Continued…….More than 39,000 children are now reported to be orphaned, according to a 5 April statement by Dr Ola Awad, president of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Awad also called it ‘the largest orphan crisis in modern history,’ with over 43 per cent of orphaned children losing both parents.
Ansar Allah, the Yemeni political movement better known as the Houthis that governs parts of Yemen where the majority lives, has become one of the most consistent voices in the Global South standing with Palestine. Recently, on 7 March, it warned Israel it would resume naval operations against Tel Aviv if it did not immediately end a humanitarian aid block in Gaza.
Yemen's solidarity actions have led the US and Israel to strike Yemeni targets, including a cancer hospital in March, according to Yemen-based Saba news agency. While the US presents its airstrikes on Yemen as a response to Yemen’s blockade of ships that has interrupted and slowed down global shipping, many see the strikes as a guise for their continued protection for Israel and against the Houthis’ open support for Palestine.
In a heartwarming show of solidarity, the young boy in this clip says the foreign fleets in the Red Sea will not scare them into submission and silence as Israel's massacres continue in Gaza.
Video credit: english.masirahtv.net
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/3/gaza-faces-largest-orphan-crisis-in-modern-history-report-says
Ansar Allah, the Yemeni political movement better known as the Houthis that governs parts of Yemen where the majority lives, has become one of the most consistent voices in the Global South standing with Palestine. Recently, on 7 March, it warned Israel it would resume naval operations against Tel Aviv if it did not immediately end a humanitarian aid block in Gaza.
Yemen's solidarity actions have led the US and Israel to strike Yemeni targets, including a cancer hospital in March, according to Yemen-based Saba news agency. While the US presents its airstrikes on Yemen as a response to Yemen’s blockade of ships that has interrupted and slowed down global shipping, many see the strikes as a guise for their continued protection for Israel and against the Houthis’ open support for Palestine.
In a heartwarming show of solidarity, the young boy in this clip says the foreign fleets in the Red Sea will not scare them into submission and silence as Israel's massacres continue in Gaza.
Video credit: english.masirahtv.net
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/3/gaza-faces-largest-orphan-crisis-in-modern-history-report-says
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CRIMES OF APARTHEID: SOWETO STUDENT MASSACRE
Today marks 100 years since Afrikaans was recognised as an official language of South Africa - on 8 May 1925.
The Afrikaans language began developing around 1616-52, when ships bearing European settlers, mainly Dutch, arrived at the Cape. Their interactions with the indigenous African people in South Africa gradually led to the development of what became known as the language of the oppressor: it was the colonial Afrikaner White community that would introduce apartheid, a system of segregation based on race that marginalised Black people.
In 1976, an attempt by apartheid authorities to make Afrikaans the medium of instruction in Black schools sparked student protests, which led to the Soweto Massacre. Police officers fired live ammunition at the peacefully marching students.
Today marks 100 years since Afrikaans was recognised as an official language of South Africa - on 8 May 1925.
The Afrikaans language began developing around 1616-52, when ships bearing European settlers, mainly Dutch, arrived at the Cape. Their interactions with the indigenous African people in South Africa gradually led to the development of what became known as the language of the oppressor: it was the colonial Afrikaner White community that would introduce apartheid, a system of segregation based on race that marginalised Black people.
In 1976, an attempt by apartheid authorities to make Afrikaans the medium of instruction in Black schools sparked student protests, which led to the Soweto Massacre. Police officers fired live ammunition at the peacefully marching students.
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Continued……A government commission in 1980 concluded that 575 people had been k*lled and 3,907 wounded, but the official count still stands at 176 massacred.
Afrikaans is spoken by 6.5-million South Africans, 40% of whom are White, according to a 2011 census. However, language is not the only visible impact of settler colonialism on the country. South Africa has the dubious distinction of being the world’s most unequal country, with 5% of (mainly White) South Africans owning 85% of the country’s wealth, while over 50% (most of whom are Black) own less than 1% of the wealth.
One still painful aspect of the Soweto massacre is that, like many other apartheid-era atrocities, the perpetrators were never brought to justice.
As the centennial remembrance occurs, we salute our brave heroes who fell for the right to a better education within a racist settler colonial system.
Sources
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Afrikaans is spoken by 6.5-million South Africans, 40% of whom are White, according to a 2011 census. However, language is not the only visible impact of settler colonialism on the country. South Africa has the dubious distinction of being the world’s most unequal country, with 5% of (mainly White) South Africans owning 85% of the country’s wealth, while over 50% (most of whom are Black) own less than 1% of the wealth.
