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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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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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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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Large-scale wildlife crime is not prominent in Rwanda but conservation experts say that Rwanda has become a strategic hub in the illicit trade, particularly for ivory trafficking. The use of social media by traffickers has increased the rate of illicit activity and made detection by law enforcement a difficult task.
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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.
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.
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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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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.
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.
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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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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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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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TRIPLE-POWER: BRING ON THE SAHEL CONFEDERATION!
Pan-Africanism is sweeping the Sahel. Three regional states - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger - could be poised to form a confederation. The foreign ministers of each have just thrashed out the details at a two-day meet in Bamako - and will each now advise their respective bosses to proceed with the plan, with the eventual formation of a federation in mind.
The consequences of such a union would be huge - literally: a Sahelian Federation comprising the three would become the largest state in Africa and overtake India as the 8th largest in the world. It would bring together 70-million people - and enjoy an abundance of resources, from cattle and cotton, to gold, uranium and oil.
Pan-Africanism is sweeping the Sahel. Three regional states - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger - could be poised to form a confederation. The foreign ministers of each have just thrashed out the details at a two-day meet in Bamako - and will each now advise their respective bosses to proceed with the plan, with the eventual formation of a federation in mind.
The consequences of such a union would be huge - literally: a Sahelian Federation comprising the three would become the largest state in Africa and overtake India as the 8th largest in the world. It would bring together 70-million people - and enjoy an abundance of resources, from cattle and cotton, to gold, uranium and oil.
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Continued….Mali is constructing West Africa’s biggest gold refinery, with Burkina also building one - while a 2,000 km pipeline from Niger to international markets has been commissioned.
Those steering the ship in Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou would make their Pan-African forbears - like Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba and Thomas Sankara - truly proud.
One brother who clearly is up for a federation has made a beautiful video in which he illustrates what it would mean in geographic terms. Who else is up for it? Have a watch and let us know in the comments if you are!
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Those steering the ship in Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou would make their Pan-African forbears - like Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba and Thomas Sankara - truly proud.
One brother who clearly is up for a federation has made a beautiful video in which he illustrates what it would mean in geographic terms. Who else is up for it? Have a watch and let us know in the comments if you are!
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NIGER SEVERS TIES WITH WEST, CONSOLIDATES HOME FRONT
Since seizing power, Niger’s revolutionary leadership has steered the country away from reliance on the West - towards cooperation with fellow African states. This is particularly true on the security front, where years of French, EU and US assistance has arguably only hindered the war on terrorism in the Sahel.
So Niamey has joined forces with Burkina Faso and Mali as part of the Alliance of Sahelian States - and waved good-bye to the likes of France’s ‘G5 Sahel’ security pact as well military partnerships with the EU. On top of that, it’s repealed a law that was pushed on Niger by Brussels, which gave it a few billion to crack down on migrants - something that ended up hurting communities that benefited from migrant business.
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Since seizing power, Niger’s revolutionary leadership has steered the country away from reliance on the West - towards cooperation with fellow African states. This is particularly true on the security front, where years of French, EU and US assistance has arguably only hindered the war on terrorism in the Sahel.
So Niamey has joined forces with Burkina Faso and Mali as part of the Alliance of Sahelian States - and waved good-bye to the likes of France’s ‘G5 Sahel’ security pact as well military partnerships with the EU. On top of that, it’s repealed a law that was pushed on Niger by Brussels, which gave it a few billion to crack down on migrants - something that ended up hurting communities that benefited from migrant business.
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