Continued……Sudan recently cut diplomatic relations with the UAE, accusing it of aiding the RSF with advanced weaponry. Despite UAE denials, the UN and media sources point to evidence of Abu Dhabi supplying weapons to the RSF-controlled parts of Sudan, using neighbouring Chad as a transit hub.

While the RSF reportedly launched drones that targeted civilian and military infrastructure in military-controlled areas over the past two years, they had not reached Port Sudan, the army's wartime capital and a humanitarian and diplomatic hub, until the 4 May attack, according to Reuters.

The UN says the foreign-backed proxy war has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with 25 million Sudanese facing ‘acute food insecurity’ and 5 million children and mothers suffering ‘acute malnutrition.’ The UN’s International Organization for Migration estimates the war has internally and externally displaced 15 million Sudanese, with 4 million outside the country. 

Accurate death toll estimates are difficult to come by because the war has destroyed Sudan’s health infrastructure. However, a year into the war, US envoy Tom Perriello reported the figure as high as 150,000.

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TREASON IN TANZANIA? OR DICTATORSHIP?

Tanzania is facing growing scrutiny as the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu fuels concerns about a potential slide into authoritarian rule.

The 57-year-old, a prominent figure in the CHADEMA party, faces charges of treason - a crime that carries the death penalty in Tanzania. He was arrested in April for allegedly inciting Tanzanians to disrupt the upcoming presidential elections in October, from which his party is barred.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration is now under intense criticism for what many perceive as a systematic erosion of civil liberties and the deployment of heavy-handed tactics to silence dissent. She is also under fire for her crackdown on Lissu’s external supporters. Kenyan activists were barred from showing their solidarity with Lissu in court and deported from Tanzania shortly after their arrival. Among them were Kenya’s former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, ex-justice minister Marth Karua and human-rights advocates.

Continued…….. The situation in Tanzania reflects a troubling trend in East Africa. Uganda’s opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, also faces treason charges in the lead-up to the January 2026 presidential elections. Transnational repression is rising, with opposition figures pursued across East African borders, abducted and imprisoned back home. Last November, Besigye was pursued by Ugandan security agents in Nairobi and forcibly taken back home to face treason charges.

Tanzania, under the stewardship of pan-African leader Julius Nyerere (1922-1999), was a secure refuge and sanctuary for liberation movements, particularly from southern Africa. Guided by the Arusha Declaration of 1967, which shaped Nyerere’s domestic and foreign policies, Tanzania cooperated with African liberation movements and worked with other states to achieve African Unity. 

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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO FOR TRAORÉ!

The show of solidarity that was on display recently around the world for Burkina Faso’s president was a powerful moment for pan-Africans.

Revolutionary leader Ibrahim Traoré appears to be in the West’s sights. Allegations coming out of Washington and another failed coup attempt in April created a sense of urgency. People gathered in Accra and in London and beyond to send a message to any would-be imperialist interventionists: hands off Traoré!

During a US Senate hearing, Michael Langley, the Pentagon's top commander for the Africa region, had accused Traoré of using national gold reserves to pay for private security. The allegation of corruption was apparently intended to tarnish the leader’s reputation as a man dedicated to improving the lives of his people. Worse, many saw it as the start of an opinion-shaping propaganda campaign ahead of possible US action.

Continued……. Many have compared Traoré to Burkina Faso’s equally revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara (1949-1987). He was assassinated during a Western-backed power grab in 1987. Africans do not want a similar fate to befall Traoré.

Activists in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago joined the global show of solidarity. They gathered at the Kwame Ture Education and Development Centre in the capital, Port of Spain. They held banners with messages of support for Traoré and the Burkinabe people. In this clip, one of the speakers at the event delivers a powerful message about what African unity can achieve.

Hear Us Roar: https://news.1rj.ru/str/AfricanStream

WAS COLONIALISM BENEFICIAL?

We recently sat down to react to British TV channel GB News’ segment on the benefits of colonialism. GB News contributor Carol Malone (@thecarolemalone on X) argued the world should thank Britain for things like education, transport and sanitation. The caucasity!

Of course, we disagree, so African Stream journalist Erick Gavala (@erickgavala on IG) takes us through Europe’s blood-soaked trail on the continent.

Continued……The Belgians in Congo, the French in Algeria, Germany in Namibia and Tanzania, and the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa all committed horrific atrocities against Africans. And none of it was to the benefit of the indigenous population, whose forced labour, oppression and natural resources enriched Europeans, as historian Walter Rodney (1942-80) argues in ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.’

Have a watch, and please let us know what you make of it.

You can check out our whole reaction on Editor-in-Chief Ahmed Kaballo’s YouTube channel (@ahmedkaballo4170).

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MALCOLM X: ONLY A STRONG AFRICA WILL GET RESPECT

This week marks 100 years since Malcolm X, one of the most eminent Pan-Africanist icons, was born in Omaha in the US state of Nebraska.

