Continued……. The bill introduced on 13 May allows military courts to try civilians for possessing arms, ammunition or military-grade equipment. Justice Minister Nobert Mao has said the bill seeks to redefine 'exceptional circumstances' that would lead military courts to try civilians. However, critics say the law is designed to be indefinite and opens up the possibility of wholesale abuse.
The National Unity Platform (@nup_ug on IG), Uganda's main opposition party, condemned the bill, arguing the government will use it to persecute political opponents and anyone seen as a threat to state power. Two of Museveni’s most visible challengers, NUP 2021 presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (known as @bobiwine) and Dr Kizza Besigye (@kizzabesigye) of the Forum for Democratic Change (@fdcofficial_1), have faced military-style crackdowns for staging protests and speaking out against Museveni.
What might this bill mean for people's movements in Uganda? Let us know in the comments.
Sources
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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-parliament-introduces-bill-let-military-courts-try-civilians-2025-05-13/
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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-plans-law-allow-military-prosecution-civilians-2025-04-18/
https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/3570/court-ruling-wasnt-release-order-mao
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/22/uganda-passes-bill-allowing-military-trials-civilians
The National Unity Platform (@nup_ug on IG), Uganda's main opposition party, condemned the bill, arguing the government will use it to persecute political opponents and anyone seen as a threat to state power. Two of Museveni’s most visible challengers, NUP 2021 presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (known as @bobiwine) and Dr Kizza Besigye (@kizzabesigye) of the Forum for Democratic Change (@fdcofficial_1), have faced military-style crackdowns for staging protests and speaking out against Museveni.
What might this bill mean for people's movements in Uganda? Let us know in the comments.
Sources
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/military-courts-the-front-line-of-ugandas-war-on-dissent/
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https://ugandatimes.ug/2025/02/01/museveni-rejects-supreme-court-ruling-pushes-for-military-trials-for-civilians/
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-plans-law-allow-military-prosecution-civilians-2025-04-18/
https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/3570/court-ruling-wasnt-release-order-mao
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/22/uganda-passes-bill-allowing-military-trials-civilians
Amnesty International
Military courts: The front line of Uganda’s war on dissent
Military trials of civilians flout international and regional standards. They open possibilities of a flurry of human rights violations, including coerced confessions, opaque processes, unfair trials and executions.
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ISRAEL ISN'T SEEKING PEACE, BUT AVOIDING JUSTICE
In this 2023 clip, Irish Member of Parliament Richard B. Barrett contested that Israel is interested in peace, pointing to Israel’s long record of continued settler-colonial expansion as it continues to seize control of Palestinian and Syrian lands.
Israel was created to advance Western imperialism and destroyed over 500 Palestinian villages and expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes when the settler colony was established in 1948, known as the Nakba by Palestinians.
In 1967, Israel began its illegal occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, Syria’s Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula (which it gave back to Egypt after a peace deal).
The colonial occupation and expansion continue to this day. For example, as of 2023, over 730,000 Israeli settlers occupy the West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to Brussels-based NGO International Crisis Group.
In this 2023 clip, Irish Member of Parliament Richard B. Barrett contested that Israel is interested in peace, pointing to Israel’s long record of continued settler-colonial expansion as it continues to seize control of Palestinian and Syrian lands.
Israel was created to advance Western imperialism and destroyed over 500 Palestinian villages and expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes when the settler colony was established in 1948, known as the Nakba by Palestinians.
In 1967, Israel began its illegal occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, Syria’s Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula (which it gave back to Egypt after a peace deal).
The colonial occupation and expansion continue to this day. For example, as of 2023, over 730,000 Israeli settlers occupy the West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to Brussels-based NGO International Crisis Group.
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Continued……. In this clip, Barrett argued Palestinians have a right to protect themselves from Israeli apartheid, as laid out in a 1990 UN General Assembly resolution.
To Pan-Africanists, Israel's tactics recall colonial methods that Africans fought to uproot: Land theft, racial oppression and collective punishment. Zi*nists had considered occupying parts of Africa before settling on seizing Palestine. Over the decades, Israel has shared counter-insurgency tools, repressive policing measures, and surveillance technologies for governments to use against Africans and grassroots social movements worldwide.
