Nicholas Mwangi from Ukombozi Library covers the Kenyan government’s controversial 2024 Finance Bill which sparked protests and made international headlines. He criticises President William Ruto’s administration for aligning with Western imperialism, reflected in the deployment of police to Haiti and Ruto’s US visit. The newsletter explores Kenya’s history of resistance against imperialism, highlighting the Mau Mau movement, Marxist struggles, and recent youth-led protests against neoliberal policies.
The fifth Pan-Africa newsletter reflects on the Malian Manden Charter’s historic advocacy for human rights and contrasts it with the British Magna Carta’s legacy. Highlighting the enduring quest for sovereignty, Mikaela Erskog discusses the Sahel’s contemporary push against Western interference and hyper-imperialism. As global economic power shifts towards the Global South, with the rise of new multilateral initiatives like BRICS and the Belt and Road Initiative, we need for greater unity and organisation among Global South nations.
Inkani Books announces two new releases, launching in April and May, Izimpabanga Zomhlaba, the first Zulu translation of Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, and The Revolutionary Thoughts of Kwame Nkrumah. We invite you to explore their pages and engage with their ideas. At Inkani Books, we remain committed to reviving histories of national liberation, one page at a time.
Journalist and founder of African Stream, Ahmed Kaballo, shares why this pan-African media platform was created and how it plays a key role in contextualising and presenting news on Africa today. Unlike most popular media on the continent, it presents anti-imperialist perspectives that guide us through contemporary events and provide crucial context and analysis around why and how events, like the July 2023 coup in Niger, happen.