Solidarity in an age of complicity: A book that refuses to wait

Abstract

All the contradictions, confusion, and inconsistencies in Africa’s complex relationship with Palestine surfaced at a gathering in Cape Town in May 2026 to launch Rising for Palestine: Africans in Solidarity for Decolonisation & Liberation. But this was not your typical book launch. It was part a call to action, part a challenge to conventional academic scholarship, and part a celebration of the global solidarity that an event of this kind is a part of.