Review of African Political Economy
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Since 1974 the Review of African Political Economy has provided radical analysis of trends, issues and social processes in Africa, adopting a broadly materialist interpretation of change. Check out our longer bio at https://roape.net/about-roape/
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Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
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Writing for roape.net, Tafahri Munjatta examines the paradox of Raila #Odinga, #Kenya's most enduring opposition figure who passed in October 2025 – a man who spoke the language of #revolution yet moved within the architecture of power.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Writing for roape.net, Tafahri Munjatta examines the paradox of Raila #Odinga, #Kenya's most enduring opposition figure who passed in October 2025 – a man who spoke the language of #revolution yet moved within the architecture of power.
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"From the outset the movement took political education—seen as a process of mutual learning— seriously.
There was an immediate and strong interest in Frantz Fanon. And while not initially inspired by Paulo Freire, Freire was later taken up."
#SouthAfrica #Fanon #PoliticalEducation #Community
There was an immediate and strong interest in Frantz Fanon. And while not initially inspired by Paulo Freire, Freire was later taken up."
#SouthAfrica #Fanon #PoliticalEducation #Community
For ROAPE's special issue celebrating Frantz #Fanon100, Richard Pithouse interviews Mqapheli Bonono of Abahlali baseMjondolo. Bonono discusses how the shack dwellers built the Frantz Fanon School amid evictions, assassinations, and state repression.
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Building the Frantz Fanon School: an interview with Mqapheli Bonono - ROAPE
We share Richard Pithouse’s monumental interview with Mqapheli Bonono, the current deputy president of Abahlali baseMjondolo, conducted for ROAPE’s special issue 186 celebrating the Frantz Fanon…
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January 19, 2026 at 11:56 AM
"From the outset the movement took political education—seen as a process of mutual learning— seriously.
There was an immediate and strong interest in Frantz Fanon. And while not initially inspired by Paulo Freire, Freire was later taken up."
#SouthAfrica #Fanon #PoliticalEducation #Community
There was an immediate and strong interest in Frantz Fanon. And while not initially inspired by Paulo Freire, Freire was later taken up."
#SouthAfrica #Fanon #PoliticalEducation #Community
For ROAPE's special issue celebrating Frantz #Fanon100, Richard Pithouse interviews Mqapheli Bonono of Abahlali baseMjondolo. Bonono discusses how the shack dwellers built the Frantz Fanon School amid evictions, assassinations, and state repression.
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Building the Frantz Fanon School: an interview with Mqapheli Bonono - ROAPE
We share Richard Pithouse’s monumental interview with Mqapheli Bonono, the current deputy president of Abahlali baseMjondolo, conducted for ROAPE’s special issue 186 celebrating the Frantz Fanon…
roape.net
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 AM
For ROAPE's special issue celebrating Frantz #Fanon100, Richard Pithouse interviews Mqapheli Bonono of Abahlali baseMjondolo. Bonono discusses how the shack dwellers built the Frantz Fanon School amid evictions, assassinations, and state repression.
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Some excellent fresh empirical analysis here that succinctly paints a very clear picture
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Writing for ROAPE, and drawing on original empirical data from eight African countries, Robin Jaspert argues that the profits reaped out of Africa flow into the hands of foreign capitalists mostly located in the global North.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Some excellent fresh empirical analysis here that succinctly paints a very clear picture
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Writing for ROAPE, and drawing on original empirical data from eight African countries, Robin Jaspert argues that the profits reaped out of Africa flow into the hands of foreign capitalists mostly located in the global North.
roape.net/2026/01/14/i...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Writing for ROAPE, and drawing on original empirical data from eight African countries, Robin Jaspert argues that the profits reaped out of Africa flow into the hands of foreign capitalists mostly located in the global North.
roape.net/2026/01/14/i...
roape.net/2026/01/14/i...
January 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Missed the announcement of the release of our new special issue on #Fanon at 100?
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
Find the journal alert and all the contents, free to access & download anywhere in the world, here:
mailchi.mp/09af158365d9...
#Fanon100
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
Find the journal alert and all the contents, free to access & download anywhere in the world, here:
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#Fanon100
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Missed the announcement of the release of our new special issue on #Fanon at 100?
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
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mailchi.mp/09af158365d9...
#Fanon100
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
Find the journal alert and all the contents, free to access & download anywhere in the world, here:
mailchi.mp/09af158365d9...
#Fanon100
Missed the announcement of the release of our new special issue on #Fanon at 100?
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
Find the journal alert and all the contents, free to access & download anywhere in the world, here:
mailchi.mp/09af158365d9...
#Fanon100
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
Find the journal alert and all the contents, free to access & download anywhere in the world, here:
mailchi.mp/09af158365d9...
#Fanon100
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Missed the announcement of the release of our new special issue on #Fanon at 100?
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
Find the journal alert and all the contents, free to access & download anywhere in the world, here:
mailchi.mp/09af158365d9...