Therefore, African solidarity with Palestine is not symbolic but historical and strategic. Anyone invested in the liberation of Africa must see Israel's refusal to end its onslaught in Gaza for what it is: A refusal to end apartheid and settler-colonialism. Peace is impossible without justice, and justice requires decolonisation.
Video credit: @partisan_12 (X)
Sources
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/08/palestines-blood-never-dried
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zionism
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/6/12/how-the-us-and-israel-exchange-tactics-in-violence-and-control
https://scheerpost.com/2025/02/25/campus-police-are-using-israeli-spy-tech-to-crack-down-on-student-protest/
https://youtu.be/OFVZl9QOroI?si=cUM_-b2I5HDqAQ2p
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-184801
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena-israelpalestine/246-stemming-israeli-settler-violence
To Pan-Africanists, Israel's tactics recall colonial methods that Africans fought to uproot: Land theft, racial oppression and collective punishment. Zi*nists had considered occupying parts of Africa before settling on seizing Palestine. Over the decades, Israel has shared counter-insurgency tools, repressive policing measures, and surveillance technologies for governments to use against Africans and grassroots social movements worldwide.
Therefore, African solidarity with Palestine is not symbolic but historical and strategic. Anyone invested in the liberation of Africa must see Israel's refusal to end its onslaught in Gaza for what it is: A refusal to end apartheid and settler-colonialism. Peace is impossible without justice, and justice requires decolonisation.
Video credit: @partisan_12 (X)
Sources
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/08/palestines-blood-never-dried
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Palestine’s Blood Never Dried
From 1948 to today, ethnic cleansing hasn’t been about rare instances of Israeli extremity — it is a defining feature of the daily colonial subjugation of the Palestinian people.
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PIERS MORGAN CONCEDES ISRAEL G*NOCIDING GAZA
Not too long ago, a headline saying, ‘Piers Morgan Sides With Mehdi Over Israel's Genoc*de in Gaza’ would have been unthinkable.
Not anymore.
For years, Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan on X), an outspoken pro-Israel media personality, and Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan on X), a pro-Palestine journalist, have represented different ends of the political spectrum on the matter of Israel’s 77-year occupation.
Sharp exchanges and fundamental disagreements characterise their on-air debates.
However, as of 21 May, the pair is finally aligned on Israel's onslaught in Gaza, about which Francesca Albanese, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said in March 2024 that there are reasonable grounds to believe Israel is committing g*nocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Not too long ago, a headline saying, ‘Piers Morgan Sides With Mehdi Over Israel's Genoc*de in Gaza’ would have been unthinkable.
Not anymore.
For years, Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan on X), an outspoken pro-Israel media personality, and Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan on X), a pro-Palestine journalist, have represented different ends of the political spectrum on the matter of Israel’s 77-year occupation.
Sharp exchanges and fundamental disagreements characterise their on-air debates.
However, as of 21 May, the pair is finally aligned on Israel's onslaught in Gaza, about which Francesca Albanese, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said in March 2024 that there are reasonable grounds to believe Israel is committing g*nocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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Continued…….. As the 7 October escalation quickly evolved into a full-blown military onslaught by Tel Aviv, Mehdi Hasan asserted Israel's actions constituted a clear plan for the cleansing of the Gaza Strip (one of the crimes that constitute g*nocide). In contrast, Piers Morgan and many Western establishment mouthpieces kept denying the facts, insisting no g*nocide was taking place.
Now, the G-word is going mainstream, with reputable legal scholars agreeing that Israel's military onslaught and ongoing blockade of Gaza constitute g*nocide, according to Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant.
British medical journal The Lancet put the death toll at over 186,000 in a July 2024 report. According to UN Women, Israel has k*lled over 28,000 women and girls since 7 October 2023, with one woman and one girl k*lled every hour. Since Israel reinstated a complete blockade on humanitarian aid in March, ending a 19 January ceasefire, it has k*lled almost 3,000 Palestinians. As of 12 May, around 500,000 are currently experiencing ‘severe food deprivation,’ according to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.
