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Nigerian workers mobilize
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Nigerian Trade Unions Stage Two-day Strike amid Economic Crisis

September 9, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Nigeria is Africa’s most populous state and is listed as having the largest economy on the continent with huge deposits of oil, natural gas and other strategic resources. In possession of these […]
French colonial troops surrender to Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu, 1954. Niger is facing off against same French colonialism today
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In Niger … Echoes of “The Quiet American”

September 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Almost seventy years ago, on November 20th, 1953, the French colonial army entrenched itself in the village of Dien Bien Phu in the North of Vietnam. It was encircled by the valiant […]
Gabon people celebrate seizure of power by military
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Gabon Military Appoints General Nguema as Head of Government

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Gabonese soldiers, led by the presidential guard, detained President Ali Bongo during the early morning hours of August 30, ending a more than five decades-long political dynasty within this oil-rich West and […]
Niger youth protest French presence
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French Ambassador Defies Order to Vacate Niger

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Emmanuel Macron of France has publicly stated that the National Council for the Safeguarding of Our Homeland (CNSP) government in Niger has no right to withdraw the diplomatic credentials from Paris’ […]
Niger youth sign up to defend CNSP government
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Tens of Thousands Pledge to Resist an Imperialist-backed Intervention in Niger

August 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Millions across the West Africa Sahel region and around the world have loudly objected to the imperialist-instigated threats against the newly installed National Council for the Defense of the Homeland (CNSP) government […]
Supporters of coup march in Niger’s capital
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All Africans Should Condemn the Call for an ECOWAS-led Military Invasion of Niger

August 20, 2023 fwstaff
By Black Alliance for Peace The Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and the U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) condemn the threats of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) […]
Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traore at Russia-Africa Summit, July 2023
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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 […]
Burkina Faso and Niger military leaders hold meeting in Ouagadougou, Aug. 2, 2023
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Three Military Governments Say They Will Resist Any Western-backed Intervention in Niger

August 4, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe General Abdourahamane Tchiane, the chairman of the ruling military administration in the West African state of Niger, has rejected the call by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to relinquish […]
Niger headquarters of Bazoum's party torched after coup
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White House Concerned over Niger Coup

August 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A new leader has emerged in the uranium-rich West African state of Niger just two days after the elected head-of-state, President Mohamed Bazoum, was toppled by his special forces. The presidential guard […]
Niger demonstration against the coup
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Niger Soldiers Overthrow Western Allied Government

August 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Throughout the day on July 26, members of the presidential guard in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, were reportedly in the process of seizing control of the […]