Sahel

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 […]
Chad leader wants French troops out
International News

French Military Begins Withdrawal from Chad

December 17, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Yet another African state has broken its military agreements with the former colonial power of France. Chad, an oil-rich country bordering West and North Africa, has been a longtime ally of Paris […]
African troops captured by Germans in France during WWII
International News

France Admits World War II Massacre of African Troops

December 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe It has been 80 years since the French military authorities gunned down hundreds of African troops from Senegal during World War II. On this anniversary of the incident, President Emmanuel Macron finally […]
Niger mass demonstration against imperialism on Nov. 16, 2024
International News

Imperialism and the Destabilization of the Alliance of Sahel States

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) during 2023, the governments of France and the United States along with their surrogates have sought to undermine the political and economic […]
Niger masses demand withdrawal of Pentagon troops
International News

Imperialist Weaponry and Shifting Alliances in the Sahel

May 3, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe $95 billion in supplemental defense spending aimed at furthering the interests of the United States in various geopolitical regions of the world was recently passed by the legislative branches of the government. […]
Alliance of Sahel States meeting
International News

French-led Military Alliance Collapses in West Africa

December 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of military coups in West Africa since 2020 have taken on an anti-French character in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. All three of these former French colonies constituted a significant […]
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 […]