For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Trump’s 2nd April “Liberation Day” speech was a turning point, as it launched an open offensive to break capitalist globalisation in its current form. This was not, as Trump falsely claims, in the interests of US workers, but is a desperate attempt to maintain the position of US capitalism as the world’s premier power and to rebuild its industrial base. Trump’s
The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) salutes the workers, young people and poor of the world on May Day 2025. We stand in solidarity with all the struggles challenging capitalism and the countless ways the profit system blights the lives of billions. Many recent struggles have made global headlines. This includes the ongoing global protests and actions against the
Death of a leading member of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) whose Nigerian affiliate is the Democratic Socialist Movement. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Taaffe, who after a long illness died in London on 23 April 2025 aged 83 years old. The loss of Peter is a big blow to the
Working People and Youth Must Resist Intensification of Tinubu’s Attack as a Result of Trump’s Policies By Peluola Adewale Donald Trump’s policies purportedly aimed at “Make America Great Again” have thrown the world into turmoil. It is an “America First” agenda which is characterized by protectionism, anti-immigration measures and transactional diplomacy. This is in order to defend the power of
Looking around the world on International Women’s Day 2025 it would seem that women’s rights are under attack more than ever before in almost every part of the globe. Poverty, inequality, war and environmental destruction are the multiple consequences of a global capitalist system in profound crisis. These crises affect all working-class and poor people internationally. But because of pre-existing
On 27 January, the March 23 Movement, backed by the Rwandan government, announced the capture of the Congolese city of Goma and on 17 February of Bukavu. These cities, both provincial capitals, sit on the Rwandan border. Their capture marks a dramatic escalation in the decades-old conflict. Life is again being turned upside down for the war-weary people of the
The victory of Trump and his refashioned Republican party clearly opens new chapters in both US and world history. For many in a polarised US this victory of right populism will strike more than a note of fear, especially among women fearing attacks on their reproductive rights and migrants fearing they, or their family members, will be caught up in
30 years ago, the inspirational movement of the South African masses brought an end to the horrific apartheid regime, the process concluding with elections in April 1994. The Black majority was finally able to vote, and the African National Congress (ANC) was elected into government. By Deji Olayinka, Socialist Party, (CWI England and Wales) Black and Asian group Apartheid
Protests have rocked Mozambique since ‘preliminary’ results of presidential and legislative elections held on 9 October declared the ruling Mozambican Liberation Front (Frelimo) the winner. Mozambique can be added to the growing rollcall of neocolonial countries where the population has taken to the streets in open revolt. Since 2018, the masses have shaken the ruling classes to their core in
Mass protests in Kenya have forced the government to withdraw unpopular tax increases. These amounted to a massive attack on the living standards of the middle class, the working class, the poor and young people. On Tuesday, 26 June, a mass protest forced its way into parliament, setting it alight, and preventing the finance bill from being passed. Politicians had
The Committee for a Workers International offers revolutionary greetings and extends the hand of solidarity to the millions and billions of workers and young people worldwide this May Day. The Democratic Socialist Movement is the Nigerian affiliate of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Over the past year the best traditions of workers’ struggle have continued to find new expressions.
Students’ Fees Should be Recalculated at the Old Rate of N584.2, While the Universities Cover for the Difference Students’ Unions Must Take Up this Campaign in all Campuses Where Nigerian Students are Affected For a United Struggle of Students and Staff to Force University Managements to Accede to this Demand By Odun Eniayekan Leicester Branch, Socialist Party (CWI England &
Working People and Youth Must Remain Steadfast, Organise and Ready for More Concerted Struggle! On April 2, 2024, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was inaugurated as the 5th Senegal’s elected President following his victory in the March 24th election. Faye won with over 54% of the total votes cast in the first round of voting. This makes the election historical given the
Over the weekend of 20-21 April 1974, a small but crucial international meeting took place in a room at the Old Mother Redcap pub in Camden, London. This meeting decided to launch a new revolutionary Trotskyist international organisation, the Committee for a Workers’ International – the CWI. The new international was to be wedded to the ideas and methods of
This International Women’s Day sees women, especially working women, facing great challenges in many countries especially those facing war, economic and social crises. At the same time there is a mixed picture regarding issues that women specifically face. We have recently seen significant victories for women internationally, such as the mass movements in Latin America, which forced governments to legalise
January 21 this year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov). Along with Leon Trotsky and the Bolshevik party, Lenin (1870–1924) led the 1917 October socialist revolution that “shook the world” and changed the course of world history. For the first time ever, the working class succeeded in taking power and started the task of
A new Middle East war is starting, thousands are already dead and injured, each day the total increases. By Gabriel Akinyemi The widespread killings of Israeli civilians in the October 7 attack were something that Socialists did not support but neither do we support the subsequent onslaught by the Israeli state against the civilian population of Gaza. The Israeli government’s
No to all looters, civilian or military Working people need to build a movement for democratic rights and socialist change “In the name of the Gabonese people” the military coup leaders on August 30, 2023 declared that they have decided to put “end to the current regime”. There was no open forum where the military leaders had secured the mandate
WORKERS AND POOR MASSES MUST REJECT THE COUP AND FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION FOR A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY BASED ON SOCIALIST PROGRAMME LINKED WITH REGIONAL WORKING CLASS SOLIDARITY By Chinedu Bosah, NEC Member, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in Nigeria) Traduction française ci-dessous et online. Niger has become a focus of international interest and discussion since the military elite presidential guard seized power from
Les travailleurs et les masses pauvres doivent rejeter le coup d’état et une intervention militaire étrangère. Pour une assemblée constituante basée sur un programme socialiste lié à la solidarité régionale de la classe ouvrière ! Par Chinedu Bosah , membre du comité exécutif national, Democratic socialist movement (Mouvement socialiste démocratique – CIO/CWI au Nigeria) Traduit par Gauche révolutionnaire – CIO/CWI
