French colonialism
France must compensate Haiti: 200 years of illegitimate debt that plunged the country into crisis

Social organizations and political leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean demand historical justice for Haiti amid an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

Sahel diaspora groups rally in support of AES and to challenge Europe’s “media colonialism”

In Italy, diaspora groups are mobilizing against media distortion of decolonization processes in the Alliance of Sahel States

Kenyan police officers Death of a Kenyan police officer in Haiti exposes perils of controversial MSS mission

The UN-backed Kenyan-led mission faces significant challenges as armed gangs escalate violence across the island nation.

“El neocolonialismo francés es la principal causa de nuestro subdesarrollo”, reitera activista beninés tras su liberación de prisión

Arrestados después de una manifestación que exigía la expulsión de las tropas francesas, activistas benineses reiteran su compromiso de luchar contra el neocolonialismo francés tras su liberación.

“French neocolonialism is the main cause of our underdevelopment,” Beninese activist reiterates after release from prison

Arrested after a demonstration demanding the expulsion of French troops, Beninese activists reiterate their commitment to fighting French neocolonialism upon their release.

En Camerún, los trabajadores vencen el gigante azucarero francés a pesar de la “sangrienta represión”

El prolongado malestar laboral por los bajos salarios, la represión sindical y las condiciones de trabajo inseguras en la mayor empresa azucarera de Camerún (propiedad de un gigante agrícola francés), estalló en una huelga el 26 de enero debido a retrasos en los pagos.

The people of Benin intensify anti-French protests in the wake of a terror attack

“What is evident is that Benin is now at war—a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces,” argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin’s Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized several protests demanding the expulsion of French troops.

A new military strategy of French neo-colonialism in Africa: reorganizing under the cover retreat

Left parties of West Africa warn that announcements by France-backed regimes in its former African colonies about the withdrawal of its troops is an attempt to deceive the anti-imperialist movement by hiding its military presence from public view.

Colonialism and climate change collide in cyclone-hit Mayotte

Cyclone Chido has left widespread devastation in Mayotte, France’s poorest colony, highlighting the French government’s failure to address its imperialist legacy

Niger’s new government “is a blessing for us farmers”

From the small peasants to farmers with relatively large land-holding, Niger’s farming community explains to Peoples Dispatch why they support the popular anti-France military government.

Will Chad deal the final blow against French military presence in Africa’s Sahel?

Popular forces struggling against French neocolonialism in Chad explain to Peoples Dispatch the conjuncture that brought the Chadian president to end military ties with former colonizer France.

Niger hosts historic conference on the fight against neocolonialism in the Sahel

Ahead of the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel” in Niamey, Peoples Dispatch brings forth stories of resilience and resistance of the people of Niger whose success in forcing their former colonizer France on the retreat has inspired Pan-African movements across the continent.