Redlines Report – April 2025

Daily revolutionary dispatches from the frontlines of global class war, imperial recalibration, and resistance in motion.

Africa

World Bank Blames Africans for Collapse It Engineered

The World Bank claims Nigeria, South Africa, and Angola are “holding back” Sub-Saharan growth — but omits the role it played in gutting national industries through structural adjustment and debt servitude. This is textbook propaganda: blame the victims while concealing imperial control. In reality, it’s the IMF-WB cartel that has stunted African sovereignty. The real obstacle to development is imperialism, not Africa.

West Targets Burkina Faso’s Revolution — Again

U.S., EU, and UN voices are echoing the old script — accusing Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leadership of authoritarianism while plotting to undermine it. This isn’t diplomacy; it’s the prelude to another coup. Ibrahim Traoré and the people of Burkina Faso are following in Sankara’s footsteps, and the empire can’t stomach sovereign Black power. This is why they smear and sabotage.

Iran & Niger Sign South–South Sovereignty Pact

Iran and Niger’s new cooperation agreement strengthens multipolar alliances beyond the grasp of the West. This isn’t just economic — it’s ideological. The agreement reflects a Global South committed to resisting recolonization and building sovereign futures. Washington and Paris aren’t invited to this table, and that’s the point.

Asia

China Turns Tariffs Into Profit

China’s reselling of U.S. LNG to Europe is being spun as bizarre or “unexpected,” but it’s actually brilliant statecraft. The empire tried to isolate Beijing — and got outmaneuvered by logistical judo. This is economic war, and China’s playing to win without firing a shot. Europe gets its gas, China gets leverage, and Washington gets humbled.

BRICS Growing Pains Are Proof of Birth

Bloomberg frames BRICS+ tensions as dysfunction — but this is the dialectic at work. Real alliances struggle because they aren’t dictated by Washington. New members asserting their interests marks the death of unipolar order, not disunity. Multipolarity isn’t disorder; it’s decolonization in real time.

India-Pakistan Tensions Rise After Kashmir Attack

After another tragedy in Kashmir, Indian media and state forces are drumming up war fever. Historical patterns suggest this is about domestic control, not justice. Empire thrives on regional fragmentation, and Delhi plays its part by escalating rather than resolving. The people of Kashmir pay the price — again.

Middle East

Afghanistan Forgotten, But Still Bleeding

CNN calls Afghanistan a “humanitarian crisis,” erasing the fact that it was made that way by decades of U.S. occupation and economic war. The withdrawal didn’t end the violence — it privatized and deepened it. The country was never rebuilt because it was never meant to be. The Afghan people are enduring the aftermath of empire’s longest war — alone.

60 Days of Siege in Gaza, 60 Days of U.S. Cover

Gaza enters its third month of starvation blockade, and the U.S. is still defending Israel’s genocide at the ICJ. The Biden-Trump consensus on Zionism is bipartisan and blood-soaked. Legal language cannot cover up mass murder. Palestine fights on — and the world is watching.

Syria’s “New Government” Commits Ethnic Cleansing

Reuters buries the lede: Alawite civilians are being ethnically cleansed by the HTS-led regime in Syria — the same regime propped up by the West. This is not a liberation government; it’s a sectarian counterinsurgency. What the West couldn’t destroy with bombs, it replaced with jihadist proxies. This is empire’s new model of occupation.

Central/South America & the Caribbean

Colombia’s Petro Calls IMF What It Is: A Vampire

Bloomberg mocks Petro’s warning about the IMF — but he’s telling the truth. The Fund withheld funds from Colombia to punish sovereignty. It’s textbook financial strangulation — no guns needed. The message is clear: obey or suffer.

Ecuador Executes Children in “Anti-Gang” War

The Ecuadorian state murdered children, and it’s called “security.” U.S.-trained forces are carrying out extrajudicial executions as policy. Empire doesn’t mind — as long as the killing is aimed downward. Resistance will come from below — and it will be justified.

Venezuelans Choose Their Own Public Projects

In Venezuela, communities are choosing their own development projects — without U.S. aid or corporate oversight. This is revolutionary democracy in practice. The empire calls it dictatorship because it can’t buy it. The people call it dignity.

Europe

Belgium Eyes Congo’s Wealth — Again

Belgium says it wants a “bigger role” in Congo’s mining sector — again. Colonialism didn’t die; it rebranded. The scramble for cobalt, lithium, and copper is the new rubber and ivory. But the Congolese people are no longer unarmed.

U.S. Secures Ukraine’s Minerals as War Rages

As Ukraine burns, Washington signs a mineral extraction deal. This isn’t support — it’s looting. Neoliberal vultures are circling the battlefield. This is what capitalist war looks like beneath the flags.

France Bans Activists Ahead of Election

France is banning leftist and anti-colonial organizations ahead of 2027 elections. This is liberal authoritarianism — repression wrapped in constitutional jargon. When empire decays, it bans dissent. The French people must choose rebellion or repression — neutrality is gone.

North America

Mexico Holds Strong Against Imperial Headwinds

Mexico dodged recession despite U.S. trade warfare — a sign of growing autonomy. The empire wanted collapse. What it got was a state learning how to walk without Washington. Resilience is resistance.

Mexico and Nigeria Launch Bilateral Chamber

Mexico and Nigeria just launched a bilateral chamber of commerce — no dollar required. This is de-dollarization by the back door. The Global South is building new routes. The empire is watching, and it’s afraid.

Canada’s Economy Shrinks Under Empire’s Weight

StatsCan reports a 0.2% contraction in February — the latest symptom of Canada’s entanglement with a collapsing U.S.-led world order. While economists grasp at March projections for “rebound,” the real crisis is structural: dependency, austerity, and imperialist overexposure. Canada isn’t just suffering — it’s being bled dry by its alliance with a dying empire. Sovereignty won’t come from GDP growth. It comes from cutting the cord.

United States

How Much of Your Home Is “Made in America”? Almost None.

A new Al Jazeera report breaks down the myth of domestic manufacturing — revealing that most U.S. household goods are still produced abroad. “Made in America” is a branding lie, masking the brutal truth that U.S. prosperity still relies on imperial supply chains and hyper-exploited labor from the Global South. The patriotic packaging hides the global plantation. Strip away the label, and you find colonialism underneath.

Recession by Design: The Return of Class Warfare

Recession isn’t an accident — it’s a policy. Austerity, inflation, and wage suppression are features, not bugs. The working class is being softened up for discipline. This is how technofascism governs.

Trump Slashes Science to Feed the War Machine

Cuts to science and education fund drones, data surveillance, and cyberwarfare. This is not about budgets — it’s about priorities. Empire doesn’t care if you’re cured, informed, or sheltered. It only cares if you comply.

Compiled by Weaponized Information | May 1, 2025