African Liberation Day was commemorated across Africa by movements and organizations calling for the defense of sovereignty, stronger organizing, and deeper international solidarity.

With French influence being expelled from countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Paris is desperately searching for a new strategic foothold in Africa.

Two weeks before, the armed forces had fought off the highly-coordinated attacks on six cities by about 12,000 jihadist and separatist fighters on April 25.

While Western media continued prophesying the fall of the popular, sovereignist government that expelled French troops, the cabinet met on April 29 to push forward with developmental projects.

La presencia estadounidense en África es mucho más amplia que una base. Es una red de puntos de acceso que permite el despliegue rápido y flexible de tropas estadounidenses en territorio africano.

The US presence in Africa is much larger than a base. It is a network of access points to allow for the rapid and flexible deployment of US troops onto African territory.

African regional blocs, including the Alliance of Sahel States and the African Union, as well as the head of the UN have condemned the senseless attacks by terrorist groups in Mali.

La lucha por la justicia reparadora une a los pueblos del Sur Global con una historia compartida de colonización, y une a los pueblos racializados y discriminados del mundo.

Mali faced a wave of terrorist attacks on Saturday morning, in a surprising and coordinated assault targeting multiple cities. The army is actively responding, launching counter-operations to repel the attackers.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te complained that China’s “authoritarian regime” stopped him from joining the celebration to mark 40 years of rule by Africa’s last absolute monarchy that has banned all political parties.

This month’s Anti-Fascist Friday in South Africa commemorated and reflected on the victory at the Bay of Pigs invasion, known in Cuba as Playa Girón, as well as the centenary of Fidel Castro. The event was addressed by Cuban diplomat Jesus Perz and veteran figure of South Africa’s liberation struggle Ronnie Kasrils.

The struggle for reparative justice unites the peoples of the Global South with a shared history of colonization and unites the racialized and discriminated peoples of the world.