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.

Organizers, activists, intellectuals, and international delegates were arrested in Nairobi during an anti-imperialist protest against the France–Africa Summit, which critics have described as an attempt at imperialist repositioning in East Africa.

The France–Africa Summit is set to take place on May 11–12, 2026, framed around innovation and growth. However, progressive movements challenge this narrative, viewing it instead as part of a broader imperial repositioning in Africa. In response, they have organized a counter-summit to challenge its agenda and implications.

What does the imperialist war on Iran mean for Africa? Beyond the immediate economic repercussions of the conflict, the question of sovereignty emerges as central. The war sets broader precedents for the world and reveals the position of African states within an unequal international system.

Withdrawing from the case, the complainant and the key witness named in the chargesheet has accused the police of fabricating charges and weaponizing the criminal justice system.

Produced in court a day and a half after abduction and alleged torture, Booker Ngesa Omole, general secretary of Communist Party Marxist-Kenya (CPM-K), was denied bail, injured, and sent to a notorious prison.

The Communist Party Marxist-Kenya says its secretary general, Booker Ngesa Omole, was abducted and tortured by Kenyan security officers and is now being held at Mlolongo Police Station. The incident has sparked growing public and political pressure for his immediate release.

The attack, which targeted key party members, is part of a broader campaign of political repression in Kenya, says CPMK.

Port workers in Kenya have continued their struggle for fair wages amid heavy suppression by police and hired goons.

In the second congress of the CPM-K, delegates called for the continuation of the National Democratic Revolution and asserted that socialism is the only path forward.