U.S. imperialism

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 […]
Domestic News

U.S. Plots World Domination While Children at Home Go Hungry

September 24, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a major address on September 13 at John Hopkins University where he outlined U.S. plans for world domination.  Just one day before a shocking report was […]
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets take to skies in Ukraine war zone
International News

Threat of Wider War Grows Around Ukraine Conflict

September 17, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole As the Ukraine Spring Offensive becomes a Fall Offensive without gaining ground, Ukraine’s western masters have increased the danger of a much wider war by announcing new war games. MSN.com described the […]
Libya damage from Storm Daniel
International News

Libya Climate Crisis Linked to Pentagon-NATO Intervention of 2011

September 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two devastating events have struck the North African states of the Kingdom of Morocco and Libya leaving thousands dead and tens of thousands more unaccounted for by international humanitarian agencies. The flooding […]
People rally in support of Niger coup - “Down with France - Long live Putin” reads the sign
International News

Ten Myths, Counter-narratives or Contradictions Around the Western Neo Colonialist War in Niger

September 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright As is observed in all imperial onslaughts against the Global South, their wars are increasingly fought at the level of disinformation and manufactured narratives to create a climate of smoke and mirrors […]
Secretary of State Blinken visits Kiev urging Zelensky to keep fighting the U.S. proxy war to the last Ukrainian
International News

Ukraine Defense Chief Fired Amid Military Defeats

September 12, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky fired his Minister of Defense on September 4. This comes in the midst of the highly touted “Spring Offensive” which began on June 4 against the formidable Russian […]
International News

The Neo Cons’ Frankenstein Syndrome in Niger

September 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Mary Shelley, who wrote Frankenstein published in 1819, was an English abolitionist born to a radical feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, and an anarchist political philosopher, William Godwin. Not only did she advocate the […]
French colonial troops surrender to Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu, 1954. Niger is facing off against same French colonialism today
International News

In Niger … Echoes of “The Quiet American”

September 8, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Almost seventy years ago, on November 20th, 1953, the French colonial army entrenched itself in the village of Dien Bien Phu in the North of Vietnam. It was encircled by the valiant […]
Russian artillery continues to pound untrained Ukrainian troops along 600 mile line of contact
International News

Ukraine “Offensive” Stumbles into Fourth Month

September 6, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole September 4 marks the end of three months of the much hyped Ukraine “counter offensive” against Russian Federation troops. Originally announced goals were to drive back Russia from the eastern and southern […]
Niger youth protest French presence
International News

French Ambassador Defies Order to Vacate Niger

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Emmanuel Macron of France has publicly stated that the National Council for the Safeguarding of Our Homeland (CNSP) government in Niger has no right to withdraw the diplomatic credentials from Paris’ […]