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It had huge financial resources from its oil sector and sovereign wealth fund. It even sent $2m in aid to the Maldives after a tsunami in 2005.

Those oil fields have now been crippled and funds have dried up. What’s more, rival governments compete for power making a co-ordinated disaster response impossible.

There’s also an eerie silence from the West with regard to offering relief after Storm Daniel.

While everyone trips over themselves to aid Morocco following the tragic earthquake, Libya has not received the same level of solidarity, especially from the countries responsible for the dysfunction today. It shows it was never about Libyans, only their oil and a desire to neutralise the West’s perceived threat of Gaddafi.

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PLO: WE’VE GOT A LEADERSHIP PROBLEM!

Pan-African scholar PLO Lumumba recently discussed the elephant in the room: the dire state of African political leadership.

Branding some of our heads state ‘thieves’ and urging African citizens to pile pressure on their governments and make demands, he explained how those who are not interested in the wellbeing of their nations are holding them back.

Referencing the ongoing war in Sudan, he urges the African Union and Africans across the world to solve their own problems - rather than be summoned to mediated talks by nations like the US and Saudi Arabia outside of African territory.

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ELITE HYPOCRISY OVER MAUI

The tragic wildfires on Maui have seen celebrities mobilise - and urge their fans via Instagram and TikTok to make donations to help those affected.

That’s all good and well, except it’s a bit galling when those celebs are a billionaire and a multimillionaire - aka Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson 'The Rock' respectively - asking us to part with our money. While they pledged $10 million themselves, that only represents a minuscule fraction of their combined wealth.

The Jimmy Dore Show recently collected some reactions. Have a watch of this one, and let us know your own. Should Oprah and Dwayne Johnson have pledged more if they were going to ask their fans to cough up? Or maybe it’s their rich celebrity mates they should have called on first?

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BOTCHED FRENCH PLOT TO KILL GADDAFI EXPOSED!

We all know the West had it in for Gaddafi, but did you know that France may have accidentally blown a passenger jet out of the sky when it tried to assassinate the former Libyan leader as he was jetting back from Europe? That’s the bombshell allegation recently dropped by Italy’s former primer minster Giuliano Amato. Eighty-one people died in the 1980 air disaster. Wild as the accusation sounds, there’s some evidence to support it. We dig deeper in this report.

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AFRO HAIR DAY! BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL

Today is World Afro Day and celebrates the natural hair of Africans. September 15th was chosen because on this date, in 2016, a US court ruled it was illegal to ban employees from wearing dreadlocks in the workplace.

Every coil, kink and curl is a testament to resilience and authenticity - as proudly put by Pan-African activist Kathleen Cleaver. This clip maybe decades old, but she succinctly highlights the prejudice Africans have faced.

Black natural hair should be seen as a crown of glory, a symbol of empowerment, and a beacon of unapologetic African beauty.

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RSF FEARS SUDAN BALKANIZATION

Sudan’s RSF militia chief fears the conflict-torn country could split up. Dagalo Hemedti has warned against plans by Sudan’s Army to set up a ‘war government’ in Port Sudan. And says he’ll set up a rival administration in response, which would fracture the country. That could lead to a Libyan scenario where competing governments control different territory. Sudan’s conflict between the RSF and the army is now in its fifth month.

The UN fears it could morph into a full-blown civil war, with the RSF accused of ethnically motivated killings in Darfur. There’s still little prospect for peace, with between 4,000 and 10,000 people killed so far. Over 4.1 million have been internally displaced and more than 1.1 million have fled the country as refugees.

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WHY IS AFRICAN HAIR SO POLITICAL?

African hair is not just a style, it is imbued with political meaning. Black hair, Afro hair, kinky hair - essentially, hair that grows out of African people’s heads - has been a topic of conversation for centuries. As the world marks Afro Hair Day, we look at why African hair is so political.

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NIGERIENS DISH UP RESISTANCE

These pictures further highlight the level of grassroots support for the coup in Niger. Female volunteers turning up to feed demonstrators outside the French military base in Niamey. It’s the sixth day of protests calling for the removal of French troops. Niger’s new government terminated military accords with Paris after taking power in July.

However, France insists its 1,500 soldiers will stay in the West African country. Meanwhile, Niger’s army warns the French are preparing an invasion to reinstate ousted President Bazoum. Niamey has vowed to defend itself, and has garnered support from neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso. Thousands have attended rallies backing their new leaders. And this latest footage again shows the strength of support.


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BRICS+ EQUALS EQUALITY

Fear not, all members of BRICS will be treated equally. That’s the message of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was responding to a list of concerns reeled off by Namibia’s leader Hage Geingob. After all, what’s the point in joining the rapidly growing bloc if it’s structured like the UN, where big countries get veto rights. Well, BRICS won’t go down that route. Equality and respect were the words used by Ramaphosa.

The organisation announced six new members at its recent summit in Johannesburg. And with the promise of a voice at the table, no doubt more will join as an alternative to skewed Western institutions.

