U.S. imperialism

DRC regional illustrated map
International News

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 […]
South Africa Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool given hero's welcome
International News

South African Ambassador Returns Home to a Hero’s Welcome

March 31, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A veteran anti-apartheid organizer and later politician now turned diplomat, Ebrahim Rasool, has returned to the Republic of South Africa where people swarmed the airport in Cape Town to express their support […]
South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool expelled by Trump White House
International News

White House Expels South African Ambassador

March 23, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Republic of South Africa diplomat Ebrahim Rasool was declared persona non grata by the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on March 14. Relations between Pretoria and Washington have deteriorated even […]
Lesotho Founder King Moshoeshoe I
International News

POTUS Ridicules Historic Kingdom of Lesotho in Rambling Address Before Joint Session of Congress

March 22, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In his first speech before the House of Representatives and the Senate during his second bifurcated term of office on March 4, United States President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Kingdom […]
Abdullah, age 14, from Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone
International News

What happens when you cannot describe what your eyes see?

February 23, 2025 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Most of us have been prevented from watching the recent BBC documentary about how three children and one young woman are surviving in today’s Gaza.  From all accounts, since we are only […]
U.S. and Russian delegations open talks in Saudi Arabia
International News

Trump wants to break China-Russia alliance

February 23, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole Much attention has been paid to the initiation of peace talks between the US and Russia that began in Saudi Arabia on February 18. The various issues around the Ukraine war were […]
Will Trump and Putin negotiate an end to the proxy Ukraine war?
International News

Trump, Putin and Ukraine

February 18, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole The much-reported phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin can be looked at from three perspectives. The February 12 call lasted about one and a half […]
US president Donald Trump gestures after meeting Jordan’s King Abdullah on 11 February 2025
International News

Trump’s dangerous musings must ignite global resistance

February 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Haim Bresheeth-Žabner Listening to US President Donald Trump’s dangerous mumblings about expelling all Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt, Jordan or anywhere else – repeated yet again on 11 February when meeting Jordan’s King Abdullah […]
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 […]
MLK against Vietnam in 1967
Domestic News

MLK’s Legacy Still Relevant Today

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe January 15, 2025 represents the 96th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights and Anti-war leader who was martyred in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. Dr. King was […]