Africa

Sudan woman demonstrator protests against lack of democracy
International News

Sudan Interim Regime Says It Has Thwarted a Military Coup

September 22, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe People in the Republic of Sudan and across the world awoke on September 21 to an announcement by Interim Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok that the security forces had prevented a coup by […]
Guinea coup leader Col. Mamady Doumboya
International News

Guinea Coup Deepens Crisis of Governance in West Africa

September 15, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Members of the Special Forces in the West African state of Guinea-Conakry seized power from the government of President Alpha Conde, 83, on September 5. There were reports of heavy gunfire surrounding […]
International News

Guyana Finally Admits Walter Rodney Was Assassinated

July 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. Walter Rodney (1942-1980) was an acclaimed Pan-African historian and Marxist theoretician from the time he graduated from the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1966. Rodney soon took […]
Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union of 1960 with Nkrumah, Toure and Keita
International News

Malian Whirlwinds: AFRICOM and the Military Presidency

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the aftermath of a second military coup within nine months in the West African state of Mali both the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) […]
AfCFTA graphic for Africa Day 2021
International News

Africa Day 2021

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has been 58 years since the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner to today’s African Union (AU) which was inaugurated in 2002. Since 1963, Africa has undergone […]
Somalia conflict within SNA over presidential tenure
International News

Instability in Somalia Continues Despite Years of Western Interventions

May 10, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A decades-long effort by the United States and other western states to remake the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia in their images has only resulted in further political fragmentation and economic […]
Chad demonstration against the transitional military council
International News

Chadian Military Council Suppresses Mass Demonstrations Demanding Civilian Rule

May 7, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Thousands of people took to the streets in the two largest cities in Chad, N’Djamena and Moundou, on April 27 in the aftermath of the state funeral of slain President Idriss Deby […]
African Union Conference on COVID-19 vaccination production held on April 12-13, 2021
Domestic News

Vaccinations and the COVID-19 Surges from Africa to the United States

April 26, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe As the world experiences another spike in COVID-19 infections, the African continental 55-member states regional organization has held a conference on the necessity of establishing vaccination manufacturing centers. The African Union (AU) […]
Coronavirus Zimbabwe roll out set for Feb. 14, 2021 Moment of silence with President
Domestic News

Africa Begins Large-scale Vaccinations Distribution

February 18, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Several countries within the African Union (AU), a 55-member body encompassing independent states and the Western Sahara, through its Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC), has issued statements in recent weeks […]
Coronavirus China vaccine through Sinopharm
International News

Africa to Receive a Billion Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021

February 6, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, the African continent is seeking to halt the pandemic through the acquisition of vaccines and the implementation of other safety measures. During […]