Middle East-Africa

Imperialist Backed Airstrike in Yemen Kills At Least 70 People
Yemen, the site of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent history, continues to be devastated by a proxy war backed by U.S. imperialism. The latest attack shows the urgency of confronting the geopolitical and imperialist interests that have created this unimaginable human crisis.
Maryam Alaniz
January 22, 2022Massive Demonstrations in Mali Against ECOWAS Strengthen Ruling Junta
Sanctions against Mali have, predictably, helped legitimize the ruling military. It cannot be ruled out that international pressure on the military is working. But this success could become a “Pyrrhic victory.”
Philippe Alcoy
January 16, 2022Sudan’s Prime Minister Resigns after New Mass Protests
Protests against the Sudanese military’s restoration to power of the very prime minister it overthrew in a coup have driven him from office again. Now protesters are aiming at taking down the military junta itself.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
January 4, 2022Israel Will Now Officially Shoot to Kill Palestinian Rock Throwers
It has recently come to light that the Israeli Defense Forces, the military branch of the repressive Zionist state, has changed its Rules of Engagement to allow soldiers to kill unarmed Palestinians with abandon. In Israel, the war crimes just keep racking up.
Scott Cooper
December 30, 2021Israeli Army Uses Live Ammunition to Repress Palestinian Revolt in West Bank
After provocations by Israeli settlers claiming territories in the West Bank, the Israeli army violently repressed the Palestinian mobilization over Christmas weekend. At least seven demonstrators were shot and wounded, and dozens were repressed.
Kenza Adel
December 29, 202134 Years After the First Intifada, Israel Continues its Brutal Occupation of Palestine
The First Intifada, a massive and radical uprising of Palestinian youth against the racist, colonialist state of Israel, began on this day in 1987.
Scott Cooper
December 9, 2021Another Attack on Protesters by French Troops in Africa, This Time Killing Three
Demonstrators demanding the departure of French troops from Operation Barkhane in the African Sahel region blocked a French army convoy last Saturday, and the soldiers and Nigerian police opened fire, killing three and injuring 17, 10 of them seriously.
Augustin Tagèl
November 30, 2021Protests in Burkina Faso against French Troops
A French army convoy was attacked by demonstrators in Burkina Faso opposing the French military presence in the Sahel. While the French soldiers injured four protesters, the mobilization remains strong. French troops out of Africa!
Inès Rossi
November 24, 2021Waste Imperialism and the Trash Crisis in Tunisia
Sfax, Tunisia is drowning in garbage. This is a clear example of the inequities and destructiveness of waste management under capitalism.
Emma Lee
November 17, 2021Coup in Sudan: “Africa Needs a Second Revolution”
African historian, journalist and writer Omer Freixa discusses the situation in Sudan, and provides a wider perspective on the political situation on the African continent.
Philippe Alcoy
November 13, 2021