by Nontobeko Hlela | May 3, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Angola, Asia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Climate Change, Comoros, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Economics, Environment, Eswatini, Europe, Health Care/Medicine, History, Human Rights, Identity Politics, India, Japan, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, North America, North Macedonia, Politics, Russia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Social Justice, South Africa, South America, Tanzania, Tech, Trade, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, War, Zambia, Zimbabwe
As the United States escalates its new cold war against Russia and China, there is now an urgent imperative to reject this cold war mentality of wanting to divide the world along old acrimonious lines.
by Vijay Prashad | Mar 3, 2022 | Activism, Afghanistan, Australia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Economics, France, Germany, History, Human Rights, Identity Politics, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Mozambique, Politics, Russia, Rwanda, Social Justice, Switzerland, Trade, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, War
There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?
by Vijay Prashad | Sep 9, 2021 | Algeria, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Economics, France, Human Rights, Mozambique, Politics, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Trade, United States, War
Over July and August Rwandan soldiers were deployed in Mozambique, purportedly to fight ISIS terrorists. However, behind this campaign is French maneuvering that benefits an energy giant eager to exploit natural gas resources, and perhaps, some backroom deals over history.
by Vijay Prashad | Sep 1, 2021 | Angola, Botswana, Bulgaria, Economics, France, Human Rights, Lesotho, Mozambique, New Zealand, Politics, Social Justice, South Africa, Tanzania, Trade, UAE, United Kingdom, United States
The rise of the al-Shabaab insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province and the ‘hidden debt’ scandal are both linked to discovery of natural gas in Mozambique, a development that has far from benefited the people.
by Vijay Prashad | Sep 14, 2020 | Mozambique
Vijay Prashad explores the role of multinational companies in the deepening social, economic and political crisis in Mozambique