French Imperialism

Mali military leadership defies imperialist states
International News

Mali and Niger Break Diplomatic Relations with Ukraine

August 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the African continent has become a major battleground in the renewed Cold War between Moscow and Washington. In […]
New Caledonia Kanak flag being flown during rebellion
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France Deploys Troops to Crush Anti-Colonial Rebellion in the Pacific

June 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Although President Emmanuel Macron frequently criticizes other states for not being democratic, his administration has recently utilized military force to smash an uprising stemming from the oppression and exploitation of the Kanak […]
Niger demonstration against US imperialism
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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 […]
French troops are deployed to Lithuania. Could Ukraine be next?
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Will French Troops Be Sent to Ukraine?

March 26, 2024 fwstaff
By David Sole The threat by French President Emmanuel Macron, on February 26, to send troops to fight in Ukraine has unleashed a flood of media attention around the world. Some media originally dismissed the […]
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 […]
Haiti’s people continue the struggle against imperialist domination
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Haiti Behind the Headlines

March 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Black Alliance for Peace Haiti is in the headlines again and, as usual, the headlines on Haiti are mostly negative. They are also largely false. Haiti, they tell us, is overrun by “gang violence.” […]
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
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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 […]
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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 […]
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From Niger to Haiti to Cop City, Defeat the War Against African People

September 27, 2023 fwstaff
By Black Alliance for Peace In the desperate bid for the U.S.-EU-NATO Axis of Domination to hold onto the unipolar world, the war on Africans globally intensifies. This reactionary legacy of Western colonialism is proving […]