From New York’s UN General Assembly to the ongoing conflict in Khartoum, Sudan - here’s our weekly photo dump.
Bamako, Mali - Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou signed a security pact promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression.
Khartoum, Sudan - The city’s iconic Petroleum Oil Company Tower was set ablaze after fighting between General Burhan’s army and General Dagalo’s RSF.
Kampala, Uganda - Environmental activists protest against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in front of parliament.
New York, US - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria at the UN General Assembly.
Dakar, Senegal - A woman holds a slice of watermelon as the new watermelon season starts in Dakar.
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Bamako, Mali - Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou signed a security pact promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression.
Khartoum, Sudan - The city’s iconic Petroleum Oil Company Tower was set ablaze after fighting between General Burhan’s army and General Dagalo’s RSF.
Kampala, Uganda - Environmental activists protest against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in front of parliament.
New York, US - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria at the UN General Assembly.
Dakar, Senegal - A woman holds a slice of watermelon as the new watermelon season starts in Dakar.
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Continued- Cairo, Egypt - Mamadou Al-Shafii Barry, a 25-year-old Guinean man, crossed six countries on his bicycle to move to Cairo and study at Al-Azhar University.
Lampedusa, Italy - 7,000 migrants have arrived in two days on the island. They have met with huge hostility by Europe's far-right who seem to forgot their own continent's history.
Derna, Libya - People sit among the rubble after deadly floods wreaked havoc on eastern Libya. The death toll, according to the UN, has surpassed 11,000 people - with 10,000 still missing a week after the disaster.
New York, US - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Kenyan President William Ruto on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Malanville, Benin - Passengers gather near informal motorised canoes, which ferry passengers across the River Niger that divides Benin and Niger. The border closure between the two neighbours has caused prices for the 30-minute journey to jump tenfold.
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Lampedusa, Italy - 7,000 migrants have arrived in two days on the island. They have met with huge hostility by Europe's far-right who seem to forgot their own continent's history.
Derna, Libya - People sit among the rubble after deadly floods wreaked havoc on eastern Libya. The death toll, according to the UN, has surpassed 11,000 people - with 10,000 still missing a week after the disaster.
New York, US - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Kenyan President William Ruto on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Malanville, Benin - Passengers gather near informal motorised canoes, which ferry passengers across the River Niger that divides Benin and Niger. The border closure between the two neighbours has caused prices for the 30-minute journey to jump tenfold.
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GALLOWAY ON FRANCE IN AFRICA
Former British MP and broadcaster George Galloway did not hold back when asked about coups in Africa. During the 'Mother of All Talk Shows' television program, he elaborated on France's exploitative colonial role, how its influence is rapidly withering away, and that whoever is in charge—whether military or civilian—their priority should be to make African people prosperous and push toward Pan-Africanism with the whole continent.
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Former British MP and broadcaster George Galloway did not hold back when asked about coups in Africa. During the 'Mother of All Talk Shows' television program, he elaborated on France's exploitative colonial role, how its influence is rapidly withering away, and that whoever is in charge—whether military or civilian—their priority should be to make African people prosperous and push toward Pan-Africanism with the whole continent.
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REMEMBERING WANGARI MAATHAI!
Wangari Maathai’s legacy lives on through the countless trees that continue to grow, the women she empowered, and the enduring message that environmental stewardship and social justice complement one another. In celebrating the life and history of Wangari Maathai, we are reminded that it is our collective responsibility to protect our planet and promote equality for all. Her legacy challenges us to take action, plant the seeds of positive change, and nurture them with the same passion and resilience that defined her life. Wangari Maathai’s legacy is a call to action, a call to be stewards of the Earth and champions of justice, ensuring a better world for generations to come.
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Wangari Maathai’s legacy lives on through the countless trees that continue to grow, the women she empowered, and the enduring message that environmental stewardship and social justice complement one another. In celebrating the life and history of Wangari Maathai, we are reminded that it is our collective responsibility to protect our planet and promote equality for all. Her legacy challenges us to take action, plant the seeds of positive change, and nurture them with the same passion and resilience that defined her life. Wangari Maathai’s legacy is a call to action, a call to be stewards of the Earth and champions of justice, ensuring a better world for generations to come.
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AFRICA’S TREE SAVIOUR
40 million trees planted is just one of the many achievements of Wangari Maathai, Kenya’s greatest environmentalist. Today is her 12th death anniversary. Maathai's is a story of courage in the face of adversity. In a time when women's voices were often silenced, she fearlessly advocated for both environmental protection and gender equality. She recognized the inextricable link between these two causes, understanding that the exploitation of the environment disproportionately impacted the most vulnerable in society.
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40 million trees planted is just one of the many achievements of Wangari Maathai, Kenya’s greatest environmentalist. Today is her 12th death anniversary. Maathai's is a story of courage in the face of adversity. In a time when women's voices were often silenced, she fearlessly advocated for both environmental protection and gender equality. She recognized the inextricable link between these two causes, understanding that the exploitation of the environment disproportionately impacted the most vulnerable in society.
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EXPLAINING IMPERIALISM
Imperialism doesn’t have to be a difficult concept to understand.
Here, radical Black lawyer Kenneth Cockrel outlines how the system works, particularly when it comes to ruling classes investing in foreign lands and protecting their interests through military might.
It’s straight talking from the attorney and community organiser who defended poor and working-class people in Detroit.
And he delivers this succinct argument during an episode of Black Journal, which was the first nationally broadcast 'African-American' public affairs show in the US.
It’s a trip back in time, but Cockrel’s message hasn’t lost its relevance.
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Imperialism doesn’t have to be a difficult concept to understand.