History will not forget Morgan and others like him who dutifully parroted imperialist lies about the origin, nature, and policy of imperialist-backed Israeli settler-colonialism in Palestine.
Video credit: Piers Morgan Uncensored (@piersmorganuncensored on X, IG, FB, TT)
Sources
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https://www.icj-cij.org/node/203454
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976
Now, the G-word is going mainstream, with reputable legal scholars agreeing that Israel's military onslaught and ongoing blockade of Gaza constitute g*nocide, according to Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant.
British medical journal The Lancet put the death toll at over 186,000 in a July 2024 report. According to UN Women, Israel has k*lled over 28,000 women and girls since 7 October 2023, with one woman and one girl k*lled every hour. Since Israel reinstated a complete blockade on humanitarian aid in March, ending a 19 January ceasefire, it has k*lled almost 3,000 Palestinians. As of 12 May, around 500,000 are currently experiencing ‘severe food deprivation,’ according to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.
History will not forget Morgan and others like him who dutifully parroted imperialist lies about the origin, nature, and policy of imperialist-backed Israeli settler-colonialism in Palestine.
Video credit: Piers Morgan Uncensored (@piersmorganuncensored on X, IG, FB, TT)
Sources
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https://zeteo.com/p/mehdi-versus-piers-morgan-on-lebanon
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/ipc-report-gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/2/3/why-gazas-death-toll-was-raised-to-nearly-62000
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https://www.icj-cij.org/node/203454
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976
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'This Is GENOCIDE!' Mehdi Hasan vs Maj John Spencer on Gaza
The bombardment is “wholly disproportionate”, the civilian death toll and suffering is “intolerable” and the denial of aid is “unacceptable.” These are not the words of democratic leaders about Putin’s war on Ukraine but those of the UK, France and Canada…
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MALEMA SLAMS U.S. POLITICS: "THEY WOULDN'T DARE IN MY PRESENSE"
In this video, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema came out at US President Donald Trump following a live telecast of Trump's confrontation with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House. Trump showed decontextualised videos of Malema and accused him of inciting violence against white farmers, an assertion based on the long-refuted "white genocide" conspiracy theory.
Malema retaliated against Trump and Ramaphosa, calling them cowards, liars, and disrespectful. He also reiterated the EFF's position on land reform and dismissed the US government's interference in South African politics.
In this video, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema came out at US President Donald Trump following a live telecast of Trump's confrontation with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House. Trump showed decontextualised videos of Malema and accused him of inciting violence against white farmers, an assertion based on the long-refuted "white genocide" conspiracy theory.
Malema retaliated against Trump and Ramaphosa, calling them cowards, liars, and disrespectful. He also reiterated the EFF's position on land reform and dismissed the US government's interference in South African politics.
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Continued……The White House incident has prompted broader debate across the continent. Many Africans see Trump's comments as part of a long tradition of Western powers using disinformation and racial anxiety to sabotage African independence. The attempt to frame African leaders and liberation movements as threatening or illegitimate is an old tactic dating back to the colonial era, which has been reinforced using powerful propaganda, foreign economic pressure, and diplomatic humiliation.
Across Africa, the struggles for land reform, economic sovereignty, and national self-definition remain unwon. Malema's response has been interpreted by many as a necessary assertion of African dignity in the face of continuing Western aggression and condescension. Transcending South Africa, this event has morphed into a broader conversation about how Africa handles foreign narratives that still attempt to distort its realities and stunt its political progress from beyond Africa's borders.
Video Credit: @Joe__Bassey (X)
Sources
https://youtu.be/TObQJn_CDA8?si=bngsHTeT4VE3AVdA
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https://nypost.com/2025/05/21/us-news/trump-confronts-south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-with-white-genocide-claims/
Across Africa, the struggles for land reform, economic sovereignty, and national self-definition remain unwon. Malema's response has been interpreted by many as a necessary assertion of African dignity in the face of continuing Western aggression and condescension. Transcending South Africa, this event has morphed into a broader conversation about how Africa handles foreign narratives that still attempt to distort its realities and stunt its political progress from beyond Africa's borders.
