The Specter of Multipolarity and Imperialism Haunts Global Africa

Pambazuka News Editors
Oct 29, 2024

Since the new millennium, the language of war has been central to the way policymakers, commentators, and politicians interact with Africa. This war-centric framework has radically reshaped the continent, even as the African Union was established with the intention of radical transformation. The War on Terror and reactions to liberal imperialism, often disguised as humanitarianism, have plagued the continent and Global Africans (African descendants across the globe) in various ways.

Decolonising migration research and potential pitfalls: Reflections from South Africa

Kudakwashe P. Vanyoro
May 17, 2019
Source: FMM West Africa

The author argues that for on-going debates about “decolonising the university” in South Africa to have any meaning, what has to be decolonised first is the mental border that remains inscribed in South African notions of decolonisation.

South Africa

Decolonisation is not a commodity

Pedro Mzileni
Mar 13, 2019

At this stage of the revolution, the student movement must sharpen its tools of analysis and wage a fight against the hijacking of decolonisation by university managers and its commodification by the market. 

South Africa

Of what value is classroom-based education? A quest for an alternative emancipatory discourse

Danmore Chuma
Feb 14, 2019
For illustration: A picture of school in South Africa

Radical educators and revolutionaries worldwide are bewildered by the question—which education is of most value? –as universities, colleges and schools turn into centres of oppression, perpetuating the dominant authoritarian discourse. 

South Africa

Makerere, Mamdani and perils of one-man vision

Moses Khisa
Jan 30, 2019
Photo credal Uganda Christian News

Controversies. There have been all sorts of controversies at MISR at the behest of Mamdani. It all goes back to the beginning. The precedent was set at the onset – that Mamdani was too important to play by the rules.

Uganda

The need for an African re-evaluation of the university’s role

Samuel D. Pascoal
Dec 15, 2018
Photo source: Youth Village

I am a young African man with four university qualifications under his belt, yet, as is the case with many of my peers, adequate employment has been a challenge to obtain on offer.

Namibia

Globalizations Special Forum on Samir Amin's proposal for a 5th international

The Special Forum in Globalizations
Dec 07, 2018

Samir Amin died on August 12, 2018. In July of 2018 he published a call for the establishment of a global fifth international that could coordinate and provide support to progressive social movements. Amin, Samir 2018 “Letter of Intent for an Inaugural Meeting of the International of Workers and Peoples” IDEAs network, July 3. 

US government: Disclose financial monitoring records of black colleges

Committee for Reconciliation and Truth at HBCUs
Oct 20, 2018
Photo source: HBCUs

The following is a statement by an independent committee, which has sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the US federal government’s Department of Education to disclose records of the financial monitoring of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This is one step toward a public dialogue and taking back our HBCUs. The viewpoint expressed about self-reliance, commons for all, and Black pride and empowerment overcoming betrayal; and elitism at our educational institutions...read more

North America

Putting its best foot forward – PALU and the promise of a new beginning

Stanley Ibe
Oct 18, 2018
9th PALU annual conference in Tunisia
Designed by PALU

The magnificent Ramada Plaza Hotel in Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis played host to lawyers across Africa on 27-29 September 2018 for the ninth annual conference and general assembly of the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) whose theme was “One Continent, One People, One Economy: Developing Africa through Continental Free Trade and Movement”. 

Tunisia

Academic institutions are where black intellectuals go to die

Thabi Myeni
Oct 12, 2018
Photo Credit: AfricaCheck.org

Almost three years ago, I wrote an article titled, “Dear Academia, Take Us Black”. The article came after my first encounter with the Fees Must Fall protest action. The observation I made was that University of KwaZulu-Natal’s academic staff had shut the blinds, got into their cars and drove off to God knows where “intellectuals” run to when their safe spaces are breached. This is the anti-black nature of academia.

South Africa

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