Abayomi Azikiwe

France, U.S. escalate imperialist intervention in Africa

On Feb. 2, French President Francois Hollande visited Mali, claiming victory over insurgent groups that had taken control of the…

February 5, 2013

Rosa Parks honored in Detroit

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born 100 years ago, on Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala. She was born in…

February 2, 2013

Egyptian President Morsi imposes state of emergency

Mass demonstrations mark second anniversary of uprising, dozens killed Jan. 28 — Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian youth and workers…

January 30, 2013

The future of Africa & the struggle for socialism

Excerpts from a talk by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of Pan-African News Wire and WW contributing editor, at the Nov. 17-18,…

January 25, 2013

Detroit MLK Day focuses on defeating ‘right-to-work’ and police brutality

Speakers from the labor movement and community organizations were featured at this year’s Detroit Martin Luther King Day. The annual…

January 22, 2013

French war on Mali spreads to Algeria

The war that French imperialism has escalated in its former West African colony of Mali has now spread to neighboring…

January 21, 2013

MLK’s legacy & the labor movement

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 84 years old this Jan. 15. His legacy today is…

January 20, 2013

Algerian gas field takeover ends in bloody attack

French military invasion in Mali escalates regional tensions Jan. 17 — France has escalated its military intervention into the West…

January 17, 2013

U.S. backs French bombing of Mali

Colonial powers try to reconquer Africa Jan. 14 — French imperialism has launched major military operations in West and East…

January 14, 2013

Zionist state of Israel is also anti-African

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has praised efforts aimed at banning African migrants from entering and remaining in the state…

January 13, 2013