Author Archives: Rosalux

Climate Justice: an African Woman farmer’s perspective

Climate Justice: an African Woman farmer’s perspective

By Joan Leon - Programme Manager, RLS East Africa Office In recent decades, climate change has increasingly had a significant impact on the livelihoods and well-being of the global human population. It is further expected that, in tropical countries, increased heat stress, drought, loss of fertility on land and soil erosion will further lower food production come 2050. The level of damage from such impacts are adv ...

The EU-Kenya EPA Is Toxic for East Africa: The agreement signed last month sounds a death knell for regional economic integration

The EU-Kenya EPA Is Toxic for East Africa: The agreement signed last month sounds a death knell for regional economic integration

On 19 June, the Kenyan government concluded and signed the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) following a series of unsuccessful attempts to persuade the rest of the East African Community (EAC) to sign onto an EPA between the EU and the EAC as a whole. This comes two years after Kenya decided to pursue the EU-EAC EPA on its own and made a request at the EAC Heads of State Summit for an exemption to implem ...

The State Matters: Government Spending on Agriculture in Tanzania and Zambia

The State Matters: Government Spending on Agriculture in Tanzania and Zambia

The State Matters: Government Spending on Agriculture in Tanzania and Zambia A joint report by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, PELUM Tanzania and PELUM Zambia The agricultural sector plays an integral role in African countries, firstly by producing sufficient food and secondly as a source of livelihoods and incomes across the rural and urban divide, and ultimately contributing to poverty reduction, health and well-bei ...

Chaos and Concessions in Kenya

Chaos and Concessions in Kenya

As the cost of living skyrockets, protesters are demanding the government in Nairobi take action By Mussa Billegeya* Last week, protests shook the Kenyan capital Nairobi and other cities. At least one person was killed and circa 200 were arrested. The protests marked the beginning of the now twice-weekly recurring protests rocking the nation and the culmination of political infighting following the August 2022 el ...

The Historical Failure of the German Bourgeoisie

The Historical Failure of the German Bourgeoisie

The defeat of the 1848 Revolution paved the way for Germany’s subsequent reactionary path to unification and beyond By Albert Scharenberg* Over the next few days, one could expect German society to commemorate the one-hundred-and-seventy-fifth anniversary of the 1848 Revolution. It was this revolution, after all, that led to the creation of the first national parliament and thus represented, in a way, the birth o ...

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