AFRICANS IN SOLIDARITY WITH SAHEL REVOLUTIONS AT NIGER CONFERENCE, PT. 2

During 19-21 November, Niger’s capital of Niamey became a meeting point for Pan-Africanists and anti-imperialists from about 30 countries to attend the Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel, organised by West Africa People’s Organisation and Pan-Africanism Today. 

African Stream was on the ground at this three-day event. In this video, our reporter, Inemesit Richardson, spoke to conference participants, panellists, and organisers from Ghana (@blaisetulo3 of @socialistghana), Kenya (@bookerbiro of @communistske), Zambia (@drfredmmembe of @spzambia), the US (@eugenepuryear of @btnewsroom) and South Africa (@mikaelanhondo of @tri_continental). While not featured here, participants also came from countries such as China, India, Cuba and Venezuela.

Since 26 July 2023, Niger has attracted global attention for its revolutionary fervour and its people-backed anti-imperialist government known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). Niger's new president, Abdourahamane Tiani, came to power via military coup d’état on that date. Soon after, Niger expelled both French and US military troops and revoked the French company, Orano's, uranium mining contract. Niger is the third country in the region to oust a Western-aligned leader, following in the footsteps of Mali and Burkina Faso. Together, the three countries make up the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a Pan-African confederation seeking to eliminate their colonially imposed borders, move toward a federation and eventually unify Africa.