The skin bleaching crisis in Nigeria has reached alarming levels, with 77% of women using skin bleaching products and - disturbingly - using these harmful products on their children. Driven by societal pressures and the desire to conform to distorted beauty standards that favour lighter skin complexions, many women have unknowingly exposed themselves and their children to severe health risks, including skin cancer and developmental issues. As these products remain readily available in several unregulated markets in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is now seeking to educate the Nigerian public on the risks associated with skin bleaching.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj92g4n3v78o
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/1236538098/the-dangerous-popularity-of-skin-whitening-products-in-nigeria
https://www.nafdac.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/Files/Resources/Regulations/All_Regulations/Cosmetics-Products-Prohibition-of-Bleaching-Agents-Regulations-2019.pdf
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj92g4n3v78o
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/1236538098/the-dangerous-popularity-of-skin-whitening-products-in-nigeria
https://www.nafdac.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/Files/Resources/Regulations/All_Regulations/Cosmetics-Products-Prohibition-of-Bleaching-Agents-Regulations-2019.pdf
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CAMEROON’S FATHER OF INDEPENDENCE
The great Cameroonian Independence leader Ruben Um Nyobè would have turned 112 this week. Born in Nyong-et-Kéllé on 10 April 1913, he led the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC), an anti-colonial pan-African organisation with socialist leanings. Nyobè and the UPC fought for complete independence, refusing to submit to neo-colonial rule. In 1955, the UPC was banned and, three years later, Nyobè was murdered by the French military for continuing the fight for freedom.
On 13 March 1959, the United Nations General Assembly agreed that France’s colonisation of Cameroon should end, leading to Cameroonian independence on 1 January 1960. However, the UPC was still banned in the country and president Ahmadou Ahidjo was picked by France to ensure French interests post-independence.
The great Cameroonian Independence leader Ruben Um Nyobè would have turned 112 this week. Born in Nyong-et-Kéllé on 10 April 1913, he led the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC), an anti-colonial pan-African organisation with socialist leanings. Nyobè and the UPC fought for complete independence, refusing to submit to neo-colonial rule. In 1955, the UPC was banned and, three years later, Nyobè was murdered by the French military for continuing the fight for freedom.
On 13 March 1959, the United Nations General Assembly agreed that France’s colonisation of Cameroon should end, leading to Cameroonian independence on 1 January 1960. However, the UPC was still banned in the country and president Ahmadou Ahidjo was picked by France to ensure French interests post-independence.
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Continued……. Thus, the UPC continued their struggle under the leadership of Félix-Roland Moumié, until he was killed by a French spy in 1960, and then Ernest Ouandié, until he was killed by the Ahidjo government in 1971.
The legacy of Ruben Um Nyobè has long been buried. It is now coming to light as more Cameroonians and Africans seek out their revolutionary history.
Sources
https://www.counterfire.org/article/cameroon-neo-colonised-before-independence/
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/82062-cameroon-um-nyobe-hero-symbol-french-colonial-crimes.html
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/felix-moumie
https://www.dibussi.com/2008/01/saturday-januar.html
The legacy of Ruben Um Nyobè has long been buried. It is now coming to light as more Cameroonians and Africans seek out their revolutionary history.
Sources
https://www.counterfire.org/article/cameroon-neo-colonised-before-independence/
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/82062-cameroon-um-nyobe-hero-symbol-french-colonial-crimes.html
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/felix-moumie
https://www.dibussi.com/2008/01/saturday-januar.html
Counterfire
Cameroon: neo-colonised before independence
Explo Nani-Kofi gives a brief history of how British and French colonialism defined Cameroon's power structures and maintains its influence in a rigged political system
Since France took control of part of Cameroon after the First World War, it had initiated…
Since France took control of part of Cameroon after the First World War, it had initiated…
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SOUTH AFRICA OPPOSITION PARTIES CONDEMN ZELENSKY’S PLANNED VISIT
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s planned 24 April visit to South Africa on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request has generated opposition in the host country.
South Africa’s third-largest party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), said it will hold a protest to express its displeasure if Zelensky appears. MK Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu said Ramaphosa’s decision was ‘misguided’ and in ‘clear alignment with European imperial interests.’
The South African Communist Party (SACP), which has been a close ally of the ANC for decades, has also denounced the invitation, with SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo describing it as an ‘ill-considered move’. Mashilo called Zelensky a ‘puppet of the US-led imperialist bloc’ and said the visit would place South Africa on what he termed as the wrong side of history.
However, on 10 April, the president’s office confirmed that the visit would go ahead as planned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s planned 24 April visit to South Africa on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request has generated opposition in the host country.
South Africa’s third-largest party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), said it will hold a protest to express its displeasure if Zelensky appears. MK Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu said Ramaphosa’s decision was ‘misguided’ and in ‘clear alignment with European imperial interests.’
