Beyond human rights and security arguments lies a deeper structural concern: the petrodollar system.
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US attack on Venezuela: geopolitical fault lines and oil
Beneath the surface of legal rhetoric lies a deeper strategic calculus tied to Venezuela’s massive oil wealth and the role of the petrodollar system.
Daughters of the soil: Indigenous women bear the brunt of – and lead the fight against – global resource scrambles
The global scramble for resources is violently gendered, and the frontline defenders are women, who for millennia, have been the heart, memory, and custodians of the land.
Unveiling Resistance: Fanon, Indigenous dress and the policing of black women’s bodies
Indigenous dress reclaims what Fanon called the “world of mystery.” These encode lineage, spirituality, resistance—unyielding to the gaze.
Reframing maternal and child health nutrition
Beyond simplistic health metrics, maternal and child nutrition is the fundamental bedrock of brain development, economic justice and intergenerational wellbeing.
Beyond borders, beyond blueprints: How Global Majority feminists are weaving our future
Feminist movements of the Global Majority are not waiting for permission or blueprints from the so-called ‘centres’ of power.
Stolen land, defiant people: Western Sahara’s fifty-year struggle against occupation
Western Sahara remains a deeply contested territory, marking half a century of illegal occupation by Morocco amid worsening diplomatic and military tensions.
Sudan’s second unmaking: the proxy war the world refuses to name
Sudan sits at the intersection of Africa and Arabia. Its geography alone guarantees foreign interest; its history ensures interference.
The community pot: How stokvels and global savings groups forge financial freedom
In townships from Gugulethu to Johannesburg, a powerful financial engine hums, built on a foundation of trust and mutual need – the stokvel.
Israel in Africa: A friend with no benefits
For Israel, Africa provides contracts, votes and legitimacy. For African citizens, it too often means austerity, debt service and surveillance.