France

Imperialists host conference on Nigerian security in Paris

Reports of mutinies within the army mount while tensions escalate A conference on security concerns in Nigeria, the most populous…

May 20, 2014

Behind right-wing gains in French election

The New York Times and Washington Post in the U.S. and the Guardian in England presented France’s local elections on…

April 9, 2014

Behind right-wing gains in French election

The New York Times and Washington Post in the U.S. and the Guardian in England presented France’s local elections on…

April 1, 2014

African workers, youth strike against poverty

From Central Africa Republic, Egypt and Kenya to South Africa Although escalating instability and threats of civil war have dominated…

March 19, 2014

Neocolonial regime in Libya faces war over oil exports

On March 19, 2011, the United States and allied NATO war planes began a massive bombing campaign against the North…

March 16, 2014

Britain denies visa to Cuban 5 hero

The British labor movement reacted swiftly when the government there denied an entry visa to Cuban 5 hero René González.…

March 15, 2014

French president visits Africa as U.N. proposes more troops

A proposal submitted to the 15-member U.N. Security Council on March 3 calls for the deployment of an additional 12,000…

March 5, 2014

What U.S. rulers owe Haiti

The United States supported repressive reactionaries in Haiti even before its independence in 1804. The first foreign aid granted by…

February 21, 2014

French workers stage 148 strikes

The largest and most militant of France’s five major trade union confederations, the CGT, filed 148 “strike notices” for actions…

February 17, 2014

Conflicts in Africa facilitate imperialist intervention

Fierce battles took place in early January in two states of oil-rich South Sudan — Unity and Jonglei states, not…

January 15, 2014