US Africa Command

Is France supporting Libya’s partition?

France is reportedly preparing to host a Libyan conference for the creation of an independent state in the oil-rich North African country as part of a colonial empire agenda. An 11-member delegation of Fezzan, a southern region in Libya, is currently visiting Paris to prepare for the conference, whose central objective is to propose a […]

Aminatou Haidar, new advocate of Kurdish rebel Abdullah Ocalan

The pseudo Sahrawi activist, Aminatou Haidar, known for her collaboration with the Algerian intelligence services, is reportedly about to launch a campaign to defend the Kurdish cause and carry out actions in an attempt to secure the release of her friend and spiritual mentor Abdullah Ocalan. As the news was being reported by a pro-Kurdish […]

Belgian court landmark ruling on colonial-era atrocities in Africa paves way for wider justice

The Belgian court’s landmark verdict of crimes against humanity for kidnapping of mixed-race children is hailed as a turning point that “surely opens the door” to those seeking financial compensation for forced separation from their parents and other colonial-era injustices. In a landmark ruling in December, Belgium’s court of appeal decided that the “systematic kidnapping” […]