https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/continent/africahttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/05/oiod-j05.htmlGeneral strike in Portugal over pay, conditions and labour reform; thousands of teachers in Valencia, Spain continue indefinite strike over staff shortages, pay and conditions; indefinite stoppage by Nigerian oil workers at regulatory commission over wages and benefitsFri, 05 Jun 2026 03:40:20 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/784e1c4c-0b43-4d16-9ee2-3dc912b51d9I/oiod-j05.html2026-06-05T03:40:20Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/30/jezz-m30.htmlFollowing intense domestic backlash and a strike threat, Kenya’s High Court halted a bilateral agreement with the Trump administration to open a 50-bed foreign Ebola containment facility.Sat, 30 May 2026 04:01:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/761d59f4-586e-443a-89ab-c44a5fc4bcbB/jezz-m30.html2026-05-30T04:01:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/28/ugaa-m28.htmlThis five-part series examines the politics of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya, its defence of the Stalinist-Maoist theory of the National Democratic Revolution and its opposition to Trotskyism.Thu, 28 May 2026 18:43:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b7f8d129-4c51-4d04-a074-55ca042c7e6P/ugaa-m28.html2026-05-28T18:43:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/28/whaa-m28.htmlMass demonstration in Madrid, Spain against housing shortages, high rents and property speculation; hundreds of miners at Özşen Mining, Turkey strike over unpaid wages and sackings; petrochemical workers at Petronad in Iran protest sackings as US blockade bites; iron ore miners walk out in Guinea over pay and conditionsThu, 28 May 2026 17:05:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c4c885d1-fc24-4688-9f9f-9e40321b921M/whaa-m28.html2026-05-28T17:05:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/27/esfu-m27.htmlThis five-part series examines the politics of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya, its defence of the Stalinist-Maoist theory of the National Democratic Revolution and its opposition to Trotskyism.Wed, 27 May 2026 18:06:01 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b5d986d7-70eb-4883-904e-ad05c7de3caL/esfu-m27.html2026-05-27T18:06:01Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/27/rolr-m27.htmlThe scramble for these resources has resulted in the decades of civil war, with various groups and armed bands seeking to gain control of territory.Wed, 27 May 2026 04:28:08 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/40f6f0bd-4cf2-4ad0-a664-df872b34df1B/rolr-m27.html2026-05-27T04:28:08Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/26/rala-m26.htmlThis five-part series examines the politics of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya, its defence of the Stalinist-Maoist theory of the National Democratic Revolution and its opposition to Trotskyism.Tue, 26 May 2026 17:08:31 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d3357995-6f30-4e13-9f23-5de9cfe87c8M/rala-m26.html2026-05-26T17:08:31Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/26/ddda-m26.htmlWith the Ebola toll past 1,000 cases, the gap between the WHO's recommendations and conditions in the eastern DRC has erupted in the torching of two treatment facilities.Tue, 26 May 2026 02:28:58 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/465f84c4-4377-4663-83af-155f81b8424A/ddda-m26.html2026-05-26T02:28:58Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/25/awqa-m25.htmlThis five-part series examines the politics of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya, its defence of the Stalinist-Maoist theory of the National Democratic Revolution and its opposition to Trotskyism.Mon, 25 May 2026 18:11:40 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d9c209b8-ee96-49f4-8f46-da9c16c86efK/awqa-m25.html2026-05-25T18:11:40Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/24/iame-m24.htmlPart one of a five-part series examining the politics of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya, this article exposes the party’s defence of the Stalinist-Maoist theory of the National Democratic Revolution and its opposition to Trotskyism. Sun, 24 May 2026 18:25:54 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ca6562f0-2a80-4e53-bcb9-7121e1445d8F/iame-m24.html2026-05-24T18:25:54Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/23/lpzs-m23.htmlThe Ebola epidemic ravaging central Africa is not a natural disaster but a social crime, the predictable product of the Trump administration's destruction