Thirty years ago, an event of unprecedented and historic horror took place in East Africa: the genocide of Tutsis and the massacre of moderate Hutus. Barbarity on an industrial scale caused the death of 800,000 to 1,000,000 people in 3 short months. The anniversary is an opportunity to review the causes and consequences of this massacre from the pre-colonization period to the current situation.

On 14 February this year, Kenyan women’s rights campaigners called “Dark Valentine” vigils across the country to mark the lives lost to femicide and to demand urgent action. The vigils were sparked by the murder of the young Nairobi woman, Rita Waeni.

An estimated 600,000 people have died during the two-year war in Ethiopia. The November peace agreement was long-awaited, but violence, repression and hardship remain for most of the country’s population.

Somalia is currently experiencing its worst drought in four decades. According to NASA, the Horn of Africa is suffering its worst drought ever.

One person dying from hunger every 48 seconds in East Africa due to the lethal combination of wars, capitalism and global warming

The war in Ethiopia has taken new turns in recent weeks, including an increased role in the cold war between Chinese and US imperialism. Advances from Tigray and allied forces not far from Addis Ababa have now been pushed back by the federal army forces.

The war in Ethiopia has entered a third phase close to a year after its start. The human consequences of the war are disastrous, with the country facing the worst famine globally for over a decade

The war launched by the Ethiopian government against Tigray is far from over and is affecting the whole region. Millions risk famine and further millions have been forced to leave their homes.

On Saturday, 28 November, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, declared that his troops had captured Mekelle, capital of Tigray, and that the war was over...

How did Ethiopia, described in capitalist media as an economic success story ruled by Nobel prize winner Abiy Ahmed, end up in war?

In one week in October, more than 80 people were killed by mobs instigated by Jawar Mohammed ⬤ The violence is another sign of the need for a united and democratic mass movement from below to overthrow the old regime that is still in power, but with a new face

Over the last three years Ethiopia has been experiencing great social and political unrest, with people protesting almost all over the country. They have grown tired of injustice, abuse, killings and arrests. People have been demanding changes in political and economic policies because of widespread hardship

A three day strike took place over large parts of Ethiopia, earlier this week, against the attempted imposition of a state of emergency by the EPRDF regime ⬤ At a protest demonstration in Stockholm, organised by activists from the Ethiopian community, members of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (RS — the CWI in Sweden) distributed a leaflet with a statement on the strike ⬤ Per-Åke Westerlund, from RS, addressed the protest, bringing solidarity greetings

Desperate regime responds with massive repression

Crisis for imperialism and a fight-back from below

Spark for another regional war in Africa?

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex (LGBTI) activists, together with human rights campaigners, protested outside the Ugandan High Commission in London on Monday 10 December against a repressive new bill currently going through the Ugandan parliament

Famine — another weapon of mass destruction Once again, famine is sweeping the African Continent

Capitalism incapable of providing stability in the region

Capitalist globalisation behind the catastrophe

Independent working class policies only solution to oppression and ethnic strife

Workers need a political alternative to pro-capitalist parties and ethnic conflict

It is now ten years since the extremist Hutu power elements of the Rwandan military, business and landowning sectors launched a genocide that lasted three months and left around a million people dead, mostly Tutsi people killed because of their perceived “race”

The December 27th General election in Kenya resulted in a massive defeat of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) and the rise to power of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) which brought together sixteen opposition parties

WHILE THE US and British governments relentlessly prepare to attack Iraq as part of their ’war on terrorism’, a suspected al-Qa’ida cell blew up a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, packed with Israeli tourists. Most of the fatalities were from a Kenyan dance troupe