Continued…PRAYER NOT A SOLUTION FOR AFRICA
However, Pan-African scholar Professor P.L.O. Lumumba, says Africa's problems cannot be prayed away, but will only be resolved when Africans decide to take charge of their own destiny. Lumumba drew similarities with the Sahel, where people's movements have played a decisive role in booting Western-controlled governments that have failed to address people's concerns, including that of external actors' exploitation of their mineral resources.
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However, Pan-African scholar Professor P.L.O. Lumumba, says Africa's problems cannot be prayed away, but will only be resolved when Africans decide to take charge of their own destiny. Lumumba drew similarities with the Sahel, where people's movements have played a decisive role in booting Western-controlled governments that have failed to address people's concerns, including that of external actors' exploitation of their mineral resources.
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TOP 5 COUNTRIES WITH MOST AFRICANS OUTSIDE AFRICA
Have you ever thought about why some Africans live outside of the continent? Millions of Africans were captured by colonisers and sold as slaves to provide cheap labour in mines and plantations of the Americas. After the abolition of the slave trade and attainment of independence, some Africans remained in the diaspora. Over time, the population grew, with their lives infused with African culture. In this video, we take a look at the top five countries with the largest populations of Africans outside Africa.
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Have you ever thought about why some Africans live outside of the continent? Millions of Africans were captured by colonisers and sold as slaves to provide cheap labour in mines and plantations of the Americas. After the abolition of the slave trade and attainment of independence, some Africans remained in the diaspora. Over time, the population grew, with their lives infused with African culture. In this video, we take a look at the top five countries with the largest populations of Africans outside Africa.
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APARTHEID, A TALE OF TWO STRUGGLES!
It is easy to forget that those who deny what is happening in Palestine today is an apartheid; principally the United States government actually supported the apartheid regime of South Africa. Not only that, they designated the ANC a terrorist organisation and listed Nelson Mandela as a terrorist right until 2008.
Once again, the United States is on the wrong side of history and has rejected the assessments by Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem and international rights observers like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch that the Israeli authorities are subjecting the Palestinian people to apartheid, which under international law is a crime against humanity.
It is easy to forget that those who deny what is happening in Palestine today is an apartheid; principally the United States government actually supported the apartheid regime of South Africa. Not only that, they designated the ANC a terrorist organisation and listed Nelson Mandela as a terrorist right until 2008.
Once again, the United States is on the wrong side of history and has rejected the assessments by Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem and international rights observers like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch that the Israeli authorities are subjecting the Palestinian people to apartheid, which under international law is a crime against humanity.
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Continued…. APARTHEID, A TALE OF TWO STRUGGLES!
For more than 70 years, Palestine has resisted, while the US, feigning mediation, further entrenches Israel's occupation of Palestine. Palestine has now broken through the world's biggest concentration camp. Like clockwork, the West has provided cover for the ensuing indiscriminate, disproportionate attack against Gaza, not to mention dead silence on the years of abuse of Palestinians on a daily basis. As Africans with a history of colonisation and ongoing neo-colonisation, many of us share an affinity with the Palestinian cause, and several leading parties, such as South Africa's EFF and ANC, have added their voices to Global South calls for a just settlement of the Palestinian question. To end with a quote from Nelson Mandela himself, "We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians."
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For more than 70 years, Palestine has resisted, while the US, feigning mediation, further entrenches Israel's occupation of Palestine. Palestine has now broken through the world's biggest concentration camp. Like clockwork, the West has provided cover for the ensuing indiscriminate, disproportionate attack against Gaza, not to mention dead silence on the years of abuse of Palestinians on a daily basis. As Africans with a history of colonisation and ongoing neo-colonisation, many of us share an affinity with the Palestinian cause, and several leading parties, such as South Africa's EFF and ANC, have added their voices to Global South calls for a just settlement of the Palestinian question. To end with a quote from Nelson Mandela himself, "We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians."
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AFRICA’S ENGLISH LANGUAGE BARRIER
Young Pan-Africanist Ousman Touray is grabbing a lot of attention with his vision for the continent. And his work has seen him head a think-tank at Gambia University which analyses and debates policy. So, here’s his take on what should be done with African languages. They need to be cherished and promoted to become the continent’s official dialects.
After all, Chinese don’t need to speak English to pursue a career in medicine, but people from Gambia and Rwanda do. He uses Swahili being taught in East African schools as an example to follow. Listen to his arguments and give us yours.
