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Kai Cash
Planting Seeds of Sovereignty: Lessons from the Sahel and Beyond
30 Apr 2025
When the West slaps on tariffs, it’s 'economic security'—but when the Sahel rejects exploitative deals, it’s called a threat. From Cuba to Burkina Faso, countries have fought for self-sufficiency:…
Tunde Osazua
Dictating Security, Ignoring Sovereignty: The Arrogance Behind AFRICOM’s Strategy
23 Apr 2025
African Command's (AFRICOM) heavy-handed tactics in Africa have backfired, exposing U.S. arrogance and fueling a wave of resistance. As Sahel nations reject neocolonial bullying, Washington’s…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The Alliance of Sahel States Forges Ahead
19 Mar 2025
I spoke to Eugene Puryear, who traveled to the November 2024 Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel.
Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Imperialism and the Destabilization of the Alliance of Sahel States
20 Nov 2024
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remain targets of the western capitalist mining firms and their state sponsors.
Stanley Kwabla Arku
Niger to Host Conference in Solidarity with the Sahel Amid its Anti-Imperialist Upsurge
13 Nov 2024
Activists from across Africa and the world will gather in Niger from November 19 to 21 for the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel”.
Kodjovi Kpachavi
AES Interrupts a $50b Shakedown in the Sahel
16 Oct 2024
The Alliance of Sahel States has already begun to change the conditions of the people in the region for the better. Bold actions, including the expulsion of exploitative mining contracts, put these…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio October 11, 2024
11 Oct 2024
This week, we discuss efforts in Pennsylvania to end the sentence of life in prison without parole for felony murder. Also, we examine Syria and US imperialist policy there and elsewhere. First, we…
Black Alliance For Peace
AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #53
28 Aug 2024
The Alliance of Sahel States is still developing but offers hope for Africans around the world. The growth of the confederation through trade and new alliances and the potential to officially…
Internationalist 360
AES 1st Summit: Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traoré Delivers Historic Speech
10 Jul 2024
The consolidation of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger into a confederation marks the next steps toward sovereignty and self-determination for the people of those nations. This achievement has become a…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Nigerian Trade Unions Stage Two-day Strike amid Economic Crisis
19 Jun 2024
Newly elected President Bola Tinubu, the Chair of ECOWAS, has mounting political problems while advocating military intervention in neighboring Niger.