Born at a time of widespread oppression of Black people both in the United States and in Africa, a commitment to the global African people’s struggle marked Malcolm X's life.

The founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity firmly believed that for African people at home and in the diaspora to be respected, the African continent needed to become economically and militarily strong.

In this video, Malcolm X (1925-65) explained how the Chinese began to command respect worldwide as a force to be reckoned with culturally, economically, and militarily under People’s Republic of China founder Mao Zedong (1893-1976).

Continued………Malcolm X said the lesson for us Africans was clear: Unite! Just like the Chinese state could unite a population of 540 million in 1949, according to a 2020 commentary in the journal ‘China Population and Development Studies,’ Africa needs an integrated state to unify our growing population of over 1 billion. Watch him make the point by explaining how a r*cist saying quickly fell out of use once China became powerful.

Perhaps the revolution underway in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, would have brought a smile to Malcolm X’s face. On 6 July 2024, the three states established an anti-imperialist confederation on their path to one governance in Africa. In less than a year, the AES has repeatedly demonstrated that the journey to a unified African state might still be long, but it is possible.

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Just a week after US President Donald Trump granted asylum to reportedly as many as 59 Afrikaners over alleged racial persecution in a country where minority white settlers own more than 70 per cent of private farmland, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the White House to try and iron out the rough patch between the two countries. What Ramaphosa may have intended as a constructive dialogue morphed into a contentious display reminiscent of a TV reality show.

Continued………. During a live press conference at the White House, Trump presented a series of videos showcasing South African political rallies, particularly focusing on Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) President Julius Malema (@Julius_S_Malema of @EFFSouthAfrica). Trump also presented a stack of print-outs that allegedly demonstrated racial attacks against white people. Footage played on a large screen, including that of Malema chanting ‘K*ll the Boer,’ an anti-apartheid song that refers to Dutch settlers. Boer means 'farmer' in the Afrikaans language, and is generally used to refer to white settlers who descend from Dutch colonialists, the group that dominated the apartheid regime that ruled South Africa between 1948 and 1994.

The video presentation culminated by showing a field of crosses, which Trump claimed was a burial site for over 1,000 white farmers. However, South African reports say the videos showed a 2020 multi-racial protest of temporary crosses after a farming couple was murdered.

In a post on X, Malema reacted to the press conference by referring to Trump and Ramaphosa as 'a group of older men [meeting] in Washington to gossip about me.' He dismissed Trump's allegations about discrimination against white settlers and a ‘white g*nocide’ as unfounded. The latter term has become a rallying cry for those who oppose South Africa's land expropriation law that aims to rectify lingering apartheid-era racial inequities. According to Malema, Ramaphosa didn't need to visit the US, noting the US possesses intelligence that makes clear no g*nocide exists.

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AFRIXPLAINED: MUGABE’S LAND REFORM - GOOD OR BAD?

With issues related to colonial-era land grabs by White settlers in South Africa making headlines, we are reminded of how the West condemned former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe (1924-2019) for his land reforms. For Zimbabweans, it was a vital step towards reclaiming sovereignty and addressing historical injustices. These reforms led to a boost in agricultural production. However, the sanctions they triggered from the EU and the US led to considerable economic difficulties.

Continued……. Research conducted between 2000-2010 in Masvingo province, one of the areas where the land reform was implemented, has revealed that mainstream media narratives did not fully capture the complexities of the situation. In our in-depth look at the issue, we speak with Ian Scoones - the author of Zimbabwe Land Reform. He dispels several myths surrounding Mugabe’s policy.

A more nuanced understanding invites a reevaluation of the reforms’ impact. Have a watch and let us know if you think they were ultimately worth it.

Sources

https://agrarianstudies.macmillan.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/colloqpapers/12scoones.pdf

SOUTH AFRICAN ‘REFUGEE’ WHO
DIDN’T BRING MOM!

"Here's a look at one of those so-called 'refugees' that Donald Trump has just welcomed from South Africa. (The US president falsely claims there's a gen*cide against White people there.) 46-year-old Charl Kleinhaus says he took up the asylum offer because he feared for his life. Yet he didn't bother to bring his mother to the US, leaving her in South Africa. He must hate her, because he told the BBC that there's a gen*cide there - targeting the likes of her.

Oddly, the US Department of Homeland Security (@DHSgov on X) didn't bar him from entry to the US. Since 9 April, it's been screening foreigners' social-media activity for anti-Semitic views - saying such views would count negatively in immigration decisions. In a now-deleted post on X, Kleinhaus branded Jews 'dangerous and untrustworthy. Looks like the reality is that only those who oppose Israel's onslaught on Palestinians get banned.

Continued…….. In this video, South Africa-based broadcaster Dan Corder (@dancorderonair - Instagram) exposes why Kleinhaus' story of victimhood is far from the reality of someone genuinely fleeing danger.

Video Credit: @dancorderonair (Instagram)

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