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RADIANT ROOTS: GLASSBLOWING + PÉTANQUE!
Welcome to our inaugural edition of Radiant Roots - positive stories and vibes from our beloved Africa. To kick things off, we have local craftsmen in Egypt who are preserving the centuries-old tradition of glassblowing. And then to Benin - which has finally snatched a gold medal in its favourite sport: Pétanque!
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Welcome to our inaugural edition of Radiant Roots - positive stories and vibes from our beloved Africa. To kick things off, we have local craftsmen in Egypt who are preserving the centuries-old tradition of glassblowing. And then to Benin - which has finally snatched a gold medal in its favourite sport: Pétanque!
Hear Us Roar: https://news.1rj.ru/str/AfricanStream
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MALI INDEPENDENCE IN A NUTSHELL
Sixty-three years ago, Mali severed it’s colonial shackles to France. Under the leadership of communist President Modibo Keïta, the country enacted pro-people reforms and attempted to form a federation with its neighbours, albeit unsuccessfully.
As the country celebrates its 63rd birthday, it’s recently reemerged as a powerful force in West Africa. It has taken the initiative to liberate the country from neocolonialism, booting out French troops, French propaganda outlets and even the French ambassador.
Further, in a move that would get a nod of approval from Keïta himself, the country is deepening ties with its neighbours Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger. This has immense potential to improve the lives of Africans in the region - as united we stand, divided we fall.
Join us in wishing the home of Mansa Musa and the University of Timbuktu a happy 63rd birthday! Here’s a two-minute look back at how it gained its freedom.
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Sixty-three years ago, Mali severed it’s colonial shackles to France. Under the leadership of communist President Modibo Keïta, the country enacted pro-people reforms and attempted to form a federation with its neighbours, albeit unsuccessfully.
As the country celebrates its 63rd birthday, it’s recently reemerged as a powerful force in West Africa. It has taken the initiative to liberate the country from neocolonialism, booting out French troops, French propaganda outlets and even the French ambassador.
Further, in a move that would get a nod of approval from Keïta himself, the country is deepening ties with its neighbours Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger. This has immense potential to improve the lives of Africans in the region - as united we stand, divided we fall.
Join us in wishing the home of Mansa Musa and the University of Timbuktu a happy 63rd birthday! Here’s a two-minute look back at how it gained its freedom.
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BIDEN PRAISES RUTO - CAUSE FOR CONCERN?
At the UN, American president Joe Biden heaped praise on Kenya for offering to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti to ‘keep order’ and tackle ‘gang violence.’ And he asked the UN Security Council to rubber-stamp it.
But is this just confirmation Kenya’s William Ruto is effectively becoming the Black face of US foreign policy?
He’s pledged to lead a UN-backed peacekeeping force to the Caribbean Island - despite security issues at home, including nationwide anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis.
What’s more, Haitians have consistently protested against the presence of foreign troops on their soil - a presence that’s failed to deliver peace since the US/Canadian-backed coup deposing democratically elected former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide.
At the UN, American president Joe Biden heaped praise on Kenya for offering to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti to ‘keep order’ and tackle ‘gang violence.’ And he asked the UN Security Council to rubber-stamp it.
But is this just confirmation Kenya’s William Ruto is effectively becoming the Black face of US foreign policy?
He’s pledged to lead a UN-backed peacekeeping force to the Caribbean Island - despite security issues at home, including nationwide anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis.
What’s more, Haitians have consistently protested against the presence of foreign troops on their soil - a presence that’s failed to deliver peace since the US/Canadian-backed coup deposing democratically elected former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide.
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GLOBAL DECLARATION AGAINST NIGER SANCTIONS
Dozens of Pan-African organisations worldwide are calling for the lifting of sanctions against Niger. They include African Stream and have signed a declaration denouncing the ECOWAS restrictions as illegitimate and inhumane.
Here’s a breakdown of what the declaration says, and the misery being imposed on Nigeriens.
Dozens of Pan-African organisations worldwide are calling for the lifting of sanctions against Niger. They include African Stream and have signed a declaration denouncing the ECOWAS restrictions as illegitimate and inhumane.