Video Credit: @Joe__Bassey (X)
Sources
https://youtu.be/TObQJn_CDA8?si=bngsHTeT4VE3AVdA
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cpqe7rp388vt
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/05/21/julius-malema-reacts-to-trump-playing-eff-clips-to-justify-false-sa-white-genocide-claims
https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-05-25-julius-malema-criticises-presidents-donald-trump-and-cyril-ramaphosa-he-will-never-do-that-nonsense-in-my-presence/
https://nypost.com/2025/05/21/us-news/trump-confronts-south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-with-white-genocide-claims/
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EFF President Julius Malema Finally responds to Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa Oval meeting
Watch: EFF President Julius Malema Finally responds to Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa Oval meeting
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KENYA HOSTS AFRICOM CONFERENCE WEEKS AFTER TRAORE ATTACK
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is set to host a conference for African Defence Chiefs in Nairobi, Kenya, starting on 28 May 2025. According to Brigadier General George Dietrich, the conference will involve fields such as emerging technologies, professional military education, and civilian-military cooperation.
It comes barely 5 weeks after AFRICOM commander General Michael Langley accused Burkina Faso's leader Ibrahim Traore of using the country's gold to consolidate power. His comments sparked outrage across the continent and the global African diaspora, as events on the ground, such as economic growth, increased security capacity, and removal of colonial-era barriers with Mali and Niger, all point toward leadership that is in tune with the people's wishes. Langley's statements were likened to consent-manufacturing operations deployed against previous icons such as Muammar Gaddafi in the build-up to violent regime-change operations.
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is set to host a conference for African Defence Chiefs in Nairobi, Kenya, starting on 28 May 2025. According to Brigadier General George Dietrich, the conference will involve fields such as emerging technologies, professional military education, and civilian-military cooperation.
It comes barely 5 weeks after AFRICOM commander General Michael Langley accused Burkina Faso's leader Ibrahim Traore of using the country's gold to consolidate power. His comments sparked outrage across the continent and the global African diaspora, as events on the ground, such as economic growth, increased security capacity, and removal of colonial-era barriers with Mali and Niger, all point toward leadership that is in tune with the people's wishes. Langley's statements were likened to consent-manufacturing operations deployed against previous icons such as Muammar Gaddafi in the build-up to violent regime-change operations.
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Continued……
The choice of Nairobi to host the AFRICOM conference is part of an embarrassing pro-imperialist pattern in Kenya. Kenyan police are currently in Haiti, carrying out a US-funded occupation mission. President William Ruto's administration has also been implicated in the destabilisation of Sudan due to its close ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) -backed proxy Rapid Support Forces, fighting a destructive war against the Sudanese Armed Forces. AFRICOM and Nairobi may also share animosity against the Alliance of Sahelian States, as President Ruto was a rare African voice who condemned the popular revolutionary coup against Western favourite Mohamed Bazoum in Niger.
Nairobi and Washington share close ties, with Kenya hosting at least two US military bases. Kenya's law enforcement, accused of human rights violations such as abductions and extrajudicial killings, can credit a lot of their training and equipment to the US's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
US military presence in East Africa has not neutralised the terror group al-Shabaab, just as it failed to neutralise terror groups in the Sahel, leading to its eviction from Niger and the loss of the world's most expensive drone base at Agadez.
What is the likely outcome of this conference?
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The choice of Nairobi to host the AFRICOM conference is part of an embarrassing pro-imperialist pattern in Kenya. Kenyan police are currently in Haiti, carrying out a US-funded occupation mission. President William Ruto's administration has also been implicated in the destabilisation of Sudan due to its close ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) -backed proxy Rapid Support Forces, fighting a destructive war against the Sudanese Armed Forces. AFRICOM and Nairobi may also share animosity against the Alliance of Sahelian States, as President Ruto was a rare African voice who condemned the popular revolutionary coup against Western favourite Mohamed Bazoum in Niger.
Nairobi and Washington share close ties, with Kenya hosting at least two US military bases. Kenya's law enforcement, accused of human rights violations such as abductions and extrajudicial killings, can credit a lot of their training and equipment to the US's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
US military presence in East Africa has not neutralised the terror group al-Shabaab, just as it failed to neutralise terror groups in the Sahel, leading to its eviction from Niger and the loss of the world's most expensive drone base at Agadez.
