Jane Duncan

Nov 26, 2024 | africasacountry.com | William Decourt |Jane Duncan |William Shoki |Sean Jacobs

Recent protests against International Monetary Fund (IMF)-imposed austerity measures have rocked several African states. Kenya, a long-time partner of the United States and a key contributor to UN peacekeeping operations in Haiti, experienced violent clashes between government security forces and anti-austerity protestors over tax hikes in a controversial finance bill.

Nov 25, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Jane Duncan |William Shoki |Sean Jacobs |William Decourt

Russia is slowly increasing its influence in Africa. Western actions on the continent risk alienating allies, pushing more African nations towards Moscow, and undermining Africans’ democratization and sustainable development goals. For example, protests against International Monetary Fund-imposed austerity measures have rocked several African states.

Sep 25, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Jane Duncan

Israel has unleashed hell in Lebanon. On Monday, waves of Israeli air strikes that by Tuesday morning had killed 558 people in southern and eastern Lebanon, including women and children, while displacing thousands others who fled north for safety following Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) warnings to evacuate. At least 1,835 civilians have been reported wounded.

May 29, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Maya Wind |Jane Duncan |Michael Bueckert

The spectacular flight of capital is one of the most constant phenomena of decolonization. On June 23, 1987, the University of Houston (UH) became the first university in the American South to pass a divestment resolution to withdraw $6.4 million out of companies that profited from the economy of apartheid South Africa. To the general public, it must have seemed surprising that they took a stand against the apartheid regime.

Feb 29, 2024 | africasacountry.com | Jane Duncan |Michael Bueckert |Sean Jacobs |Elliot Ross

On January 11, 2024, South Africa filed a case against Israel asserting that the latter had engaged in genocide in Gaza violating the 1948 Genocide Convention, to which both countries are party. This charge encompasses a range of actions, including the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, especially children, the destruction of residential buildings, forced expulsion, and the enforcing of blockades that restrict access to essential services.