One still painful aspect of the Soweto massacre is that, like many other apartheid-era atrocities, the perpetrators were never brought to justice.
As the centennial remembrance occurs, we salute our brave heroes who fell for the right to a better education within a racist settler colonial system.
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https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-05-08-100-years-of-afrikaans-a-language-of-diversity-and-complexity/
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100 years of Afrikaans: A language of diversity and complexity
Today marks a century since Afrikaans was recognised as a state language in South Africa. This milestone invites reflection on its diverse history and the evolving identity of its speakers, as advocates call for a more inclusive celebration.
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The family of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man beaten to death by five Black police officers in Memphis, was left devastated and outraged on 7 May 2025 after a Tennessee jury acquitted three of the accused officers.
On 7 January 2023, the members of the Memphis Police Department’s so-called ‘SCORPION Unit’—the name says it all—stopped Nichols for a routine traffic stop that escalated into graphic violence, all caught on body cameras. The unit was known for its aggressive tactics in a city that the US Census reported as 62.9 per cent Black in 2022.
On 7 January 2023, the members of the Memphis Police Department’s so-called ‘SCORPION Unit’—the name says it all—stopped Nichols for a routine traffic stop that escalated into graphic violence, all caught on body cameras. The unit was known for its aggressive tactics in a city that the US Census reported as 62.9 per cent Black in 2022.
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Continued………. An autopsy revealed Nichols died three days later from blunt-force trauma to the head.
That the officers were Black has ignited painful discussions. Some see them not as protectors, but as enforcers of an imperial system that uses Black faces to uphold white supremacy. But, this is not simply about the identity of the officers. It is about the design of the institution itself. Young, unarmed, nonsuicidal Black men are 13 times more likely to be killed by police than their white counterparts, according to a 2020 study. In a society that offers few real economic alternatives, joining the police can feel like the only survival strategy for many working-class Black people. According to Data USA, 13.6 per cent of U.S. police officers are Black, a reflection of the desperation the system creates. When the empire strips a people of opportunity, it often recruits them into the very machinery that subjugates their own communities.
Even though Black people make up 13 per cent of the US population, they accounted for 21 per cent of police killings in 2024, highlighting that despite the abolition of slavery and the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Black people continue to face systemic discrimination.
Two of the officers who k*lled Nichols have already pleaded guilty in federal and state courts. The others walk free.
As the tragic experiences of Nichols and other victims of police brutality show, the US system will not be reformed until an authentic decolonial revolution occurs.
Sources
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https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/22/police-are-killing-more-americans-than-ever-wheres-the-outrage
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/01/03/xymt-j03.html
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https://datausa.io/profile/soc/police-officers#ethnicity
That the officers were Black has ignited painful discussions. Some see them not as protectors, but as enforcers of an imperial system that uses Black faces to uphold white supremacy. But, this is not simply about the identity of the officers. It is about the design of the institution itself. Young, unarmed, nonsuicidal Black men are 13 times more likely to be killed by police than their white counterparts, according to a 2020 study. In a society that offers few real economic alternatives, joining the police can feel like the only survival strategy for many working-class Black people. According to Data USA, 13.6 per cent of U.S. police officers are Black, a reflection of the desperation the system creates. When the empire strips a people of opportunity, it often recruits them into the very machinery that subjugates their own communities.
Even though Black people make up 13 per cent of the US population, they accounted for 21 per cent of police killings in 2024, highlighting that despite the abolition of slavery and the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Black people continue to face systemic discrimination.
Two of the officers who k*lled Nichols have already pleaded guilty in federal and state courts. The others walk free.
As the tragic experiences of Nichols and other victims of police brutality show, the US system will not be reformed until an authentic decolonial revolution occurs.
Sources
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5388488/three-memphis-police-officers-found-not-guilty-in-the-death-of-tyre-nichols
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/7/us-jury-acquits-three-memphis-police-officers-in-tyre-nichols-beating-death#:~:text=On%20Wednesday%2C%20former%20officers%20Tadarrius,official%20misconduct%20and%20official%20oppression.
https://www.ebony.com/3-former-memphis-police-officers-found-not-guilty-of-state-charges-in-tyre-nichols-death/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/1/activists-link-death-of-tyre-nichols-to-cowboy-police-culture
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/tyre-nichols-officers-acquitted
https://alccourtwatch.org/the-violent-evolution-of-police-and-imperialist-militarized-tactics-on-community-members/
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/22/black-or-blue-the-complex-double-lives-of-oaklands-black-police-officers
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https://naacp.org/resources/criminal-justice-fact-sheet#:~:text=A%20Black%20person%20is%20five,targeted%20because%20of%20their%20race
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https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/01/03/xymt-j03.html
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/police-killings-prosecution-charges.html
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NPR
3 former Memphis police officers found not guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols
A jury found the three men not guilty of all charges in connection with the 2023 fatal beating, including the most serious charge of second-degree murder.
