Continued…….. Langley - just like former US President Barack Obama, who oversaw US military operations across the African continent - is simply an imperial mouthpiece. Faces and voices like theirs are used to advance Western interests and maintain systems of global exploitation, as well as the US military-industrial complex, all under the illusion of inclusion.

Somalia and Libya have already been on the receiving end of US power. Today, Washington appears to be circling round West Africa - poised to pounce on an African leader who has dared to stand up against the West. And laying the groundwork for that, is a Black face in a high place: General Langley.

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RACIST MOM RAKES IN OVER $600K

Hitting the jackpot in the US is all too easy if you are a racist white person under the spotlight for hate speech, or worse.

Such is the case for Shiloh Hendricks, who unleashed a racist tirade, calling a 5-year-old Somali child and a Somali man the N-word on 28 April in Rochester, Minnesota. But instead of consequences, Hendricks is cashing in. Since starting a fundraiser on GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding platform reportedly used by white nationalists and far-right extremists, she has rapidly raised more than $600,000, well on its way to her $1 million target. Hendricks claims her life and that of her family have been threatened since Sharmake Omar’s video went viral, sparking outrage from social media users. Omar, the man speaking in the video, is unrelated to the child in question.

Continued…….. Donors have also expressed solidarity with Hendricks, with one identifying himself as an ‘Average White Man,’ praising her for ‘bravery’ and hoping she will now afford to live in a ‘nicer neighbourhood, one free of these savages.’ Let that sink in: Racism against a Black child has become a profitable enterprise.

Another example of a white person using GiveSendGo to raise funds is Kyle Rittenhouse. He shot and k*lled two Black men and injured one person protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in 2020 in Wisconsin.

'N***er' is an offensive term used to describe a Black person, derived from the Latin 'niger,' meaning 'black.' Though it's usage started during US slavery, commercial rap music popularised the N-word in the late 20th century. It should not surprise anyone then that a 2015 YouGov survey for the BBC radio programme 'Newsbeat' found 27 per cent of 18- to 29-year-olds in the UK think it's acceptable to use the N-word in some circumstances and 22 per cent said they had used it amongst friends.

While Hendricks’ actions wouldn’t affect the child’s or Omar’s ability to obtain their basic needs in the United States, it reminds us that such utterances are a product of racial capitalism, an economic system whereby the ruling class sows division to keep a group of people oppressed so it can reap profits. Indeed, our people in the US have endured slavery, marginalisation and suppression going back four centuries.

Moreover, politicians' promises to bring about justice have gone unfulfilled as they serve the system, too.

Video credit: Sharmake Omar

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‘We don’t see any American Dream. We’ve experienced only the American Nightmare.’

Migrants in the US facing deportation would undoubtedly agree with that quote from Pan-Africanist revolutionary Malcolm X (1925-65). 

Many could potentially find themselves in the central African country of Rwanda if ‘early’ discussions to receive deported migrants pan out, according to Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, speaking on 4 May to state broadcaster Rwanda TV. 

The announcement follows US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the US is seeking countries to accept deportees, with Rwanda eager to cash in on a US asylum deal after the UK Supreme Court ruled a similar agreement unlawful. Newly-elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the deal in 2024, with Kigali declining to return $300 million given to facilitate deportations.

Continued…….. The deportation talks with the US coincide with ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to broker a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 militia’s escalation that seized large swaths of eastern DRC earlier this year displaced more than 1 million people and k*lled at least 7,000, leading the country to approach the US for security in exchange for an exclusive minerals deal. The escalation came amidst a three-decade-long foreign-backed war over an estimated $24 trillion in mineral reserves that had k*lled as many as 6 million by 2010.

Critics say Rwanda is trying to whitewash its human rights record, which the UN and other rights organisations have flagged. The US Department of State had previously highlighted Rwanda’s record of arbitrary or unlawful arrests and k*llings, harsh prison conditions, and transnational repression of people in other countries, among other allegations. But for the US, human rights have never stood in the way of mineral access.

Despite its human rights record, Rwanda is ready to receive ‘some of the most despicable human beings,’ in the words of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for dollars. 

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SUPPORT THE AES: EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY

The Pan-African revolution is here. It is no longer limited to the realm of theory. Instead, it is underway in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

In this video clip from a July 2024 podcast episode, African Stream Editor-in-Chief Ahmed Kaballo reminded us that everyone has a role to play in defending the Sahel revolution.

Continued……Over the past few years, these three countries in Africa’s Sahel region successfully ousted Western-aligned leaders through people-backed coups d’état. Since then, the AES was formed on 6 July 2024 to share policies for greater collaboration to eventually create a Pan-African federal state. The dream is to build continental-wide governance.

As Kaballo said, if you’re a filmmaker, use your skills to share the AES revolution on screen. If you’re a writer, write articles about the AES. If you’re a teacher, teach your students about the revolution or send resources to the Thomas Sankara Center @burkinabooks (IG) in Burkina Faso and Niger. If you’re an academic, defend the Sahel in your research. If you’re a lawyer, use international law to protect the three countries under attack by neo-colonial ‘human rights’ institutions. These are just a few ways to contribute, as everyone has a role to play.

