France seeks to rebrand itself as a partner of African sovereignty rather than as a custodian of neocolonialism while the living legacy of anti-colonial resistance across Africa remains a decisive force.
Vijay Prashad: France’s Shadow Over Africa
Tag: Ghana
Vijay Prashad: UN Approves Slavery Reparations
The U.N. General Assembly voted today for the Global North to apologize and pay reparations for slavery by a vote of 123-3-52, with only the U.S., Israel and Argentina voting against. The E.U. abstained.
America’s New Cold War in Africa
Vijay Prashad says Washington’s approach to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit last month was guided by its broader New Cold War agenda.
Craig Murray: Telling Lies on an International Scale
Despite what the Murdoch press and other media may be reporting, Ghana helps refugees, it does not imprison them.
Craig Murray: My Day With Prince Philip
Below is the story of a day touring Tema, Ghana, with Prince Philip, in this chapter from Murray’s book The Catholic Orangemen of Togo. The reader may be surprised.
Reclaiming Africa’s Early Post-Independence History
The authors respond to the almost permanent state of austerity that neoliberalism has imposed on much of the continent.
Reaching for Guns & Money
Oct. 9 — the date in 1967 when Che Guevara was murdered — should be celebrated as the International Day to Abolish the CIA, writes Vijay Prashad.