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Aug 31

Coup in Gabon: Franc Zone Continues to Crumble

by Steve Lalla Military leaders in Gabon have taken power, placing the president under house arrest following disputed elections. The military takeover follows recent coups d’état in the former French colonies of Niger (earlier this year), Burkina Faso (2022), Mali (2020 and 2021), and Guinea (2021). …

Africa

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Coup in Gabon: Franc Zone Continues to Crumble
Coup in Gabon: Franc Zone Continues to Crumble
Africa

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Aug 4

Burkina Faso & Mali Vow to Defend Niger’s New Leadership with Force

Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) were to intervene in Niger following the recent change of power. “Any military intervention against Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war…

Niger

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Burkina Faso & Mali Vow to Defend Niger’s New Leadership with Force
Burkina Faso & Mali Vow to Defend Niger’s New Leadership with Force
Niger

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Aug 4

Burkina Faso’s President Traoré Delivers Anti-Imperialist Speech at Russia–Africa Summit

On the second day of the Russia–Africa summit, the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, delivered an anti-imperialist address and employed slogans identified with the Cuban Revolution. Traoré assumed the presidency on September 30, 2022. At age 35, he is the world’s youngest head of state. Traoré has paid homage…

West Africa

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Burkina Faso’s President Traoré Delivers Anti-Imperialist Speech at Russia–Africa Summit
Burkina Faso’s President Traoré Delivers Anti-Imperialist Speech at Russia–Africa Summit
West Africa

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Apr 4

NATO Formed 74 Years Ago to Defend Capitalist Profits

On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the “Washington treaty,” making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the…

Nato

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NATO Formed 74 Years Ago to Defend Capitalist Profits
NATO Formed 74 Years Ago to Defend Capitalist Profits
Nato

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Jan 11

Peru: US-Backed Coup Regime Has Murdered 46 Demonstrators

By Steve Lalla In Peru, the death toll has risen to at least 46 following the December 7 US-backed coup overthrowing democratically elected socialist President Pedro Castillo. On January 9 alone, at least 18 were killed by the coup regime’s security forces in Juliaca. Peru is now mobilized in a…

Peru

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Peru: US-Backed Coup Regime Has Murdered 46 Demonstrators
Peru: US-Backed Coup Regime Has Murdered 46 Demonstrators
Peru

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Jan 6

Blows Against the Empire — 2022 In Memoriam

By Steve Lalla Throughout 2022, monopoly capitalism, with the US at its core, continued to erode from within and buckle under pressure exerted by sovereign states and peoples’ movements alike. Relentless blows reigned down on the empire. These were some of the most memorable: January 30: Prior to the Winter…

Year In Review

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Blows Against the Empire — 2022 In Memoriam
Blows Against the Empire — 2022 In Memoriam
Year In Review

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May 31, 2022

No Mention of Uyghur ‘Genocide’ After UN Human Rights Commissioner Visits Xinjiang

By Steve Lalla Saturday, May 28, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, wrapped up her six-day visit to the People’s Republic of China by meeting virtually with the country’s president, Xi Jinping. Bachelet visited China at a time when the country is being victimized by accusations…

China

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No Mention of Uyghur ‘Genocide’ After UN Human Rights Commissioner Visits Xinjiang
No Mention of Uyghur ‘Genocide’ After UN Human Rights Commissioner Visits Xinjiang
China

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Feb 21, 2022

US Republican Congressperson Offers Asylum to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters

Yvette Herrell, US House of Representatives Republican Party congressperson for the state of New Mexico, has put forth legislation to grant political asylum to participants in the “Freedom Convoy” which occupied Canada’s capital, Ottawa, for the past three weeks. Local police, reinforced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and…

Truckers

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US Republican Congressperson Offers Asylum to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters
US Republican Congressperson Offers Asylum to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters
Truckers

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Feb 6, 2022

Barely One Week Into Her Presidency, Xiomara Castro Brings Hope and Joy to Hondurans

Piloting a series of substantial policy changes a little more than one week into her mandate, Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro has already established herself as a firm Latin American leader. …

Honduras

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Barely One Week Into Her Presidency, Xiomara Castro Brings Hope and Joy to Hondurans
Barely One Week Into Her Presidency, Xiomara Castro Brings Hope and Joy to Hondurans
Honduras

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Feb 4, 2022

Peru Orders Repsol to Suspend Offshore Operations After Massive Oil Spill

(special for OrinocoTribune.com) — On Monday, January 31, in response to the company’s inaction after a spill of over 10,000 barrels of oil, Peru’s Minister of the Environment Ruben Ramirez said the government will temporarily suspend Repsol’s offshore operations. In addition, a judge barred four Repsol executives from leaving the…

Peru

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Peru Orders Repsol to Suspend Offshore Operations After Massive Oil Spill
Peru Orders Repsol to Suspend Offshore Operations After Massive Oil Spill
Peru

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Steve Lalla

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