The colonizer’s mask has slipped to the floor
France’s President Emmanuel Macron behaved like an old colonial officer when he spoke in Paris on January 6
What’s happening in Niger: inside the struggle for independence from French and Western neocolonialism
After expelling the French military, the people of Niger are fighting to overthrow the remaining colonial structures
“There is no terrorism, there is [only] France,” says president of the West African Peoples’ Organization
Philippe Noudjènoumè blames France for terrorist presence in the Sahel and criticizes the Benin government’s collusion with Macron
The confederation of Sahel States and their struggle against neo-colonialism
Alex Anfruns analyzes the resistance of the people of the Sahel region against colonial domination and for prosperity
Alex Anfruns: We are witnessing the collapse of neocolonial architecture in France
An interview with journalist Alex Anfruns Millán on the “Pan-African revolution” in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger
African Union suspends Gabon after military coup ousts President Ali Bongo
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 the streets in Libreville to celebrate the ouster of a family that has ruled Gabon for 56 years
Mass protests against French troops intensify in Niger as the deadline for their withdrawal approaches
France refuses to withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger, and reiterates its threat of supporting military invasion by ECOWAS, while the regional bloc itself is “determined to bend backwards to accommodate diplomatic efforts”
The people do not want war: mass protests continue in Niger against ECOWAS threats
The CNSP has proposed a three-year transition period for Niger as ECOWAS threatens increasingly-unpopular military action. Nigeriens have continued to take to the streets to demand the removal of foreign troops from their soil and for the lifting of “inhumane” sanctions
African Union will not back ECOWAS intervention in Niger
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 Bazoum with the backing of France and US
Causes and consequences of military takeover in Niger
Ghanaian journalist Esther Yiadom reflects on the different social, economic, and geopolitical motivations behind the coup in Niger
People’s movements oppose West-backed military intervention by ECOWAS in Niger
The West African Peoples’ Organization said ECOWAS’ threat of military intervention was a maneuver by colonial France and Great Britain, under the hegemony of US imperialism. With Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso extending support to Niger’s new government, any use of force by ECOWAS may hurl the entire sub-region into war
Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup
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
- Samidoun Europe coordinator targeted again by Belgian police
- Syria’s interim government arrests senior Palestinian resistance leaders
- Demonstrations planned across the globe on April 25 in solidarity with Gaza
- China warns repeated US-led military exercises in the region could cause arms race and destabilization
- Noor Abdalla, wife of Mahmoud Khalil, gives birth while husband languishes in ICE detention
