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The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) is a socialist journal & website providing radical analysis of capitalist exploitation, oppression & resistance.





On 12 March, Senegal’s National Assembly voted to raise same-sex relations sentence to 10 years & to criminalise “promotion” or “apology” of homosexuality. Here, Rama Salla Dieng argues against those who hail this as an act of African self-determination. roape.net/2026/03/17/bod…

Our website has a new look! ✅New 'Journal' page that hosts open access to our entire archive back to 1974 ✅Simplified process for taking out and managing your journal subscription ✅Easier to access, read & search all of our posts Find out more here: roape.net/2026/03/18/roa…








In this interview with Florian Bobin & Amadou Kébé, @MomodouTaal connects the Palestinian struggle to a longer history of Black, African & anti-imperial resistance. For him, the path is clear: “the future is Pan-Africanism & transnational solidarity.” roape.net/2026/02/25/opp…




While many have been quick to draw parallels, ROAPE’s Bettina Engels urges caution in seeing Burkina Faso's 🇧🇫 President Ibrahim Traoré simply as Thomas Sankara reborn. Alongside certain similarities, Engels argues that striking differences also exist. roape.net/2026/03/04/mor…

While many have been quick to draw parallels, ROAPE’s Bettina Engels urges caution in seeing Burkina Faso's 🇧🇫 President Ibrahim Traoré simply as Thomas Sankara reborn. Alongside certain similarities, Engels argues that striking differences also exist. roape.net/2026/03/04/mor…




In this interview with Florian Bobin & Amadou Kébé, @MomodouTaal connects the Palestinian struggle to a longer history of Black, African & anti-imperial resistance. For him, the path is clear: “the future is Pan-Africanism & transnational solidarity.” roape.net/2026/02/25/opp…