of global disease surveillance and more than a century of imperialist plunder.Sat, 23 May 2026 05:24:16 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/194556e4-68aa-4451-92e8-f6eecaf7370H/lpzs-m23.html2026-05-23T05:24:16Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/22/wrks-m22.htmlThousands of doctors across Spain and teachers in some regions walk out over pay and conditions; protests by farmers in Syria as government sets price of wheat below cost of production; over 700 arrests made during mass protests across Kenya over rising fuel prices and cost-of-living crisisFri, 22 May 2026 13:18:16 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c96c669c-f4d2-499f-9837-1aa88cc4ff1C/wrks-m22.html2026-05-22T13:18:16Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/egqs-m21.htmlThe Trump administration, having withdrawn from the WHO and cancelled more than 80 percent of US foreign aid, now faults the agency for responding too slowly to an Ebola epidemic its own cuts helped unleash.Thu, 21 May 2026 03:47:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3f9f7025-5902-4532-966a-e9b3323cf48C/egqs-m21.html2026-05-21T03:47:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/wjbc-m19.htmlThe massive investments made by the Erdoğan government in an “independent” defence industry must be viewed in the context of the global war that is unfolding, Türkiye’s geopolitical position and the interests of the Turkish ruling class.Tue, 19 May 2026 17:14:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c96ff6c5-c4b9-48a1-86b2-c4c013a5303K/wjbc-m19.html2026-05-19T17:14:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/qzdp-m19.htmlWith at least 118 dead in the DRC and Uganda and an American physician among the infected, the Trump administration has imposed a Title 42 travel ban while refusing to account for the aid cuts that crippled the international response.Tue, 19 May 2026 05:43:35 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0c0f1516-5f66-478f-a8c0-78481973a27C/qzdp-m19.html2026-05-19T05:43:35Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/wrzd-m18.htmlIn working-class areas, anger spilled into the streets. Protesters blocked the Nairobi-Tanzania road in Kitengela and Githurai, while demonstrations also erupted in Madaraka, Nyandarua, Rongai and Narok, where protesters pelted police with stones.Mon, 18 May 2026 18:58:11 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fa5c7422-bdd6-482b-9632-1aaa8749398C/wrzd-m18.html2026-05-18T18:58:11Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/bsra-m18.htmlThe WHO's emergency declaration exposes a global health system in collapse, with surveillance programs terminated, WHO defunded and the CDC barred from international coordination.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:46:40 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8ff425eb-5c7d-40ac-aeb6-f3853a0dddeN/bsra-m18.html2026-05-18T00:46:40Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/14/zodl-m14.htmlTens of thousands in national 24-hour strike in Belgium against austerity; protests continue across Iran over wages and conditions;Thu, 14 May 2026 17:08:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3faa9dc9-139e-4a6b-86cc-b1ed50e84d3C/zodl-m14.html2026-05-14T17:08:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/14/gobs-m14.htmlThe detained include Lee Sang-hun and Song Dan-bi of the People’s Democracy Party of South Korea, Joti Brar of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist), Dimitris Patelis, a professor of philosophy at the Technical University of Crete and Guy Bremond, a French activist.Thu, 14 May 2026 12:25:09 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6e98932d-cb4d-47a9-9e76-32e4f70f97cI/gobs-m14.html2026-05-14T12:25:09Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/08/ecqc-m08.htmlThe closure of the Strait of Hormuz has driven fuel prices in Africa up by as much as 80 percent. Inflation is rising, and food production is in jeopardy, with governments scrambling to avert agricultural collapse.Fri, 08 May 2026 17:06:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3e8cc1c7-e64a-4414-8c96-a3bb1940c11C/ecqc-m08.html2026-05-08T17:06:07Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/07/vmuz-m07.htmlMay Day general strike in Italy heralds month of strikes against falling living standards; Unison ends long pay strike at Mining Museum in England to bolster Labour’s chances in local elections; software workers in Israel begin organisational sanctions over contracts; South African Post Office workers protest over wages and privatisationThu, 07 May 2026 17:59:49 