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BURKINA FASO: Mass Revolt Foils Coup Independent Working Class Political Solution Urgently Needed Abbey Trotsky, DSM It was barely a year ago that a mass movement of working people and youths forced Blaise Compaore, the long-time dictatorial ruler of Burkina Faso, to abdicate power. Since then, there has not been any serious political event in the landlocked country that has
International Refugee Crisis Defend the right to asylum Unite against austerity and struggle for a better life for all Robert Bechert, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) Millions upon millions displaced, forced to flee, living in appalling conditions, facing brutality from state forces and sectarian militias while putting their lives at risk as they seek safety; this is the reality
Ivory Coast: Perched on a Precipice Only Working Masses’ Solidarity and Struggle can prevent Catastrophe H.T Soweto Four years after the United Nations (UN) and French army cobbled together a quasi-democratic government under Alassane Ouattara following a 2011 post-election civil war; there is renewed fear that anotherpresidential election scheduled for October might trigger violent crisis. Particularly worrisome is the fact
The World, Africa and the Struggle for Socialism By HT Soweto We are living through one of the most dramatic periods in history characterized by economic crisis, mass movements and upheavals of colossal proportions. About seven years after, the world is yet to fully recover from the “worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s”. All the best
Permanent Revolution and the struggle for Working People’s Democracy in Africa By Abbey Trotsky Introduction Africa is a continent with a population of approximately 1 billion; it is also the world’s second most populous continent, accounting for 15 percent of the global population. It is a continent that leads the world in strategic minerals (rare minerals absolutely vital for industry),
What low oil prices cost the world economy Socialism Today, Issue 187, April 2015 The shale oil revolution in the US and Canada has produced a world oil glut – and a slump in investment in high-cost oilfields. Lower oil prices have given a boost to economic growth in the US and oil importers like the EU, India and Japan
No to xenophobia! Working class unity for jobs, education and services for all Workplace and community action to stop both murder, looting and government fuelling of xenophobia! Workers and Socialist Party (WASP), South Africa,Secretariat Statement | April 15, 2015 The Workers and Socialist Party condemns the xenophobic attacks that are centred in and around Durban and now spreading also to
Burkina Faso Mass uprising ousts dictator No to military rule! Continue mass struggle – the whole rotten system must go! CWI Reporters, Côte d’Ivoire (written October 31, 2014) After 27 years in power, Blaise Compaoré was planning to die in his presidential chair. But the events of recent days have changed everything in Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest
RESOLUTION ON WORLD RELATIONS DSM NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 11-12, 2014 The period between the last National Committee meeting and the present period have seen serious developments on the global scale with the attendant implications on the development of the class struggle with impact on the consciousness of the working masses. Lanre Arogundade intervening on discussion on world relations, photo
WE CONDEMN REPRESSION OF PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS IN ZARIA AND KADUNA We of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemn in the strongest terms the brutal repression by the Nigerian army of protests in Zaria and Kaduna against the ongoing massacre in Gaza by the Israeli state. We denounce the killing of supporters and children of Islamic cleric, Ibrahim El- Zakzaky
OPEN PROTEST LETTER: WE OPPOSE THE ONGOING BOMBINGS AND KILLINGS IN GAZA BY THE ISRAELI STATE The Ambassador Embassy of Israel in Nigeria, 12, Mary Slessor Street, Off Udoma Street, Asokoro Street, Abuja. We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemn in strongest terms the unwarranted killing of innocent civilians in Gaza, Palestine, by the Government of the state of
SOUTH AFRICA: WASP HAS REGISTERED FOR THE 2014 ELECTIONS The Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) has registered for the elections to the national assembly and for the provincial legislatures of North West, Limpopo and Gauteng. The national candidate list was made public at a press conference in Johannesburg today, March 13, 2014 The presidential candidate and number one on WASP’s
SOUTH AFRICA: MARCH AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY, XENOPHOBIA AND RACISM ON MARCH 17 On January 17, Nigerian national Theddaus Duru was tortured unconscious and abducted by police in Benoni. That was the last anyone saw of him. It is high time to stand up against police killings, torture, intimidation and harassment – for all residents of SA, whether born here or
Ivory Coast Students and teachers revolt in public universities Mass strike in education sector shakes Ouattara’s government CWI Ivory Coast The first decision of the government of Alassane Ouattara after its 2011 military victory over Laurent Gbagbo was to close down all public universities in Ivory Coast. This is a measure which he said was justified by the need to
International Women’s Day 2014 Fighting austerity and oppression world-wide Clare Doyle (Committee for a Workers’ International, www.socialistworld.net ) For more than a century, 8 March has been known as International Women’s Day – the day to commemorate and celebrate the struggles of working and poor women against exploitation at work, in society and at home. Over the years, however, its
South Sudan: Power Tussle tearing apart the World’s Newest Nation By Peluola Adewale When Valerie Amos, the United Nations emergency relief coordinator visited the UN compound in Malakal, which serves as a refugee camp, she was confronted with a situation described as “unbelievably dire circumstances”. “When we spoke to people they said they’d completely lost faith, they actually wanted to
Central African Republic: France intervenes yet again in an African country Vast wealth should be taken into common, democratic ownership Leila Messaoudi, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France) On Thursday 5th December 2013 French President Hollande announced the deployment of French troops to the Central African Republic, under UN mandate, to reinforce the local military presence. This is the 40th time
Mandela’s Legacy Heroically leading ANC to power but struggle tragically into dead end Weizmann Hamilton and Thamsanqa Dumezweni, DSM (CWI South Africa) Nelson Mandela This article was originally published on the website of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) (CWI South Africa). It is a tribute on Mandela by Workers and Socialist Party (WASP), a new workers party in South Africa which
Report of 2013 CWI Summer School: Building Marxist forces In an Era of Global Capitalist Decay By Kola Ibrahim This year’s CWI Summer School has come and gone, but the tremendous effects it has on the consciousness, understanding and comradely feeling of participants will stay for a very long time. Just like others before it, the 2013 Summer School offered
Egypt: Hundreds dead as military tries to consolidate power in blood Increasing sectarianism threatens revolution’s future – Workers’ independent action urgently needed Robert Bechert, Committee for a Workers’ international CWI Millions across the world, and especially in the Middle East, have been shocked by the killing of hundreds of mainly unarmed people in the Egyptian military’s brutal clearance of the