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Delving into the heart of a region that is forging a new Pan African path, Kwesi Pratt Jnr (General Secretary of The Socialist Movement of Ghana – S.M.G), Mikaela Nhondo Erskog (Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research), and Vuyolwethu Toli (NUMSA Head of Education Department) led a discussion ‘Forging a New Pan African Path: The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty’ on Friday 22 August. The discussion explored the seismic, anti-imperialist shifts in the Sahel, and featured a cultural performance by NUMSA shopsteward Lawrence Phakathi from the Union’s JC Bez Region.
Comrades and friends from various working class organisations discussed the rise of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) a new bloc forged by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – as a bold move towards sovereignty and self-determination. In the buildup to the International Day in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Alliance of Sahel States on 16 September, those in attendance discussed the importance of standing in solidarity with the peoples of the Sahel in their bold confrontation with imperialism.
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📕The discussion also launched the new Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research dossier: ‘The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty’ which we encourage you to read here: https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-sahel-alliance-sovereignty/
This event was organised by Pan Africanism Today, The Forge, International Peoples’ Assembly, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Anti-Fascist International (South Africa Chapter).
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