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Young Pan-Africanist Ousman Touray is grabbing a lot of attention with his vision for the continent. And his work has seen him head a think-tank at Gambia University which analyses and debates policy. So, here’s his take on what should be done with African languages. They need to be cherished and promoted to become the continent’s official dialects.
After all, Chinese don’t need to speak English to pursue a career in medicine, but people from Gambia and Rwanda do. He uses Swahili being taught in East African schools as an example to follow. Listen to his arguments and give us yours.
We like this guy!
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HENRY BRANDS NAPOLI ‘RACIST’
Former football stars Thierry Henry and Micah Richards didn’t hold back when asked about Napoli’s racist treatment of their star striker Victor Osimhen. The Italian club’s social media team posted a Tiktok video calling him a ‘coconut’ and mocked his recent penalty miss. The Nigerian had threatened to sue the Serie A giants and hasn’t yet signed a new contract. Can you blame him? Listen to Henry and Richards slam the abuse Osimhen got from his OWN club.
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Former football stars Thierry Henry and Micah Richards didn’t hold back when asked about Napoli’s racist treatment of their star striker Victor Osimhen. The Italian club’s social media team posted a Tiktok video calling him a ‘coconut’ and mocked his recent penalty miss. The Nigerian had threatened to sue the Serie A giants and hasn’t yet signed a new contract. Can you blame him? Listen to Henry and Richards slam the abuse Osimhen got from his OWN club.
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MOZAMBIQUE'S MIGHTY MACHEL
She fought for the Mozambique Liberation Front, married the country’s first president and even has a public holiday celebrated in her honour.
Josina Machel is an iconic figure who battled against Portuguese occupation and championed women’s rights.
She died from liver cancer aged only 25 but achieved plenty during her short life.
We look back at her impact on the southeast African nation and why her name is one to be remembered for generations to come.
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She fought for the Mozambique Liberation Front, married the country’s first president and even has a public holiday celebrated in her honour.
Josina Machel is an iconic figure who battled against Portuguese occupation and championed women’s rights.
She died from liver cancer aged only 25 but achieved plenty during her short life.
We look back at her impact on the southeast African nation and why her name is one to be remembered for generations to come.
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WATCH: UK COPS UNLEASH DOG ON RAPPER MIST
Watch the moment UK rapper Mist is attacked by a police dog.
Bystanders filmed how British officers unleashed an aggressive German Shepherd while attempting to detain the Black rap artist, shouting “get on the floor now.” It’s unclear what led to the incident in Birmingham last week.
The debate over police brutality and accountability has reignited in the UK after the country’s home secretary was accused of interfering in a criminal prosecution. She made a series of comments on Twitter in response to a London police officer being charged with murder after he shot dead Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old unarmed Black man in South London.
Watch the moment UK rapper Mist is attacked by a police dog.
Bystanders filmed how British officers unleashed an aggressive German Shepherd while attempting to detain the Black rap artist, shouting “get on the floor now.” It’s unclear what led to the incident in Birmingham last week.
The debate over police brutality and accountability has reignited in the UK after the country’s home secretary was accused of interfering in a criminal prosecution. She made a series of comments on Twitter in response to a London police officer being charged with murder after he shot dead Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old unarmed Black man in South London.
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Continued.....WATCH: UK COPS UNLEASH DOG ON RAPPER MIST
UK police have a long record of using violence against unarmed Black men. 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.
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UK police have a long record of using violence against unarmed Black men. 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.
Do you think this is an example of excessive violence used by British police? Leave your comments below.
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PANDOR ON ‘RULES-BASED ORDER’ AND PALESTINE
South Africa has long expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine, seeing their struggle as similar to the one against apartheid.
The recent violence in the region has brought renewed focus on the issue of Palestine’s right to sovereignty, as well as on the question of adherence to international law.
Around a year ago, South Africa’s foreign minister weighed in on these issues in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Back then, there were calls to reform the UN Security Council to get around Russia’s veto - that is, to change the so-called ‘rules-based order.’
But as Naledi Pandor pointed out, why should this happen in response to one people (Ukrainians) defending their sovereignty and not another (Palestinians)?
South Africa has long expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine, seeing their struggle as similar to the one against apartheid.
The recent violence in the region has brought renewed focus on the issue of Palestine’s right to sovereignty, as well as on the question of adherence to international law.
