Nigeria
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U.S. Christmas bombing of Nigeria to reassert control in West Africa
On Christmas Day 2025, while much of the world marked a religious holiday, U.S. warplanes carried out airstrikes in Nigeria’s Sokoto State. Washington described the operation as a precise counter-terrorism mission against ISIS-linked fighters, framed as an urgent response to attacks on Christian communities. Continue reading
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Shell Exits Nigeria, Leaving Behind Trail of Environmental Degradation
I’ll never forget seeing the vast, charcoal wasteland left from a devastating oil spill in the village of Ebubu, in the heart of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The oil from a pipeline belonging to the Anglo Dutch oil group Shell had burst three decades before my visit, destroying the community’s streams and aquatic life.… Continue reading
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Nicaragua News Links 5 October – 3 November 2021
3 November 2021 — The New Dark Age Meet The Nicaraguans Facebook Falsely Branded Bots And Censored Days Before Elections https://popularresistance.org/meet-the-nicaraguans-facebook-falsely-branded-bots-and-censored-days-before-elections/ Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts Days Before Election https://popularresistance.org/meta-deletes-over-1000-nicaraguan-accounts-it-claims-were-fsln-troll-farm-days-before-election/ Continue reading
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Behind the cover: The entwined geniuses of Fela Kuti and Lemi Ghariokwu
30 October 2020 — Daily Maverick By Lusanda Luthuli They worked together, weaving powerful art and music on 26 album covers, all of which explode with colours and striking imagery. Continue reading