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South Africa’s Conference of the Left issues a bold call for working-class unity

The Conference of the Left in South Africa has brought together a wide range of left-wing political parties, socialist organizations, and progressive movements in an effort to forge greater unity, coordination, and collective action among working-class forces.

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Sudanese army on a counter-offensive to recapture the strategic city on the Ethiopian border

The recapture of Kurmuk is imperative for the army to restrict the RSF’s supply from Ethiopia and check its advance in Blue Nile State, which will secure a gateway to central Sudan.

Tshopo Governor Paulin Lendongolia
Attack on DRC’s Bangoka Airport is a “war crime”: Governor of Tshopo province

This is not the first attack on the strategic airport in the northeastern city of Kisangani, capital of the Tshopo province bordering the Kivu region, where the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group is waging a war for mineral wealth.

Global convoy to Gaza reports attacks as activists detained in Libya

Ten participants of a global convoy to Gaza were detained by armed forces while negotiating safe passage through eastern Libya to Egypt.

Kenyan socialists and leftists raise international revolutionary flags during a forum for African Liberation Day
Africa Liberation Day 2026: The renewed struggle for sovereignty and liberation

African Liberation Day was commemorated across Africa by movements and organizations calling for the defense of sovereignty, stronger organizing, and deeper international solidarity.

Essakane mine Burkina
Burkina Faso asserts financial independence from the West with mineral-backed sovereign fund

Financed by surpluses generated when international mineral prices rise above the state-set benchmark, the fund will not be used for short-term budgetary expenditure, but ring-fenced for long-term, strategic infrastructural and industrial projects.

Members of AbM gather in protest of PIE Amendment Bill
“A declaration of war against the poor”: AbM leads resistance against South Africa’s anti-occupation bill

The PIE Amendment Bill gazetted in 2026 is facing criticism for the changes it seeks to make to a law that was originally introduced after apartheid to protect poor and vulnerable communities from arbitrary evictions and homelessness.

A view of the ACI 2000 neighborhood of Bamako, Mali with the Niger River in the background
Is Mali’s capital really blockaded?

While Western media continues to describe hit-and-run attacks on civilian fuel tankers by Al-Qaeda fighters who cannot hold positions as a “blockade”, a much more complex struggle for and against Mali’s sovereignty unfolds on the ground.

Jamal Barajaa, the Secretary General of the Democratic Path Party
Moroccan police interrogate left leaders for opposing normalization with Israel

Morocco is one of four Arab states that signed the Abraham Accords with Israel, and has for the last several years cracked down on pro-Palestinian activists.

Roads in Kenya shutdown by transport strike
Government pushed to negotiate as fuel strike paralyzes Kenya

In Kenya, a nationwide transport shutdown and protests were triggered by a sharp increase in fuel prices. The shutdown brought the transport sector to a standstill, with very little movement of vehicles across the country on Monday.

Emmanuel Macron and William Ruto
France is eyeing Kenya

With French influence being expelled from countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Paris is desperately searching for a new strategic foothold in Africa.

Protest in SA against immigrants
Anti-immigrant protests and violence escalate in South Africa

Anti-migrant marches have spread across several cities in South Africa in recent weeks, with some turning violent against African migrants amid rising economic tensions.