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RSF LASHES OUT: PORT SUDAN
NO LONGER SAFE?
Drones recently rained down on Port Sudan - revealing that the Rapid Support Forces are still going to continue the fight as long as the United Arab Emirates continues to back them, despite being on the back foot in Sudan’s proxy war. The UAE sponsors the paramilitary, and Khartoum has now slashed diplomatic ties with the Gulf state in response to the attack. Port Sudan was once considered Sudan’s safest city. Not anymore, as our video explains.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20x8g2nego?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=image
NO LONGER SAFE?
Drones recently rained down on Port Sudan - revealing that the Rapid Support Forces are still going to continue the fight as long as the United Arab Emirates continues to back them, despite being on the back foot in Sudan’s proxy war. The UAE sponsors the paramilitary, and Khartoum has now slashed diplomatic ties with the Gulf state in response to the attack. Port Sudan was once considered Sudan’s safest city. Not anymore, as our video explains.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20x8g2nego?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=image
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Continued……https://sudantribune.com/article300578/
https://archive.ph/OkgaW
https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/conflict-resources/how-the-rsf-got-their-4x4-technicals-the-open-source-intelligence-techniques-behind-our-sudan-expose/
https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/sudan/humanitarian-crisis-sudan-statement-humanitarian-coordination-forum-hcf
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-accuses-rsf-of-sudan-genocide-and-sanctions-its-leader/ar-AA1x9ZAb
https://dtm.iom.int/reports/two-years-conflict-sudan-visualizing-worlds-largest-displacement-crisis
https://archive.ph/OkgaW
https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/conflict-resources/how-the-rsf-got-their-4x4-technicals-the-open-source-intelligence-techniques-behind-our-sudan-expose/
https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/sudan/humanitarian-crisis-sudan-statement-humanitarian-coordination-forum-hcf
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-accuses-rsf-of-sudan-genocide-and-sanctions-its-leader/ar-AA1x9ZAb
https://dtm.iom.int/reports/two-years-conflict-sudan-visualizing-worlds-largest-displacement-crisis
Sudan Tribune
Sudan cuts UAE ties, declares it ‘state of aggression’
May 6, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s government on Tuesday severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and declared it a “state of aggression,” accusing the UAE of supplying strategic weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according…
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Here is an uplifting example of ‘Ubuntu,’ the African philosophy of shared humanity that translates to ‘I am because we are.’
Recently, 26 Palestinian medical students graduated from the University of Cape Town (@UCT_news on X) in South Africa. They relocated there in July 2024 after Israel’s military onslaught destroyed their universities in Gaza.
The Gift of the Givers (@GiftoftheGivers on X, @gift.of.the.givers on IG), a South Africa-based group that brands itself as the ‘largest disaster response NGO in Africa,’ facilitated their move from Gaza to ensure they could continue their education. The university’s Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed them, offering both academic and emotional support.
Recently, 26 Palestinian medical students graduated from the University of Cape Town (@UCT_news on X) in South Africa. They relocated there in July 2024 after Israel’s military onslaught destroyed their universities in Gaza.
The Gift of the Givers (@GiftoftheGivers on X, @gift.of.the.givers on IG), a South Africa-based group that brands itself as the ‘largest disaster response NGO in Africa,’ facilitated their move from Gaza to ensure they could continue their education. The university’s Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed them, offering both academic and emotional support.
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Continued……. South Africa and Palestine have a shared history of fighting against settler colonial oppression: The white-run apartheid in South Africa in the 20th century and the Israeli occupation since 1948 in Palestine. Continuing that thread of solidarity, Pretoria filed a g*nocide case in December 2023 against Tel Aviv, asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to implement protective measures for Palestinians facing Israeli military aggression in Gaza.
The journey of these medical students exemplifies South Africa’s commitment to supporting Palestinians through material support. Here’s to the spirit of Ubuntu, here’s to Africa and here’s to Palestine!
