Tanupriya Singh – Struggle

Transport workers unions in Africa call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza

April 1, 2024 Tanupriya Singh

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 […]

Russia and China vetoed a U.S. ‘ceasefire’ proposal that would have allowed Israel to invade Rafah

March 24, 2024 Tanupriya Singh

Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-authored resolution in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on March 22 on the situation in Gaza. The text “determines the imperative for an immediate and sustained ceasefire,” stopping short […]

Mexico and Chile call on International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in Gaza

January 21, 2024 Tanupriya Singh

Mexico and Chile have joined South Africa, Bolivia, Djibouti, Bangladesh, and the Comoros in calling on the ICC to investigate Israel for its crimes in Gaza, including war crimes and genocide. Chile and Mexico have […]

African Union suspends Gabon after military coup ousts President Ali Bongo

September 5, 2023 Tanupriya Singh

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) on Thursday, August 31, suspended Gabon from all its activities, organs and institutions. The announcement followed a day after a military-led coup ousted Gabonese President […]

The people do not want war: mass protests continue in Niger against ECOWAS threats

August 23, 2023 Tanupriya Singh

The political situation in Niger and West Africa as a whole continues to be in flux. While people and their movements across the region are mobilizing against war and neo-colonial intervention, regional bodies have taken […]

As Senegal organizes troops to invade Niger, violence mars ‘constitutional order’ within its own borders

August 19, 2023 Tanupriya Singh

Senegal began “regrouping” its forces in the region of Thiès at the start of this week after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the activation of a standby force for a potential […]

Mass rally in Niamey backs Niger’s military leaders as ECOWAS-led intervention looms

August 9, 2023 Tanupriya Singh

Approximately 30,000 people gathered in Niger’s capital of Niamey on August 6, as the country faced a looming threat of military intervention led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc. However, […]

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