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From Guernica to Gaza
Raouf Halaby: “To say that I was awed is an understatement.”
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Farmers’ revolt in France
Farmers in France are not a homogenous block, and the left needs to be able to unite with its more progressive elements to generalize revolt, argues John Mullen.
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U.S. planning to establish new drone bases in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin
Journalist Nick Turse has shown that terrorist attacks have spiked exponentially as a result of the growing U.S. military presence in the Sahelian region.
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As French embassy closes in Niger, West Africa charts a new course
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are charting a new course—one of increased economic and security sovereignty.
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CFA Franc System in Francophone Africa: A tool of French financial imperialism
The independence of French Indochina after the Second World War triggered a wave of independence in the French-speaking African countries, and it appeared that French colonial foundations had suffered a huge blow in the early 1960s.
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The lies and secrets of French imperialism
The coups in sub-Saharan Africa have opened a new era for the African peoples rising against French imperialism.
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Decolonising development with Frantz Fanon
The great cultural theorist Stuart Hall called Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth “the bible of decolonisation” as it encapsulated the urge for freedom across the colonial world. Fanon illuminates how racism represented an organising principle for capitalist classes by systematically devaluing the lives of the majority of the world’s population.
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Africa’s NATO? How ECOWAS became a tool for Western Imperialism
In this venture, ECOWAS has been fully supported by the United States and Europe, leading many to suspect it is being used as an imperial vehicle to stamp out anti-colonial projects in West Africa.
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Prigozhin’s three strikes–Khodorkovsky business, Berozovsky politics, the last Africa trip
On March 5, in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), there was a fire-bombing of a French–owned brewery which destroyed 50,000 bottles of beer.
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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”.
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The stalled decolonization
Of late however there has been a popular anti-imperialist upsurge in several countries of Francophone Africa. In Guinea, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso, new anti-imperialist governments have come to power in the last couple of years that want French troops out of their countries; and in Mali they have even succeeded in getting French troops out.
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Niger coup will have global ramifications for the U.S., France, and Canada
This isn’t what Western countries wanted to sow in West Africa, writes Owen Schalk.
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Beyond Niger: How ECOWAS became a tool for Western imperialism in Africa
Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War.
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Burkina Faso & Mali vow to defend Niger’s new leadership with force
Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) were to intervene in Niger following the recent change of power.
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The roots and reality of racism in France
Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité. That was the slogan with which the French masses overthrew the hated monarchy in 1789.
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Macron’s invitation to attend South Africa’s BRICS Summit not granted
South Africa’s media agencies report that the country’s authorities have rejected a French request to send an invitation to President Emmanuel Macron to attend the upcoming summit of the BRICS economic group.
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Over 3 thousands protesters arrested during week of unrest in France
France’s Interior Minister reports that one-third of those imprisoned during the week of violence were young rioters.
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French MPs to vote on Bill that would allow police to spy through phones
The proposed law specifies that the procedure can be executed “without the knowledge or consent of its owner or possessor,” but is limited to suspects involved in terrorism, organised crime and other illegal activities punishable by five or more years in prison.
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The fires that burn in France are about its colonial legacy
France never really came to terms with its colonial heritage or its colonial mindset.
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No justice, no peace in France
“Tout le monde deteste la police!”—Everyone hates the police—was chanted at demonstrations and riots across France last week.