Africans, this is our revolution, and we may only have one shot at defending it. Time and time again, imperialists have overthrown our revolutionary processes, k*lled our leaders and destroyed our countries, leaving the masses of our people in destitution. We can put an end to this. But only if we go all out this time. We must defend and protect the Alliance of Sahel States.

FATHER CHARGED WITH COP MURDER DAY AFTER POLICE FATALLY SHOOT SON

On 1 May 2025, US police gunned down another young Black man: 18-year-old Ryan Hinton. Officers in Ohio reportedly killed him after claiming he was pointing a gun at them. Released body-cam footage leaves that assertion unclear. A un-used gun was retrieved at the scene. Hinton was reportedly fleeing from a stolen vehicle. Adding to the family tragedy is that his father, Rodney Hinton Jr., has since been arrested on suspicion of killing a police officer by deliberately running him over - he’s been charged with aggravated murder. Reports suggest he had been left distraught after being shown the body-cam footage by police.

Continued….. For years, the US has grappled with racially motivated state violence and structural injustice. The emotional impact of such events on families and communities is incalculable. The push for police reform appears to have diminished five years on from the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

According to a Statista report, US police fatally shot 1,173 civilians last year. 248 of them were Black. Furthermore, the rate of fatal police shootings among Black individuals was significantly higher than that of any other ethnic group: 6.1 per million of the population annually from 2015 to 2024.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/cincinnati-police-fatally-shoot-teen-father-kills-officer

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Continued……. Abu Dhabi says it has no links to the RSF and is, therefore, innocent. So why is it so scared to go to court? Perhaps all that evidence that the UN and media investigations have acquired? Swipe through for the details.

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IS BBC IMPARTIAL? WE REACT

Gary Lineker (@garylineker on X), a retired British football player and former host for BBC’s ‘Match of the Day,’ was relieved of his duties in 2023 following his refusal to apologise after comparing the UK’s asylum policy with N*zi Germany. 

In a recent interview with BBC Two’s Amol Rajan (@amolrajan on X), Lineker called out BBC’s lack of impartiality while covering Israel's military onslaught in Gaza.

Join us in the comments as we expose the contradictions that exemplify Western media.

Soundbite credit: @BBC

TRAORÉ: SPOKESMAN FOR A PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT

Imperialists are hellbent on clipping Pan-Africanist leader Ibrahim Traoré’s wings, and one way they are doing so is by portraying the Burkina Faso president as a lone ranger threatening Africa’s stability. That’s Sufi Alchemy’s assessment of the misinformation that has emerged over several months about the 37-year-old leader. 

The Netherlands-based content creator argued that singling out @capitaineib226 (X) is meant to water down the anti-imperialist Pan-Africanist movement spearheaded by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formed the AES bloc on 6 July 2024 following successful people-backed coups d’état that ousted Western-aligned leaders in Africa’s Sahel region. They aim to create a federal Pan-African state to light the way for continental-wide governance.

Continued…….. Sufi Alchemy reminded viewers that Traoré isn’t alone and that the imperial playbook is predictable. If they can’t crush a movement, they will isolate its leaders.

Together with Mali’s Assimi Goïta and Niger’s Abdourahamane Tiani, Traoré is one of the recognisable flag holders of a Sahel-wide people’s movement aiming to reclaim Africa’s independence. In December 2023, thousands of Nigeriens camped around French installations to ensure troops representing the former coloniser exited Niger. Furthermore, many of the over 71 million Sahelians are solidly behind their revolutionary leaders. Plus, Pan-Africanists globally support the movement, speaking out on social media and via rallies.

Although the tip may be short, the spear’s length gives it weight and direction.

Video credit: @sufi_alchemy (IG)

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African people globally have suffered centuries of oppression. Even after so-called 'independence' on the continent, the 'abolition' of slavery, and the granting of 'civil rights' in the diaspora, our people’s subjugation and second-class citizenship have persisted. Will this be the generation that stops running and shifts the tide to bring dignity to all our people, as @aaprp (X) co-founder Kwame Ture (1941-98)—in these words widely attributed to him—demanded?

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COUP DUNNIT? AMERICA’S  SECRET ARMY

There was widespread anger among Africans after the attempted character assassination of Burkina Faso’s president by the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM) during a recent Senate hearing. It’s not the first time General Michael E. Langley’s Senate performance has caught our eye. Back in March 2023, he admitted that the US had trained Africans who’d gone on to carry out coups on the continent.

Recall that on 3 April 2025, Langley accused Ibrahim Traoré of using Burkina Faso’s resources to fortify his own position, rather than for the greater good of his people. Slander is a tactic that’s been widely employed to manufacture consent for US interference in countries. Before Iraq was invaded in 2003, for instance, Washington falsely claimed the nation housed weapons of mass destruction. No WMDs were ever found.

The US also likes to use 'skinfolk' to push its agenda on the continent.