth-led protests have erupted against the deepening economic crisis and police repression enabled by President William Ruto. Ngesa Omole explains how this week’s protests were sparked by the commemoration of the #EndBadGovernance...

Roger McKenzie, the International Editor of the Morning Star and author of The Rebirth of the African Phoenix, joins the show to discuss the significance of Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow alongside world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping. McKenzie argues that Traoré’s visit...

Dr. Ghidewon Abay-Asmerom joins the show to discuss Eritrean Independence Day and why Eritrea, one of the most demonized and sanctioned countries in Africa, remains a target of US hostility. He explains how, 34 years after independence, Eritrea has achieved stronger health and education outcomes than many US-aligned African states,...