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Nigerian workers mobilize
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Nigerian Trade Unions Stage Two-day Strike amid Economic Crisis

September 9, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Nigeria is Africa’s most populous state and is listed as having the largest economy on the continent with huge deposits of oil, natural gas and other strategic resources. In possession of these […]
French colonial troops surrender to Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu, 1954. Niger is facing off against same French colonialism today
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In Niger … Echoes of “The Quiet American”

September 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Almost seventy years ago, on November 20th, 1953, the French colonial army entrenched itself in the village of Dien Bien Phu in the North of Vietnam. It was encircled by the valiant […]
Russian artillery continues to pound untrained Ukrainian troops along 600 mile line of contact
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Ukraine “Offensive” Stumbles into Fourth Month

September 6, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole September 4 marks the end of three months of the much hyped Ukraine “counter offensive” against Russian Federation troops. Originally announced goals were to drive back Russia from the eastern and southern […]
Gabon people celebrate seizure of power by military
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Gabon Military Appoints General Nguema as Head of Government

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Gabonese soldiers, led by the presidential guard, detained President Ali Bongo during the early morning hours of August 30, ending a more than five decades-long political dynasty within this oil-rich West and […]
Niger youth protest French presence
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French Ambassador Defies Order to Vacate Niger

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Emmanuel Macron of France has publicly stated that the National Council for the Safeguarding of Our Homeland (CNSP) government in Niger has no right to withdraw the diplomatic credentials from Paris’ […]
BRICS Summit leaders in RSA
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BRICS Summit Expands by Six Members

August 30, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa served as the host of the recently held 15th BRICS Summit which turned out to be one of the most significant gatherings in […]
U.S./NATO pulling all strings of Ukraine puppet regime
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Ukrainian Puppet Regime Can’t Really Celebrate “Independence”

August 27, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole With nothing to celebrate in week 11 of their Spring/Summer Offensive against the Russian Federation the Ukrainian government is focused on festivities for the 31st anniversary of that nation’s separation from the […]
Niger occupies central position in west Africa
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France Plays Checkers, The U.S. Plays Chess in Niger

August 23, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright The consensus of most Left to Pan Africanist media is that President Emmanuel Macron of France is a very immature statesman – unseasoned in african affairs for which he holds no particular […]
Niger youth sign up to defend CNSP government
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Tens of Thousands Pledge to Resist an Imperialist-backed Intervention in Niger

August 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Millions across the West Africa Sahel region and around the world have loudly objected to the imperialist-instigated threats against the newly installed National Council for the Defense of the Homeland (CNSP) government […]
Ukraine’s top general, Valery Zaluzhny, facing internal split over battlefield failures
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Ukraine Leaders Split in Face of Offensive Failure

August 20, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole Reports surfacing in Western media indicate a serious split developing among political and military leaders in Ukraine. With almost no progress after eleven weeks into their much vaunted Spring Offensive, Newsweek magazine […]