Demands for justice grow after 56 people killed in protest against foreign forces in the DRC
Congolese forces killed 56 people in the city of Goma during a protest against the presence of UN and EAC armed forces in the region. The eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri have been under a state of siege amid a resurgence of attacks by the Rwanda-backed M23
African Union suspends Gabon after military coup ousts President Ali Bongo
Military officers ousted President Ali Bongo on August 30, just minutes after Gabon’s national electoral body proclaimed the incumbent as the winner of the August 26 general elections. Bongo was placed under house arrest as hundreds of people took to the streets in Libreville to celebrate the ouster of a family that has ruled Gabon for 56 years
Imran Khan remains in detention over cipher case even as court suspends corruption sentence
A high court in Pakistan suspended Imran Khan’s three-year prison sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case on Tuesday. However, the former PM remains in custody ahead of his appearance before a special court in a different case involving the alleged leak of a classified diplomatic cable
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa secures second term amid severe economic crisis
The polls took place amid worsening conditions for majority of Zimbabweans, in an economy long beleaguered by unilateral sanctions. Zimbabwe was cut off from USD 100 billion in grants, loans, and other kinds of support from international and multilateral sources and further lost an estimated USD 42 billion in revenues between 2001 and 2019.
Socialist Party of Zambia leader Fred M’membe arrested again in rising campaign of repression
SP President Fred M’membe was arrested on August 22 on an additional charge in a case of political violence in the Serenje district in April. Despite having been attacked by members of the ruling UPND, M’membe and other SP leaders were arrested by the police
The people do not want war: mass protests continue in Niger against ECOWAS threats
The CNSP has proposed a three-year transition period for Niger as ECOWAS threatens increasingly-unpopular military action. Nigeriens have continued to take to the streets to demand the removal of foreign troops from their soil and for the lifting of “inhumane” sanctions
Dilemmas of Humanity conference calls for Pan-African, working class power
At the Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism conference, 184 delegates from 38 radical organizations charted the socialist way forward for Africa at a time of dramatic change in the world order
As Senegal organizes troops to invade Niger, violence mars ‘constitutional order’ within its own borders
Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike for over two weeks against his indictment on new charges. Widely considered the main opposition contender for the 2024 elections, Sonko’s arrest has sparked deadly protests amid anti-government and anti-French anger