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 On top of that, it’s repealed a law that was pushed on Niger by Brussels, which gave it a few billion to crack down on migrants - something that ended up hurting communities that benefited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 On top of that, it’s repealed a law that was pushed on Niger by Brussels, which gave it a few billion to crack down on migrants - something that ended up hurting communities that benefited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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FREE CONGO FROM GERTLER AND GLENCORE!
DRC is going though so much pain at the moment, it’s easy to get overwhelmed - the genocidal violence in the east, the refugee crisis, the poverty, the child labour (slavery!) in the mines, the grim legacy of colonial rule…
In this video, African Stream’s Brenda Mwai focuses on two major thorns in DRC’s side, two arch exploiters of the country: diamond magnate Dan Gertler and multinational mining behemoth Glencore.
Her message is clear: Congo needs to be free of them if it is to lift itself out of its multiple crises. What do you think?
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DRC is going though so much pain at the moment, it’s easy to get overwhelmed - the genocidal violence in the east, the refugee crisis, the poverty, the child labour (slavery!) in the mines, the grim legacy of colonial rule…
In this video, African Stream’s Brenda Mwai focuses on two major thorns in DRC’s side, two arch exploiters of the country: diamond magnate Dan Gertler and multinational mining behemoth Glencore.
Her message is clear: Congo needs to be free of them if it is to lift itself out of its multiple crises. What do you think?
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MANDELA'S LIFELONG SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE
South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela took his last breath on 5 December 2013, closing the curtain on a life marked by the struggle against racial oppression and injustice.
Ten years after his death, Mandela's legacy looms large. What stands out is his solidarity with the people of Palestine, who fight Israeli aggression and occupation to this day.
Mandela's solidarity was not only in words, but in deed. During his presidency (1994-99), he hosted several Palestinian leaders, including Yasser Arafat, then-leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). In 1999, Mandela travelled to the occupied territories, including the Gaza Strip, which Israel has been bombarding since 7 October.
Several years before that trip, he gave this historic interview in the United States, in which he drew parallels between South Africa's struggle and the Palestinian cause.
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South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela took his last breath on 5 December 2013, closing the curtain on a life marked by the struggle against racial oppression and injustice.
Ten years after his death, Mandela's legacy looms large. What stands out is his solidarity with the people of Palestine, who fight Israeli aggression and occupation to this day.
Mandela's solidarity was not only in words, but in deed. During his presidency (1994-99), he hosted several Palestinian leaders, including Yasser Arafat, then-leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). In 1999, Mandela travelled to the occupied territories, including the Gaza Strip, which Israel has been bombarding since 7 October.
Several years before that trip, he gave this historic interview in the United States, in which he drew parallels between South Africa's struggle and the Palestinian cause.
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Afro-Caribbean revolutionary and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon is perhaps the most influential anti-colonial thinker of his time. He died on this day, December 6th, in 1961.
His life and works have inspired national liberation movements and political activism throughout the Global South and beyond - planting the seeds of revolution in the hearts and minds of millions.
Here are some key facts and quotes to chew over. We’d love to know if his message appeals to you in the comments.
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His life and works have inspired national liberation movements and political activism throughout the Global South and beyond - planting the seeds of revolution in the hearts and minds of millions.
Here are some key facts and quotes to chew over. We’d love to know if his message appeals to you in the comments.
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At least 85 civilians have been killed and dozens more injured in northern Nigeria following an accidental drone strike by the Nigerian Army. Many of the victims were women, children and the elderly who were celebrating the Muslim festival Maulud.
The army acknowledged that they mistakenly struck the village of Tudun Biri after they wrongly analyzed and misinterpreted patterns and activities resembling that of terrorists and bandits. The strike has caused outrage as President Bola Tinubu calls for a thorough investigation into the deadly incident.
The army acknowledged that they mistakenly struck the village of Tudun Biri after they wrongly analyzed and misinterpreted patterns and activities resembling that of terrorists and bandits. The strike has caused outrage as President Bola Tinubu calls for a thorough investigation into the deadly incident.
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Continued….This “error” is not the first for Nigeria. In January 2017, at least 112 people were killed when a fighter jet struck a camp housing 40,000 people displaced by terrorist violence in the town of Rann. The Nigerian military blamed the airstrike on "lack of appropriate marking of the area" in a report issued six months later.
Nigeria's armed forces often rely on air strikes in their fight against the militias who’ve terrorized civilians living in the northwestern region. Operating in the country for over a decade, these groups are based deep inside the forests and conduct raiding expeditions to loot and kidnap residents for ransom.
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Nigeria's armed forces often rely on air strikes in their fight against the militias who’ve terrorized civilians living in the northwestern region. Operating in the country for over a decade, these groups are based deep inside the forests and conduct raiding expeditions to loot and kidnap residents for ransom.
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VILE COP TASES, TAUNTS AFRICAN IN U.S.
A video’s gone viral for all the wrong reasons - as the US proves incapable of immunising itself against the virus that is cop brutality against Africans in America.
In it, we see 24-year-old Alabama resident Micah Washington being tasered point blank and taunted by a foul-mouthed female police officer during an arrest. Washington is compliant, but all the same she inflicts enough pain on him to reduce him to tears.
His girlfriend says he was just changing a burst tyre - though he was booked with drugs and weapons charges, as well as for resisting arrest. Dana Elmore, the officer in the video, was put on leave - but only after it was widely shared and condemned.
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A video’s gone viral for all the wrong reasons - as the US proves incapable of immunising itself against the virus that is cop brutality against Africans in America.
In it, we see 24-year-old Alabama resident Micah Washington being tasered point blank and taunted by a foul-mouthed female police officer during an arrest. Washington is compliant, but all the same she inflicts enough pain on him to reduce him to tears.
His girlfriend says he was just changing a burst tyre - though he was booked with drugs and weapons charges, as well as for resisting arrest. Dana Elmore, the officer in the video, was put on leave - but only after it was widely shared and condemned.
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