South Africa
South Africa: Thabo Mbeki set to win election
ANC has failed the masses – Time for a new party of the working class
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria: A country in crisis
After a few days in Lagos I met Joseph, a socialist activist from Ghana, who, like me, had come to attend the conference of the Democratic Socialist Movement of Nigeria.
Rwanda
Rwanda’s killing fields: A legacy of imperialism
At the 2001 Labour Party conference Tony Blair set out his "moral commitment" to the world. He told the delegates that if Rwanda happened again today we would have a moral duty to act to […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: General strike begins
Midnight, January 21, is set for the start of an unlimited general strike in Nigeria.
Nigeria
Nigeria: New tax provokes general strike threat
The New Year has seen Nigeria gripped by a wave of anger following President Obasanjo’s sudden imposition of a new fuel tax.
Nigeria
Nigeria: International appeal for support
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemns the arrest and detention of six human rights and labour activists and the dispersal of a United Action for Democracy (UAD) rally by the Nigerian Police today Wednesday, 3rd […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: Support Nigerian socialists
Reports on this website (see below) have given a vivid picture of the crisis facing Nigeria and the activities of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM, the cwi’s affiliate in Nigeria).
Nigeria
Nigeria: Fuel prices jump
Workers prepare for action
Nigeria
Nigeria: Trade Union leaders arrested: Free detained labour leaders and stop all attacks on the labour movement
The Democratic Socialist Movement calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the six labour leaders who were refused bail and sent to prison custody by an Abuja magistrate court on Tuesday, 14th October 2003.
Nigeria
Nigeria: General Strike suspended at last minute
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) welcomes the reversal of the recent increase in the prices of petroleum products by the Federal Government and the oil marketing companies.