Around a year ago, South Africa’s foreign minister weighed in on these issues in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Back then, there were calls to reform the UN Security Council to get around Russia’s veto - that is, to change the so-called ‘rules-based order.’
But as Naledi Pandor pointed out, why should this happen in response to one people (Ukrainians) defending their sovereignty and not another (Palestinians)?
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Watch her make the case here that appeals to the ‘international order’ are just a tool for the West to achieve its aims - one that’s conveniently left in the tool box when others’ need of it goes against its interests.
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Watch her make the case here that appeals to the ‘international order’ are just a tool for the West to achieve its aims - one that’s conveniently left in the tool box when others’ need of it goes against its interests.
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MALCOLM X ON SELF-DEFENCE
On 11 October 1963, Malcolm X was interviewed at the University of California, Berkeley. When questioned about his stance on self-defence, his remarks emphasised the need for African people to stick together to protect ourselves, as no one else will. A quick look around the African world today reveals that he was right.
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On 11 October 1963, Malcolm X was interviewed at the University of California, Berkeley. When questioned about his stance on self-defence, his remarks emphasised the need for African people to stick together to protect ourselves, as no one else will. A quick look around the African world today reveals that he was right.
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FINALLY! FRENCH TROOPS START NIGER EXIT!
A three-month French troop withdrawal from Niger has officially started. It’s a testament to the tenacity and endurance of the Nigerien people, who have been protesting outside French sites in the country for weeks.
France’s 1,500-strong Niger force is now heading to Chad, a country with nine French military bases.
Many feel France has failed in its ‘anti-terror’ mandate in the Sahel. In Burkina Faso and Mali, many civilians claim life, although still difficult, has improved in terms of security since the French left more than a year ago. Nigeriens are optimistic the same will be true for them as well.
A three-month French troop withdrawal from Niger has officially started. It’s a testament to the tenacity and endurance of the Nigerien people, who have been protesting outside French sites in the country for weeks.
France’s 1,500-strong Niger force is now heading to Chad, a country with nine French military bases.
Many feel France has failed in its ‘anti-terror’ mandate in the Sahel. In Burkina Faso and Mali, many civilians claim life, although still difficult, has improved in terms of security since the French left more than a year ago. Nigeriens are optimistic the same will be true for them as well.
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Continued…FINALLY! FRENCH TROOPS START NIGER EXIT!
But it will be tough. The US has announced a $500-million cut in aid to Niger, one of the world's poorest countries. This is on top of aid cuts from other Western powers, and sanctions from regional bloc ECOWAS. Despite this, Niger and its people look unshaken in their determination to chart an independent path.
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But it will be tough. The US has announced a $500-million cut in aid to Niger, one of the world's poorest countries. This is on top of aid cuts from other Western powers, and sanctions from regional bloc ECOWAS. Despite this, Niger and its people look unshaken in their determination to chart an independent path.
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‘IMF BANKRUPTED GHANA’
Ghana is facing a cost-of-living crisis and crushing debt. The government blames the eyewatering inflation on the Ukraine conflict and Covid. Protesters blame their plummeting currency on government corruption. Meanwhile the International Monetary Fund says another loan is the answer.
However, some believe the IMF has long been the problem. According to Ghanaian journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr, its destructive neoliberal policies have caused today’s mess.
Under Kwame Nkrumah, the country had prospered.
However, after decades of IMF cut backs, Ghana’s economy has been crippled.
Ghana is facing a cost-of-living crisis and crushing debt. The government blames the eyewatering inflation on the Ukraine conflict and Covid. Protesters blame their plummeting currency on government corruption. Meanwhile the International Monetary Fund says another loan is the answer.
However, some believe the IMF has long been the problem. According to Ghanaian journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr, its destructive neoliberal policies have caused today’s mess.
Under Kwame Nkrumah, the country had prospered.
However, after decades of IMF cut backs, Ghana’s economy has been crippled.
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Today, Accra is returning to the Western lender, bowl in hand, for a 17th time. But if a break from the shackles of debt was possible under austerity programmes, it would have happened by now.
What’s more, the West never made its wealth from the neoliberal capitalist model it preaches. According to Pratt, that came from colonialism, the slave trade and exploitation.
It’s a strong argument. Listen to him make the case and give us your thoughts.