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c4177b5d-7593-4421-a810-51e74c9427dB/vmuz-m07.html2026-05-07T17:59:49Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/05/scwl-m05.htmlAgainst the backdrop of the war against Iran and Russia, the conflict between the anti-imperialist aspirations of the Malian masses and the bourgeois politics of the Malian junta is emerging ever more clearly.Tue, 05 May 2026 02:28:13 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4fb41359-80f1-45f1-b3e9-ee76f23fe8dH/scwl-m05.html2026-05-05T02:28:13Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/01/hpkb-m01.htmlThis scapegoating must be understood in the context of the social order the ANC has presided over since 1994. While the legal framework of apartheid was dismantled, the underlying class structures have been preserved.Fri, 01 May 2026 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/963ac9e8-dd31-4885-ace5-7a68fdd66feK/hpkb-m01.html2026-05-01T17:06:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/30/sxvo-a30.htmlDoctors in Spain continue monthly national strikes over pay and conditions; shop workers in Belgium at Aldi stores in wildcat strike over Sunday working; Nigerian oil and gas workers begin indefinite strike at Seplat Energy over pay and conditionsThu, 30 Apr 2026 17:56:39 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e380d1d8-7fd2-4a57-b60b-879dfe9d8c4D/sxvo-a30.html2026-04-30T17:56:39Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/26/dlmp-a26.htmlThe report admits that at least 518 people died from “unnatural causes”, 197 by gunfire. A November report by 40 African human rights organisations estimated the real death toll at up to 3,000.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:04:10 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5d6fb345-1407-498a-83a0-47240c040cfP/dlmp-a26.html2026-04-26T17:04:10Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/24/axqv-a24.htmlSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa is deploying troops in full combat gear, armed with assault rifles and transported in armoured vehicles and military Samil trucks. Soldiers are equipped with live ammunition, with standing orders to fire in “self-defence”.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:36:18 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a13ad171-40a0-4af2-be33-5c326b1098eP/axqv-a24.html2026-04-24T17:36:18Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/23/wixy-a23.htmlPostal workers in Wallonia, Belgium continue strike over increased exploitation despite union sabotage attempts; workers’ protests resume in Iran by gas workers, teachers and retirees against plummet in living standards; strike by medical interns continues in Mozambique, Kenyan health workers at hospital and nurses in Zimbabwe walk out over pay and fundingThu, 23 Apr 2026 17:13:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c0841c1d-d14a-47c4-acb8-0dfcaa6befeN/wixy-a23.html2026-04-23T17:13:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/22/ezjx-a22.htmlThe “Total Shutdown Tuesday” protests opposed a sharp fuel price hike, raising petrol prices by over 16 percent and diesel by more than 24 percent. The hike, driven by disruptions to global oil supplies by the US-Israeli war against Iran, has sharply increased the cost of transport and basic goods.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:08:49 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4c5359c3-f4f9-4136-afeb-e876d5122b2M/ezjx-a22.html2026-04-22T17:08:49Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/16/dlzu-a16.htmlGovernment employees in Netherlands hold one-day national strike over pay; strikes across London involving academic staff at London Metropolitan University, passenger support staff at a London Stansted airport, bus drivers at Stagecoach and teachers at Great Ormond Street Hospital; strike by judiciary workers in Abia State, Nigeria continues into fourth weekThu, 16 Apr 2026 17:23:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a63cd4ef-4113-40dd-9de9-2bc1370ad0cM/dlzu-a16.html2026-04-16T17:23:07Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/09/akan-a09.htmlWorkers face riot police in general strike against welfare cuts in Northern Cyprus; Royal Fleet Auxiliary staff who support UK Royal Navy walk out over pay; resident doctors in Nigeria begin indefinite walkout over pay and conditionsThu, 09 Apr 2026 17:01:19 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c7455631-83da-4748-9484-4e629e220f0O/akan-a09.html2026-04-09T17:01:19Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/07/owjj-a07.htmlEverywhere, impoverished migrants face closed borders and state-sanctioned demonisation designed to divert social anger over poverty, unemployment and cuts in vital social services away from the super-rich oligarchy despoiling the planet.