#Fanon100
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation
Find the journal alert and all the contents, free to access & download anywhere in the world, here:
mailchi.mp/09af158365d9...
#Fanon100
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In the year of his centenary and amid the genocide in #Gaza, Fanon continues to provoke fear within the Western imperialist establishment @sarahjilani.bsky.social and @chineduchukwudinma.bsky.social respond to the British imperialists @Policy_Exchange who have slandered #Fanon.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
In the year of his centenary and amid the genocide in #Gaza, Fanon continues to provoke fear within the Western imperialist establishment @sarahjilani.bsky.social and @chineduchukwudinma.bsky.social respond to the British imperialists @Policy_Exchange who have slandered #Fanon.
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In the year of his centenary and amid the genocide in #Gaza, Fanon continues to provoke fear within the Western imperialist establishment @sarahjilani.bsky.social and @chineduchukwudinma.bsky.social respond to the British imperialists @Policy_Exchange who have slandered #Fanon.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
In the year of his centenary and amid the genocide in #Gaza, Fanon continues to provoke fear within the Western imperialist establishment @sarahjilani.bsky.social and @chineduchukwudinma.bsky.social respond to the British imperialists @Policy_Exchange who have slandered #Fanon.
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Special issue of ROAPE. Christopher J Lee, one of the issue's co-editors/introducers was one of my best follows on old twitter. #Fanon100.
1/2 🧵 🚨 Just in time for the holidays! We’re thrilled to share ROAPE Special Issue 186, Vol. 52, celebrating the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s radical life, work and legacy 🎄🔥
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation - ROAPE
Chinedu Chukwudinma, Christopher J. Lee and Bettina Engels introduce special issue 186, Volume 52 of the journal, dedicated to honouring the centenary of the Martiniquais-Algerian revolutionary…
roape.net
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Special issue of ROAPE. Christopher J Lee, one of the issue's co-editors/introducers was one of my best follows on old twitter. #Fanon100.
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This special issue includes an article of mine on the politics of time in Fanon's thinking, as well as truly excellent contributions by some of the leading Fanon scholars of our time. Be sure to check it out!
1/2 🧵 🚨 Just in time for the holidays! We’re thrilled to share ROAPE Special Issue 186, Vol. 52, celebrating the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s radical life, work and legacy 🎄🔥
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation - ROAPE
Chinedu Chukwudinma, Christopher J. Lee and Bettina Engels introduce special issue 186, Volume 52 of the journal, dedicated to honouring the centenary of the Martiniquais-Algerian revolutionary…
roape.net
December 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This special issue includes an article of mine on the politics of time in Fanon's thinking, as well as truly excellent contributions by some of the leading Fanon scholars of our time. Be sure to check it out!
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2/2 🧵 ✨ The entire Frantz Fanon special issue is available to read and download for free — the perfect festive deep dive 🎄🔥
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💡 You can also suscribe to support #ROAPE as an fully open-access journal.
#Fanon100 #AfricanLiberation #Decolonisation
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💡 You can also suscribe to support #ROAPE as an fully open-access journal.
#Fanon100 #AfricanLiberation #Decolonisation
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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2/2 🧵 ✨ The entire Frantz Fanon special issue is available to read and download for free — the perfect festive deep dive 🎄🔥
👉 buff.ly/6ZACRRN
💡 You can also suscribe to support #ROAPE as an fully open-access journal.
#Fanon100 #AfricanLiberation #Decolonisation
👉 buff.ly/6ZACRRN
💡 You can also suscribe to support #ROAPE as an fully open-access journal.
#Fanon100 #AfricanLiberation #Decolonisation
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
2/2 🧵 ✨ The entire Frantz Fanon special issue is available to read and download for free — the perfect festive deep dive 🎄🔥
👉 buff.ly/6ZACRRN
💡 You can also suscribe to support #ROAPE as an fully open-access journal.
#Fanon100 #AfricanLiberation #Decolonisation
👉 buff.ly/6ZACRRN
💡 You can also suscribe to support #ROAPE as an fully open-access journal.
#Fanon100 #AfricanLiberation #Decolonisation
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1/2 🧵 🚨 Just in time for the holidays! We’re thrilled to share ROAPE Special Issue 186, Vol. 52, celebrating the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s radical life, work and legacy 🎄🔥
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation - ROAPE
Chinedu Chukwudinma, Christopher J. Lee and Bettina Engels introduce special issue 186, Volume 52 of the journal, dedicated to honouring the centenary of the Martiniquais-Algerian revolutionary…
roape.net
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
1/2 🧵 🚨 Just in time for the holidays! We’re thrilled to share ROAPE Special Issue 186, Vol. 52, celebrating the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s radical life, work and legacy 🎄🔥
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
buff.ly/gASaoZD
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
buff.ly/gASaoZD
1/2 🧵 🚨 Just in time for the holidays! We’re thrilled to share ROAPE Special Issue 186, Vol. 52, celebrating the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s radical life, work and legacy 🎄🔥
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
buff.ly/gASaoZD
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
buff.ly/gASaoZD
Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation - ROAPE
Chinedu Chukwudinma, Christopher J. Lee and Bettina Engels introduce special issue 186, Volume 52 of the journal, dedicated to honouring the centenary of the Martiniquais-Algerian revolutionary…
roape.net
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
1/2 🧵 🚨 Just in time for the holidays! We’re thrilled to share ROAPE Special Issue 186, Vol. 52, celebrating the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s radical life, work and legacy 🎄🔥
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Shreya Parikh examines how popular narratives of Tunisia’s “glorious past,” particularly in La Goulette, celebrate colonial-era coexistence by centering white or white-passing European communities while erasing indigenous, Amazigh, and Black presences.
