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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Introducing an open access special issue on reparations & global health, Lebohang Liepollo Pheko argues that if the 19th century was the era of abolition & the 20th century of decolonisation (however incomplete), then the 21st century must be the era of repair.
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A reminder that ROAPE is looking for two affiliates to join the journal’s Editorial Working Group for a year starting from September 2026.
Please apply by 9 June - all details are in the post!
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In this obituary, Jabu Nala-Hartley remembers leading South African labour militant, trade unionist and socialist David Hemson.
ROAPE's Peter Dwyer interviewed David in 2024 - the link to those videos is also available in the post.
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To mark the 100th anniversary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Peter Lawrence and Janet Cherry introduce ROAPE’s special issue 187, which focuses on the role of the SACP in the post-liberation government led by the African National Congress.
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🚨ROAPE Journal, Volume 53 Issue 187 is out now!
The South African Communist Party: liberation, socialism and state power in South Africa
Issue Editors: Janet Cherry and Peter Lawrence
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Writing for roape.net, Espérant Mwishamali Lukobo and Sara Geenen argue narratives that portray artisanal Congolese cobalt miners as violent criminals or illegal invaders make things worse, reinforcing the marginalisation & insecurity that mining communities already face.
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In our latest blog, Heike Becker introduces a new edited volume for Voices of Liberation by HSRCPress, which covers the militant life and legacy of Namibian liberation leader Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924-2017).
In March, the UN passed a Ghanaian-led resolution naming the transatlantic slave trade a crime against humanity.
Priyanka Sharma argues the vote was a strategic masterstroke, forcing the West to defend the capitalist foundations of its historical wealth.
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Professor August Nimtz discusses how his travels to Tanzania played a crucial role in his journey from Pan-African nationalism to radical socialism, and his views on Cuba today, Black Lives Matter, and the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, with @roapejournal.bsky.social
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Gathanga Ndung’u - community organiser & activist at @MathareSJustice - explains how Kenya’s puppet government is helping France salvage its waning colonial grip on Africa & how the voices opposed to these imperial manoeuvres are being brutally silenced.
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