Here, radical Black lawyer Kenneth Cockrel outlines how the system works, particularly when it comes to ruling classes investing in foreign lands and protecting their interests through military might.
It’s straight talking from the attorney and community organiser who defended poor and working-class people in Detroit.
And he delivers this succinct argument during an episode of Black Journal, which was the first nationally broadcast 'African-American' public affairs show in the US.
It’s a trip back in time, but Cockrel’s message hasn’t lost its relevance.
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GLOBAL SOUTH TRULY FREE?
Tanzania’s late President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, understood the difficulty facing the Global South.
It needs to unite in order to become independent and get a fairer deal with the Global North.
In his words, too many countries act like clans and therefore cannot compete against an organised empire.
A harsh assessment, but is he right?
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Tanzania’s late President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, understood the difficulty facing the Global South.
It needs to unite in order to become independent and get a fairer deal with the Global North.
In his words, too many countries act like clans and therefore cannot compete against an organised empire.
A harsh assessment, but is he right?
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FRANCE BUCKLES WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM NIGER
France has caved in and will remove its troops from Niger, along with its ambassador.
For months Paris had rejected pullout demands by military leaders who seized power in July. However, President Macron finally buckled on Sunday and announced their withdrawal.
Seen by many as a neocolonial force, France has maintained a presence in several African countries. It argues its troops are needed to fight an insurgency in the Sahel, which spiralled after NATO's bombing of Libya in 2011. But they’ve had little success, with terror-related deaths rapidly rising in the region. Niger is the latest West African nation to give French soldiers the boot after similar moves by neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso.
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France has caved in and will remove its troops from Niger, along with its ambassador.
For months Paris had rejected pullout demands by military leaders who seized power in July. However, President Macron finally buckled on Sunday and announced their withdrawal.
Seen by many as a neocolonial force, France has maintained a presence in several African countries. It argues its troops are needed to fight an insurgency in the Sahel, which spiralled after NATO's bombing of Libya in 2011. But they’ve had little success, with terror-related deaths rapidly rising in the region. Niger is the latest West African nation to give French soldiers the boot after similar moves by neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso.
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WANGARI MAATHAI ON AFRICA'S MICRO NATIONS
Before the white man came to Africa to take its resources and colonise nations, African communities were self governed. Communities had structural order that worked like a well oiled machine. Economic and social affairs were in the hands of the people. When colonialism swept the continent, as the late Wangari Maathai articulately explains, colonial oppressors only had one way to subjugate and gain control—divide and conquer. By creating divisions among the people; indoctrinating them to believe ideas, opinions and beliefs; the systems in place will fall and make an easier path for colonial oppression. She instead replaces the word “tribes” with micro-nations. And befitting so, as powerful micro-nations truly existed in Africa, like the Kush, Songhai, among others in Africa before colonialism.
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Before the white man came to Africa to take its resources and colonise nations, African communities were self governed. Communities had structural order that worked like a well oiled machine. Economic and social affairs were in the hands of the people. When colonialism swept the continent, as the late Wangari Maathai articulately explains, colonial oppressors only had one way to subjugate and gain control—divide and conquer. By creating divisions among the people; indoctrinating them to believe ideas, opinions and beliefs; the systems in place will fall and make an easier path for colonial oppression. She instead replaces the word “tribes” with micro-nations. And befitting so, as powerful micro-nations truly existed in Africa, like the Kush, Songhai, among others in Africa before colonialism.
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BENIN: BRINGING BACK THE BRONZES
The British may have looted the Benin Bronzes from the West African Kingdom in the 19th century, but they couldn’t remove the art form.
Artisans still use the country’s red soil to create bronze sculptures, just as their ancestors did decades before.
However, it’s a dying trade. The cost of raw materials is soaring and local craftsmen are struggling to make ends meet.
In this short film, we visit a workshop where beautiful Benin bronzes are still moulded, for now at least.
It’s a stark reminder the stolen treasures which once decorated Benin’s royal palace have to be returned.
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The British may have looted the Benin Bronzes from the West African Kingdom in the 19th century, but they couldn’t remove the art form.
Artisans still use the country’s red soil to create bronze sculptures, just as their ancestors did decades before.
However, it’s a dying trade. The cost of raw materials is soaring and local craftsmen are struggling to make ends meet.
In this short film, we visit a workshop where beautiful Benin bronzes are still moulded, for now at least.
It’s a stark reminder the stolen treasures which once decorated Benin’s royal palace have to be returned.
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WINNIE MANDELA: HEROINE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the heroine of the anti-apartheid struggle, was born on this day 87 years ago, and she left her mark on revolutionaries around the world. To this day, she’s affectionately known as the mother of the South African nation. Rightfully so; after all, she sacrificed to liberate her people from racist white apartheid rule. We look at why Winnie Mandela is one of Africa’s greatest freedom fighters and why she is still celebrated so much in her country even more so than her famous ex-husband. While Nelson Mandela was invited to the white house and admired by the western political establishment, Winnie was revered amongst the poorest sections of South African society who she advocated for until the very end.
Happy Birthday Mama!
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the heroine of the anti-apartheid struggle, was born on this day 87 years ago, and she left her mark on revolutionaries around the world. To this day, she’s affectionately known as the mother of the South African nation. Rightfully so; after all, she sacrificed to liberate her people from racist white apartheid rule. We look at why Winnie Mandela is one of Africa’s greatest freedom fighters and why she is still celebrated so much in her country even more so than her famous ex-husband. While Nelson Mandela was invited to the white house and admired by the western political establishment, Winnie was revered amongst the poorest sections of South African society who she advocated for until the very end.
Happy Birthday Mama!
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