Sources
https://health.uct.ac.za/articles/2024-08-16-faculty-health-sciences-receives-elective-medical-students-palestine
https://x.com/ForeverYenaNews/status/1919468063667208259
The journey of these medical students exemplifies South Africa’s commitment to supporting Palestinians through material support. Here’s to the spirit of Ubuntu, here’s to Africa and here’s to Palestine!
Sources
https://health.uct.ac.za/articles/2024-08-16-faculty-health-sciences-receives-elective-medical-students-palestine
https://x.com/ForeverYenaNews/status/1919468063667208259
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences receives elective medical students from Palestine
To the community of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Thirty-eight years ago, Obafemi Awolowo, a prominent Nigerian nationalist and statesman, passed away. Affectionately known as 'Awo,' he played a pivotal role in Nigeria's independence movement. During the colonial era, he was an active member of the Nigerian Youth Movement, which opposed British rule. In 1945, he attended the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester as a representative of this movement, alongside Hezekiah Oladipo Davies, a prominent Nigerian trade unionist and lawyer. As the first indigenous premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, Awolowo implemented free education for all and free healthcare for children. He also established a minimum wage in the Western Region, inaugurated the first television station in Africa, Western Nigeria Television, in 1959, and oversaw the opening of Liberty Stadium (now Obafemi Awolowo Stadium) in 1960. In 1965, he laid the foundation for Cocoa House, the first skyscraper in Nigeria and West Africa.
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Continued……. He also coined the name ‘naira’ for the national currency, and his image appears on the ₦100 banknote. His contributions to Nigeria's decolonisation and socioeconomic growth have secured him a place in the pantheon of pan-African greats.
Sources
https://tribuneonlineng.com/115th-posthumous-birthday-seven-fascinating-facts-about-chief-obafemi-awolowo/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Obafemi-Awolowo
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Obafemi-Awolowo
Tribune Online
Seven fascinating facts about Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Today makes it exactly 37 years since Chief Obafemi Awolowo passed. He was a famous leader of thought who many consider a reference point for posterity in
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LONDON DIASPORA CALLING: ‘HANDS OFF TRAORÉ!’
In this video, we meet more of the voices that came out in London recently to protest outside the US embassy, chanting ‘Hands off Ibrahim Traoré!’. Thousands pitched up, joining a global wave of solidarity with Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader.
It came after another attempted coup in April. Ouagadougou blamed ‘foreign-backed elements’ seeking to derail the country's move towards sovereignty and regional unity.
As protests spread from the Burkinabe capital to Accra, Monrovia, London and elsewhere, the same message echoed: Africa will no longer be dictated to.
Many noted that the latest coup attempt came after the Pentagon’s top Africa commander made disparaging remarks about Traoré in the US Senate, in what appears to have been propagandistic preparation for his removal:
In this video, we meet more of the voices that came out in London recently to protest outside the US embassy, chanting ‘Hands off Ibrahim Traoré!’. Thousands pitched up, joining a global wave of solidarity with Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader.
It came after another attempted coup in April. Ouagadougou blamed ‘foreign-backed elements’ seeking to derail the country's move towards sovereignty and regional unity.
As protests spread from the Burkinabe capital to Accra, Monrovia, London and elsewhere, the same message echoed: Africa will no longer be dictated to.
Many noted that the latest coup attempt came after the Pentagon’s top Africa commander made disparaging remarks about Traoré in the US Senate, in what appears to have been propagandistic preparation for his removal:
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Continued….. General Michael Langley accused Bukrina Faso’s president of misusing state gold reserves to pay for private protection. Langley’s subsequent visit to Ivory Coast, allegedly home to exiled coup plotters, only heightened suspicions.
The rallies weren’t just about Burkina Faso. They were about a continent reclaiming its agency. Burkina Faso, along with Mali and Niger, has expelled French troops and taken control of national resources. The trio have forged the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) - a new bloc rooted in pan-African self-determination.
Many protesters drew comparisons to past pan-African martyrs such as Muammar Gaddafi and Thomas Sankara, saying that they were not willing to wait and see Traoré fall like his predecessors at the hands of neo-colonial forces.
For many, it’s a revolution in motion. And in the heart of London, the diaspora made it clear: Africa’s future will not be negotiated in foreign boardrooms.
Filmed by @essad_48
Sources:
https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comment/2025/05/01/ibrahim-traore/
https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-protest-ibrahim-traore-coup-attempt-langley-9c2b167d2516c1fcbe5a3acd558bcc9f
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/1/headlines/burkina_faso_protesters_rally_in_defense_of_interim_president_after_alleged_coup_attempt
The rallies weren’t just about Burkina Faso. They were about a continent reclaiming its agency. Burkina Faso, along with Mali and Niger, has expelled French troops and taken control of national resources. The trio have forged the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) - a new bloc rooted in pan-African self-determination.
