French Imperialism

Burkina Faso demonstration outside French embassy
International News

Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis

October 3, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held under the theme: “Colonialism, Compradors & […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni with Russian FM Sergei Lavrov
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Africa Remains at Center of 21st Century Cold War

August 1, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Several geopolitical powers are seeking to enhance their influence and cooperation with the continent of Africa. United States President Joe Biden announced during July that he would host a summit with African […]
The mass protest by garment workers on Feb. 17, 2022, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, won a 54% wage increase
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Haiti: The Ransom is Still Being Paid

July 10, 2022 fwstaff
By Robert Roth, Haiti Action Committee Reprinted from the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper On May 20th, The New York Times published a meticulously documented series entitled, “The Ransom,” detailing the devastating impact […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Senegalese President Mack Sall head of the AU, June 3, 2022
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African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government Amid Escalating Food Crisis

June 6, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In at least two regions of the African continent food deficits are a major concern for political officials and humanitarian organizations. The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to […]
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 […]
Burkina Faso ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore
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Burkina Faso Military Coup Reflects Wave of Insecurity in West Africa

January 31, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There has been yet another military coup in West Africa following the events of Mali and Guinea during 2020-2021. This time lower-ranking army officers staged a mutiny in Burkina Faso over the […]
Algerian war of national liberation during the 1950s and early 1960s
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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 […]
ECOWAS delegation to Guinea on Sept. 17, 2021
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Guinea Coup Leader Rejects ECOWAS Initiatives

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member regional organization, visited the Guinean capital of Conakry on September 17 in a bid to have the leaders of […]
Guinea coup leader Col. Mamady Doumboya
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Guinea Coup Deepens Crisis of Governance in West Africa

September 15, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Members of the Special Forces in the West African state of Guinea-Conakry seized power from the government of President Alpha Conde, 83, on September 5. There were reports of heavy gunfire surrounding […]