There Was Nothing Democratic About The Colonial System – Chinua Achebe
In this interview with American journalist Bill Moyers (1934 – 2025), aired on September 29, 1988, renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013) aptly exposes a clear contradiction between the West’s criticisms of the state of democracy in Africa, and the notably undemocratic colonial system with which it ruled over the continent with an iron fist for over 400 years.
Achebe’s words remain relevant today, as the West continues to endlessly lecture Africans about “democracy” and “human rights”, while trampling on the human rights of its own citizens, and funding g*nocidal regimes across the globe.
Joshua Maponga Speaks At The Spearhead’s Press Conference In Tanzania
On June 3, 2026, The Spearhead premiered its debut documentary, ‘What Happened On October 29?’, at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, a documentary which challenges the Western narrative about the violent, anti-government protests that rocked Tanzania in October 2025, offering an African-centered perspective on these “protests”, and exposing the nefarious, external forces behind them. This East African premiere came 8 days after the documentary’s West African premiere, which was held in Accra, Ghana.
In this address during a press conference with Tanzanian media held on June 4, Zimbabwean author and philosopher, Joshua Maponga – who was a special guest at the premiere – speaks to the truths that The Spearhead’s documentary reveals, and offers a stern warning to Africans about the true role of Western-funded NGOs in their lives.
‘The Global Extraction Machine Runs on Africa’s Trauma’: Alien Cozmo
Content creator Alien Cozmo recently laid out how Western empires have exploited Africa through centuries of colonialism that has morphed over time, arguing “African trauma is the grease for the gears of the developed world.”
What do you make of his call to action? Let us know in the comments.
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Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tchiani Visits Turkey To Strengthen Ties
On July 26, 2023, Niger – a historically impoverished and economically stagnant West African nation – came under the leadership of President Abdourahamane Tchiani, following a people-backed, anti-imperialist coup.
On July 6, 2024, Niger joined its fellow West African nations, Mali and Burkina Faso – which had each also come under new leadership following popular, anti-imperialist coups – to form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
On July 28, 2025, the Nigerien government signed a landmark nuclear energy deal with Russia, having reclaimed its country’s uranium reserves from predatory French corporation, Orano.
On May 16, 2026, the Nigerien government signed a series of strategic deals with the People’s Republic of China, aimed at strengthening the country’s oil sector.
On May 18th, 2026, the Nigerien government finally revoked France’s 58-year-old concession on the country’s fabled Arlit uranium mine.
On June 4th, 2026, President Tchiani was received by his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, marking the former’s first official state visit outside of Africa. Discussions held between the two leaders centered on deepening cooperation between Niamey and Ankara in the fields of security, defense, education, trade and health.
Each of these unprecedented moves, and the hope they have brought to the Nigerien people, beg an important question, one which the wider African continent would do well to ponder:
What were Niger’s previous, Western-aligned leaders really up to in all the decades before July 2023, and what conclusions can we draw from this about Africa’s current leaders?
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