Nigeria

Guinea-Bissau PAIGC candidate banned from running for president
International News

Military Coups and Neo-Colonial Threats in West Africa

December 26, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There have been two incidents which are said to have been military coups in Guinea-Bissau and yet another failed putsch in Benin. Both military interventions have been linked to an ongoing electoral […]
Nigeria conflict map with other states
International News

Nigeria Rejects False US Allegations of Christian Persecution

November 8, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Federal Republic of Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the statements by his United States counterpart’s administration that a deliberate campaign of persecution and killings of Christians is taking place. Quite similar […]
Nigeria mass demonstration
International News

Nigerian Government Using Repressive Tactics to Quell Dissent by Youth and Workers

August 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Over the last ten months the workers and youth of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have organized general strikes and mass demonstrations to express their disagreements over the economic policies of the […]
Nigeria protest against bad governance and hunger
International News

Nigerian Economic Crisis Underlies Mass Demonstrations

August 12, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After weeks of anticipation, the #endbadgovernance campaign began on August 1 amid the worsening cost of living situation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous state. The largely youth-led protests […]
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 The now withdrawn Finance Bill, which would have imposed large tax hikes on […]
NLC members rally demanding higher minimum wages and cost cuts for electricity
International News

Nigerian Labor Unions Stage Strike to Raise Minimum Wage

June 24, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During late May, the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) called upon its members to stay away from work in order to demand a raise in the minimum wage and for a price cut […]
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 […]
Angola President Joao Lourenco and US Secretary of State
International News

Blinken Tour of Africa Highlights Failed War Policy of the United States

February 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent four-nation trip by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was marked by efforts to denigrate China and Russia as development and security partners of the African Union (AU) member […]
International News

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 […]
West African military leaders sign Liptako-Gourma Charter
International News

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Sign Military Pact

September 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the July 26 seizure of power by the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) in Niger, threats of direct military intervention have been pervasive from France and the […]