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The Social Democratic Party (Marxist) of Kenya has given its support to the protest of University of Nairobi students against the imposition of a...
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by Drew Povey
Since Hugo Chávez first came to power, in February 1999, Venezuela has provided an alternative which the Nigerian state could have chosen...
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Bernie Sanders is not a name that is heard often on the international news. But, as a Presidential candidate for the US...
Trade Unions in Ghana Protest Price Increases and Poverty
The trade unions in Ghana are showing that action is the way to fight price increases and poverty. Last Wednesday (20th January, 2016) the...
Mass Struggles Continue in Burundi
by Drew Povey
Turmoil continues to grip Burundi as we go to press, nearly seven months after President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would seek...
Students’ Rebellion in South Africa
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After ten days of unprecedented protests, students in South Africa won an interim demand that there be no increases in university fees...
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by Segun Ogun
A special congress of the Organisation of Trade Unions in West Africa (OTUWA) held on October 22-24, at Abuja. Trade union federations...
Fee protests point to a much deeper problem at South African universities
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BURKINA FASO: A reactionary coup!
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Solidarity Protest against Morocco’s Colonialism
By Peter Adejobi
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