What is the likely outcome of this conference?
Sources
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/african-military-chiefs-converge-in-nairobi-for-africom-summit-5057854
https://iloveafrica.com/u-s-general-accuses-traore/
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https://www.latribunedufaso.net/?p=18911
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African military chiefs converge in Nairobi for Africom-led summit
The conference serves as a premier forum for military leaders across the continent to convene, collaborate, and address pressing security challenges.
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PRESIDENT TRAORE TELLS STUDENTS TO STUDY SCIENCE
From 9-11 May 2025, President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso visited Moscow, Russia, for the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over N*zi Germany. While in Moscow, President Traoré met with Burkinabé and other African students completing their degrees in Russia. For Traoré, this was the perfect opportunity to encourage the students to increase their scientific knowledge and bring skills back to Burkina Faso that will further the country's security and defence.
In this video, Traoré explains that Burkina Faso lacks certain chemicals necessary to transform cotton into gunpowder and explosives. It is no secret that the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) confederation, which Burkina Faso belongs to, is seeking to develop a local weapons industry. Traore's fellow AES President Assimi Goïta declared in January,
"The process of equipping the armed and security forces will be perfected in 2025 with the establishment of a military industry.
From 9-11 May 2025, President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso visited Moscow, Russia, for the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over N*zi Germany. While in Moscow, President Traoré met with Burkinabé and other African students completing their degrees in Russia. For Traoré, this was the perfect opportunity to encourage the students to increase their scientific knowledge and bring skills back to Burkina Faso that will further the country's security and defence.
In this video, Traoré explains that Burkina Faso lacks certain chemicals necessary to transform cotton into gunpowder and explosives. It is no secret that the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) confederation, which Burkina Faso belongs to, is seeking to develop a local weapons industry. Traore's fellow AES President Assimi Goïta declared in January,
"The process of equipping the armed and security forces will be perfected in 2025 with the establishment of a military industry.
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Continued….. We are actively working on the installation of the armaments factory with units for the assembly of individual and collective weapons, the assembly of light tactical vehicles, and the manufacture of ammunition and explosives for civilian use."
It is clear that the AES presidents want to become more self-sufficient in their capacity to defend the region.
Video Credit: Viory
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It is clear that the AES presidents want to become more self-sufficient in their capacity to defend the region.
Video Credit: Viory
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Sahel region feels the heavy pressure and influence of imperialism' - Burkina Faso's Traore
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EMMANUEL MACRON TAKING MORE LOSSES
French President Emmanuel Macron has had a tough few years, and his troubles appear to be mounting following a video from a recent trip to Vietnam, in which his wife, Brigitte, looks to have slapped him in the face while wearing a red jacket.
Paris has been left in apparent panic since 'former African colonies' booted France following people-backed coups d'état in recent years. Mali initiated the move in 2022 by expelling French troops and cutting off military ties. Then, Burkina Faso and Niger followed in 2023. On 6 July 2024, the three countries formed the anti-imperialist Alliance of Sahel States. Non-AES countries, such as Chad have followed suit and Senegal has also begun withdrawing French troops.
French President Emmanuel Macron has had a tough few years, and his troubles appear to be mounting following a video from a recent trip to Vietnam, in which his wife, Brigitte, looks to have slapped him in the face while wearing a red jacket.
Paris has been left in apparent panic since 'former African colonies' booted France following people-backed coups d'état in recent years. Mali initiated the move in 2022 by expelling French troops and cutting off military ties. Then, Burkina Faso and Niger followed in 2023. On 6 July 2024, the three countries formed the anti-imperialist Alliance of Sahel States. Non-AES countries, such as Chad have followed suit and Senegal has also begun withdrawing French troops.
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Continued……. Some of these actions prompted Macron to deliver a scathing speech on 6 January, calling African leaders 'ungrateful' for not acknowledging France's role in supposedly preventing Islamist militants from taking control in Africa's Sahel region and stating that these countries would not be functional today without French military intervention. Indeed, since Western occupations of the Sahel following the 2011 US-led NATO invasion of Libya, t*rrorism in the Sahel has led to more than half of the world's t*rrorism-related deaths. Just last month, think tank Vision of Humanity called it a 'notable increase from the 1 per cent it represented [17] years ago!’
