Continued - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHUTS BORDER WITH HAITI OVER CANAL

Haiti says, despite the threats, the canal project that initially started out as a community project by locals will go on due to its importance to increasing the country's agricultural self-reliance. The project, which has become a unifying factor among Haitians, has also exposed the DR's deep seated hostility towards its neighbor. The Dominican government has for decades cooperated with Western powers that have invaded and occupied Haiti. It has also been called out over its harsh treatment of Black Haitian migrants.

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'IF HAITI QUIETLY SUNK... IT WOULDN'T MATTER'

The US is calling on the UN to back a security mission to Haiti - but does President Joe Biden really care for the island’s welfare? Well, we’ll help you answer that by showing you this clip when he was a senator in the 1990s. He says the US wouldn’t blink if Haiti ‘sunk’ to the bottom of the sea.

However, while it’s still afloat, the resource-rich nation remains of strategic interest to the United States. Maybe that’s why it backed the coup against socialist president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. And maybe that’s why it’s backed foreign interventions since, despite them failing to secure peace for Haitians. So when you hear the US praising Kenya for sending police to “restore order” on the island and leading the latest UN mission, remember Biden’s comments in this video.

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WE PUSH BACK AGAINST “SOMALIS ARE NOT BLACK”!

At Speaker’s Corner in London, a controversial topic was raised where African youth from the British capital discussed their roots.

Some Somali youngsters refused to accept they are Black, stating their culture, language and heritage proves they are not.

But is this just another example of people falling for colonial stereotyping? Are they trying to distance themselves from their Africanness because of dominant negative Black narratives? Is this why the Somalis in this clip refuse to accept their own identity and colour?

Whether Somali, Moroccan or Nigerian, the necessity of being unified and proud of our origins is a must, and while we may not be identically homogenous and have difference in ethnicity and religion, our Africanness or Blackness must not be denied. That is weakness rather than strength.

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WHEN CAIRO CALLED OUT AMERICA

Egypt’s iconic former president Gamal Abdel Nasser died on this day, September 28th, in 1970.
But fifty-three years on, he’s still remembered fondly across Africa and the Arab world for his principled stance against Western imperialism.

Famously, it saw him defiantly nationalise the Suez Canal. It was a pivotal moment in asserting his country’s sovereignty and put him in the crosshairs of the British and French. Nasser was also critical of so-called economic aid for African countries arguing it was an instrument to control and subjugate countries like Egypt. And he made the point loud and clear in this fiery speech in Cairo following a dispute with the US ambassador in the 1960s.
Nasser said a country’s independence was worth far more than any trade deal.

All these decades later, it’s hard to disagree.

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FRANCE'S 'PONZI SCHEME' IN AFRICA

France has been exploiting and controlling its former African colonies, decades after granting political independence. The neocolonial relationship involves the installation of pliable leaders in former French colonies and less obvious tactics, such as forcing these states to use a currency that the Bank of France, the country's central bank, issues. In fact, the "CFA" in CFA franc originally stood for "French Colonies in Africa." In this video, political commentator @Rohrsteam explains how France uses the CFA franc currency to exploit 14 African countries.

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KENYA SIGNS DEFENCE AGREEMENT WITH U.S

Kenya’s just signed a defence cooperation agreement with the United States. It will get US funding to send 1,000 police to Haiti in the Caribbean and will also get support fighting terrorism in East Africa. But is this good news? Haitians don’t seem to think so, and neither do human rights groups concerned by the track record of Kenyan police. While West African countries have been busy expelling imperialist forces, looks like President Ruto wants to embrace them. We fear this dalliance with the US may end badly for the East African nation.

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KENYA POLICE READY FOR HAITI DEPLOYMENT

Kenya's ready to lead a multinational force to Haiti once the United Nations passes a resolution backing the mission. Kenyan officers will also train local police in the Caribbean nation. The move would be funded—pending congressional approval—by the United States, which has signed a defence cooperation accord with Kenya. Stakeholders have voiced concerns over the deployment, citing a history of human rights abuses by the Kenyan Police Force in Kenya and UN occupation troops in Haiti. Haitians have stated clearly that they do not want foreign forces on their soil, having suffered from past interventions.

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