The South African Communist Party (SACP), which has been a close ally of the ANC for decades, has also denounced the invitation, with SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo describing it as an ‘ill-considered move’. Mashilo called Zelensky a ‘puppet of the US-led imperialist bloc’ and said the visit would place South Africa on what he termed as the wrong side of history.
However, on 10 April, the president’s office confirmed that the visit would go ahead as planned.
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Continued……Ramaphosa’s move represents a significant departure from his government’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war over the last two years. South Africa maintained a non-aligned stance on the conflict and rejected the West’s demand to align with Kiev. This led US-aligned states to accuse Pretoria of siding with Moscow, with whom it has enjoyed close ties dating back to the struggle against apartheid.
Video credit: @newslivesa (X)
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https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/mk-party-plans-protests-against-volodymyr-zelenskys-controversial-visit-to-south-africa-d7b5a825-b16a-4de2-9fb2-740c2017fc4e
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/sacp-criticises-ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskys-upcoming-state-visit-to-south-africa-2e7d1017-ddd0-4381-9130-c20bfdc8f7cd
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/04/10/presidency-confirms-24-april-for-zelenskys-working-visit-to-sa
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https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/mk-party-plans-protests-against-volodymyr-zelenskys-controversial-visit-to-south-africa-d7b5a825-b16a-4de2-9fb2-740c2017fc4e
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/sacp-criticises-ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskys-upcoming-state-visit-to-south-africa-2e7d1017-ddd0-4381-9130-c20bfdc8f7cd
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/04/10/presidency-confirms-24-april-for-zelenskys-working-visit-to-sa
www.iol.co.za
MK Party plans protests against Volodymyr Zelensky's controversial visit to South Africa
Floyd Shivambu said the uMkhonto weSizwe Party plans to protests against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's state visit to South Africa, labelling him a 'puppet president' of NATO.
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WHITES STILL CONTROL SAFARI TOURISM IN AFRICA
Something to consider next time you’re touring Africa.
In this clip, travel creator Weyni Tesfai said the tourism industry was built on colonialism, with devastating consequences for local wildlife, as trophy hunting destroyed the harmonious human-wildlife dynamics that preceded colonialism. Much of the same remained even after independence, with the industry catering to and profiting Europeans, leaving Africans with crumbs and ruined ecosystems.
Tourism has grown more than five-fold from 6.7 million visitors in 1990 to 33.8 million in 2012, contributing 2.8 per cent to Africa’s GDP, according to the Africa Policy Research Institute. However, local communities have barely benefited due to the heavy reliance on foreign-owned businesses, imports and profits flowing out of Africa.
Something to consider next time you’re touring Africa.
In this clip, travel creator Weyni Tesfai said the tourism industry was built on colonialism, with devastating consequences for local wildlife, as trophy hunting destroyed the harmonious human-wildlife dynamics that preceded colonialism. Much of the same remained even after independence, with the industry catering to and profiting Europeans, leaving Africans with crumbs and ruined ecosystems.
Tourism has grown more than five-fold from 6.7 million visitors in 1990 to 33.8 million in 2012, contributing 2.8 per cent to Africa’s GDP, according to the Africa Policy Research Institute. However, local communities have barely benefited due to the heavy reliance on foreign-owned businesses, imports and profits flowing out of Africa.
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Continued……. A World Bank case study of the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar shows that while tourism makes up 27 per cent of GDP and 80 per cent of foreign exchange earnings, locals hold only 25 per cent of jobs, mostly in low-skilled roles, with foreign-owned hotels dominating the market.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank also played a role in the current affairs as they promoted tourism as a development tool, prioritising foreign investment over local empowerment. These policies liberalised economies to attract international capital, leading to foreign-dominated tourism sectors with minimal local ownership or control.
On land ownership, the rise of Western conservancies has resulted in the displacement of people under the guise of protecting wildlife. This conveniently leaves out the fact that the only reason wildlife exists in the first place is thanks to custodianship by the same communities.
Video credit: @planbacktoafrica (IG)
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https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/stealth-game-community-conservancies-devastate-northern-kenya
https://afripoli.org/consuming-africa-the-impact-of-tourism-on-local-african-economies
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank also played a role in the current affairs as they promoted tourism as a development tool, prioritising foreign investment over local empowerment. These policies liberalised economies to attract international capital, leading to foreign-dominated tourism sectors with minimal local ownership or control.
On land ownership, the rise of Western conservancies has resulted in the displacement of people under the guise of protecting wildlife. This conveniently leaves out the fact that the only reason wildlife exists in the first place is thanks to custodianship by the same communities.