Here’s a breakdown of what the declaration says, and the misery being imposed on Nigeriens.
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TIGRAYAN WOMEN CELEBRATE AFTER WAR HIATUS
Tigrayans celebrate Ashenda festival after a two-year war hiatus. The festival, which is held after a two-week fast, is celebrated by young unmarried women to commemorate the ascension of Virgin Mary. Tigrayan women adorn themselves with traditional attire to sing and dance, as they honour their culture and identity.
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Tigrayans celebrate Ashenda festival after a two-year war hiatus. The festival, which is held after a two-week fast, is celebrated by young unmarried women to commemorate the ascension of Virgin Mary. Tigrayan women adorn themselves with traditional attire to sing and dance, as they honour their culture and identity.
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GHANA PRESIDENT DEMANDS SLAVE TRADE REPARATIONS
Pay up now for the transatlantic slave trade—that was Nana Akufo-Addo's message this week to the affluent north at the UN General Assembly. In a no holds barred speech, the Ghanaian president said:
"It is time to acknowledge openly that much of Europe and the United States have been built from the vast wealth harvested from the sweat, tears, blood and horrors of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the centuries of colonial exploitation."
Akufo-Addo strikes a chord with a growing movement of Africans in Africa and the Americas that seeks to redress global inequalities that are a direct result of centuries of exploitation.
Closer home, though, he is a poster child of brilliant speeches without accompanying substance on the ground. He is one of West Africa's leaders planning a military intervention in Niger, in cahoots with former colonial power France and has been hosting ECOWAS meetings on the same.
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Pay up now for the transatlantic slave trade—that was Nana Akufo-Addo's message this week to the affluent north at the UN General Assembly. In a no holds barred speech, the Ghanaian president said:
"It is time to acknowledge openly that much of Europe and the United States have been built from the vast wealth harvested from the sweat, tears, blood and horrors of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the centuries of colonial exploitation."
Akufo-Addo strikes a chord with a growing movement of Africans in Africa and the Americas that seeks to redress global inequalities that are a direct result of centuries of exploitation.
Closer home, though, he is a poster child of brilliant speeches without accompanying substance on the ground. He is one of West Africa's leaders planning a military intervention in Niger, in cahoots with former colonial power France and has been hosting ECOWAS meetings on the same.
Hear Us Roar: https://news.1rj.ru/str/AfricanStream
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JACQUES FOCCART: THE MAN BEHIND FRANCE’S DOMINATION OF AFRICA
There was hardly a French-inspired scandal in late 20th century Africa that didn’t have Jacques Foccart’s fingerprints all over them. He was the man behind La Franc Afrique - a system of colonial control that was able to continue very successfully even after his death. Foccart is certainly one of the most important historical actors in France’s neo-colonial domination over Africa. And his legacy continues to impact Africa to this day, with some African leaders who worked closely with him still in power.
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There was hardly a French-inspired scandal in late 20th century Africa that didn’t have Jacques Foccart’s fingerprints all over them. He was the man behind La Franc Afrique - a system of colonial control that was able to continue very successfully even after his death. Foccart is certainly one of the most important historical actors in France’s neo-colonial domination over Africa. And his legacy continues to impact Africa to this day, with some African leaders who worked closely with him still in power.
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Last year, Chris Kaba - a 24-year-old Black man - was shot and killed in Streatham, South London. A police officer, who remains anonymous, has just been charged with murder. But Kaba is only one of many Black people that have fatally succumbed to police brutality in the UK.
According to Inquest, an advocacy group, Blacks are SEVEN times more likely to die than Whites following restraint by police. At least 1,871 people have died in British police custody since 1990. Yet only one officer has ever been successfully prosecuted.
Here's all you need to know about the broken justice system and racist police enforcement in the UK.
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According to Inquest, an advocacy group, Blacks are SEVEN times more likely to die than Whites following restraint by police. At least 1,871 people have died in British police custody since 1990. Yet only one officer has ever been successfully prosecuted.
Here's all you need to know about the broken justice system and racist police enforcement in the UK.
