Africa

This year has been marked with new developments that may catch those who are not acquainted with the people’s struggle in Congo by surprise.

Due to having been under foreign domination for the past 600 plus years, African people around the world have lost a great sense of who we are. That is reflected in the fact that we often refer to ourselves as various foreign titles, most of them tying us to those who oppress us, such as ‘American’ or ‘French.’

Natural and manmade disasters continue to destroy African communities.

A CNN report on the auctioning and brutalization of Africans showed on French television on 15 November shook the world, leading to black people’s spontaneous mass demonstrations on the streets of France, Belgium, London and also across Africa.

Editor's note: This piece was written by Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the African People's Socialist Party, commemorating one of Africa's fiercest fighters for independence, Patrice Lumumba, during our period of celebration of African Martyr's Day.

Editor's note: The Burning Spear would like to take this opportunity to share with our readers the last letter from the independence hero of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba to his wife. We present this letter to you in honor of African Martyr's Day and the courageous resistance of African people in the Congo happening now. 

Natural and manmade disasters continue to destroy African communities.

Muslim insurgents killed four and wounded two U.S. soldiers on October 4, 2017 around the town of Tongo Tongo, 200 km from Niamey,  the capital of Niger.

Uhuru Kenyatta won 54 percent of votes against 45 percent for Raila Odinga on 8 August 2017. 1.4 million votes separated the two contenders.