Video credit: @planbacktoafrica (IG)
Sources
https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/stealth-game-community-conservancies-devastate-northern-kenya
https://afripoli.org/consuming-africa-the-impact-of-tourism-on-local-african-economies
The Oakland Institute
Stealth Game: "Community" Conservancies Devastate Land & Lives in Northern Kenya
Stealth Game: “Community” Conservancies Devastate Land & Lives in Northern Kenya — reveals the devastating impact of privatized and neo-colonial wildlife conservation and safari tourism on Indigenous pastoralist communities.
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In a win for anti-imperialist activism in Kenya, the Gates Foundation has withdrawn from the Host Country Agreement with the government after public uproar and legal challenges.
In a statement, Gates Foundation Africa Director Dr. Paulin Basinga confirmed the exit from the immunity deal with Kenya, stating that an ongoing legal case has drawn attention away from its core mission.
Kenya granted the Gates Foundation, formerly known as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a special status through legal notice number 157 of 4 October 2024 by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
In November 2024, the Law Society of Kenya challenged the notice in court, which ordered the suspension of the privileges and immunities to members of the foundation. However, Mudavadi, while speaking during the official opening of the Foundation’s Nairobi Sub-Regional office on 15 November, clarified that the privileges and immunities were meant to facilitate seamless operation of international organisations.
In a statement, Gates Foundation Africa Director Dr. Paulin Basinga confirmed the exit from the immunity deal with Kenya, stating that an ongoing legal case has drawn attention away from its core mission.
Kenya granted the Gates Foundation, formerly known as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a special status through legal notice number 157 of 4 October 2024 by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
In November 2024, the Law Society of Kenya challenged the notice in court, which ordered the suspension of the privileges and immunities to members of the foundation. However, Mudavadi, while speaking during the official opening of the Foundation’s Nairobi Sub-Regional office on 15 November, clarified that the privileges and immunities were meant to facilitate seamless operation of international organisations.
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Continued……President William Ruto has approved the establishment of the Gates Foundation’s operations in Kenya, stating that the creation of a hosting centre for the Foundation would attract investors and encourage further collaborations.
The activities of the Gates Foundation in Africa have caused concern in some quarters, particularly its investment into GMO crops, which critics say has pushed traditional farmers out of the market. Do you side with the activists who made life more difficult for the Foundation in Kenya?
Sources
https://thekenyatimes.com/breaking-news/gates-foundation-withdraws-from-diplomatic-immunity-agreement-with-kenya/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/controversial-vaccine-studies-why-is-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-under-fire-from-critics-in-india/articleshow/41280050.cms?from=mdr#google_vignette
https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=81838
https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/tabletop-exercises/event-201-pandemic-tabletop-exercise#scenario
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11593-5/fulltext
https://theecologist.org/2020/aug/14/gates-failing-green-revolution-africa
https://www.rosalux.de/en/publication/id/44425
https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/why-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-has-so-many-public-health-critics#:~:text=The%20Bill%20and%20Melinda%20Gates,changing%20its%20position%20on%20abortion
The activities of the Gates Foundation in Africa have caused concern in some quarters, particularly its investment into GMO crops, which critics say has pushed traditional farmers out of the market. Do you side with the activists who made life more difficult for the Foundation in Kenya?
Sources
https://thekenyatimes.com/breaking-news/gates-foundation-withdraws-from-diplomatic-immunity-agreement-with-kenya/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/controversial-vaccine-studies-why-is-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-under-fire-from-critics-in-india/articleshow/41280050.cms?from=mdr#google_vignette
https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=81838
https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/tabletop-exercises/event-201-pandemic-tabletop-exercise#scenario
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11593-5/fulltext
https://theecologist.org/2020/aug/14/gates-failing-green-revolution-africa
https://www.rosalux.de/en/publication/id/44425
https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/why-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-has-so-many-public-health-critics#:~:text=The%20Bill%20and%20Melinda%20Gates,changing%20its%20position%20on%20abortion
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Gates Foundation Withdraws from Diplomatic Immunity Agreement with Kenya
The Gates Foundation has withdrawn from the Host Country Agreement with Kenya after uproar and legal hurdles. In a statement,
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NYERERE: 'SELF-RULE IS NOT A FAVOUR'
Today, we celebrate the 103rd birthday of Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-99), the first president of Tanzania.
Born in 1922 in the village of Butiama, Nyerere grew up in Tanganyika, under British control per a League of Nations mandate, before it united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form what we now know as the United Republic of Tanzania.
Fondly referred to as 'Mwalimu,' meaning teacher in Swahili, Nyerere was not just a leader but a passionate anti-colonialist and political thinker, serving as president from 1964 until 1985.
Today, we celebrate the 103rd birthday of Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-99), the first president of Tanzania.
