FATHER OF AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Seydou Keïta is celebrated as one of Africa’s greatest photographers. Through his lens, he captured the dreams and aspirations of the people who sat before him and left behind a visual legacy that captivated generations.

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HUMAN RIGHTS OR JUST WHITE RIGHTS?

From the French revolutionary government’s enslavement of Haitian people to today’s televised Israeli collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza, it is clear that the West’s conception of human rights does not extent to us. African Stream's William Sakawa breaks down the past and present of the West's lethal double standards in Africa and beyond.

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KENYAN POLITICIAN FLIES IN TO BUILD MUD CLASSROOM

You have seen Kenya’s president call for ‘tightening of belts’ while sporting a $2800 belt. In another bizarre display, his interior minister, Mr Kithure Kindiki, flew a chopper to build a mud classroom at a school in his home county of Tharaka-Nithi a few years ago. Many argue the fuel expense alone would have covered the cost for brick-walled classrooms instead.

This is a microcosm of the Kenya Kwanza administration. As the government hiked taxes and stripped subsidies of key commodities like fuel, it exempted aircraft parts from taxation. Instead of strengthening the management of government companies, there is a renewed push to privatise, eliciting fears of the creation of a brand new class of oligarchs.

Continued…. Meanwhile government officials have embarked on countless trips abroad. President William Ruto and his deputy have incurred a staggering KSh 1.3 billion ($8.5 million) in travel costs, having made 51 trips to 34 countries between July 1st, 2022 and June 30th, 2023 since coming to government

Many feel betrayed, as the government seems to be taking a 180-degree turn from its campaign promises which pledged a ‘bottoms-up’ approach. For now, it seems only wealth is being transferred from the bottom-up.

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KENYAN MP WANTS TIGHT SKIRTS BANNED

Kenya’s parliament recently got a ‘dressing down’ from the speaker - who berated lawmakers for wearing traditional African clothes rather than more Western attire. But for one MP, that wasn’t enough. He took it upon himself to use his time in parliament to beseech the speaker also to ensure that ancillary staff in the building change the way they dress. In particular, he objected to the short skirts worn by canteen staff. Given all the urgent problems Kenya is facing right now - from the cost-of-living crisis and sky-high taxes to the heavy government debt - that was enough to make the blood of African Stream’s Brenda Mwai boil. Watch her react to Geoffery Kiringa’s speech and give the Kenyan MP a piece of her mind. Do you agree with her?

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GENIUS NIGERIAN GIRL

Watch how Nigerian teen Faith Odunsi went genius mode in Season 4 of a game show called, ‘Cowbellpedia,’ in 2018.

Our only thought would be don’t succumb to the myth that we are not intelligent and that we need people from the West to do our maths for us, especially not our maths!

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I mean he ain't lying!

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EL SALVADOR JOINS AFROPHIBIA RACE

Any African who has travelled around the world knows how difficult it is getting from point A to point B 'while African.' Before traveling to almost any country outside the continent, Africans are subjected to some of the most cumbersome visa applications processes on planet earth. Weeks, even months can go by before an approval or denial is issued. However, if you are lucky enough to get the visa, then you still must deal with equally difficult transit regulations if your ticket is not a direct flight to your destination. It seems like countries are competing against each other to see who can implement the most hostile visa requirements to Africans. And El Salvador seems to have become a strong contender for the championship noscript.

Continued…. In early November, the Central American country announced that it was going to impose a $1130 travel fee on each and every African and Indian transiting through its airports. Authorities claim that the exorbitant fee is earmarked for improving aviation infrastructure in the country, but many wonder why only Africans and Indians are being subjected to this fee. Well, if it looks and smells like racism, it probably is. Watch our African sister, Tanekalouit-Touraouet, react to this strange fee.

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REMEMBERING NELSON MANDELA

Today is the 10th anniversary of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) transitioning into an ancestor.

In this 2018 clip of PLO Lumumba giving a speech during a lecture memorialising the former South African president, he echoed what Mandela would have said about the current state of the continent. The Pan-Africanist pointed out to an audience in the South African city of Mthatha that Mandela would have reminded Africans of the history of how Europeans invaded the continent and stole our land.

What else do you think Nelson Mandela would say to Africans? Let us know in the comments.

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CONGO'S EXPLOPITED COBALT MINERS!

Cobalt is a rare mineral used in the production of almost all lithium ion rechargeable batteries that powers your smartphone, laptops and electric vehicles. But did you know that 70% of the world’s cobalt is produced in the Congo? And did you know that this noble metal is mined at dangerous, even life-threatening costs?

In this video, you’ll see how cobalt is mined off the backs of thousands of mainly Congolese children and in a country where most people earn less than a dollar a day. The toxic mines have kept kids from attending school, labouring instead in slave-like conditions and in abject poverty.

Continued….Packed like sardines in these mines, their plight sometimes goes forgotten as they work in grinding and degrading conditions. Pickaxes and shovels are used to hack and scrounge at the earth in trenches, pits and tunnels to gather cobalt to produce tiny, shiny, and fashionable electronic devices the world over. Driven by poverty, many children have forgone their primary studies to toil in these tunnels that, on occasion, have collapsed causing disfigured limbs in some cases and deaths in others.

May this video serve as a reminder to call out those that exploit Africans, its resources and economies. A reminder to speak out against the decades of exploitation that plague African states much like the Congo.

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VIGIL FOR SUDAN IN MATHARE GHETTO, KENYA

This is what Solidarity looks like!

On Saturday, 2nd December, a Pan-African Alliance led by Africans_Rising, hosted a Pan-African Solidarity Day with Sudan Mathare Social Justice Centre in the heart of one of Kenya's largest slums - Nairobi’s Mathare Ghetto.

A beautiful moment at the end of the event was when everyone lit a candle in vigil, and Sudanese refugee Duha recited a poem about Sudan.

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