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Nigeria: Worsening conflicts between herdsmen and farmers, and amongst ethnic groups

January 28, 2021 Peluola Adewale, Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM - CWI in Nigeria)

This year has seen a further intensification of conflicts and clashes, in different parts of Nigeria, between herdsmen and farmers in some areas and different ethnic groups in others. This has added to the sense […]

Biden and the British Labour Party leadership

January 27, 2021 Editorial from The Socialist (issue 1118), weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

With Trump gone, capitalist governments worldwide are queuing up to establish friendly relations with Joe Biden, the new US president. While it is a bit awkward for Boris Johnson, who was once described by Biden […]

Uganda’s 2021 election and the rise of Bobi Wine

January 26, 2021 Shaun Arendse, Marxist Workers Party (CWI South Africa)

President Yoweri Museveni returned to power after claiming victory in Uganda’s 14 January presidential elections. The Uganda Electoral Commission awarded Museveni and his ruling-National Resistance Movement (NRM) 58.64% of the vote (5.8 million votes) and […]

Russia: Mass anti-Putin protests sweep across cities and towns

January 25, 2021 Clare Doyle, CWI

Mass anti-government demonstrations across Russia last Saturday, 23 January, saw tens of thousands of protesters on the streets, confronting the brutal forces of Vladimir Putin’s dictatorial regime. There were mass protests in at least 65 […]

Egypt: The road to the 2011 revolution

January 25, 2021 David Johnson

Ten years ago a mighty uprising of Egyptian workers and youth ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s brutally dictatorial regime, an event that resonated around the world. Starting on 25 January 2011, increasing numbers turned out in […]

Ten years since the ‘Arab Spring’- key lessons for socialists

January 23, 2021 Judy Beishon

The year 2011 began with mass protests spreading across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) which shook the ground beneath the feet of the region’s many autocratic regimes. The decades-long dictators – Ben Ali […]

Myanmar: Re-elected Aung San Suu Kyi government unable to deal with Covid or armed conflicts

January 22, 2021 Johan Ariff, CWI Malaysia

The general election in Myanmar, held last November, saw the National League of Democracy (NLD) – under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi – returned to government in a situation of political, economic, environmental, […]

Trump Twitter ban: Only independent workers’ voice can defeat right

January 21, 2021 James Ivens

First the election, now his Twitter account – it’s bad news all round for bigot-in-chief Donald Trump. But the ousted US president’s eviction from social media is also a warning to workers and young people […]

Backlash against “hunting down” of poor families brings down Dutch government

January 20, 2021 Edmund Schluessel

The government of Mark Rutte has collapsed in shame and scandal as anger has risen against its persecution of the poor and immigrants. Economic affairs and climate minister, Eric Wiebes, resigned, as has the leader […]

Leader of Scottish Labour Party, and Corbyn ally, forced out by Blairites

January 19, 2021 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

The resignation of the nominally left Scottish Labour leader, Richard Leonard will, in all likelihood, result in the Blairites winning back the leadership of the party in Scotland. Anas Sarwar, the right-wing MSP and millionaire […]