AFRICOM

Domestic News

2026 International Month of Action Against AFRICOM

October 27, 2026 fwstaff
By Black Alliance for Peace October 3, 2026 marks 18 years since the establishment of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). As one of 11 U.S. Department of War combatant commands, AFRICOM has worked to […]
AES leaders from Burkina Faso and Mali
International News

Contributions of the Alliance of Sahel States to the African and World Revolutions

October 6, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were delivered at the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) Africa Team webinar inaugurating an annual month of action against the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Other panelists were Suad […]
Algeria supports Niger in attempted coup
International News

Niger Thwarts Attempted Coup Amid Ongoing Threats to the Alliance of Sahel States

September 18, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several years three landlocked West African states have undergone political transformations designed to turn the page on French neo-colonialism. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) […]
Mali attacks on April 26, 2026
International News

Mali Attacked by Western-backed Rebels

May 11, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On April 25, hundreds of armed rebels conducted attacks against the Malian military and government resulting in the deaths of Minister of Defense General Sadio Camara along with other officials and civilians. […]
AES leaders in military uniforms
International News

Alliance of Sahel States Forms a Military Bloc to Confront Destabilization Efforts

December 26, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Three West African countries which comprise the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have now created a 5,000-person military force to fight the threats of terrorism aimed at reinstituting a neo-colonial framework of […]
Mali leader Assimi Goita with gold resources
International News

Mali Fuel Blockade Worsens Amid Restructuring of Mining Industry

November 2, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the resource-rich West African state of Mali thousands are lining up daily in the capital of Bamako to purchase what limited amount of petroleum remains inside the country. Over the last […]
Mali regional map
International News

Mali Moves Forward in Restructuring Mining Industry

August 6, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Over the last few years, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, through a series of military seizures of power, have attempted to transform the political and economic relations between the former colonial power […]
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 […]
Kenya and Haiti sign agreement on the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Multi-National Security Support Mission in Haiti
International News

Exporting Repression: Haitians And Kenyans Are Both Fighting Neocolonial Representatives of U.S.-led imperialism

July 22, 2025 fwstaff
By Black Alliance for Peace Since 2021, the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team has tracked the deepening crisis of imperialism in Haiti, in particular how imperialist forces and neocolonial puppets have worked to suppress […]
Protesting youth carry wounded comrade during recent Kenya protests in which at least 60 have been killed
International News

Stand Unequivocally Behind Kenya’s Youth Upholding Resistance Against U.S. Puppet State Imperialism and Neo-Liberalism

July 15, 2025 fwstaff
By Black Alliance for Peace In June 2024, Kenya was racked by youth mobilizations, referred to as the Gen Z Movement protests, as that nation’s young people rose up against the neo-liberal austerity measures enacted […]