Colonialism in Africa
The slaughter in Sirte
By Patrick O’Connor, October 3, 2011
In their frenzied drive to crush all resistance in the north African state, NATO and its proxy militia forces are unleashing indiscriminate military force, killing civilians and destroying buildings and infrastructure.
China-South Africa deals highlight great-power rivalry in Africa
By Zac Hambides, September 13, 2010
To the consternation of the Western powers, the Chinese regime is seeking to exploit Africa’s vast natural resources, cheap labour and new markets via South Africa, which is the largest investor in the continent, outside of the US and Europe.
British hypocrisy at Commonwealth conference in Nigeria
By Ann Talbot, December 8, 2003
At a state banquet opening the Commonwealth conference, Australian Prime Minister John Howard commended President Olusegun Obasanjo for returning Nigeria to democratic rule. Howard was handing over the chairmanship of the 54-member Commonwealth, which is mainly made up of former British colonies. Howard&rsq
UN and US back French intervention in Ivory Coast
By Chris Talbot, February 12, 2003
France has received international backing for its intervention in its former colony, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) where a civil war has been raging for five months. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that “welcomes the deployment of Ecowas (Economic Community of West African
Nigerian regime loses legal dispute over oil
By Trevor Johnson and Chris Talbot, October 18, 2002
Nigeria has lost its eight-year legal battle with neighbouring Cameroon over the Bakassi Peninsula, an area rich in offshore oil and gas deposits. The International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled against Nigeria’s claim over the land that dates back to a 1913 deal between the colonial powers, Bri
An exchange on Zimbabwe
September 24, 2002
The following letter is in response to the World Socialist Web Site article “Britain’s Guardian backs CIA dirty tricks in Zimbabwe”. It is published together with a reply by Ann Talbot on behalf of the editorial board.
Britain’s Guardian: An apologia for imperialist intervention in Zimbabwe
By Barbara Slaughter, April 3, 2002
On March 14, in the immediate aftermath President Robert Mugabe’s election victory in Zimbabwe, the Guardian newspaper published an editorial pronouncing its verdict on the result.
Africa and the perspective of international socialism
By Nick Beams, February 18, 2002
Dear editor,
US Secretary of State Colin Powell's Africa tour: a picture of arrogance and hypocrisy
By Ann Talbot, June 11, 2001
The tour of four African countries by Secretary of State Colin Powell took on the character of a colonial governor general's progress, as he went from country to country issuing orders and dispensing praise to those local rulers who had pleased their masters. All that was missing to complete the picture was
A journey through Africa's civilisations
Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates Jnr., published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2001, ISBN: 0375709487
April 4, 2001
The paperback edition of Henry Louis Gates Jnr's Wonders of the African World, published in January, is a welcome arrival, bringing this useful book within the reach of more readers. Originally published as the companion volume to the television series produced by American PBS, Gates's book is beautifully i
Mozambique flood disaster returns
By Barry Mason, February 28, 2001
Mozambique once again faces a flood disaster. This impoverished African country is still suffering from the effects of last year's devastating floods, which left 700 people dead and half a million homeless. This year's floods have already carried away thousands of homes, inundated vast areas of farmland and
Britain steps up presence in Sierra Leone as UN Force crumbles
By Barry Mason and Chris Talbot, November 7, 2000
Britain is once again increasing its military presence in the African country of Sierra Leone. Its original force of over 1,000 troops in the intervention last May was reduced to about 400 after the United Nations peacekeeping force was increased to 13,000—the largest UN operation in the world.
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