Organization of African Unity

Nelson Mandela and Leila Khalid
International News

Africa Liberation Day Must Advance the Struggle for Continental Unity and a Liberated Palestine

June 1, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part to the African Liberation Day (ALD) webinar held on Sunday May 25, 2025. The event was sponsored by the All-African People’s Revolutionary […]
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 […]
Malcolm X and African American expatriates in Ghana during May 1964
Domestic News

Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism and the Cold War (Part II)

February 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On June 4, 1964, Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) gave an interview with Philadelphia talk show host Joe Rainey over W-DAS where he discussed various aspects of his evolving worldview influenced by […]
Malcolm X in Nigeria and the University of Ibadan in 1964
Domestic News

Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism and the Cold War (Part I)

February 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe At the height of the state-directed campaigns against revolutionaries and dissidents in the United States after 1946, an atmosphere of apprehension and fear was induced through the utilization of law-enforcement, legislative and […]
Niger mass rally against France
International News

Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast Order French Troops to Leave

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Three other governments in West Africa have announced that they are requesting the departure of troops from France, the former colonial power. Senegal during 2024 underwent a mass upheaval and a groundbreaking […]
SADR map
International News

UN Security Council Renews Mission for Western Sahara as Independence Remains Elusive

November 9, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe What has been described as “Africa’s last colony,” the Western Sahara territory is still waiting to exercise its decades-long desire for national independence and sovereignty. Formerly known as the “Spanish Sahara”, the […]
Mali airport attacked by rebels on Sept. 17, 2024
International News

Mali Commemorates 64 Years of Independence Amid Security Challenges

October 1, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Mali was one of those states which declared its sovereignty from France under the leadership of President Modibo Keita, a Pan-Africanist who developed close ties with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and […]
Kwame Nkrumah and Haile Selassie
International News

Imperialist Hegemony and the Class Struggle in Africa and the Diaspora

May 30, 2023 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: The following solidarity statement was prepared and delivered in part to the African Liberation Day program organized by the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party, (A-APRP-GC) under the theme “Pan-Africanism:  Waging Class […]