Browsing: Africa

When Africans are denied visas to Europe, there’s no doubt those decisions are often racist. But could they be capitalist too? African Stream’s Wambura Mwai looks…

Many people first think of China when they hear ‘Great Wall…’. Our Facts of the Week explain why Benin and its Great Walls should also be…

African Stream recently touched down in Cuba, where we met with Afro-Cuban artist Emilio O’Farrill Almendáriz. He runs an art studio and gallery in the city…

Relatives of 1985 bombing victims who belonged to the US-based MOVE liberation group called again on 9 December for the return of their kins’ remains from…

Three African nations are already part of alternative-economic-order project BRICS – and Nigeria wants to be the fourth. It’s also looking to join the G20 -…

For Wednesday’s Wisdom this week, we remember the words of great Congolese pan-African revolutionary Patrice Lumumba (1925-61). They’re as relevant as ever, with his home country…

Was the Cuban revolution positive for Black people in Cuba? We explore that question in this video, recorded from when African Stream spoke directly to Rolando…

The word ‘terrorist’ has been bandied around since the US kicked off its ‘War on T*rror’ in 2001 and really even before that. But who gets…

In this clip from a recent Haïti Inter interview, Haitian historian and journalist Michel Soukar argued that the political class and others who benefit from the…

When thinking of corruption, an African politician or state often comes to mind. That is because that is the image the mainstream media and Hollywood have…