Republic of the Congo Grants Visa-Free Entry To All Africans On African Liberation Day
The Republic of the Congo has become the 7th African nation – behind Togo, Ghana, Rwanda, Benin, the Gambia and Seychelles – to grant visa-free entry to all citizens of the African Union. The Central African nation’s President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, made this announcement at the African Development Bank’s 2026 Annual Meeting, which was held in the country’s capital, Brazzaville, on May 25, 2026.
The new policy, set to take effect on January 1, 2027, comes at a time when many Africans are calling louder than ever for free trade and movement across the continent, and the dissolution of colonially-imposed borders.
The Republic of the Congo shares a border and very strong diplomatic ties with the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A Republic of the Congo open to all African citizens could have positive implications for peace and stability on the continent
Sierra Leone Becomes Latest African Country To Receive US Deportees
Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation in a sadly ever-growing list to “temporarily” accept US deportees under US President Donald Trump’s “third-country” deportation program. The West African country joins the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana and others in this strange arrangement, for which the US will reportedly cover all expenses.
Yet this arrangement must be called out for the neocolonial insult it is.
The US has spent decades waging economic warfare on the Global South, condemning millions of its people to poverty. In their desperation, many of these people have sought refuge in the US and other Western nations by whatever means available to them. But under the most openly racist, imperialist and corrupt administration in US history – emphasis on “openly” – the US has become especially hostile towards its immigrant population over the last 2 years.
And now Africa – a continent which has seen the face of Anglo-American terror more than any other part of the Global South – is being used as the US’s de facto dumping ground for its unwanted migrants, under the watchful eye of spineless leaders.
It is left to the people of Africa to respond appropriately.
Ghanaian Artist Presents Painting To The Spearhead Depicting The Connected Struggles Of Africans
On May 28, 2026, Ghanaian expressionist painter Gusikende Seyon paid a visit to The Spearhead Accra Core Team, and gifted us with a painting depicting three African boys with the flags of Haiti, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) painted respectively on their skin, connected by their shared historical struggle against the brutal parasitism of the West.
Haiti, the modern world’s first independent black republic, has limped from one economic, social and political crisis to another since its once-enslaved people dared to rebel against their former oppressor, France, and win, over 230 years ago. Sudan entered the third year of its latest conflict this April 2026, a conflict fueled by external, Western-aligned forces which covet the North African country’s land and gold. And the DRC has not known a day of peace since its first democratically elected leader, Patrice Lumumba, was murdered by Western-backed terrorists in 1961, under the watchful eye of the CIA.
Gusikende’s painting speaks to the thread that binds all African nations, and all African people, together
Trump’s New ‘Count*rterrorism Strategy’ In Africa Is Neocolonialism
Kwame Nkrumah warned us decades ago, and yet Africa is still living inside the same neocolonial playbook.
The US destroys states, fuels instability, labels the consequences “ungoverned spaces,” then returns as the so-called solution through counterterrorism, military partnerships, intelligence operations, and trade deals tied to African resources.
Washington’s new counterterrorism strategy is not about African security. It is about protecting American interests on African soil and using insecurity as an entry point into mineral-rich regions.
This is why Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism remains essential reading. Nkrumah already explained the trick: a country may look independent on paper, while its economy, security, and political direction are controlled from outside.
For Africa, the lesson is simple. Anything that does not serve African sovereignty, security, and interests must be rejected.
Ghana Launches E-Visa Platform
Ghana has officially launched its new e-Visa platform as part of efforts to modernize border control and improve travel access across Africa. Introduced on Africa Day by President John Mahama, the platform is designed to strengthen security, simplify visa applications, and support Ghana’s Pan-African vision of easier movement across the continent.
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