French troops in Africa
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.

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.

Why has Niger declared US military presence in its territory illegal?

Only months after forcing its former colonizer France to withdraw its troops, Niger, West Africa’s largest country, has said the presence of US troops is illegal. This could be a major blow to the US military’s power-projection capacity in the region

“People make the revolution:” charting an anti-imperialist path in West Africa

Achy Ekissi of the Communist Party of Côte d’Ivoire talks about the coup in Niger, the political changes in the Sahel and the struggle against imperialism. He also talks about the role of the left in these processes

“We will not stand idly by:” Mali warns against repeat of NATO’s Libyan war in Niger

At the UN General Assembly, Mali and Burkina Faso reiterated their rejection of a military intervention against Niger, recalling the devastating 2011 NATO-led war on Libya and its role in fueling violence in the Sahel

¿Es este el fin del neocolonialismo francés en África?

La reciente formación de la Alianza de Estados del Sahel es una prueba más de la consolidación del sentimiento antifrancés en la región. Philippe Toyo Noudjenoume, Presidente de la Organización de los Pueblos de África Occidental, afirma que este sentimiento es especialmente fuerte en la región del Sahel pero es común en toda el África francófona

“France out of Africa, US and NATO too!” Activists picket the UNGA

US activists protested outside of the UN General Assembly against US and French imperialism and warmongering in the Sahel

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger alliance Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger form Alliance of Sahel States to advance collective defense

As an ECOWAS military threat looms over Niger, the three countries have formally declared that any act of aggression against one will be considered an aggression against all. The leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have come to power in popularly-backed coups amid mass anti-French anger and rising insecurity in the Sahel

Niger’s government accuses France of mobilizing for war after discussing troop withdrawal

The commander of French forces in the Sahel has discussed disengagement from Niger, yet Macron has refused to withdraw troops, whose continued presence in Niger was deemed ‘illegal’

Niger and the Sahel are pushing back against insecurity, exploitation, and France

We take a look at the developments in Niger and the Sahel region a month after the coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. The developments in Niger are reflective of a larger trend which has mounted a resistance to insecurity, exploitation, and French presence

Lo que está ocurriendo en Níger no es un típico Golpe

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.