Macron's 6 January speech met widespread backlash from the continent and the diaspora. One of the African leaders who denounced Macron's remarks included Burkina Faso's outspoken President Ibrahim Traoré. 'If there is an ingrate, it is him … France exists today thanks to our ancestors. He should pray to us,' Traoré told a roaring crowd in Ouagadougou.
It seems France is gradually being relegated to its rightful place in history as a thieving colonial and neo-colonial power starved of its exploits. As the cliche goes, you reap what you sow.
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Macron's 6 January speech met widespread backlash from the continent and the diaspora. One of the African leaders who denounced Macron's remarks included Burkina Faso's outspoken President Ibrahim Traoré. 'If there is an ingrate, it is him … France exists today thanks to our ancestors. He should pray to us,' Traoré told a roaring crowd in Ouagadougou.
It seems France is gradually being relegated to its rightful place in history as a thieving colonial and neo-colonial power starved of its exploits. As the cliche goes, you reap what you sow.
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Macron: African leaders 'forgot to thank France' - BBC Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the African states “forgot” to thank France from preventing their nations of falling under the control of militant...
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As a Pan-Africanist news outlet, we advocate for our people to build a united and prosperous continent. However, we must point out this example of imperialist powers extracting our wealth when some Africans need to move to the Global North to find a way to make a living because neo-colonial powers have collaborated with pliant African ‘leaders’ to continue exploiting us on the continent.
London-based LAGO Collective, a research and creative collective on migration, culture and the arts, has found that Africans lost approximately $67.5 million in rejected Schengen area visa application fees to Europe in 2024. The Schengen area comprises 29 EU and non-EU countries, representing the world’s largest visa-free travel zone, according to the EU. Africa represented 40 per cent of the total amount accrued from non-refundable application fees for denied visas.
London-based LAGO Collective, a research and creative collective on migration, culture and the arts, has found that Africans lost approximately $67.5 million in rejected Schengen area visa application fees to Europe in 2024. The Schengen area comprises 29 EU and non-EU countries, representing the world’s largest visa-free travel zone, according to the EU. Africa represented 40 per cent of the total amount accrued from non-refundable application fees for denied visas.
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Continued……‘The poorest countries in the world pay the richest countries in the world money for not getting visas,’ according to LAGO Collective founder Marta Foresti, whom CNN interviewed. Based on data the organisation has analysed since 2022, African countries face rejection rates as high as 50 per cent.
For the UK, the numbers are equally exploitative and extortionate: In 2024, rejected visas for African passport holders cost nearly $68.8 million, bringing the total revenue generated by the UK and the EU to at least $136 million.
Although data doesn't exist on African losses due to rejected US visa-application fees in 2024, official government records show high rejection rates, with Liberians experiencing as much as a 79 per cent rejection rate for B visas that cost $185 per application. These fees are also non-refundable.
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For the UK, the numbers are equally exploitative and extortionate: In 2024, rejected visas for African passport holders cost nearly $68.8 million, bringing the total revenue generated by the UK and the EU to at least $136 million.
Although data doesn't exist on African losses due to rejected US visa-application fees in 2024, official government records show high rejection rates, with Liberians experiencing as much as a 79 per cent rejection rate for B visas that cost $185 per application. These fees are also non-refundable.
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Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024
Non-refundable fees from failed Europe visa applications are costing African countries millions of dollars, with applicants complaining of a baffling system of approvals.
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BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY DENIES THE OBVIOUS ON GAZA
The British government is refuting a reality that has been livestreamed and documented to the world for over 19 months now: Israel’s military onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza, with the support of the United Kingdom.
UK Member of Parliament Zarah Sultana (@zarahsultana on X) called out the UK for denying weapons sales to Israel, to which UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy (@DavidLammy on X) feigned ignorance and then accused Sultana of being ‘keen on clickbait.’
The British government is refuting a reality that has been livestreamed and documented to the world for over 19 months now: Israel’s military onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza, with the support of the United Kingdom.
