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Why 17th October in France is Set to be Historic

October 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Julia Wright October 16, 2026 We know the police State does not select the dates of its oppression against us without design. The date of Mumia Abu-Jamal ‘s execution fixed by the state of […]
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) […]
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 […]
Burkina Faso leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore
International News

Attempted Coup Thwarted in Burkina Faso

May 11, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Another plot to destabilize Burkina Faso was reported last week over the national television network in the West African state. Minister of Security Mahamadu Sana made the announcement to great dismay and […]
SADR map
International News

UN Security Council Renews Mission for Western Sahara as Independence Remains Elusive

November 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe What has been described as “Africa’s last colony,” the Western Sahara territory is still waiting to exercise its decades-long desire for national independence and sovereignty. Formerly known as the “Spanish Sahara”, the […]
Malcolm X and Shirley Graham Du Bois in Ghana during 1964
Domestic News

African Americans and the Cold War from Civil Rights to Black Power: African American History Month Series #7

February 23, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe When the Red Army seized control of Berlin in early May 1945 hoisting the Soviet flag on the Reichstag building within the besieged city, jubilations erupted across Europe and around the world. […]
Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traore at Russia-Africa Summit, July 2023
International News

Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads Across West Africa amid Threats against Niger

August 20, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Niger has remained defiant in the face of repeated threats by French and United States instigated efforts to stage an invasion of the uranium-rich West African state. On August 6, tens of […]
Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune holds talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron
International News

French Energy Firm Seeks Deal to Increase Algerian Natural Gas Supply

August 31, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in neighboring Ukraine, the United States and the European Union (EU) have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions against Moscow. These draconian measures were designed […]
Algerian women in the national independence movement
International News

After 60 Years of Independence Algeria Remains a Center of International Affairs

April 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In March 1962, after eight years of armed, diplomatic and mass struggles, the National Liberation Front (FLN) of Algeria compelled the colonial leadership in Paris to commit to relinquishing its control to […]
Algerian war of national liberation during the 1950s and early 1960s
International News

Africa Condemns the Continuing Imperialist Legacy of France

October 27, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe France for centuries had been involved in the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism making it one of the leading imperialist powers to emerge from the tumultuous conquering of large swaths of territory […]