App-based drivers boycott Chevron for complicity in Israel’s genocidal crimes
The 100,000-strong International Alliance of App-Based Transport Workers has expressed its solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for liberation
Kenia suspende el despliegue policial en Haití tras la renuncia del Primer Ministro de facto
El gobierno del presidente William Ruto ha suspendido el despliegue de 1.000 policías kenianos como parte de una misión respaldada por Estados Unidos en Haití. La noticia se produjo un día después de que el primer ministro de facto de Haití, Ariel Henry, anunciara su dimisión para allanar el camino al nombramiento de un “Consejo Presidencial de Transición” en medio de la creciente inseguridad en el país.
Transport workers unions in Africa call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
The Africa Regional Conference of the International Transport Workers’ Federation unanimously passed a motion authored by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to political support for Israel, and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom.
Kenya halts police deployment to Haiti after resignation of de facto Prime Minister
The government of president William Ruto has suspended the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers as part of a US-backed mission to Haiti. The news followed a day after Haiti’s de facto PM, Ariel Henry, announced his resignation to pave the way for the appointment of a “Transitional Presidential Council” amid rising insecurity in the country.
Senegal to hold presidential election after Constitutional Council voids delay
President Macky Sall’s announcement to hold an election on March 23 follows weeks of uncertainty over his bid to extend his time in power
Israel’s choice for Palestinians: starve or be killed
Israeli forces killed at least 112 Palestinians after opening fire on a crowd awaiting a food aid truck in northern Gaza on February 29. The massacre took place as one quarter of Gaza’s population is at imminent risk of famine while Israel continues to blockade aid to the besieged strip.
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger weeks after Sahel states announce withdrawal from bloc
The West African bloc has lifted a majority of the sweeping sanctions it had imposed on Niger, including border closures and a freezing of state assets. The move followed soon after Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso declared their withdrawal from ECOWAS after forming the Alliance of Sahel States
Indian port workers refuse to handle military cargo bound for Israel
The Water Transport Workers Federation of India, which represents 3,500 workers in 11 ports, announced their refusal to aid Israel’s genocide and called for an immediate ceasefire.