🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 Alliance of Sahel States

Scholars discuss Pan-Africanism's evolution from the A-APRP to the Alliance of Sahel States, examining anti-imperialist struggles and African sovereignty in a special issue of The Pen is My Machete.

AISC members discuss the Alliance of Sahel States' struggle for sovereignty against imperialist assault and what the federation means for Pan-Africanism in the 21st century.

Nigerien union leader Ibrahim Hamadou discusses his organization's support for the military government, anti-imperialist ideology, and South-South solidarity.

This analysis examines how colonial legacies and French imperialism drive external assaults on Mali, positioning it as central to the Alliance of Sahel States' sovereignty project.

This introduction frames the Alliance of Sahel States as a revival of historic Pan-African federations resisting Western imperialism.

Traces the ideological lineage from Thomas Sankara’s revolution in Burkina Faso to the modern Alliance of Sahel States, analyzing how Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are dismantling Western imperial influence.

Prof. Wandia Njoya analyzes Kenya's shift from anti-colonial struggle to Western outpost, critiquing the myth of Jomo Kenyatta and contrasting elite complicity with grassroots support for Sahelian sovereignty.

Kwame Nkrumah details the diplomatic origins of a proposed Union of African States, arguing that immediate political federation is essential to resist neocolonialism and imperialist exploitation.

Contrasts Tunisia’s entrenched security dependency with the Alliance of Sahel States’ strategy of delinking from imperialist structures to achieve sovereignty.

This review of Abdulrahman Babu’s work analyzes the persistence of neocolonialism in Africa, arguing that only scientific socialism and endogenous industrialization can achieve true liberation from imperialist dependence.

Barra Hart investigates the link between recent anti-immigrant violence in South Africa and covert support from Western governments.

Nuhu Guinko analyzes the European Parliament's criticism of Burkina Faso while reviewing broader African sovereignty issues, including AES diplomacy and resource control.