Tag: Pan-African News Wire
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...
Minnesota National Guard and State Police Deployed in Twin Cities Rebellion
Third Precinct station razed while unrest spreads to St. Paul and other municipalities around the United States
A cell phone videotaped deadly encounter between African...
Unrest Continues in Response to Racist Killings in the United States
Two consecutive days of unrest in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis and other cities demand an end to racist police and mob killings of African...
![Protesters gather at the scene where George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was pinned down by a police officer kneeling on his neck before later dying in hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the US [Eric Miller/Reuters]](https://i1.wp.com/newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/f-d-a-a-a-e-d-a-a-.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "Outrage Mounts Over Racist Police and Vigilante Killings")
Outrage Mounts Over Racist Police and Vigilante Killings
African Americans continue to be systematically profiled and executed by law-enforcement agencies and bigoted whites creating a volatile situation across the United States
Four Minneapolis...
Africa Liberation Day 2020: Continental Imperatives and the Global Healthcare Crisis
57 years after the formation of the OAU the successor African Union member-states are battling a pandemic which has political and economic implications
May 25...
Government Fails to Prevent a Worsening Economic Downturn
Tens of millions of job losses and business closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic portends much for the future of education and food security
As...
COVID-19 Pandemic: A Socialist View on the Capitalist Crisis
What Marxist thought teaches us about responses to a global healthcare emergency
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COVID-19 in Detroit: A Case Study in Resilience and Resistance
People respond to the pandemic while seeking a secure path forward
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Note: These remarks were delivered during an online pubic webinar sponsored by the Moratorium...
Africa and IMF Conditionality and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Governments within the African Union are receiving varying responses to requests for financial assistance
African states across the continent have enacted stringent measures aimed at...
Reopening the United States Economy: Myths and Realities
States where restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic are being lifted experience sharp rises in number of infections and deaths
There are tremendous economic and political...
Cuba Continues African Solidarity in COVID-19 Battle
Medical team arrives in South Africa as other delegations spread throughout the continent
High-ranking governmental and military leaders in the Republic of South Africa greeted...
Seniors, Prisoners and the Plight of the Detroit Majority
Nursing homes, correctional facilities are serving as sources for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic within a city which is 80% African American
Statistical indicators...
Africa Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Various states have ordered lockdowns while economic toll continues to mount
There are 55 member-states within the African Union (AU) where 1.2 billion people reside....
Detroit, COVID-19 and the Worsening Capitalist Crisis
Jobs losses mount in the healthcare, service, production and public sectors while political officials fail to defend residents against the economic downturn
Detroit still remains...
Trump Administration Suspends Funding to WHO amid Global Pandemic
International cooperation required to fight COVID-19 and its impact on the world communities
After a series of verbal attacks against the World Health Organization (WHO)...
COVID-19 Prompts Austerity Budget in Detroit
Corporate-imposed mayor focuses on appeasing banks instead of guaranteeing health and security
Detroit is one of the epicenters for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Trump Administration Attacks on the WHO Highlights Imperialist Policy on COVID-19 Pandemic
White House fuels hostility and war while global cooperation intensifies to address crisis
United States President Donald Trump has launched a verbal attack against...
Detroit on the Frontline in Battle to End COVID-19 Pandemic
Majority African American and working class city at the center of the outbreak
More than 2,000 people working in the healthcare industry have reportedly tested...
Mass Student Movement in the United States Began Six Decades Ago
1960 marked the initiation of the sit-in movement demanding an end to legalized segregation
On February 1, 1960, four African American students from North Carolina...
Detroit Annual Commemoration of MLK Focused on Antiwar and Social Justice Legacy of Martyred...
A broad range of organizations united to extend the struggle into the third decade of the 21st century
On Monday January 20, the 17th Annual...
ECOWAS, Monetary Zones and the Dialectics of Regional Integration
Currency reforms must be linked to genuine unity and sovereignty
There has been much discussion and debate over the potential for adoption of a new...
Libya and the Modern Legacy of the Berlin Conference
Germany hosts summit seeking path forward for North African state destroyed by imperialism in the 21st century
Once a leading force in the Pan-African Movement...
Sudan and the Political Economy of National Reconciliation
Sovereign Council negotiates with armed opposition while seeking foreign direct investment
Since the military coup against former Republic of Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and...