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:39:42 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1511686d-6ed4-4bcb-9e14-9ed4310f026G/owjj-a07.html2026-04-07T02:39:42Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/02/zlru-a02.htmlPostal workers at 40 distribution centres across Belgium take unofficial strike action against attacks on conditions; thousands of teachers in France walk out over job cuts; healthcare workers in Mozambique threaten to extend dispute to national stoppage over collapsing health systemThu, 02 Apr 2026 19:20:16 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a260b639-c9fe-4f05-bf62-09cc2c78d34A/zlru-a02.html2026-04-02T19:20:16Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/29/yqyv-m29.htmlGeneral Muhoozi Kainerugaba is grovelling, to signal the loyalty of the Ugandan regime to US imperialism.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:31:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3e0013e7-6ed5-4ea7-bc2d-6140fed64cfO/yqyv-m29.html2026-03-29T17:31:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/27/zpxp-m27.htmlStreamlined deportations to Nigeria are part of a sweeping attack on the rights of migrants in the UK, including arguably the most severe curtailment of asylum protections in the post-war period.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:13:06 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3c8b5954-c66c-4fd1-8d21-f3d3aeb0570A/zpxp-m27.html2026-03-27T18:13:06Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/19/uvbf-m19.htmlBelgian workers in national strike against austerity; Health workers strike and protest in Greece; Spain strikes over pay and conditions; Stoppages continue at UK universities over redundancies, pensions; Afrimat miners in South Africa begin indefinite strike over pay and erosion of medical insuranceThu, 19 Mar 2026 18:16:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fb9db262-9c65-4a8c-b092-21d643d935eC/uvbf-m19.html2026-03-19T18:16:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/12/bkhk-m12.htmlThe “Emergencies” in Kenya, Malaya and Cyprus that are the subject of the Imperial War Museum’s current exhibition were fought to preserve the advantages of empire at a moment when Britain’s global position was collapsing.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:27:33 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e98ca77e-1b96-4a88-ae36-030ea997786P/bkhk-m12.html2026-03-12T20:27:33Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/12/ofvv-m12.htmlThousands of auxiliary metalworkers in Asturias, Spain walk out over pay and conditions; workers at Immingham docks in England begin indefinite strike over unfair dismissals; local government workers and civil servants begin national strike in Ghana over payThu, 12 Mar 2026 19:50:28 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ff78b174-a66e-47d9-b27a-f31dc52818cL/ofvv-m12.html2026-03-12T19:50:28Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/06/ngbe-m06.htmlOmole’s KES 500,000 bond (about $3,850) represents more than six months’ pay for the average formal sector worker and nearly two years’ income for many Kenyans.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:42:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e9dcbfcc-e66a-4831-b60b-c8a60a54668G/ngbe-m06.html2026-03-06T19:42:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/05/xkym-m05.htmlCivil servants and government officials in Netherlands stage national 24-hour pay strike; public transport workers on buses, trams and subway trains walk out for 24 hours across Germany over pay and conditions; workers in two hospitals protest lack of funding endangering patient safety, in Nigeria and LiberiaThu, 05 Mar 2026 18:11:50 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5b80e988-3ad2-452c-ac42-94608facc1bJ/xkym-m05.html2026-03-05T18:11:50Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/05/bfso-m05.htmlThe ANC is incapable of even characterising a criminal war carried out by Washington and Tel Aviv. Indeed, its statement, expressing “deep concern at the escalating tensions in the Middle East” does not mention the United States or Israel once.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:11:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/af465a13-29fb-41e6-9646-edc2ad72284E/bfso-m05.html2026-03-05T18:11:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/04/hlnv-m04.htmlThese findings vindicate Marx’s analysis of the reserve army of labour—the unemployed and under‑employed population that capitalism requires to keep wages low and workers compliant.