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Statement of condemnation of the plan to have Macron deliver a keynote address on reparations in Ghana

June 13, 2026 fwstaff
By Atisu Olivia, Youth Wing Leader, Ho-Collective The Socialist Movement of Ghana declared its strong opposition to their government’s invitation to French president Emmanuel Macron to speak at a conference on reparations. We present Dhoruba bin […]
African nations resist US demands for rare earth minerals for AIDS assistance
International News

African nations say “NO!” to US extortion

May 24, 2026 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo Recently the U.S. State Department has been trying to force African countries to trade weapons-grade rare earth minerals and other raw materials for the very lives of their citizens currently living with […]
Amy Ashwood Garvey with Paul Robeson and Claudia Jones in England
Domestic News

Pan-Africanism, Garveyism and Women’s Rights

March 5, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Resistance to the enslavement and colonial domination over African people can be traced back to the wars and rebellions which took place on the continent as early as the 15th century. Even […]
Cuban on hunger strike in Eswatini
Domestic News

Legal Challenges to Third Country Deportations of Africans Continue

November 1, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe United States President Donald Trump has been persistent in deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and National Guard troops to various regions of the country to arrest, detain and deport migrants. […]
Ghana picket of Israeli film festival
International News

Protests Denounce Israeli Film Festival in Accra

September 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Hundreds of cultural workers, public intellectuals and political activists have signed a petition expressing their strong opposition to the holding of an Israeli film festival in the capital of the Republic of […]
Ghana president accepts Trump's racist deportation policy
Domestic News

Lawsuit Exposes White House Secret Agreement to Deport Migrants to Ghana

September 21, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A fifth African state, the Republic of Ghana, has been subjected to widespread criticism for its participation in illegal deportations from the United States. The other four governments, Eswatini, South Sudan, Uganda […]
Malcolm X assassination sixty years ago
Domestic News

Lawsuit Filed Against Intelligence Agencies Involved in Assassination of Malcolm X

March 2, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On Sunday afternoon February 21, 1965, Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) was gunned down as he stood at the podium of the Audubon Ballroom to address hundreds of people attending […]
Nigeria demonstration against bad governance
International News

Youth-led Demonstrations in Kenya Spread to Other African States

August 6, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Demonstrations erupted during mid-June in the East African state of Kenya which encompasses the largest economy in the sub-region. The now withdrawn Finance Bill, which would have imposed large tax hikes on […]
Malcolm X and Shirley Graham Du Bois in Ghana during 1964
Domestic News

African Americans and the Cold War from Civil Rights to Black Power: African American History Month Series #7

February 23, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe When the Red Army seized control of Berlin in early May 1945 hoisting the Soviet flag on the Reichstag building within the besieged city, jubilations erupted across Europe and around the world. […]
attend a rally to demand the return to civilian rule nearly a year after a military coup led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in Khartoum, Sudan
International News

Neo-Colonialism, International Finance Capital and the Necessity of Pan-African Sovereignty

October 30, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part to a webinar entitled “AFRICOM, Corporate Dominance, Neo-Colonialism: How Do People Assert Their Humanity and Choices.” The event was sponsored by the Pan-Afrikan […]