Southern African Development Community (SADC)

DRC Cobalt mining with women
International News

DRC-Rwanda Agreement Could Prove Disastrous for African Great Lakes

May 14, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe United States President Donald Trump, during a White House meeting on April 18 with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, made several comments about the detentions and deportations of migrants to a maximum-security […]
DRC regional illustrated map
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White House Quest for Critical Minerals Cannot Bring Peace and Development to the DRC

April 1, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Reports have surfaced during the early months of 2025 regarding a possible deal between the current government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under President Felix Tshisekedi and the United States […]
Namibia founding President Sam Nujoma mourned throughout Africa
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Founding Namibian President Sam Nujoma Laid to Rest After State Funeral

March 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Sam Nujoma, the founding president of the Republic of Namibia and longtime leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), died in his home country on February 9. He was given a […]
DRC anti-west demonstrations
International News

Rwanda Backed M23 Declares Ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo

February 12, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several weeks fighting has flared once again in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel grouping has moved into the North Kivu city […]
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 […]
Zimbabwe anti-sanctions campaigners
International News

African Union and Cuba Demand End to Western Sanctions on Zimbabwe

November 6, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For nearly a quarter-century, the people of Zimbabwe have been subjected to draconian sanctions enacted by the leading imperialist states. These punitive policies began as a response to the passage of legislation […]
Chagossian Island Movement protest
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Britain cedes control of Chago Islands to Mauritius

October 15, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe People living in the Chagos Islands archipelago were forcefully removed from their homeland during the late 1960s and early 1970s to make way for a United States military base on one of […]
SADC 44th Summit logo in Harare
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SADC Holds 44th Annual Summit

August 27, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the Republic of Zimbabwe has emerged as the regional chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 44th Annual Summit which was held in Harare on August 17. […]
SADC map and logo
International News

SADC Rejects Anti-Russia Bill in U.S. Congress

September 1, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent gathering of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its displeasure with recent legislation making its way through the United States Congress which is aimed at punishing the continent […]
Angola MPLA founding President Agostino Neto
International News

Former Angolan President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Dead at 79

July 19, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe One of the most important heads-of-state in the struggle to end Portuguese domination in Africa died in a Spanish hospital on July 8. Jose Eduardo dos Santos served as president of the […]