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Today, Accra is returning to the Western lender, bowl in hand, for a 17th time. But if a break from the shackles of debt was possible under austerity programmes, it would have happened by now.
What’s more, the West never made its wealth from the neoliberal capitalist model it preaches. According to Pratt, that came from colonialism, the slave trade and exploitation.
It’s a strong argument. Listen to him make the case and give us your thoughts.
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‘ISRAEL NEEDS U.S. SUPPORT’
Is Israel an apartheid state? Well, some people think so. In this video, Jacqueline Luqman, a journalist and activist who attended a pro-Palestine rally held October 8 in Washington, D.C., draws parallels between the practices of the Israeli government and those of South Africa’s apartheid regime.
The speaker also points out Israel’s ability to inflict violence on the Palestinians relies on outside funding. Israel is, by far, the largest recipient of US aid since the end of World War II. In 2016, then-US president Barack Obama signed a deal to provide $38 billion in military aid to Israel over the course of 10 years.
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Is Israel an apartheid state? Well, some people think so. In this video, Jacqueline Luqman, a journalist and activist who attended a pro-Palestine rally held October 8 in Washington, D.C., draws parallels between the practices of the Israeli government and those of South Africa’s apartheid regime.
The speaker also points out Israel’s ability to inflict violence on the Palestinians relies on outside funding. Israel is, by far, the largest recipient of US aid since the end of World War II. In 2016, then-US president Barack Obama signed a deal to provide $38 billion in military aid to Israel over the course of 10 years.
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YOUNG BIDEN: ISRAEL SERVES
WESTERN INTERESTS
Here is something to think about whenever you hear the West wax lyrical about ‘both sides’ with regard to the Zionist occupation of Palestine. In this 5 June 1986 video, then-US Senator and now-US President Joe Biden let the cat out of the bag as to why Israel is so important to the United States. Hint: It’s to protect Western interests in West Asia.
These remarks given on the US Senate floor demystify the overwhelming show of support Israel has received from almost every Western leader as Palestine intensified its resistance this week. It should serve as a wake-up call for the majority of the international community, which international polls show is interested in justly resolving the Palestinian question.
WESTERN INTERESTS
Here is something to think about whenever you hear the West wax lyrical about ‘both sides’ with regard to the Zionist occupation of Palestine. In this 5 June 1986 video, then-US Senator and now-US President Joe Biden let the cat out of the bag as to why Israel is so important to the United States. Hint: It’s to protect Western interests in West Asia.
These remarks given on the US Senate floor demystify the overwhelming show of support Israel has received from almost every Western leader as Palestine intensified its resistance this week. It should serve as a wake-up call for the majority of the international community, which international polls show is interested in justly resolving the Palestinian question.
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It matters to Africa, as the motherland knows the pain and indignity of living under oppression. Before Palestine was divided for the creation of Israel, Britain wanted to carve out 13,000 km2 of Uganda, present-day Kenya, from the Mau escarpment to Lake Victoria for the creation of a Jewish state. Who knows, perhaps today, Africans would be on the frontlines for their land as Palestinians are for theirs. Even today, Israel has played a large role on the continent, as seen with "normalisation" agreements Egypt, Morocco and Sudan have signed. The West should be viewed as a biased arbiter, as decades of complicity in the oppression and death of Palestinians shows.
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It matters to Africa, as the motherland knows the pain and indignity of living under oppression. Before Palestine was divided for the creation of Israel, Britain wanted to carve out 13,000 km2 of Uganda, present-day Kenya, from the Mau escarpment to Lake Victoria for the creation of a Jewish state. Who knows, perhaps today, Africans would be on the frontlines for their land as Palestinians are for theirs. Even today, Israel has played a large role on the continent, as seen with "normalisation" agreements Egypt, Morocco and Sudan have signed. The West should be viewed as a biased arbiter, as decades of complicity in the oppression and death of Palestinians shows.
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EUROPE DID NOT CONQUER AFRICA
In almost all the lands that Europeans invaded during their colonial expansion, over 90 percent of the indigenous people were wiped out by violence and foreign diseases. However, Africans managed to survive extermination. Renowned professor of African Traditional Religion Kofi Asare Opoku provides insight.
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In almost all the lands that Europeans invaded during their colonial expansion, over 90 percent of the indigenous people were wiped out by violence and foreign diseases. However, Africans managed to survive extermination. Renowned professor of African Traditional Religion Kofi Asare Opoku provides insight.
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