UK Member of Parliament Zarah Sultana (@zarahsultana on X) called out the UK for denying weapons sales to Israel, to which UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy (@DavidLammy on X) feigned ignorance and then accused Sultana of being ‘keen on clickbait.’
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Continued……. In reality, like many Western countries such as Germany, Italy and the US, the UK has provided support to Israel for decades and since the 7 October escalation of Israel’s 77-year occupation of Palestine. In addition to the nearly $173 million in arms sales, Britain has abstained from UN resolutions calling for a ceasefire. The UK has also reportedly flown fighter jets from Cyprus to aid Israel in its military onslaught against Palestinians.
Israel had k*lled as many as 186,000 Palestinians by July 2024, according to British medical journal The Lancet. The UN also reported on 12 May that '470,000 people in Gaza are facing catastrophic hunger' as Israel blocks aid deliveries.
Video credit: @BBC
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Israel had k*lled as many as 186,000 Palestinians by July 2024, according to British medical journal The Lancet. The UN also reported on 12 May that '470,000 people in Gaza are facing catastrophic hunger' as Israel blocks aid deliveries.
Video credit: @BBC
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Britain abstains on UN vote demanding ceasefire in Gaza
Arab diplomats made direct appeals for Joe Biden’s administration to drop its opposition.
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AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY 2025: SOCIALISM AGAINST IMPERIALISM
In a powerful display of solidarity and a renewed commitment to the continent's liberation, the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya (CPM-K, @Communistske on X) spearheaded a three-day conference culminating in the 62nd African Liberation Day celebrations in Nairobi.
Drawing local and international delegates, the event served as a platform to garner support for Pan-African unity and reignite the struggle for socialism against imperialism.
African Liberation Day is celebrated every year on 25 May to mark the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. Yet, the dream of a united Africa under the principles of scientific socialism, as envisioned by Pan-African leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), and Sékou Touré (1922-1984), remains unfulfilled.
In a powerful display of solidarity and a renewed commitment to the continent's liberation, the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya (CPM-K, @Communistske on X) spearheaded a three-day conference culminating in the 62nd African Liberation Day celebrations in Nairobi.
Drawing local and international delegates, the event served as a platform to garner support for Pan-African unity and reignite the struggle for socialism against imperialism.
African Liberation Day is celebrated every year on 25 May to mark the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. Yet, the dream of a united Africa under the principles of scientific socialism, as envisioned by Pan-African leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), and Sékou Touré (1922-1984), remains unfulfilled.
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Continued…….. The key reason is that our true independence has been hindered by bureaucratic capitalism, which is pushed by African elites in cahoots with imperialist interests.
The conference served as a clarion call for a unified Pan-African front to dismantle neocolonial systems. Delegates highlighted the need for greater collaboration among African nations, fostering self-sufficiency and resisting external pressures undermining the continent's interests. The Alliance of Sahel states (AES) is a guiding light in revolutionary Pan-African unity by ejecting French and US troops, consolidating security and foreign affairs and reclaiming control over their natural resources.
International solidarity, as exemplified by Cuba under its revolutionary leader Fidel Castro (1926-2016), added to the event's flavour. Though enduring a blockade from imperialists, Cuba assisted liberation movements in southern Africa, hastening the downfall of apartheid and colonialism without taking anything from Africa in return.
The battle for Africa's liberation is far from over. It demands unwavering unity, a rejection of neocolonial economic models, and a steadfast commitment to socialist ideals that promise a future of genuine independence and prosperity for all Africans.
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The conference served as a clarion call for a unified Pan-African front to dismantle neocolonial systems. Delegates highlighted the need for greater collaboration among African nations, fostering self-sufficiency and resisting external pressures undermining the continent's interests. The Alliance of Sahel states (AES) is a guiding light in revolutionary Pan-African unity by ejecting French and US troops, consolidating security and foreign affairs and reclaiming control over their natural resources.
International solidarity, as exemplified by Cuba under its revolutionary leader Fidel Castro (1926-2016), added to the event's flavour. Though enduring a blockade from imperialists, Cuba assisted liberation movements in southern Africa, hastening the downfall of apartheid and colonialism without taking anything from Africa in return.
