Afriques en Lutte

NIGERIA : AN INTRACTABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CRISIS

Democratic Socialist Movement (Nigeria) — 2012-04-08T03:37:00Z

Left alone to imperialist/capitalist analysts, Africa and Nigeria's economy in particular are passing through the best of time. For instance, the Financial Times of London in its November 23, 2011 special edition on Nigeria reports : "African economies have been growing at their fastest pace in generations. For the most part, they resisted the global downturn better than expected. Since 2000, Nigeria's economy, the second largest in sub-Saharan Africa, has quadrupled in size".
The same (…)

- Nigeria / Analyse

Nigeria : Day One of Indefinite Strike

Democratic Socialist Movement (Nigeria) — 2012-01-13T14:05:45Z

On Monday 9th January, tens of thousands of Nigerians marched through the streets of Lagos in demonstration against the removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian government. As a result of this policy, petroleum price has shot up from N65 to between N140 to N200. Cost of food, transport and basic services have soared by several percentage points as the market reacts.
Meanwhile salary remains fixated despite equally soaring inflation while the N18, 000 national minimum wage remains unpaid in (…)

- Nigeria / luttes ouvrières

Nigeria : INDEFINITE STRIKE, HOW TO FIGHT TO WIN

Democratic Socialist Movement (Nigeria) — 2012-01-13T10:58:00Z

INDEFINITE STRIKE : Struggle until Victory
Form Action Committees In Workplaces, Communities And Campuses Demand The Public Ownership Of The Oil Sector Under Democratic Control And Management Of Workers And Consumers End The Rule Of The Thieving Elite For A Workers' And Poor Peoples' Government
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) welcomes the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to call an indefinite general strike and mass action against (…)

- Nigeria / communiqués partis amis et associations, luttes ouvrières, Analyse

Nigeria : Boko Haram's continuing bombings : Working masses must unite against descent into anarchy

Democratic Socialist Movement (Nigeria) — 2012-01-09T11:10:00Z

Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) – CWI Nigeria - joins all working class people, youth and students to condemn indiscriminate bombing attacks by the Boko Haram group.
Boko Haram has attacked many and together with their pursuers – the Nigerian security apparatuses – have caused the death of many ordinary Nigerians ; either at street battles or bombing of targets. Understandably, the recent killings happening on Christmas Day would have aroused deep feelings among Christians, but the (…)

- Nigeria / communiqués partis amis et associations, Religion

Nigeria : FUEL PRICE HIKE AS JAF KICK STARTS RESISTANCE

Democratic Socialist Movement (Nigeria) — 2012-01-06T10:43:00Z

LABOUR SHOULD DECLARE TWO-DAYS OF MASS ACTIONS INCLUDING STRIKES AND MASS PROTESTS
By DSM Reporters
Although the Joint Action Front (JAF) had previously fixed January 3 for mass action to kick-start opposition to fuel subsidy removal in Lagos, the mass of Lagosians themselves showed their rejection of this latest anti-poor policy by maintaining a de-facto stay at home action. However, over 5,000 people, comprising both working class and middle class elements, stormed the streets of Lagos (…)

- Nigeria / communiqués partis amis et associations