Analysis and commentary from across the Alliance.
The biggest oil companies on earth have just reported their profits for the last three months, and the numbers are staggering. They come from a spike in the price of oil, driven by wars in Iran and Ukraine, that pushed…
We did not watch the tournament in the stadiums, we watched in the streets, in public squares, in markets, in homes — that is where we felt the world cup truly was. The people’s World Cup, not FIFA’s. By Aline…
With profound sadness and heavy hearts we share the news of the passing of a beloved movement leader and comrade Njoki Njehû, who passed away peacefully at home in Nairobi on the morning of Saturday 18th July. Her role in…
News of Zambia’s successor project with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a heavy blow to Mary Siisii whose family survives by selling vegetables and spices in Lusaka’s Lilanda market. For Mary, the new deal puts her family’s livelihood on…
Daud Kayisi* At the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico, history is being made. Cape Verde, in their first ever World Cup, has shattered the hierarchy, drawing with Spain, Uruguay, and Saudi Arabia to storm into…
It’s Pride Month and, like every year, these big corporations robbing us have changed their logos. The rainbow merchandise has dropped, girlies – don’t buy anything. Somewhere on your Instagram timeline, a social media manager is fighting for their life…
Some South Africans are pouring into the streets, furious at unemployment levels, collapsing public services, and rising crime. Their anger is justified. But dangerously misdirected. African immigrants are not their enemy. They are their fellow comrades trying to survive the…
SpaceX filed paperwork last week for the largest stock market listing in history, seeking $80 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, and analysts have pencilled in 12 June as the day Elon Musk officially becomes a trillionaire. Take a moment…
While Mexicans are struggling with living costs, the government is piling on debt to pay for international tourism and soccer infrastructure. by Myriam Hernandez Espanol This year’s World Cup is historic because for the first time ever it will be…
If you live in Kenya, you will have seen it countless times. A message in a family or church WhatsApp group. Someone is sick, the diagnosis is serious, and the hospital wants money before treatment. An M-Pesa till number is…