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MICK WALLACE: EU PAYING FOR MASSACRE OF AFRICANS
After being responsible for the pillaging and forced underdevelopment of Africa for centuries, Europe continues to kill Africans by proxy.
Instead of recognizing and addressing the root causes of the migrant crisis, Europe instead chooses to double down on repression. But instead of doing it themselves, they have outsourced the killing of African migrants. This is Irish MEP Mick Wallace’s perspective, a minority voice in the desert that is the EU Parliament.
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After being responsible for the pillaging and forced underdevelopment of Africa for centuries, Europe continues to kill Africans by proxy.
Instead of recognizing and addressing the root causes of the migrant crisis, Europe instead chooses to double down on repression. But instead of doing it themselves, they have outsourced the killing of African migrants. This is Irish MEP Mick Wallace’s perspective, a minority voice in the desert that is the EU Parliament.
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The EU paid Tunisia to tackle immigrants and the result was hundreds transported and left to die in the middle of the desert. Last year, Morocco killed dozens of Africans in Spanish-occupied Melilla and Ceuta. The migrant issue also exposed the lack of principles in Europe, as Spain quickly capitulated to Morocco’s demands on Western Sahara once Morocco weaponized African migrants against Madrid.
According to the International Organization for Migration, 1,474 Africans have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2023.
The EU paid Tunisia to tackle immigrants and the result was hundreds transported and left to die in the middle of the desert. Last year, Morocco killed dozens of Africans in Spanish-occupied Melilla and Ceuta. The migrant issue also exposed the lack of principles in Europe, as Spain quickly capitulated to Morocco’s demands on Western Sahara once Morocco weaponized African migrants against Madrid.
According to the International Organization for Migration, 1,474 Africans have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2023.
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AFRICAN INSECURITY BILLION $ BUSINESS
Africa is independent on paper. In reality, much of our culture remains colonised. That’s the claim of Thau-Thau Haramarumba - president of the Rastafari United Front in Southern Africa. He gives the example of the white wedding dress. Why do many Africans feel the need to have two weddings - the white-dress one, and the traditional African one? It smacks of cultural subservience to an imposed ideology. As we aren’t confident enough in our own traditions alone, we have to do things the coloniser’s way as well - to feel acceptable. The situation is similar with Western standards of beauty, which for some reason dominate over our own - even in our own communities!
What’s more, it’s not just a moral affront, it hurts in our pockets too.
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Africa is independent on paper. In reality, much of our culture remains colonised. That’s the claim of Thau-Thau Haramarumba - president of the Rastafari United Front in Southern Africa. He gives the example of the white wedding dress. Why do many Africans feel the need to have two weddings - the white-dress one, and the traditional African one? It smacks of cultural subservience to an imposed ideology. As we aren’t confident enough in our own traditions alone, we have to do things the coloniser’s way as well - to feel acceptable. The situation is similar with Western standards of beauty, which for some reason dominate over our own - even in our own communities!
What’s more, it’s not just a moral affront, it hurts in our pockets too.
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Who needs to spend all that extra money on a white dress you’ll only wear once anyway? Taking the broader view, just think: the billions made from commodifying African insecurities could go to many other projects in support of development of the continent.
Imposed ideologies, rooted in historical biases and stereotypes, have eroded local cultures, stifling self-confidence and innovation. Genuine decolonisation requires a paradigm shift, liberating African minds from Eurocentric worldviews and embracing indigenous perspectives. This transformation empowers Africans to rewrite their own history, celebrate their rich heritage, and address contemporary challenges with homegrown solutions.
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Who needs to spend all that extra money on a white dress you’ll only wear once anyway? Taking the broader view, just think: the billions made from commodifying African insecurities could go to many other projects in support of development of the continent.
Imposed ideologies, rooted in historical biases and stereotypes, have eroded local cultures, stifling self-confidence and innovation. Genuine decolonisation requires a paradigm shift, liberating African minds from Eurocentric worldviews and embracing indigenous perspectives. This transformation empowers Africans to rewrite their own history, celebrate their rich heritage, and address contemporary challenges with homegrown solutions.
Hit like if you agree and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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