Born in 1922 in the village of Butiama, Nyerere grew up in Tanganyika, under British control per a League of Nations mandate, before it united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form what we now know as the United Republic of Tanzania.
Fondly referred to as 'Mwalimu,' meaning teacher in Swahili, Nyerere was not just a leader but a passionate anti-colonialist and political thinker, serving as president from 1964 until 1985.
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Continued….. His journey was far from straightforward. Nyerere emerged as a symbol of determination, challenging the imperialist narrative that claimed Africa was unprepared for self-governance. This powerful moment from a 1960 interview showcases a young Nyerere firmly rejecting colonialist assumptions, stating that Europeans granting independence was them restoring a right that had been unjustly taken. He argued that the question of African readiness for self-rule was irrelevant, as we had successfully managed our affairs long before colonisation.
Nyerere joined our ancestors on 14 October 1999 in London, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire.
Sources
https://www.eac.int/about-ncpr/julius-nyerere-biography
https://www.pambazuka.org/nyerere-nationalism-and-pan-africanism
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2019-11/the-legacy-of-mwalimu-julius-kambarage-nyerere.html
https://www.workers.org/2009/world/julius_nyerere_1105/
Nyerere joined our ancestors on 14 October 1999 in London, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire.
Sources
https://www.eac.int/about-ncpr/julius-nyerere-biography
https://www.pambazuka.org/nyerere-nationalism-and-pan-africanism
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2019-11/the-legacy-of-mwalimu-julius-kambarage-nyerere.html
https://www.workers.org/2009/world/julius_nyerere_1105/
www.eac.int
Julius Nyerere Biography
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of eight (8) Partner States, comprising the Republic of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Rwanda, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of South…
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REMEMBERING FUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI
Revolutionary Nigerian activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti joined the ancestors on this day in 1978. She was 77.
During the struggle against colonial rule, she established the Abeokuta Women's Union. This grew to include over 20,000 members. It fought to secure political representation and educational opportunities for women.
Her son, the pan-African revolutionary and Afrobeats creator Fela Kuti, remembered his mother spearheading marches against the British authorities. He recalled how, on one occasion - when a pompous colonial official insulted her - she stood her ground, referring to him as a ‘rude little rat’ and a ‘b*stard.’ Fela reminisced, 'Can you believe she insulted the highest representative of the British imperial crown in Abeokuta? I was filled with pride. That incident was the talk of the town in Abeokuta.'
Rest in power, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.
Revolutionary Nigerian activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti joined the ancestors on this day in 1978. She was 77.
During the struggle against colonial rule, she established the Abeokuta Women's Union. This grew to include over 20,000 members. It fought to secure political representation and educational opportunities for women.
Her son, the pan-African revolutionary and Afrobeats creator Fela Kuti, remembered his mother spearheading marches against the British authorities. He recalled how, on one occasion - when a pompous colonial official insulted her - she stood her ground, referring to him as a ‘rude little rat’ and a ‘b*stard.’ Fela reminisced, 'Can you believe she insulted the highest representative of the British imperial crown in Abeokuta? I was filled with pride. That incident was the talk of the town in Abeokuta.'
Rest in power, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.
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‘GO HOME? RETURN THE LOOT FIRST!’
Social-justice advocate and writer Ishmahil Blagrove has always been vocal about the mistreatment of immigrants in the UK and the British-state negligence that led to the deaths of 72 people in Grenfell Tower in West London. Right now in the UK, there is anti-migrant sentiment being flamed by South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who is constantly sharing and retweeting disinformation about migrant communities. But, as you can see from this flashback clip of Blagrove at London’s famous Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, the racism and xenophobia in the country started long before Musk began tweeting.
Social-justice advocate and writer Ishmahil Blagrove has always been vocal about the mistreatment of immigrants in the UK and the British-state negligence that led to the deaths of 72 people in Grenfell Tower in West London. Right now in the UK, there is anti-migrant sentiment being flamed by South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who is constantly sharing and retweeting disinformation about migrant communities. But, as you can see from this flashback clip of Blagrove at London’s famous Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, the racism and xenophobia in the country started long before Musk began tweeting.
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Continued……A heckler tries to silence Blagrove and shouts out, “Go back home!” - and, off the cuff, Blagrove destroys him with a witty tale to remind him that it was the enslaving, looting Brits who came uninvited to Africa, overstaying their welcome for hundreds of years - so that he (Blagrove) has got every right to stay on in the UK for at least another 360 years, according to his calculations.
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Thomas Sankara was a revolutionary who terrified the West, not because he had armies, but because he had anti-imperialist ideas. As president of Burkina Faso, he rejected foreign aid, resisted French influence and demanded that Africa produce, transform and consume its own goods. Our Facts of the Week breakdown why he was hated and seen as a threat, not just to France, but to the entire neo-colonial order.
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