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Racial time: The whiteness of the ‘glorious past’ in Tunisian popular histories - ROAPE
Shreya examines how popular narratives of Tunisia’s “glorious past,” particularly in La Goulette, celebrate colonial-era coexistence by centering white or white-passing European communities while…
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December 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Shreya Parikh examines how popular narratives of Tunisia’s “glorious past,” particularly in La Goulette, celebrate colonial-era coexistence by centering white or white-passing European communities while erasing indigenous, Amazigh, and Black presences.
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Aymen Amayed reports on a recent international conference in Tunis that assembled leading critical analysts of imperialism and class struggle in the global South, including Utsa Patnaik, Prabhat Patnaik, Sami Zemni, Ali Kadri & Paris Yeros.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Aymen Amayed reports on a recent international conference in Tunis that assembled leading critical analysts of imperialism and class struggle in the global South, including Utsa Patnaik, Prabhat Patnaik, Sami Zemni, Ali Kadri & Paris Yeros.
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Pls share: Applications open for Summer Institute in Economic Geography, Toronto, 5-10 July 2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
Toronto 2026 | Summer Institute in Economic Geography
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December 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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The UN has outlived it's usefulness and one might ask how useful it's ever been in protecting smaller countries from more powerful ones.
Video of protests all around the world, including at the United Nations, after they allowed assassination of Patrice Lumumba. The UN allowed it.
Video of protests all around the world, including at the United Nations, after they allowed assassination of Patrice Lumumba. The UN allowed it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The UN has outlived it's usefulness and one might ask how useful it's ever been in protecting smaller countries from more powerful ones.
Video of protests all around the world, including at the United Nations, after they allowed assassination of Patrice Lumumba. The UN allowed it.
Video of protests all around the world, including at the United Nations, after they allowed assassination of Patrice Lumumba. The UN allowed it.
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We also recently ran a full special issue on Western Sahara - 'Caught in the fishers’ net? The colonial plunder of Western Sahara’s natural resources' - which you can find here www.scienceopen.com/journal-issu...
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Ethan Woolf argues that the UN’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara an abandonment decolonisation, legitimising occupation, erasing accountability, and sacrificing Saharawi self-determination for geopolitical convenience.
How the UN betrayed the decolonisation of Western Sahara - ROAPE
Ethan Woolf argues that the UN’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara an abandonment decolonisation, legitimising occupation, erasing accountability, and sacrificing Saharawi…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We also recently ran a full special issue on Western Sahara - 'Caught in the fishers’ net? The colonial plunder of Western Sahara’s natural resources' - which you can find here www.scienceopen.com/journal-issu...
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In an update from our post about Nigerian government arrests, imprisonements and torture from last year, the Abuja 11 finally get justice. Maxwell Adeyemi reports.
#Nigeria #EndBadGovernance #Abuja11
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#Nigeria #EndBadGovernance #Abuja11
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December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In an update from our post about Nigerian government arrests, imprisonements and torture from last year, the Abuja 11 finally get justice. Maxwell Adeyemi reports.
#Nigeria #EndBadGovernance #Abuja11
roape.net/2025/12/12/t...
#Nigeria #EndBadGovernance #Abuja11
roape.net/2025/12/12/t...
Ethan Woolf argues that the UN’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara an abandonment decolonisation, legitimising occupation, erasing accountability, and sacrificing Saharawi self-determination for geopolitical convenience.
How the UN betrayed the decolonisation of Western Sahara - ROAPE
Ethan Woolf argues that the UN’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara an abandonment decolonisation, legitimising occupation, erasing accountability, and sacrificing Saharawi…
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December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ethan Woolf argues that the UN’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara an abandonment decolonisation, legitimising occupation, erasing accountability, and sacrificing Saharawi self-determination for geopolitical convenience.
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“We are nothing on earth if we are not first of all slaves to a cause — the cause of the people, the cause of justice and freedom.”
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“We are nothing on earth if we are not first of all slaves to a cause — the cause of the people, the cause of justice and freedom.”
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100
“We are nothing on earth if we are not first of all slaves to a cause — the cause of the people, the cause of justice and freedom.”
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“We are nothing on earth if we are not first of all slaves to a cause — the cause of the people, the cause of justice and freedom.”
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100
— Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961.
🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥
#Fanon100