Deaths in Gaza cross 7,000 on third week of non-stop Israeli bombing
Israel cuts all communications in Gaza and continues bombarding the Strip for the 21st day on Friday, starvation and diseases loom over 2.3 million besieged Palestinians
South Africans increase pressure on government to sever ties with “Apartheid Israel”
While South Africa has demanded an ICC probe into Israeli war crimes, voices from across the country are demanding action, including breaking of ties
South Africans denounce ‘Apartheid Israel’, demand expulsion of Israeli ambassador
With the memory of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid still intact, people’s movements and the ruling bloc have reiterated solidarity with Palestine
The socialist solution to soaring prices of Zambia’s staple food
The unchecked price rise of Zambia’s staple maize meal is forcing a reduction of nutritional intake in a country with one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world
French decision to withdraw troops from Niger is a testimony “to the determination and will of the Nigerien people”
After withdrawing from Mali and Burkina Faso, and now on the way out from Niger, Chad is the last of the now practically defunct G5 Sahel country to host a permanent base of France.
Under French-backed military ruler Mahamat Deby, Chad is a “pressure cooker waiting to explode”
While threatening war against Niger, ostensibly to restore democracy, France continues to back the military junta of Mahamat Deby which is accused of killing at least 128 pro-democracy protesters last year. However, anger against the junta and soaring anti-French sentiment threatens its military presence in the country
Six months of war between Sudan’s security forces has cost thousands of lives and displaced millions
With over 5.3 million displaced, the war which began on April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters its sixth month with no resolution in sight, as the UN warns of further escalation.
Niger’s government accuses France of mobilizing for war after discussing troop withdrawal
The commander of French forces in the Sahel has discussed disengagement from Niger, yet Macron has refused to withdraw troops, whose continued presence in Niger was deemed ‘illegal’