Africa

Russia-Africa Summit Declaration
International News

Third Russia-Africa Summit Concludes with Signing of Key Agreements

November 5, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A third Russia-Africa Summit was held at the end of October where representatives from the African Union (AU) and the Russian Federation held discussions on the mutual interests between Moscow and the […]
Domestic News

Trump Administration Escalates Third-Country Deportations

August 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the assumption of office by President Donald Trump for his second non-consecutive term in January 2025, the administration has enacted the deportations of individuals from the United States to several African […]
Portugal Carnation April 1974
International News

Lessons from the Carnation Revolution of 1974: Struggles Against Fascist-Militarism and Imperialism in Portugal

May 11, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On April 24, 1974, some 52 years ago, a group of lower-ranking officers within the colonial military forces of Portugal overthrew their superiors along with the fascist state. These actions had been […]
Mexican national returned from South Sudan
Domestic News

Controversy Surrounds Third-Country Deportations to African States by the White House

September 12, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since coming to office in his second non-consecutive term, United States President Donald Trump has unleashed thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to cities and rural areas ostensibly to remove […]
Liberia President Joseph Boukai
International News

Trump White House Exposes Its Racism and Ignorance During Visit by West African Leaders

July 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Five heads-of-state from West African countries were invited to the White House to meet with United States President Donald Trump. These leaders were Presidents Joseph Boakai of Liberia; Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of […]
Nelson Mandela and Leila Khalid
International News

Africa Liberation Day Must Advance the Struggle for Continental Unity and a Liberated Palestine

June 1, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part to the African Liberation Day (ALD) webinar held on Sunday May 25, 2025. The event was sponsored by the All-African People’s Revolutionary […]
Berlin Conference slicing the African cake
International News

Berlin Conference – 140 Years Later

December 11, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe From November 15, 1884, until February 26, 1885, the Berlin West Africa Conference was held in Germany where numerous European states convened to carve up the continent based upon their own economic […]
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in 1959
International News

United Nations Releases New Report on the Death of Former Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in 1961

October 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe September 18, 1961, was a significant day in the struggle surrounding the African liberation movements aimed at ending colonialism on that continent. United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and the entire crew […]
Lebanon Resistance leader Sayeed Hassan Nasrallah killed by IDF
International News

Imperialism Makes Mockery of UN General Assembly

October 8, 2024 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Next year will represent the 80th anniversary of the formation of the United Nations Organization in San Francisco which took place in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Since 1945 […]
Africa-China working together graphic
International News

China-Africa Summit Enhances Relations to Level of Strategic Partnership

September 13, 2024 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe This year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit was held in Beijing where decisions were made to strengthen already existing ties into a strategic partnership between the two geopolitical entities. The […]