Tag: Pan-African News Wire
Ethiopian Government Says Mekelle Has Been Retaken by Federal Forces
Conflict in the restive Tigray region has its origins in failed United States Africa policy
On November 4, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) came...
Scientists and Historians Uncover Further Details of Racist 1921 Tulsa Massacre
Tulsa was the scene of a violent attack on a thriving African American community nearly a century ago
During World War I (1914-1918) and...
United States Imperialism Threatening War Against Iran During Contested Administrations Struggle
Antiwar and peace activists must demand that no military actions be taken during the transitional process and beyond
There have been serious threats to the...
Implications for the Deepening Political Crises in the United States
Efforts by the Trump administration requires us to remain mobilized and vigilant
Note: These remarks were delivered by Abayomi Azikiwe at the Michigan Coalition for...
International Responses to the Electoral Defeat of Donald Trump
World leaders are communicating their desire to work with the incoming Democratic administration
All indications are from the various heads-of-state around the globe, geo-political regions...
Trump Defeated at the Polls by Mass Sentiment
Millions around the United States celebrate the electoral defeat of right-wing and racist administration
All the major United States based corporate news networks finally called...
Mass Rebellion in Nigeria Sparked by Police Brutality
Oil-producing country and Africa’s most populous state impacted severely by economic crisis and the legacy of neo-colonialism
A series of incidents involving the notorious Special...
Voter Suppression and Right-wing Threats Fail to Keep Millions Away from the Polls
Many prepare for inevitable conflict over national elections outcome beginning on November 3
Efforts aimed at thwarting the fundamental bourgeois democratic rights of the majority...
Africa Battles COVID-19 Pandemic Effectively
Western media astonished at the successful efforts to contain virus on the continent
During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic there was much concern...
Racism and the Death Penalty
New study links mass incarceration, lethal police force and capital punishment
Christopher Vialva, 40, was executed by the United States government on September 24 in...
Widespread Condemnation in Kentucky Grand Jury Cover-up of Breonna Taylor Police Killing
Release of grand jury transcripts may provide insights into deliberate whitewash in the execution of African American emergency medical technician
A grand jury in Louisville,...
Reparations Demand Expanding Among African People Worldwide
Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo are issuing calls for damages rendered during European imperialist occupation joining efforts already underway across the continent...
Housing Activists Make Plans to Fight Looming Mass Evictions
Center for Disease Control and Prevention issues moratorium on evictions amid burgeoning crisis
A recent moratorium issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
Zimbabwe Ruling Party Says There is No Crisis in the Country
Neighboring South African ANC delegation visits Harare for high-level talks on attempts to destabilize the SADC region
Over the last two decades the western imperialist...
Southern Africa Region Calls for Solidarity with Mozambique
Rebel group operating in the north of the country threatens population and natural gas resources
Over the last several months the security situation in...
Instability in Mali Caused by Imperialist Foreign Policy
Military mutiny results in the detention of president, prime minister and other officials
A mutiny by lower-ranking military officers on August 18 in the West...
Cities Need Bailouts Not More Usurious Bond Schemes
Detroit and other municipalities will be further impoverished as political leaders seek to impose austerity
On August 14, the final abandoned home was demolished with...
Massive Evictions Will Compound the Public Health Crisis
Tens of millions of job losses has imperiled households across the United States
Since March of this year the United States has been plunged into...
Black People Arming to Confront Racial Violence
High profile police and vigilante killings of African Americans is prompting mass action along with the formation of gun clubs
Since the May 25 police...
Legacies of C.T. Vivian and John Lewis Secured While Ruling Class Promotes Revisionist History
Democratic Party establishment distorts the actual developments of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
Two luminaries in the African American struggle which emerged during...
Racial Politics in Georgia and the Presidential Elections
Governor Brian Kemp files suit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over COVID-19 mitigation efforts
A contested gubernatorial election in 2018 involving Republican Secretary of...
Reopening Schools amid the Continuing Pandemic
Education workers and communities alarmed over the potential for a worsening public health crisis
There is tremendous pressure emanating from the United States ruling class...
COVID-19 Cases in Africa Rising Sharply
Infections now surpass a half million while the United States formally breaks with the World Health Organization (WHO)
Concerns are mounting across the African continent...
COVID-19 Infection Rates Surge While Millions Are Forced Back to Work
South, west and southwest regions leading in pandemic as jobless figures conceal depth of economic crisis
There were more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases reported...
Commemorating Juneteenth: The Continuing Unresolved Issues from the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment
After 145 years since the end of slavery, the African American national question is still a burning one
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Ballots, Bullets and the African American Struggle in Georgia
Continuing problems with voter suppression and the brutal execution of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta highlights racism and national oppression in the contemporary South
“This is...
Defunding and Dismantling the Police Being Fiercely Debated in the United States
Amid the national unrest law-enforcement has been documented committing further acts of misconduct and brutality
Since the videotaped violent murder of African American George Floyd...
13 Killed and 9,300 Arrested as United States Attempts to Halt National Unrest
More than 20,000 National Guard deployed in 29 states along with thousands more local, federal and military troops cannot quell the anger of African...
World Solidarity Builds in the Struggle to End United States Racism
Demonstrations and statements of denunciation expose the unjust system national oppression and state repression
People around the globe have been horrified by the video images...
Anti-Racist Demonstrations Continue Despite Escalating Government Repression
Mass protests are being attacked by police and national guardsmen at the urging of the White House and State Capitols
When the videotaped public...