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The government of Mali has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine
International News

Ukraine plagued by financial, diplomatic and military setbacks

August 13, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole The Ukrainian public is growing weary and disillusioned with its proxy war fought on behalf of the U.S. and NATO against the Russian Federation. Promised a quick victory and unending economic and […]
NLC members rally demanding higher minimum wages and cost cuts for electricity
International News

Nigerian Labor Unions Stage Strike to Raise Minimum Wage

June 24, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During late May, the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) called upon its members to stay away from work in order to demand a raise in the minimum wage and for a price cut […]
Niger demonstration against US imperialism
International News

Russians Advisors Arrive in Niger While the Masses Demand Withdrawal of Pentagon Troops

April 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On Saturday April 13, thousands of people gathered in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, demanding the dismantling of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) operations inside their […]
Niger revokes law with CNSP leader on poster
International News

France, Now the United States, Suspended from Military Operations in Niger

March 21, 2024 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe In the latest wave of anti-imperialist actions sweeping various West African states in the Sahel region, the government in Niger has nullified a security agreement with the United States. Following the […]
Angola President Joao Lourenco and US Secretary of State
International News

Blinken Tour of Africa Highlights Failed War Policy of the United States

February 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent four-nation trip by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was marked by efforts to denigrate China and Russia as development and security partners of the African Union (AU) member […]
Alliance of Sahel States meeting
International News

French-led Military Alliance Collapses in West Africa

December 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of military coups in West Africa since 2020 have taken on an anti-French character in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. All three of these former French colonies constituted a significant […]
Burkina Faso Minister of State Bassolma Bazie at UNGA
International News

Several African States at the United Nations Condemned Western Imperialism

October 1, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the third week of September in New York City, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 78th Session featured heads-of-state and leading officials from more than 190 countries and territories around the […]
International News

France Recalls Diplomats from Niger Ahead of Troop Withdrawal

September 27, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Emmanuel Macron for several weeks has falsely claimed that the French ambassador in Niamey was being held hostage by the newly installed government established by the National Council for the Safeguarding […]
West African military leaders sign Liptako-Gourma Charter
International News

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Sign Military Pact

September 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the July 26 seizure of power by the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) in Niger, threats of direct military intervention have been pervasive from France and the […]
People rally in support of Niger coup - “Down with France - Long live Putin” reads the sign
International News

Ten Myths, Counter-narratives or Contradictions Around the Western Neo Colonialist War in Niger

September 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright As is observed in all imperial onslaughts against the Global South, their wars are increasingly fought at the level of disinformation and manufactured narratives to create a climate of smoke and mirrors […]