Africa Report
A report on Africa’s current political struggles, including: the uprising in Kenya; the US vs China and recent developments in the Sahel.
International
The Iranian People’s Struggle Against Sanctions – “resilience economics” trumps “maximum pressure”
This in depth analysis of the sanctions imposed on Iran is being republished as background material for understanding imperialism’s current war on Iran. The sanctions have not been an alternative to war, but its prelude and supplement.
China and Africa prepare the future while the US locks itself into the past
China overtook the US as Africa’s largest trading partner, and largest source of investment between 2013 – 2019. The US’s share of Africa’s foreign trade fell from 15.5% to 5.6%, while China’s share jumped from 4% to 25.6%.
National March for Palestine – 21 June
National March for Palestine
Saturday 21 June
Assemble: 12 Noon – Russell Square, London
END THE GENOCIDE – STOP ARMING ISRAEL – STOP STARVING GAZA
Europe’s left must unite to oppose NATO’s rearmament and austerity
As Europe approaches NATO’s 24–26 June summit in The Hague, its 750 million people face a decisive strategic choice that will affect their lives for years to come – and one with far wider global impact.
Trump runs into a wall in Yemen
Trump has reached an agreement with Ansar Allah, in which the US will no longer attack Yemen. Ansar Allah has agreed to no longer attack the US navy in the Red Sea, but continues to interdict shipping bound for Israel, and its long-range military action against Israel.