People in favour of a Democratic Republic on Swaziland

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In Africa They Say, ‘France, Get Out!’: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2024)

France has long sought to undermine African sovereignty, from the national liberation struggles of the twentieth century to today.

But Africa would not tolerate French dominion then, nor will it now.

This newsletter seeks to better understand the wave of coups in the Sahel and the fervour for African sovereignty in the region.

In Africa They Say, ‘France, Get Out!’: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2024) France has long sought to undermine African sovereignty, from the national liberation struggles of the twentieth century to today. But Africa would not tolerate French dominion then, nor will it now. This newsletter seeks to better understand the wave of coups in the Sahel and the fervour for Africa...

What are you writing in this war, Poet?
I’m writing my silence.
Do you mean that now the guns should speak?
Yes. Their sound is louder than my voice.
What are you doing then?
I’m calling for steadfastness.
And will you win the war?
No. The important thing is to hold on. Holding on is a victory in itself.
And what after that?
A new age will start.
And will you go back to writing poetry?
When the guns quiet down a little. When I explode my silence, which is full of these voices. When I find the appropriate language.

There Will Be Reading and Singing and Dancing Even in the Darkest Times: The Tenth Newsletter (2024) Amidst the genocide against Palestinians and the war in Congo, human beings cling to hope. Saleem, in Rafah, dreams beyond the present, of Red Books Day and a brighter future.