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BEYOND FLAG INDEPENDENCE

The recent spate of coups is triggering a new kind of conversation amongst Africans: what happens after a revolution? So says Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, who spoke to us about why our generation is better equipped than Kwame Nkrumah’s to bring about ‘genuine’ independence. While our predecessors achieved ‘flag’ independence for African nations, they weren’t as equipped as we are today to stand up to the dangers of neo-colonial exploitation. Thanks to the Internet, knowledge and info is more widely available - and knowledge is power. People in Niger, for example, now know a lot more about how exploitative France’s relationship with their country really is. They’re not easily going to let the opportunities presented by the recent coup slip away. The key, argues Hundeyin in this clip, is planning. Watch our full interview with him on our YouTube channel.

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AFROCENTRIC SCHOOLS RULE!

Most African countries adopted a Eurocentric form of education at Independence. But there is a school in Kenya disrupting the colonial form of education. Children in Freedom School, the first of its kind, offers an Afrocentric system of learning. It focuses on incorporating African culture and teaching its students about their roots and history. It even teaches and examines students in their mother tongue, something that’s banned in some western-styled classrooms.
We paid a visit, and definitely give them top marks!
Click the video and tell us how highly you grade what they’re doing.

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Angola celebrates September 17th as National Heroes Day. Those who paid the ultimate price in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule are remembered. And, one in particular, comes to mind. Angola’s first President, Antonio Agostinho Neto, who was born on this day in 1922. But his path to leading his country to independence was full of hardship and struggle.

After moving to Portugal to study medicine, he joined anti-colonial organisations. That saw him targeted by authorities who jailed him several times between 1951 and 1957. The following year he returned to Angola to set up a medical clinic. However, he also kept up his political activism and that again saw him arrested. It sparked a mass protest demanding his release and police opened fire killing thirty demonstrators. Neto was subsequently banished to the Portuguese colony of Cape Verde and later to another jail in Portugal. He was then moved to house arrest where, in 1962, he escaped and fled to Morocco.

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Continued- Angola celebrates September 17th as National Heroes Day.

While there he led the communist and anti-colonial organisation Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA). And events then took a significant turn.

The Salazar regime in Portugal collapsed in 1974 paving the way for Angolan independence. The MPLA competed for control with Western-backed nationalist groups such as UNITA.

Eventually Neto’s party gained the upper hand and when his country gained independence in 1975, he became its first president. However, his time in power wasn’t smooth either - having to fend off further attacks by UNITA who were backed by South Africa’s infamous Battalion 32. On September 10th, 1979, just a week shy of his 57th birthday, Neto died in Moscow while undergoing cancer treatment.

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BUJU: SOLIDARITY WITH RISING AFRICANS!

A message of solidarity from a dancehall legend: in a video-selfie, Buju says he stands with the Africans who are rising up to bring about revolutionary changes in their countries. He speaks with passion of a ‘wind of change’ blowing across our continent - describing Africa as a ‘sleeping giant’ that is now finally waking up and getting on its feet. It matters deeply to Africans in the diaspora as well, he says, as the Black man will not be free until Africa is. Watch and let us know your thoughts - as well as your top Buju track!

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WEST LOVES PLUNDERING PUPPETS

One reason why the West - and France in particular - is throwing tantrums over its dwindling influence in Africa is because so-called leaders beholden to them are being kicked out of power.

In this clip, former African Union ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao explains why an African leader’s popularity in the West is directly related to chronic underdevelopment at home.

Such is the case with Niger’s deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, who is a darling of the IMF, the World Bank, the United States and France. Dr. Arikana says Bazoum is loved because he was an enabler and beneficiary of exploitation of Niger’s resources.

Africans are now holding their leaders to account and will not tolerate those that impoverish them in order to stay in the good books of the West.

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HAMER DEMANDING JUSTICE AND CHANGE

African-American Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer was a powerful and passionate voice for the civil rights movement. Having worked on cotton plantations and suffering forced sterilisation, she fought tirelessly against racism and for change. Heartfelt speeches like this one, encapsulated the grotesque injustices dished out to Blacks. And highlighted the struggle of building a society where all races are treated equally.

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BIDEN’S RACIST BLOOPERS

With President Joe Biden bidding for another term in the White House, his record on race is worth a reminder. The 80-year-old boasts about his fifty years of experience in Washington, but if you're Black, his record isn't pretty. We've put together a few moments he may like to forget. From telling radio host Charlamagne tha God, you ain't black unless you vote for Biden, to stating poor kids can be as talented as White kids.
But perhaps the most damning of them all is how he bragged about being the author of the notorious 1994 crime bill that pushed for more cops and accelerated the prison industrial complex. And we know how that turned out.

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Continued- BIDEN’S RACIST BLOOPERS

Today, in the U.S., Blacks are five times more likely to be arrested and six times more likely imprisoned than Whites. Moreover, once convicted, they are more likely to experience lengthy prison sentences. A few examples of Sleepy Joe making a mess of it while he's awake.

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MAKEBA: WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING!

In this clip, the late South African singer and freedom fighter Miriam Makeba explains why Africans around the world are engaged in the same struggle. She reminds us that diaspora Africans were taken out of Africa, and that - whether we are in Mozambique or Brazil, in Namibia or the US - actually, we are brothers and sisters. The fight for total liberation goes on, and it’s by uniting in our struggle that we’ll achieve our aim. Hit the like button if you share Makeba’s vision!

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