Stop the War Coalition Newsletter

David Cameron wants to commit the West to a new and ongoing war in Africa. In his own words, the war against terrorism in Africa will "require a response that is about years, even decades, rather than months."  After the disasters of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, it beggars belief that Western governments are still pursuing the same policies and are prepared to spread the War on Terror to a new continent. The hostage crisis in Algeria was a devastating example of the consequences of the West's escalating wars.

Next month's international anti-war conference is a chance to discuss these developments, refocus the movement and launch new anti-war initiatives.

The conference now features an extra panel on the new scramble for Africa featuring Ghanaian writer and activist Explo Nani-Kofi (see article http://bit.ly/WtDnR2) and journalist Victoria Brittain. More details about next month's conference below.

Read more on Mali and the blowback in Algeria.

• Mali: the fastest blowback yet in this disastrous war on terror - Seumas Milne - http://bit.ly/VVBdePDavid Cameron declares the 'war on terror' endless - Lindsey German - http://bit.ly/UkVREMAlgeria, Mali and the obscene remake of Western interventions - Robert Fisk - http://bit.ly/Wtc5Kx

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It is because of the ongoing and new forms of Western intervention abroad that the anti-war movement must refocus its efforts. Our international conference next month will be a platform to launch new initiatives and hear from a range of speakers from Afghanistan, Iraq, America, Africa and Canada..