Kenya: Mathare Ecological Network Fights for the Restoration of Dignity and Hope in Nairobi's Informal Settlements

After heavy rains caused massive devastation in the country's urban settlements, residents in Mathare organized to rebuild their community. Read more »

Sudan: Besieged and Bombed Amid Famine, Hundreds of Thousands of IDPs Struggle to Survive in Darfur

As the war between Sudan's security forces continues into its 21st month, casualties mount in North Darfur's besieged capital El Fasher, which has been cut off from food aid amid… Read more »

Africa: Will Chad Deal the Final Blow Against French Military Presence in Africa's Sahel?

Popular forces struggling against French neocolonialism in Chad explain to Peoples Dispatch the conjuncture that brought the Chadian president to end military ties with former… Read more »

West Africa: 'There Is No Terrorism, There Is [only] France,' Says President of the West African Peoples' Organization

Philippe Noudjènoumè blames France for terrorist presence in the Sahel and criticizes the Benin government's collusion with Macron Read more »

West Africa: Delegation From Alliance of Sahel States Visits Cuba for Revolutionary Exchange

Malian, Burkinabé, and Nigerien visitors to Cuba felt an even stronger push to fight for socialism after seeing the progress of Africa's sister revolution in Cuba Read more »

West Africa: People of Sahel Inspire Global Movement Against Imperialism

From November 19-21, hundreds gathered in Niamey for the Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel and heard first hand from people who have been on the frontlines of… Read more »

West Africa: The Second Struggle for African Independence Has Begun in the Sahel

"Many people outside think we are living under a military dictatorship. But the delegates who have come to attend the conference are seeing that we are free" and exerting… Read more »

West Africa: The Anti-Imperialist Upsurge in the Sahel Is Irreversible, Say Leaders At Historic Conference in Niamey

Hundreds gather in Niamey, Niger for opening day of a historic conference in solidarity with the people of the Sahel Read more »

West Africa: Niger Hosts Historic Conference On the Fight Against Neocolonialism in the Sahel

Ahead of the "Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel" in Niamey, Peoples Dispatch brings forth stories of resilience and resistance of the people of Niger whose… Read more »

West Africa: The Confederation of Sahel States and Their Struggle Against Neo-Colonialism

Alex Anfruns analyzes the resistance of the people of the Sahel region against colonial domination and for prosperity Read more »

Sudan: UN Decries 'Systematic Use of Sexual Violence As a Weapon of War' in Sudan's Agricultural Heartland

Widespread rapes, sexual slavery and forced marriages under torture have been reported in Sudan's Gezira state, amid the ongoing depopulation campaign unleashed by the paramilitary… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Is Depopulating War-Torn Sudan's Breadbasket Amid an Unprecedented Famine

Worsening the world's largest displacement crisis, attacks by RSF killing hundreds, have affected 120 villages in the Gezira, forcing another 135,000 people to flee. Read more »

Africa: African Union 2025 Elections Are a Contest of Prestige and Clout, Not Continental Vision

The elections for African Union Commission Chairperson are set for February 2025, yet it seems that candidates' are more focused on the possible symbolic victory rather than a… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Week Draws Attention to the Congolese Struggle in the Face of Conflict

The people of one of the world's wealthiest countries in terms of natural resources have been condemned to violence and poverty by US-backed foreign interventions to secure mineral… Read more »

South Africa: Workers Picket the Office of South Africa's Largest Defense Industry

Suffering a loss of real incomes over the last five years, members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) picketed the corporate office of South Africa's… Read more »

Sudan: Sexual Violence and Child Malnutrition in Sudan's Civil War Place Heavy Burden On Women

Sudanese women activists have reported that since the civil war which broke out in 2023, sexual violence has been used as a tool of war by both sides Read more »

Sudan: The War in Sudan From a Left Perspective

Sudanese activists from the frontlines of the struggle for democracy participated in an online press conference organized by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA), Peoples… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Trade Unions Front Calls for End to War and Military Rule

Trade unions have played key role in Sudan's political change since the 1940s, despite crackdowns by subsequent military dictatorships Read more »

West Africa: The Sahel Stands Up and the World Must Pay Attention

This past weekend the heads of state from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger met in the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States. Read more »

Africa: Violent Conflicts Have Stalled Global Vaccination Rates, Putting Children At Risk for Preventable Diseases

Four years after the onset of COVID-19, children's vaccination rates are stalling and declining. Armed conflicts and weakening of public health systems are to blame Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Congolese People Proclaim - the Congo Is Not for Sale!

A new dossier by the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research examines the Congolese vision for freedom in light of the unfettered extraction of the DRC's resources Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Communist Party Leader Arrested By Military Intelligence

Amal El Zein, a member of the political bureau of the Sudanese Communist Party, was arrested by military intelligence Read more »

Ghana: Ghanaians Organize Car Caravan in Solidarity With Palestine

For the last eight months, people in the West African nation have been organizing actions to demand an immediate end to Israel's genocide in Gaza Read more »

Western Sahara: New World, New Hope - the Struggle for a Free Western Sahara Continues

The struggle of the Sahrawi people for social, political, and economic liberation from Moroccan occupation continues Read more »

Africa: Global South Countries Break With West On Ukraine Summit Final Declaration

None of the BRICS member states signed the final joint communique which talked about respect for Ukraine's territorial integrity. Many affirmed that there cannot be any serious… Read more »