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The 1953 original sin: How a coup in Iran engineered 70 years of global resource wars

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:42:18 +0000

The geopolitical crises of 2026—from the devastating US-Israeli war on Iran to the conflict in Ukraine and Africa’s scramble for critical minerals—are not isolated events. Instead, they are the direct blowback of a single historical pivot point: the 1953 Western-backed overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.

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Namibia’s forgotten genocide: how Bushmen were hunted and killed under German colonial rule

The Conversation — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 22:38:13 +0000

Germany’s genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama has been well documented, but the massacre of the Bushmen from 1912 to 1915 is seldom discussed.

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Samora Machel’s vision for Mozambique didn’t survive: what has taken its place?

The Conversation — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:00:19 +0000

What remains of Machel today is, above all, his ethical teaching. He died poor, committed to the cause of his nation.

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Africans Rising Calls for the Abolition of Colonial Borders and Demands Free Movement Across Africa

Africans Rising — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:07:39 +0000

On the 140th Anniversary of the Berlin Conference, Africans Rising Calls for the Abolition of Colonial Borders and Demands Free Movement Across Africa.

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Slave Trade legacies in Britain and the question of reparations

Richard Oduor Oduku — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:15:01 +0000

We renew our spirited call for reparations and embolden the communities that were dispossessed for hundreds of years to persist in the pursuit of justice. In unearthing the British legacies of slave trade, we look at the institutions that granted it the political, social and economic legitimacy.

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