Samir Amin on China
Reflecting on the current crisis in the capitalist system, *Samir Amin wonders whether China would be tempted to try to cure the system. China’s reforms as of the year 1978 started with the opening of its internal system of...
Samir Amin, the man, the mind
Samir Amin’s passing has justifiably elicited an extraordinarily wide range of merited tribute. African Agenda brings to its readers edited excerpts of some of these reflections on the life, commitments and key ideas of this revolutionary thinker. Horace G...
When being ‘offensive’ or ‘morally improper’ online carries an indeterminate jail sentence in East Africa
The enforcement of the online content regulations has scared people from stating their opinions online in Tanzania, writes *Erick Kabendera. JamiiForums was Tanzania’s largest whistle blowing online platform, with one million visitors each day. But now some 90 percent...
Gaza could become uninhabitable as Israel continues blockade
A UN report paints a bleak picture for the Occupied Palestinian Territory and faults Israel for the worsening of socioeconomic conditions as the blockade enters its eleventh year, writes *Jaya Ramachandran A new United Nations report has called for...
EU finally stands up to US ‘bullying’ over Iran sanctions
Brussels sets up a ‘special purpose vehicle’ to bypass the US dollar and allow financial transactions with Tehran to continue, writes *Pepe Escobar History may one day rule this was the fateful geopolitical moment when the European Union clinched...