The battle for Africa's liberation is far from over. It demands unwavering unity, a rejection of neocolonial economic models, and a steadfast commitment to socialist ideals that promise a future of genuine independence and prosperity for all Africans.
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Kenya to host 62nd African Liberation Day commemorations in Nairobi
The Communist Party Marxist Kenya (CPM-K) will this Sunday host the 62nd African Liberation Day (ALD) commemoration at Nairobi's United Kenya Club under the theme 'Revolutionary Pan-African Unity – The Battle for Socialism Against Imperialism'.
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WHAT EXPLAINS TRUMP'S FAKE-NEWS CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA?
African Stream dug into US President Donald Trump’s claim that South Africa is committing g*nocide against white farmers.
During South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 21 May meeting at the White House, Trump displayed some irrelevant, poorly sourced articles, and he played a video of white crosses set up by the roadside as evidence of the ‘white g*nocide.’ As African Stream Editor-in-Chief Ahmed Kaballo pointed out, who would bury their loved ones by the roadside, especially if they worried about a g*nocide?
So, was Trump misinformed or lying? We believe Trump is not ignorant, given the US president has access to a wealth of intelligence at his disposal. Trump is likely pushing a false narrative for political purposes.
African Stream dug into US President Donald Trump’s claim that South Africa is committing g*nocide against white farmers.
During South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 21 May meeting at the White House, Trump displayed some irrelevant, poorly sourced articles, and he played a video of white crosses set up by the roadside as evidence of the ‘white g*nocide.’ As African Stream Editor-in-Chief Ahmed Kaballo pointed out, who would bury their loved ones by the roadside, especially if they worried about a g*nocide?
So, was Trump misinformed or lying? We believe Trump is not ignorant, given the US president has access to a wealth of intelligence at his disposal. Trump is likely pushing a false narrative for political purposes.
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Continued……Additionally, considering the number of mainstream Western news outlets pointing to the contrary, the disinformation is likely more strategic than accidental, designed to appeal to a specific ideological base like white supremacists.
Kaballo suggested it could have something to do with US right-wing political initiatives like Project 2025 and fears of a low white birth rate in the US, which would place whites in the minority by 2050. White supremacists use their population decline to justify exclusionary immigration policies and the expulsion of Black and Brown populations. Was that why Trump welcomed and granted refugee status to as many as 59 white settlers from South Africa?
Have a watch, and please let us know what you think.
Soundbite credit: @AP on X
Sources
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/trump-south-africa-president-white-farmers-video.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/south-africa-most-unequal-country-in-the-world-report
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-genocide-south-africa-examining-trumps-oval-office/story?id=122052444
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/nx-s1-5406400/trump-confronts-south-africas-president-with-false-claims-of-white-genocide
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wg5pg1xp5o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977njnvq2do
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-us-will-become-minority-white-in-2045-census-projects/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/politics/trump-immigration-what-matters
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/20/south-sudan-deportations-donald-trump-00360762
Kaballo suggested it could have something to do with US right-wing political initiatives like Project 2025 and fears of a low white birth rate in the US, which would place whites in the minority by 2050. White supremacists use their population decline to justify exclusionary immigration policies and the expulsion of Black and Brown populations. Was that why Trump welcomed and granted refugee status to as many as 59 white settlers from South Africa?
Have a watch, and please let us know what you think.
Soundbite credit: @AP on X
Sources
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/trump-south-africa-president-white-farmers-video.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/south-africa-most-unequal-country-in-the-world-report
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-genocide-south-africa-examining-trumps-oval-office/story?id=122052444
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/nx-s1-5406400/trump-confronts-south-africas-president-with-false-claims-of-white-genocide
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wg5pg1xp5o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977njnvq2do
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-us-will-become-minority-white-in-2045-census-projects/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/politics/trump-immigration-what-matters
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/20/south-sudan-deportations-donald-trump-00360762
NY Times
Trump Claimed a Social Media Video Showed ‘Burial Sites’ of White Farmers. It Didn’t.
During a meeting with South Africa’s president, President Trump played the video as evidence of racial persecution. A Times analysis found he misrepresented the contents of the video.
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