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French troops in Central African Republic during coup

A military coup on March 24 in the capital city of Bangui changed the government of the Central African Republic.…

April 4, 2013

Anti-war group discusses growing imperialist intervention in Africa

Anti-war activists from across the U.S. and Vancouver, British Columbia, joined the United National Antiwar Coalition for an educational conference…

February 26, 2013

French imperialism moves deeper into Mali

Since Jan. 11, when France launched bombing attacks and a ground invasion into the resource-rich African country of Mali, Paris…

February 12, 2013

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

Autoworkers strike to stop plant closings in France

As the global economic crisis deepens, the capitalist class, the class responsible for the crisis in the first place, strikes…

January 28, 2013

Women’s group condemns murder of Kurdish activists

Statement released Jan. 11 by IWA, a global anti-imperialist women’s alliance. The International Women’s Alliance highly condemns the brutal premeditated…

January 25, 2013

Imperialist hands off Mali!

A full analysis of France’s imperialist invasion of Mali requires a look at the relations among the different peoples of…

January 21, 2013

Opposition grows worldwide to French invasion of Mali

In response to the French imperialist intervention in January, the Coalition of Patriotic Organizations of Mali (COPAM) called demonstrations against…

January 21, 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

Guns – weapons or tools? Pointed which way?

Part 5: Haitian Revolution defeated colonial armies Under capitalism, guns — like other weapons technology — are commodities produced by…

January 13, 2013