The recent formation of the Alliance of Sahel States is further proof of the consolidation of anti-French sentiment in the region. Philippe Toyo Noudjenoume, President of the West Africa Peoples’ Organization, says that this sentiment is especially strong in the Sahel region but is common throughout French-speaking Africa

Carmona reflexiona sobre la coyuntura política en Chile en medio ataques de la derecha, la muerte del presidente del PC y el 50 aniversario del golpe de Estado contra Salvador Allende.

Carmona reflects on the political situation in Chile amid increased right-wing attacks, the death of the CP’s president, and the 50th anniversary of the coup against Salvador Allende

La reciente oleada de golpes de Estado en África Occidental debe entenderse en el contexto del descontento generalizado con las élites gobernantes y su colaboración con el imperialismo.

The recent wave of coups in West Africa must be understood in the context of widespread discontent with the ruling elites and their collaboration with imperialism

El golpe de Níger sigue a los de Malí, Burkina Faso y Guinea. Todos ellos fueron dirigidos por militares enfadados por la presencia de tropas francesas y estadounidenses y por las crisis económicas que sufrían sus países.

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

No está claro si Occidente dará a Rusia algún alivio en su capacidad de exportar sus propios productos agrícolas.

It is not clear if the West will give Russia any relief on its ability to export its own agricultural products.

El racismo contra las personas de ascendencia árabe y africana en Francia se ha convertido en algo casi banal, algo que ocurre y ya no levanta una ceja. El asesinato de Nael era absolutamente explicable: el resultado de una toxicidad social general hacia las minorías y que se expresa a través de la policía.

Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal, something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow. The killing of Nael was absolutely explicable — the result of a general social toxicity towards minorities and one that is given expression through the police

Sweden’s position on the Kurdish population in Turkey and on Hungary’s right-wing government has thwarted its entry into NATO.