Mali

Africa’s poorest countries defy imperialism

Three of the poorest countries in the world according to the United Nations — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso —…

February 6, 2024

Kidal city liberated in northern Mali

On Nov. 14, the Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMA) liberated the city of Kidal in northern Mali from separatist forces that…

November 22, 2023

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger join to defend sovereignty

The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde…

October 5, 2023

Protesters in New York demand an end to U.S.-French domination in West Africa

Demonstrators gathered in front of the French Mission to the United Nations in New York City Aug. 22 at a…

August 23, 2023

En defensa del derecho a la soberanía e independencia de los pueblos de África 

Declaración por la Coordinación Estatal Contra la OTAN y las Bases, publicado el 11 de agosto de 2023, en el…

August 17, 2023

No U.S./French-backed invasion of Niger!

“When Africa becomes economically free and politically united, the monopolists will come face to face with their own working class…

August 6, 2023

Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup

By Vijay Prashad, Kambale Musavuli This article first appeared Aug. 1 on peoplesdispatch.org. The coup in Niger follows coups in…

August 4, 2023

Malians say no to official French language

In a clear display of decolonization sentiment, the people of Mali, a West African country, carried out a historic decision…

August 4, 2023

France in Africa: Troops withdrawn, financial controls remain

Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop called June 16 for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations mission in Mali (MINUSMA),…

June 23, 2023

They want to lead us into war – interview with historic African leader from Mali

By Raphaël Schmeller This interview with Aminata Dramane Traoré was first published Nov. 30 in the German newspaper junge Welt…

December 2, 2022