Alliance of Sahel States (AES)

AES leaders in military uniforms
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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 […]
Guinea-Bissau PAIGC candidate banned from running for president
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Military Coups and Neo-Colonial Threats in West Africa

December 26, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There have been two incidents which are said to have been military coups in Guinea-Bissau and yet another failed putsch in Benin. Both military interventions have been linked to an ongoing electoral […]
Mali leader Assimi Goita with gold resources
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]
NYU withheld diploma from Logan Rozos for speaking out against Gaza genocide at graduation
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ONE TWO THREE VIETNAMS | THE FEAR OF LETTING FEAR GO | THEIR TIME, OUR TIME | 1925-2025 – A CENTURY OF GRADUATION RESISTANCE | YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON CREATIVITY, BUT YOU CAN PUT A TARIFF ON IT

June 1, 2025 fwstaff
ONE TWO THREE VIETNAMS to Mohammed Khatib of Samidoun who made time to uplift us with his words on Mumia’s 71st Birthday even though he had just been released from illegal arrest a few hours […]
Niger CNSP leaders greet masses and political rally
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Niger Uranium and Regional Security in the Sahel

May 22, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On July 26, 2023, the military-led Committee to Safeguard the Homeland (CNSP) took power in the West African state of Niger. Immediately the burgeoning anti-French sentiment inside the country erupted and a […]
Burkina Faso April 30th 2025 solidarity rally
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Burkina Faso Gains International Recognition for Revolutionary Stance Against Imperialism

May 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On April 30, 2025, millions of people across Africa and the world held mass demonstrations in defense of the the West African state of Burkina Faso under the revolutionary leadership of the […]
Burkina Faso leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore
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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 […]