International News

Burundi and DRC demands reparations from imperialist states of Belgium and Germany
International News

Reparations Demand Expanding Among African People Worldwide

September 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During late August, the Central African state of Burundi appealed to the Belgian and German governments to pay reparations for the crimes committed during their colonial occupation of this country during the […]
Zimbabwe ZANU-PF and ANC delegation hold critical talks in Harare on September 9, 2020
International News

Zimbabwe Ruling Party Says There is No Crisis in the Country

September 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Over the last two decades the western imperialist states and their allies have imposed draconian sanctions on the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe. Not only has the economic embargo impacted the majority […]
Pro-Lukashenko “Women for Unity and Peace” demonstration in Belarus
International News

Stop meddling in the internal affairs of Belarus

September 13, 2020 fwstaff
By U.S. Peace Council The U.S. Peace Council (USPC) expresses its solidarity with the people of Belarus whose country is undergoing a campaign of destabilization and interference in their internal affairs by outside forces. USPC […]
SAPSN People's Summit in August 2020
International News

Southern Africa Region Calls for Solidarity with Mozambique

September 8, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Over the last several months the security situation in the Cabo Delgado province of the Republic of Mozambique has worsened in the aftermath of several armed attacks by a self-proclaimed Islamist group. […]
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International News

Instability in Mali Caused by Imperialist Foreign Policy

August 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A mutiny by lower-ranking military officers on August 18 in the West African state of Mali has prompted the condemnation of regional, continental and international organizations. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced […]
UAE-Palestine-protests-AP
International News

The UAE-Israel Deal Is a U.S. Strategy to Isolate Iran, Pro-Palestinian States

August 19, 2020 fwstaff
By Randi Nord, GeoPoliticsAlert Abu Dhabi (GPA) – The United Arab Emirates and Israel signed what President Trump called a “breakthrough” comprehensive diplomatic agreement last week. Abu Dhabi has whitewashed the deal as a net […]
Domestic News

Pivot to Peace with China and the World

July 21, 2020 fwstaff
By San Francisco Labor Council Whereas, the San Francisco Labor Council, representing some 100,000 working people in labor unions, has many times advocated the resolution of international problems by peaceful means, and opposed attempts to […]
President Ronald Reagan met with Afghani guerrilla fighters promising money and weapons to kill Russian (Soviet) troops.
Domestic News

Editorial: “If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you”

July 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff George C. Parker (1860-1936) became famous in New York City as the great con-man who repeatedly sold the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and Madison Square Garden to gullible victims. […]
African women in Tanzania wash hands during COVID-19 pandemic
International News

COVID-19 Cases in Africa Rising Sharply

July 10, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Concerns are mounting across the African continent and internationally over the exponential growth in COVID-19 infections. At the time of this writing (07/08/20) the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) […]
George Floyd's brother addresses the UN Human RIghts Council on June 18, 2020
International News

United Nations Human Rights Council Holds Session on Racism in the United States

June 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe “We beseech independent African states to help us bring our problem before the United Nations, on the grounds that the United States Government is morally incapable of protecting the lives and the […]