Today's proverb serves as a powerful metaphor, highlighting the futility of denying the obvious in the face of clear evidence. A recent example is South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to the White House, aimed at mending diplomatic relations.

What started as an opportunity for constructive dialogue quickly turned into a contentious display of intimidation and disinformation, reminiscent of a reality TV show. President Trump is not oblivious to the facts - he has access to a wealth of intelligence. The disinformation presented was more strategic than accidental, and Ramaphosa's attempt to engage Washington with factual appeals ultimately proved pointless.

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CHINA U.N. REP: YOU DESTROYED HAITI STOP THE HYPOCRISY, U.S.!

Since Haiti’s 1804 revolution that transformed it into the first Black-led republic, the Caribbean state has faced relentless foreign interventions, with the United States playing a central role in its destabilisation, including three invasions. 

In his 21 April address to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Geng Shuang (@chinamission2un on X), highlighted how the ongoing violence in Haiti, which had displaced over 1 million people by January 2025, is rooted in more than a century of US interference, such as invasions, occupations, tariffs, coups and spearheading unsuccessful UN missions. The US often frames its interference under the pretext of ‘aid.’ 

Continued…….. Meanwhile, Haitian migrants in the US are not exempt from deportation. US President Donald Trump also propagated false claims during the 2024 presidential campaign that Haitian migrants ate pets, leading to the rise of xenophobic sentiment toward Haitians in the US. 

Further, the UN says illegally shipped arms from the US have wound up in Haiti. Plus, reports say Haiti’s bourgeoisie that collaborates with foreign powers fund and arm Haitian gangs.

Shuang urged that the US be held responsible for constantly interfering in Haiti, leading it to become a hotspot for violence and dire humanitarian conditions. 

Video credit: @unwebtv (X

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ERROL MUSK LEAKED HIS DEVIANCY TO THE PRESS

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and the Musk family is a good example of the saying. Take Elon Musk’s dad, Errol Musk, who admitted to having a child with a woman entrusted to his care as a step-daughter. As if that weren’t bad enough, he revealed in a podcast with Joshua Rubin (joshwideawake on Instagram) that he leaked the story to the press.

This saga is not just gossip, it’s a reflection of how patriarchal power, colonial ennoscriptment and capitalist impunity reproduce themselves across generations. In any just society, allegations facing the family would trigger a reckoning. But in the empire of capital, accountability is a poor man’s burden.

The pattern persists with his son, Elon who has battled multiple sexual misconduct allegations. For instance, he once reportedly offered a SpaceX flight attendant a horse in exchange for an erotic massage.

Continued…. The company paid her $250,000 to settle the matter. Other relationships involved an intern he later assigned to his executive staff, a woman he asked to bear his children, and a sexual relationship in 2014 with a woman he directly supervised, according to reporting by The Independent.

This is the same Elon Musk who: Interfered in African affairs by pressuring US officials to cut aid to South Africa over debunked claims of “white genocide,” and ignores allegations of exploitation in his global supply chains, including reported child labor linked to Congo’s cobalt mines. While Africa is lectured about “good governance” and “rule of law,” Western oligarchs like Musk operate with zero scrutiny, leveraging wealth to silence victims, protect reputations and expand empires.

Western media often sanitises such figures, but Pan-African voices must name the figures behind their power: white supremacy, capitalist predation, and patriarchal ennoscriptment.

Video credit: @joshwideawake on IG

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TINUBU HAILS PROGRESS AMIDST HARDSHIP

A nation’s economic progress is best measured by how many of its citizens have full bellies–or not.

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is seeing improved economic data by neo-colonial entities like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, all while grappling with its worst cost-of-living crisis in 40 years.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is touting the IMF’s numbers, highlighting his radical reforms as a key factor in producing Nigeria’s best economic data in a decade. He ended a fuel subsidy and devalued the national currency twice. But the benefits have not trickled down to ordinary Nigerians, who are angry with the government over high inflation and widespread poverty. 

Continued……. Two years into his presidency, Nigerians are struggling to put food on the table. Ongoing issues with banditry and kidnappings exacerbate daily challenges, casting doubt on Tinubu’s assertion that the West African nation is heading in the right direction.

Dubbed the ‘tourist-in-chief’ due to his extensive travels, since coming into power in May 2023, Tinubu has embarked on 36 foreign trips, with over 15 occurring in his first six months as president, costing $2.2 million. In November 2023, his government faced criticism for funding the attendance of more than 400 Nigerians at the Cop28 Climate Summit in Dubai. Notably, affluent members of his All Progressives Congress Party have backed him for a second term in the upcoming 2027 general elections.

But for Nigeria’s starving majority, the ultimate judgment on Tinubu’s economic reforms hinges on whether their stomachs are full or empty.

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SOUTH AFRICA TAXIS LAUD TRAORÉ

If you thought the days of African revolutionaries gracing bumpers, rear windows and barber-shop murals were over, think again. 

In South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré's image is plastered on public minibus taxis in a show of love for the leader who came to power in a people-backed coup d’état in 2022. 

For many, Traoré represents a fierce rejection of neocolonial control and a bold reimagining of African leadership that is unapologetically Pan-Africanist. 

Global protests on 30 April in support of Burkina Faso and Traoré showed a continent and a diaspora ready to reclaim Africa’s sovereignty.  

Burkina Faso, along with Mali and Niger, expelled French troops and reclaimed national resources following recent people-backed coups. On 6 July 2024, the trio formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Continued……. This new anti-imperialist bloc plans to create a federal, Pan-African state, with the eventual goal of uniting Africa under a single governance.

Video credit: @ashlainegovender on TikTok and @capitaineib226 on X

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https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-protest-ibrahim-traore-coup-attempt-langley-9c2b167d2516c1fcbe5a3acd558bcc9f


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HOW THE WEST DEMONISED VODOU

Vodou is gravely misunderstood worldwide. In the West, it has been portrayed as devil worship and cult-like. But even keeping the 6,000-year-old religion alive in its home country has been a challenge - chiefly thanks to colonialism and the barbaric slave trade.

We went to Benin to demystify the past, present and future of this vibrant religion.