AFROCENTRIC SCHOOLS RULE!

At independence, African countries typically inherited a European model of education. But a quiet revolution is unfolding in Kenya. At the centre of this transformation is Children in Freedom School - the country’s first place of learning with an Afrocentric approach.

Located in Nakuru, the school curriculum is based on African culture, values and languages. Kids study African history, philosophy and indigenous knowledge systems, and are tested in their local languages too.

In an age where African languages are often downgraded, and sometimes outright banned in Westernised classrooms, this school is reclaiming what was taken away.

We paid a visit, and definitely give them top marks! What do you think?

‘ALIENS DID IT!’ A RACIST CONSPIRACY

The colonisation of Africa did not only target our resources and political systems - it also went for minds. The colonialists went to great lengths to control not only how we perceive ourselves but also how the rest of the world perceives Africa. They portrayed it as a place that lacked any form of civilisation before the colonisers stepped on our shores. The only problem with this theory is that the continent is awash with many ancient, pre-colonial African civilisations, as shown by the pyramids in the north of the continent, the Great Zimbabwe Monument and the legendary city of Timbuktu, among other marvels. To explain away this glaring refutation of the colonialists’ presumed civilisational superiority, they came up with an even more racist solution, suggesting that these African wonders are the work of aliens and not the local African people. African Stream's Clinton Nzala examines this ridiculous theory.

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The government of Zambia and the family of the country’s ex-president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, are tussling over his final resting place. Just hours before his funeral at a private ceremony in South Africa, a South African court ordered a halt to the burial.

Zambia’s Attorney General had filed an urgent court application in Pretoria - arguing that Lusaka must fulfil its constitutional role and provide Lungu with a state funeral. The government of Zambia under Hakainde Hichilema wants the body to be repatriated to Zambia and the former president to be buried there with full military honours, as mandated by Zambian law. It argues that the personal wishes of the family should not take precedence over the greater public interest.

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The dispute follows a longstanding political rivalry between Lungu and the current president, Hichilema. Lungu’s family insist the late leader had specifically indicated that Hichilema should not attend his funeral. Lungu had imprisoned Hichilema for four months on charges of treason in 2017, and Hichilema defeated him in the 2021 election, triggering further disputes. Last year, Lungu accused Hichilema’s government of using the police to restrict his movements and effectively place him under house arrest.

Lungu, who was Zambia’s leader from 2015 to 2021, died of an undisclosed illness in a South African hospital on 5 June at the age of 68. The family wanted to be in charge of the funeral arrangements, but disagreements with the government over the details led to a deadlock. The Pretoria High Court says both parties have agreed to hold off on funeral arrangements until the question of where his funeral will be held is decided. There will be another hearing on 4 August.

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THE HIDDEN COST OF U.S. INTERVENTION

In this clip from the 1990s, political scientist Michael Parenti dispelled the official narrative surrounding the United States military intervention in Somalia, exposing the economic and geopolitical interests that drove the invasion. While the US claimed it was acting out of humanitarian concern, Parenti argued the true motivations were corporate oil interests and strategic calculations, largely ignored by the mainstream media.

Somalia is located at the entrance of the Red Sea, a resource-rich and crucial shipping lane. Even before the intervention, major US oil interests had secretly negotiated exploration rights in most of Somalia’s territory, recognising its potential as a strategic jewel.

Continued……Parenti placed Somalia in a broader context, where Western powers deploy troops into African countries not to end crises, but to safeguard resources and avert geopolitical rivalry. The result? African sovereignty is undermined, corporate interests are advanced, and the roots of the crisis remain intact.

Under Donald Trump, US policy toward Somalia took another turn, but remained rooted in militarism and strategic self-interest. Throughout his first term, Trump oversaw troop withdrawals but maintained clandestine drone strikes, with reported civilian casualties. His second term has been characterised by strikes in the Golis mountains while he withdrew developmental and military assistance. These mutually exclusive moves, bombing and militarising but not building, echo the same decades-long pattern.

In Libya, the US-backed NATO intervention in 2011 toppled Gaddafi and unleashed a brutal civil war, armed militias, and slave markets. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cold War-era US operations helped install Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-97), whose decades of kleptocracy devastated the country’s institutions while ensuring access for Western mining interests. 

To Africans, the question is: What will it take to end Western interventions in our homeland?

Video credit: @somalicents (IG)

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ANGER STILL HIGH ONE YEAR AFTER GEN Z ROCKED KENYA

Reports are suggesting up to 16 people were killed in protests across Kenya on Wednesday - with some 400 injured. It’s a bitter irony, as people had come out to remember the 60 people killed in huge protests last year against IMF-backed tax hikes. 25 June was the one-year anniversary of the day protesters in Nairobi stormed the parliament - prompting the security forces to unleash lethal force.

At the latest protest in Nairobi, young Kenyans were also demanding justice for blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang, who was recently found dead in his police cell with signs of torture. Marchers demanded the arrest of killer cops, and called for profound changes to the way the country is governed - urging President William Ruto to resign.

African Stream was on the streets to hear Gen Z’s message.

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ISRAEL, A HAVEN FOR FLEEING CHILD ABUSERS

By now, you might have seen the video of a Z*onist slamming an Iranian toddler headfirst to the floor. While shocking, the act offers a glimpse into the values of the state of Israel, built on Z*onism, an imperialist ideology.

The latest Western-backed settler-colonial project in West Asia is not only making life difficult for Palestinians but also for Israelis. Paedophiles worldwide have settled in Israel by abusing the Law of Return, which allows any Jew to obtain citizenship. 

The Jewish Community Watch says that 32 paedophiles in their database have moved to Israel over the past decade. However, that is just a drop in the ocean. According to an Israeli paedophile monitoring association, tens of thousands of paedophiles operate in Israel every year, leading to about 100,000 victims annually (you can find the report in The Jerusalem Post).

Continued……In Israel, nine out of 10 sexual-assault cases are closed without a conviction, according to an annual survey released by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel. 

This CBS News investigation from 2020 breaks down the loophole that allows accused and convicted US paedophiles to escape justice by moving to Israel.

Please watch and let us know your thoughts. 

Video credit: CBS News

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