African Union Summit Condemns Israeli Genocide in Gaza

Abayomi Azikiwe Israel definitively banned from the African Union In opening up its proceedings for the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in mid-February, the continental organization denounced the ongoing genocidal onslaught by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Gaza Strip. The deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians, the injuring of…

Colonialism, Occupation & Apartheid: African Countries See “Shared Experiences” with Palestinians

Leaders at this year’s African Union summit have condemned Israel’s assault on Gaza and called for its immediate end. Kenyan writer and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola explains the long history of African solidarity with Palestine, continuing with today’s efforts to end the destruction of Gaza. African countries “see really an identical experience between Palestinian occupation…

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

Julia Wright People rally in support of Niger coup – “Down with France – Long live Putin” reads the sign. | Photo: nprillinois.org 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…

No Respite for France as a ‘New Africa’ Rises

Pepe Escobar Like dominos, African states are one by one falling outside the shackles of neocolonialism. Chad, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and now Gabon are saying ‘non’ to France’s longtime domination of African financial, political, economic, and security affairs. By adding two new African member-states to its roster, last week’s summit in Johannesburg heralding the…

The African Union Suspends Gabon After Military Coup

Tanupriya Singh Military officers announce that they have seized power in a coup in Gabon. Military officers ousted President Ali Bongo on August 30, just minutes after Gabon’s national electoral body proclaimed the incumbent as the winner of the August 26 general elections. Bongo was placed under house arrest as hundreds of people took to…

Africa: Decolonization Stalled

Prabhat Patnaik Niger: Supporters of the military leadership in Niger take part in a demonstration in front of a French army base in Niamey. A meeting of Ecowas nations to discuss a ‘standby’ intervention force has been suspended indefinitely. Much of the ex-colonial world, having set up dirigiste regimes to wrest control over its natural…

African Union Will Not Back ECOWAS Intervention in Niger

Pavan KulkarniLeaders of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Niger’s ruling military junta, at a rally on August 6. Photo: Balima Boureima/Anadolu Agency Niger’s popular military government has been consolidating domestic and regional support. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is beset by disunity and domestic opposition after threatening military intervention to restore the ousted Mohamed…

Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads Across West Africa amid Threats against Niger

Abayomi Azikiwe Niger masses rally around CNSP on Aug. 6, 2023 Nigerian Senate rebukes president’s effort to invade a neighboring state at the aegis of Paris and Washington Niger has remained defiant in the face of repeated threats by French and United States instigated efforts to stage an invasion of the uranium-rich West African state….

Haitian Social Movements and Leaders’ Open Letter to African Nations and the African Union

“None of the countries of the land of our ancestors (Africa) should serve as a mouthpiece or military arm of the former colonial and slave-owning powers, transformed into imperialist powers and now actively engaged in a criminal project to destabilize Haiti and systematically sabotage its sovereignty, of which the American-U.N. occupation is a dangerous step”….

Niger: The Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

Vijay Prashad, Kambale Musavuli Protesters in Niger hold signs in support of the CNSP and against France The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and US troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries At 3…

Route to Reparations Yet to Make Any Headway

Gatu Mbaria Photo by Thomas de LUZE on Unsplash Calls for the West to pay reparations for slavery have gained momentum in recent years but the West has continued to dillydally in paying compensation. Africans on the continent and in the diaspora should continue to make spirited demands for reparations. “The money the West lends…

Niger: Soldiers Overthrow Western Allied Government

Abayomi Azikiwe President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly detained as a military grouping declared the suspension of the constitution and the closing of borders. Throughout the day on July 26, members of the presidential guard in Niamey, the capital of the West African state of Niger, were reportedly in the process of seizing control of the…

Fighting Continues in Sudan as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

Abayomi Azikiwe Sudan And South Sudan Border Crossing Still Open Potential for foreign intervention exists as 2 million are displaced with hundreds of thousands fleeing across several borders In a recent report published by the South African-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS), an argument was made for the mobilization and deployment of an African Union…

Vladimir Putin Received the Heads of Delegations of African States

As previously agreed, representatives of seven African countries arrived in St Petersburg to hold talks on possible ways to resolve the situation around Ukraine. The delegation included President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani, President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall, President of the South Africa Republic Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mostafa Mabdouli, Minister of State and Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of the Congo Florent Ntsiba,…

Behind the Unrest in Senegal: Economic Distress and the Shifting Character of Global Politics

Abayomi Azikiwe Presidents Of Russia And Senegal Meet In Sochi President Macky Sall has been the target of demonstrations in the aftermath of the conviction and sentencing of an opposition leader Senegal was the scene of demonstrations and widespread property damage in the wake of the conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko who was tried…

African Unity and the New Cold War

Abayomi Azikiwe Imperialism extends its destabilization efforts against China and Russia across the continent Note: These remarks were made by the author at the Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum (PASCF) Afrikan Liberation Day webinar held on Sat. May 27, 2023. The event was hosted by PASCF organizers in Britain under the theme of “Acknowledging Our Shared…

Imperialism and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan and Libya

Abayomi Azikiwe After 60 years, the African Union, the successor to the Organization of African Unity, faces monumental challenges in the contemporary period Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part at a webinar in honor of the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to…

It’s the Time of Nkrumah!

Adnan Akfirat Oh people, oh humanity, hear and know: Africa is being liberated! We know that imperialism has darkened the fortunes of the land of the black skinned. Our pearl-toothed brothers and sisters are determined to overthrow the hegemony of US imperialism. European imperialism, on the other hand, is watching its feet in Africa in…