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Kenya’s people victim of same police being sent to repress popular movements in Haiti
International News

Protest the New Invasion of Haiti by US-backed Kenyan Police Force

July 1, 2024 fwstaff
Haiti Action Committee Alert: Demonstration and Press Conference in front of the SF Federal Building (90-7th St, SF) Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 at 5 PM The Haiti Action Committee condemns the arrival of 400 Kenyan […]
Sri Lanka protests against austerity during 2022
International News

Sri Lanka IMF Program Cannot Solve Internal Crisis

April 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Less than one year ago, the people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka were up in arms over the worsening economic situation prompting hundreds of thousands of people to take […]
Sri Lanka people line up for fuel
International News

Sri Lanka Secures IMF Bailout Amid Global Debt Crisis

February 1, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During 2022 the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka was the scene of large-scale protests prompted by an unprecedented economic crisis. For the first time in its post-colonial history, the country […]
Sri Lankan demonstrators protest their removal from the encampment in Colombo
International News

Sri Lanka Democracy Movement at the Crossroads

August 4, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several months the nation of Sri Lanka has been imperiled with the looming threat of complete economic collapse as fuel, food and other commodity prices skyrocketed. Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa became […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on state visit
International News

Africa, IMF Conditionality and the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 9, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African states across the continent have enacted stringent measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. From Kenya, to Egypt and South Africa, governmental leaders, labor unions, community organizations and professional groupings […]