Independent Africa’s Ferocious Stance Against Apartheid Colonialism Sixty-five years ago, on 11 April 1961, Nigeria officially imposed a total trade boycott and strict economic sanctions on South Africa to oppose…
Oliver Tambo Visits the Soviet Union On 9 April 1963, returning from a trip to the Soviet Union, based on the invitation of the Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee, Deputy President…
27 March – World Theatre Day “Theatre as a total art form can make us see what was, what is and what our world could be.”– Willem Dafoe, Message for…
All-in Africa Conference in Pietermaritzburg, Natal 65 years ago, on 25 – 26 March 1961, the two-day All-in African Conference – with approximately 1,400 delegates from 145 religious, cultural, peasant,…
Patrice Lumumba: A True and Only History of Africa Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wrote these words in a final letter to his…
Apartheid South Africa Withdrawn from the British Commonwealth On 15 March 1961, at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, apartheid South Africa announced that it was to withdraw from the Commonwealth…
Fidel Castro: An Act of Solidarity in Angola Exactly 65 years ago, 4 February 1961, was the beginning of the Angolan War of Independence, called the “Dia do Início da…
Mandela’s PAFMECSA Address February 1962 On 3 February 1962, Nelson Mandela addressed the Heads of Delegates session at the meeting of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East, Central and Southern…
The Spirit of Lumumba Lives On (Adapted from a short article by Ahmed Azad, “Africa Notes and Comment: The Spirit of Lumumba Lives On”, The African Communist, No. 105, Second…
Simonstown Naval Agreement Momentarily Revitalised On 27 January 1961, the Chief of the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF), Commandant General Rudolph Hiemstra, announced the successful conclusion of British-South African…