By AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT [ARM] Permit me to start by thanking the African Renaissance Foundation [AREFO] for inviting me as one of the guest speakers to make this presentation. I personally have long been fascinated by the personality of Toussaint L’ouverture and I must congratulate the African Renaissance Foundation, for seeing it fit to honor…
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Capitalism is War, Poverty, Environmental Devastation & Crisis
radio4all.net Program Information Capitalism is the Crisis Series: Subtitle: A four-part audio documentary about the destructive record of capitalism and the current disasters it has fomented Program Type: Documentary Featured Speakers/Commentators: Contributor: Kristin Schwartz [Contact Contributor] Broadcast Restrictions: For non-profit use only. Broadcast Advisory: No Advisories – program content screened and verified. Summary: A four-part…
Egypt Massacre: Snipers, Death Squads, Terror Tactics of US ‘Soft Power’
Editorial Comment: After Monday’s tragic massacre at the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo, I thought this article was worth reposting. One must question who really was responsible for the shootings. Who has the most to gain by fomenting a civil war in Egypt? Who benefits if genuine revolution fails? Unknown snipers played a pivotal role…
Africa Must Embrace Nkrumah’s Vision and Unite
By Milton Allimadi Kwame Nkrumah The question of African unity has been on some front pages this week as the African Union (AU) reflects on 50 years of existence, with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) being its earlier incarnation. A unified Africa, under one continental government, remains the best solution for dealing with Africa’s…
Thomas Sankara: African Liberation Leadership in an Era of Neoliberalism
Comments on “Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man” Thomas Sankara By Abayomi Azikiwe Libya 360° Pan-African News Wire Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from comments made at the Liberation Film Series held monthly at the Dr. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. On March 9, 2013, Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the…
French MP Calls for Investigation into France’s Role in the Assassination of Thomas Sankara
Did France assassinate the African Che Guevara in Burkina Faso? Published on 22 Feb 2013 A French MP has called for an official inquiry into France’s role in the assassination of leftist icon Thomas Sankara, who was the president of Burkina Faso at the time. Sankara, often called “Africa’s Che Guevara”, headed a popular socialist…