E-Library

The scientific discourse about Africa has been overwhelmingly owned by the West/North. In fact, discourse ownership has been one of the most efficient instruments of Western/Northern domination in the post-colonial era. This section sets out to contribute to the solidification of an Africa-centred discourse by identifying, collecting and structuring scientific Africa-centred online content.

Walter Rodney: Prophet of self-emancipation by Wazir Mohamed

Thirty years after the murder of Guyana-born scholar and activist Walter Rodney, Wazir Mohamed considers the role of imperialism and the big powers in the silencing of ‘a defender of the people’s right to equality’. Published by |+| read article

Les processus socio-historiques à l'œuvre dans les arts contemporains africains

Historien d'art exerçant en Argentine où il vit depuis 18 ans, le Sénégalais Boubacar Traoré analyse dans le contexte du Dak'art 2010 - où il était invité à intervenir lors des Rencontres sur le thème " Esthétique et territoires" - les processus... |+| read article

Victoria Brittain: Political assassination as a strategy against liberation movements

Ruben Um Nyobe

The use of political assassination against liberation movements has changed the course of history in a number of countries in Africa and continues to devastate the Middle East, writes Victoria Brittain. The current power relations between the Third World and... |+| read article

Pambazuka Dossier: Cinquante ans d'«indépendance» et de dépendances

Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III

Pambazuka News vient de publié un dossier sur le thème "Cinquante ans d'indépendance et de dépendances" avec au centre le discours du Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III prononcé lors de la Conférence inaugurale sur les "50 ans des... |+| read article

Neville Alexander: South Africa: An unfinished revolution?

There are few thinking South Africans today who would be prepared to say that they are happy with how things have turned out’ since the fall of apartheid, writes Neville Alexander, ‘Most South Africans, certainly most oppressed and exploited South Africans,... |+| read article

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