Africa

Sudan is one year into a civil war that has left millions facing starvation and displacement as the conflict rages on. The internal struggle for power between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has displaced nearly 10 million people and killed more than 12,000 and...

Senegal is celebrating after Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the young, anti-establishment presidential candidate defeated the French-backed president Macky Sall to win the Presidential election. Faye’s election follows months of protests in the country, where thousands have taken to the streets against widespread poverty and neo-colonialism. Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a historian, author, and...

Millions are facing starvation and disease as the civil war in Sudan continues to escalate. The conflict, which began in April 2023 over an internal struggle for power between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has displaced nearly 6 million people and killed more than...

At least 150,000 people have been displaced in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid an escalation of fighting between the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group, a proxy force backed by Rwanda. Over one year after Angola brokered a ceasefire deal, the...

The U.S. is amplifying its war on Yemen, in retaliation for Yemen’s protest against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Meanwhile, the International Court of Justice will rule on South Africa’s case against Israeli genocide. Brian Becker is joined by Vijay Prashad, the Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social...

Now over 90 days into the genocide in Gaza, the International Court of Justice began hearing South Africa’s historic case against Israel under the Genocide Convention. A growing list of countries have announced their support for the proceedings as Israel’s ongoing bombardment rages on, having already killed 23,000 Palestinians. Lamis...

A ceasefire may be finally on the horizon for Sudan’s devastating civil war. The conflict, which began in April 2023 over an internal struggle for power between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has displaced nearly 6 million people and killed more than 12,000. Mosaab...

South Africa has filed a historic case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main judicial body for the United Nations, for crimes of genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza. Khulekani Skosana, a National Executive Committee Member of the South Africa Youth Council, discusses the significant move...

Thousands have been killed and millions have been displaced as the war in Sudan continues in its ninth month. Six million people have been displaced so far by the war which started when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formerly ruling partners in the military...

Almost seven million people have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid an escalation of fighting in the country as the M23, a proxy force backed by Rwanda, continues its offensive in violation of a ceasefire. Kambale Musavuli of the Center for Research on the Congo...