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:49:28 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/91bbbcfc-ee40-4427-ba0d-6c024ad0306L/hlnv-m04.html2026-03-04T18:49:28Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/03/ldzs-m03.htmlRuto’s statement has been met with popular contempt. Hundreds of replies on X, along with comments on Instagram and Facebook and beneath online newspaper articles, voice a common sentiment: his statement does not represent Kenyan workers.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:11:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8233c276-89a1-49e6-ab1b-461b9df2022J/ldzs-m03.html2026-03-03T18:11:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/02/kxqx-m02.htmlOver the past two years, millions of youth and workers have utilised platforms such as X, TikTok and WhatsApp to organise demonstrations and coordinate opposition to the Ruto regime.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:12:41 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9c531615-12f1-4592-8d86-471ffd59e28J/kxqx-m02.html2026-03-02T18:12:41Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/26/auxj-f26.htmlAhead of international protests to mark third anniversary of Tempi rail crash, actors and theatre technicians across Greece walk out over pay and conditions; bus drivers in Çanakkale, Turkey in stoppage over unpaid wages and poor working conditions; ArcelorMittal Liberia mine workers protesting pay and conditions face police attacksThu, 26 Feb 2026 18:01:16 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8d04ad4e-070e-48a9-9da0-7aeee70b8f7K/auxj-f26.html2026-02-26T18:01:16Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/26/udze-f26.htmlOmole has been transferred to Kitengela Remand Prison with a broken arm. He faces trumped-up charges of connections to drug cartels, assaulting a police officer and possession of a firearm.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:00:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/32b7ecb0-c74a-46ae-93b4-60823bab1ceJ/udze-f26.html2026-02-26T18:00:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/25/ogtv-f25.htmlCPM-K Secretary General Booker Ngesa Omole was violently abducted on Monday in Isiolo town by the Kenya Police Service. The ICFI demands that the Ruto regime release him immediately.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:38:31 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3d6b440c-ef90-4353-899a-9dcb2a3022bH/ogtv-f25.html2026-02-25T14:38:31Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/18/gohv-f18.htmlProtests in South Africa, and the conditions that gave rise to them, echo the experience of the youth-led uprisings seen elsewhere on the continent. The deployment of the army is a pre-emptive measure by the ruling class.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:12:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/33daa65b-720b-48ec-ac95-688ca2c9cdaN/gohv-f18.html2026-02-18T19:12:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/13/zxgi-f13.htmlDockworkers at ports in Greece, Italy and across Europe in austerity protests linked to opposition to war; textile workers in Egypt strike for higher wages; water workers in Johannesburg, South Africa take unofficial action over payFri, 13 Feb 2026 09:05:18 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/54063796-dbf6-4543-9806-56e33553cdaH/zxgi-f13.html2026-02-13T09:05:18Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/09/jndz-f09.htmlThe supply chain for coltan and other strategic minerals is long, opaque and deliberately fragmented. Each layer adds distance between the ultimate beneficiaries—giant tech corporations such as Apple, Tesla, Samsung, Intel, Nokia, Motorola, Google, Microsoft, Dell, Sony and BMW--and the armed violence that secures their raw materials.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:12:15 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/55964d96-4b93-4812-ba85-f7fefc9d526I/jndz-f09.html2026-02-09T18:12:15Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/08/mtgw-f08.htmlThe CPM-K proudly proclaims its unrestrained backing for the monstrous crimes of Stalinism that destroyed the Bolshevik Party, annihilated workers’ democracy, liquidated revolutionary Marxism through terror, and subordinated the international working class to the interests of a privileged bureaucratic caste.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:25:08 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/bb152c3d-1998-42c9-82a5-167a8376ff7O/mtgw-f08.html2026-02-08T18:25:08Z