FIRST AFRICAN SAMURAI

Well, we might have enjoyed the adventures of Aku and Samurai Jack cartoons as kids. But did you know that one of the strongest Samurai to exist was from Africa? So how did he end up in Japan.? We take you through the legendary story.

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WEST'S LIES ABOUT AFRICA

The West has sold lies about Africa as diseased and dying, keeping many Africans in the diaspora away from Africa, while the West continues investing and reaping benefits. That's what Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, former African Union Permanent Representative to the United States, recently told an African journalist. She called on all Africans to wake up and for a Pan-Africanist television programme to re-write history and educate its people on the power that lies within Africa.

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CHIMAMANDA: A LESSON IN FRENCH HYPOCRISY

Nigerian author and activist Chimamanda Ngozi says colonialism is not over yet. In an interview with France 24, she pointed out the hypocrisy of France in its dealings with Africa. France has continued its exploitative financial relationship with former colonies, which have been forced to bank their reserves in Paris. France not only controls these countries’ capital but also their natural resources. One of the countries has been Niger - one of the world’s largest producers of uranium - which has remained in poverty despite servicing much of France’s electricity grid. But the recent revolution in Niamey shows the winds of change are blowing - certainly through the Sahel, and perhaps across all of Africa! Do you feel it yet?

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MELONI FULL OF BALONEY

It’s an odd sensation watching Italy’s hard-right Prime Minister excoriate Emmanuel Macron for French neo-imperialism in Africa. Giorgia Meloni’s analysis of the evils of the CFA franc and they way it is used by France to keep Africans economically enslaved is spot on. But she’s a fascism fan-girl who openly praises her country’s former dictator, Benito Mussolini. (As they say, even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day!) Of course, she’s only worried about French neo-imperialism because it’s fuelling the migrant crisis in which Italy is so heavily caught up in. Also, she seems to be forgetting that her own hero Mussolini had similar dreams of financial control over Africans with plans to launch his own colonial currencies.

And, moreover, the firebrand ought perhaps to cool it until she comes clean about her own neo-imperialist ambitions in Africa. She has grand plans for Italy to act as a hub for Africa’s natural gas exports to Europe, involving the construction of new pipelines in several nations on our continent. (All gas pipelines lead to Rome?) So the verdict has to be: she’s an absolute hypocrite!

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MALEMA: WE MUST DEMAND RESPECT ON GLOBAL STAGE

South African opposition figure Julius Malema says enough is enough - African leaders should no longer tolerate being treated like junior partners by Western leaders.

In this clip - where he’s replying to Spain’s ambassador to South Africa, who’d asked how a Malema-led government would engage with the European Union - he says his party is open to engaging with leaders from all parts of the world, provided that such engagement happens based on mutual respect.

That’s something all African leaders surely agree with, whatever their political stripes, right?

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MUGABE ON U.N. BIAS

The United Nations is routinely touted as a robust, impartial and balanced international body. But, the truth is the body is at the mercy of the whims and wishes of the five countries that are permanent members of its Security Council (UNSC): China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries have the power to veto decisions taken by the other 188 member states.

Pleas to reform the UNSC have repeatedly been ignored. Almost eight decades after it was formed, mostly World War II victors and their vassals sit on the UNSC, which does not reflect global demographics. For instance, how does one justify that France—with a population of less than 70 million—has permanent representation, while the entire African continent—with over 1.2 billion people—does not?

Continued…..Robert Mugabe, former Zimbabwean prime minister (1980-87) and, later, president (1987-2017), never shied away from calling out Western hypocrisy. In this clip from the 26th African Union Summit, held in 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mugabe said the UN—as it exists—is a mainly ceremonial organisation. His comments were directed at then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who had attended.

Let us know if you agree with Mugabe.

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SOULFUL TAARAB!

The coastal regions of East Africa have a genre of music that is not only poetic, but soulful. We take a look at the history of the beautiful genre known as taarab.

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SLAVE TRADERS WARPED HISTORY

In order to justify the slave trade, European powers had to demonise Africans. And that meant re-writing or ignoring large parts of history.

Here, Afro-American historian, Professor John Henrik Clarke, uses Christianity as an example. African countries were some of the first in the world to adopt it as an official religion. A fact avoided by colonialists who pushed the narrative Africans were heathens.

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ZIONISM IS ANTI-SEMITISM?

Israel as a nation-state is the result of racial displacement. Have a listen to American poet and scholar Fred Moten, explain why he sides with Palestinians. And why criticism of Israel is not necessarily anti-Semitic.

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BIOTERRORISM AGAINST AFRICANS IN U.S.

Between the 1950s and 1970s, the CIA spearheaded numerous covert operations under the umbrella of its MKULTRA and MKNAOMI programs. The programs developed psychological- and medical-torture methods to advance US interests during the Cold War against the former Soviet Union. Operation Big Buzz was one such example, deploying mosquitos to target Africans in the US states of Florida and Georgia. Author Harriet A. Washington’s book, ‘Medical Apartheid,’ demonstrates how Operation Big Buzz fits into the US history of experimenting on African people, both inside and outside of the United States.

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U.S. POLICY: DESTROY HUMANE SOCIETIES

Close to 30 years ago, former CIA officer Philip Agee was interviewed about the United States’ role in destabilising countries, such as Cuba and Nicaragua.

Fascinatingly enough, he explained how, when governments prioritise social justice and equality by providing education and healthcare, as Cuba does, the United States moves to disrupt their processes.

Countries like Nicaragua, Cuba, Grenada and others that have challenged US hegemony, so they can provide a good quality of life to their people, were or are being destroyed militarily or economically. This comes as the US government oppresses its population.

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STRONGEST AFRICAN PASSPORTS!

Did you know that the two small island countries of Mauritius and Seychelles have the strongest passports in Africa? We break down why citizens of these nations enjoy more visa-free travel than other Africans.

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AFRICA’S ANCIENT BEAUTY SECRETS

Most of us like to be pampered, but next time you step into your local spa, be aware you could be stepping back in time too.

There are many treatments that originate from ancient Africa. From smoke baths to Turkish baths, the desire to look and feel good was just as strong back then as it is today.

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LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA: LOST WONDER OF WORLD

The lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt is one of the world’s lost wonders. Here’s a quick video explaining its brilliant architecture, rise and eventual demise.

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SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA 2.0

Pan-African PLO Lumumba has warned of a new scramble for Africa. And says the appearance of investment from China, Qatar, Turkey and Russia is not necessarily a good thing. In his words, ‘Africans somehow believe when we remove one slave master and then bring in another, then it is better’

It’s not just the size of investment that matters either, it’s about the terms of any deal. And whether it’s exploitative, or one that benefits Africa in the long-term.

European firms remain the largest holders of foreign assets in Africa, according to the UN. And that’s still led by the UK ($65-billion) and France ($60-billion).

Here, the law professor urges the continent to remain wary of neo-colonial projects.

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ETHIOPIAN CHRISTMAS

Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox faithful celebrate Christmas almost two weeks after much of the rest of the world, in keeping with the Julian calendar.

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