Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by SARTRE Julien
In France’s overseas territories and départements, civil servants and other state employees continue to be paid vastly superior salaries compared to what they would receive on the mainland. It is a legacy of what was called the “supplément colonial”, a financial incentive to work in the (...)
, by European Left (EL)
The Party of the European Left (EL) is deeply concerned by the arrest and detention of Coline Fay, a 26-year-old French citizen and environmental and anti-imperialist activist.
Coline Fay was arrested on Friday November 24 for taking part in a peaceful rally on November 17 with 6 other (...)
, by MARTIAL Paul
As Sudan sinks into a humanitarian crisis as a result of the generals’ war, civilian organisations are beginning to take shape.
It is now nearly eight months since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Hemedti, leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), (...)
, by Collective / Multiple signers, Solidarite Morisyin Ar Lepep Palestinn (SOMALP)
Mauritian organisations and individuals are invited to join this declaration - contact any member of Solidarite Morisyin Ar Lepep Palestinn (SOMALP) for more information.
Common Declaration
Our country must suspend diplomatic ties with Israel now!
This, if it happens everywhere, will (...)
, by MARTIAL Paul
An election with identical political offers and a repressive climate prevents any debate on the disastrous record of the outgoing government.
The presidential election is due to take place on 16 November 2023 for the first round and possibly on 20 December if there is a second round. Andry (...)
Giraffes are the world’s tallest mammals and an African icon, but they are also vulnerable to extinction.
Giraffe populations have declined by 40% in the last 30 years, and there are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild. What are the causes of this alarming decline, and (...)
, by HIGGINBOTTOM Andy
Andy Higginbottom summarises his report on corporate profits in South Africa. He asks a number of vital questions – who are the main corporate players in South African mining? Who profits from mining in South Africa? The principal data source is thirteen company annual reports for 2022, (...)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The Sudanese tragedy continues to worsen, and the world is almost ignoring it, preoccupied quasi exclusively with the ongoing war in Ukraine, just as it previously ignored the horrific wars that have taken place over decades in and around Sudan, as well as other, still more deadly wars in (...)
, by ADOGLA-BESSA Delali
Queer Ghanaians usually face prejudice and corruption when they report hate crimes, dissuading them from pursuing justice
Even in the security of a public court hearing, with his attackers in handcuffs, Timothy* remained on edge.
Timothy, a 22-year-old queer man from central Ghana, had (...)
, by ELEDINOV Sergey, LECHNER John
A rising jihadist threat may force Burkina Faso into accepting outside help – and its partnership options are limited
Nearly a year after Burkina Faso’s latest coup, the west African country’s problems with jihadist militants seem to be intensifying.
On 4 September, 17 soldiers and 36 (...)
, by AW Eugénie Rokhaya, BOBIN Florian, SYLLA Maky Madiba
Eugénie Rokhaya Aw, imprisoned under the regime of Léopold Sédar Senghor, was an active Senegalese left-wing activist who fought clandestinely for the country’s democratisation in the 1970s. More than a year after her passing in July 2022, her testimony sheds light on the struggles of several (...)
, by MARTIAL Paul
While the coup plotters in no way represent an alternative for Niger, the economic sanctions and threats of military intervention by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), backed by Macron, are a real danger for the population.
General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the (...)
, by Labour Hub
Namaa Al-Mahdi spoke recently at the online forum ‘Africa: the role of Russia and the war in Ukraine’, hosted by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. Here we publish an edited version of her speech.
25 men, women, and children were killed yesterday [September 3rd] in crossfire between Sudanese (...)
, by EZENWA Olumba E., OPALEKE Francis
A geopolitical struggle for valuable resources such as uranium is behind the wrangling over Niger.
A month after the coup in Niger that toppled the democratically elected civilian government of Mohamed Bazoum, the country’s neighbours are still debating the possibility of military (...)
, by BHADRAKUMAR M K
The 4-week old turmoil in the West African state of Niger is taking a curious turn that no longer allows a binary vision of “neo-colonialism and imperialism” versus “national liberation”.
Niger’s coup leaders are making overtures to the United States and keeping the Russian military (...)
, by BOND Patrick, GOODMAN Amy, NGWANE Trevor
BRICS — the five-country bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is holding a monumental summit in Johannesburg this week where the group will discuss a number of major issues, including expanding membership and how to improve financial cooperation. Over 40 countries have (...)
, by DIOUF Gnima, GARRIDO María Gómez
The rise of a radical, pan-African left and repression by the liberal powers that be
Senegal has experienced the strongest political crisis in its history.
In fact, since 2021, the political leader of the Pastef party, Oumane Sonko, had been falsely accused of rape. The entire (...)
, by Survie
With a meeting of the chiefs of staff of several ECOWAS countries imminent with a view to planning an armed intervention against the putschists in Niger, the Survie association, which campaigns against Françafrique, is calling on the French authorities to finally evacuate the 1,500 troops (...)
, by GARÉ Amadou, BURKE Jason
Analysts says key figures in new regime were underestimated as elected president remains confined to residence
The leaders of the military takeover in Niger remained defiant this weekend, apparently confident that disarray among regional opponents, support from other military regimes in (...)
, par Ouestaf
Sur les chantiers de rénovation et de construction tentaculaires qui se multiplient à Dakar, des Sénégalaises récupèrent les résidus de béton et les graviers, qu’elles trient et revendent. Le site sénégalais “Ouestaf” décrit une ingénieuse économie de subsistance qui fait vivre de nombreuses (...)
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