Many protesters drew comparisons to past pan-African martyrs such as Muammar Gaddafi and Thomas Sankara, saying that they were not willing to wait and see Traoré fall like his predecessors at the hands of neo-colonial forces.
For many, it’s a revolution in motion. And in the heart of London, the diaspora made it clear: Africa’s future will not be negotiated in foreign boardrooms.
Filmed by @essad_48
Sources:
https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comment/2025/05/01/ibrahim-traore/
https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-protest-ibrahim-traore-coup-attempt-langley-9c2b167d2516c1fcbe5a3acd558bcc9f
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/1/headlines/burkina_faso_protesters_rally_in_defense_of_interim_president_after_alleged_coup_attempt
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“Hands off Ibrahim Traoré!”
Black Britons must speak. Because Traoré’s fight is our fight – against imperialism, lies and exploitation says Obinna Amaechi
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AFRICAN STREAM VISITS IRAN DURING HELICOPTER TRAGEDY
At African Stream, we try not to let our impressions of a country be determined by Western mainstream media depictions. Instead, we like to make up our own minds - preferably, by going and seeing things for ourselves. Luckily, we had the opportunity to do just that for the case of Iran: this time last year, we were invited to its SOBH festival (@Sobh_festival). We attended several events and visited landmarks, and even won an award for African Stream's role in showcasing local and regional narratives from Africa. It was a momentous time to be in Iran, as three days into our trip, the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, as well as other senior officials, all died in a helicopter crash.
At African Stream, we try not to let our impressions of a country be determined by Western mainstream media depictions. Instead, we like to make up our own minds - preferably, by going and seeing things for ourselves. Luckily, we had the opportunity to do just that for the case of Iran: this time last year, we were invited to its SOBH festival (@Sobh_festival). We attended several events and visited landmarks, and even won an award for African Stream's role in showcasing local and regional narratives from Africa. It was a momentous time to be in Iran, as three days into our trip, the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, as well as other senior officials, all died in a helicopter crash.
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African Stream's editor-in-chief, Ahmed Kaballo (@ahmedkaballo), attended his funeral alongside many thousands of mourning Iranians and gave a first-hand account of the historic event.
Check out our vlog from Tehran, and let us know where you would like us to visit next.
Hear Us Roar: https://news.1rj.ru/str/AfricanStream
African Stream's editor-in-chief, Ahmed Kaballo (@ahmedkaballo), attended his funeral alongside many thousands of mourning Iranians and gave a first-hand account of the historic event.
Check out our vlog from Tehran, and let us know where you would like us to visit next.
Hear Us Roar: https://news.1rj.ru/str/AfricanStream
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IS THE BBC IMPARTIAL? WE REACT
Gary Lineker (@garylineker on X), a retired British footballer, was forced out of his job hosting the BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ for criticising the UK’s immigration policy in 2023.
In this video, he challenges BBC Two host Amol Rajan (@amolrajan on X) on the media outlet’s biased coverage of Israel’s military onslaught in Gaza. Rajan argues for impartiality in war coverage, but Lineker pointed out the BBC’s lack of it in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Comment on our take in this snippet of a larger video you can watch on African Stream’s YouTube channel (@ahmedkaballo4170).
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67676982
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67687449
Gary Lineker (@garylineker on X), a retired British footballer, was forced out of his job hosting the BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ for criticising the UK’s immigration policy in 2023.
In this video, he challenges BBC Two host Amol Rajan (@amolrajan on X) on the media outlet’s biased coverage of Israel’s military onslaught in Gaza. Rajan argues for impartiality in war coverage, but Lineker pointed out the BBC’s lack of it in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Comment on our take in this snippet of a larger video you can watch on African Stream’s YouTube channel (@ahmedkaballo4170).
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67676982
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67687449
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Africans are understandably excited about the revolution happening in the Sahel. Likewise, Western powers don’t like it one bit. It’s led to a lot of misinformation - from both camps. For example, while the US tries to tarnish the reputation of Burkina Faso’s president by making slanderous corruption claims about him in the US Senate, fans of Ibrahim Traoré sometimes get carried away when discussing what he’s actually achieved. Don’t get us wrong, he’s achieved a lot, and he needs protecting. But truth is the best defence, as any sloppiness on that front can be used against us by our enemies. Swipe through as we fact-check some of the claims swirling around online about Burkina Faso and its leader.
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