By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Shanghai, November 12, 2024. In his magnificent work “Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism”, written in 1916 and published for the first time the following year, Vladimir I. Lenin delineated, at the dawn of the twentieth century, the contours of the colonial situation that permitted placing it as the fundamental characteristic of the imperialist stage of ...
By Dr Halim Gençoğlu (The Wretched of the Earth) French colonialism in Africa, spanning from the 19th to the mid-20th century, profoundly impacted the continent’s political, economic, and cultural landscape. Driven by economic interests, national prestige, and the mission civilisatrice (civilizing mission), France established colonies across West, Central, and North Africa, including territories such as Algeria, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and ...
Chișinău facilitates military training for African separatists from Mali in Ukraine. This information was reported by the Turkish publication Superhaber.com, which obtained photos of documents of leaders and members of the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group CSP-DPA, with a Moldovan visa and a stamp on crossing the border with Ukraine. Documents and evidence The publication cites a source in the Moldovan special ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In recent years, France has been ousted from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, its soldiers expelled, and bases closed. But now France begins to reactivate the separatist and jihadist terrorist organizations that it itself created, trained and financed in the region. The spread of terrorist groups, particularly in the Sahel region of Africa, began in 2011 ...
By Halim Gençoğlu European colonialism spanned from the 16th to the 19th centuries, during which European powers expanded globally by establishing colonies in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The process of decolonization began in earnest after World War II, as European empires started to dismantle. A pivotal moment in this process was the 1941 release of the Atlantic Charter by ...
By Halim Gençoğlu Yavuz Sultan Selim, also known as Selim I, was the ninth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1512 to 1520. His reign marked significant military expansions and transformations within the empire. His policies and military campaigns greatly extended Ottoman influence in the Middle East and North Africa. Among the territories that came under Ottoman control during ...
By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt For the first time in decades, no political coalition was able to obtain an absolute majority in the French National Assembly, which requires winning 289 seats. In a big surprise, the New Popular Front, topped the political scene by winning 182 seats, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance, which won only 168 seats, while ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently announced that he had opened embassies in 10 African countries. This is presented as a consequence of his long-term work to build a “strategic relationship” with Africa. A year ago, Dmitry Kuleba went on a tour to Africa. During May and June he visited Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Ethiopia and some other countries. His trip apparently ...
By Halim Gençoğlu French colonialism had profound and multifaceted impacts on African people across a vast geographical expanse, from Senegal to Madagascar, and from Algeria to Congo. French colonialism often prioritized economic gain for France at the expense of African populations. This exploitation took various forms, including forced labor, land expropriation, and unequal trade practices that favored French interests. African ...
By Muhammed Haron * Looking back: Colonialism – a diabolical divisive force When reflecting upon Africa’s social history, all the evidence reveal that this continent was cautiously conquered and slowly subjugated by the (proverbial) West’s cunning colonial forces (that is: United Kingdom [UK], Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy). These treacherous imperialist armies, which emerged over time and that competed ...