Israel is reportedly trying to strike deals behind the scenes with the DRC, Chad and Rwanda to relocate more than two million Palestinians from Gaza. Israeli far-right ministers dub the policy ‘voluntary migration’. However, their US ally has slammed the plan, while the African countries named deny involvement.
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GHANA PRESIDENT SHUTS DOWN POLITICAL GATHERING
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has managed to upset people once again.
This time, his government is under fire for allegedly ordering event organisers to call off a political conference just hours before it was set to open. It would have featured prominent Pan-African and anti-imperialist speakers from across the African continent. Footage reportedly shows some of the thousands of people who were upset after having gathered in Accra's Independence Square to hear these speakers.
Akufo-Addo has come under fire over the past several months for Ghana's economic crisis. The masses also have denounced his government's support for Israel as the state bombards the Gaza Strip.
Why do you think the Ghanaian government shut down the event? Let us know below.
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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has managed to upset people once again.
This time, his government is under fire for allegedly ordering event organisers to call off a political conference just hours before it was set to open. It would have featured prominent Pan-African and anti-imperialist speakers from across the African continent. Footage reportedly shows some of the thousands of people who were upset after having gathered in Accra's Independence Square to hear these speakers.
Akufo-Addo has come under fire over the past several months for Ghana's economic crisis. The masses also have denounced his government's support for Israel as the state bombards the Gaza Strip.
Why do you think the Ghanaian government shut down the event? Let us know below.
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RAPPER YASIIN BEY: US EMPIRE CRUMBLING
Rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) has long been an outspoken critic of American exceptionalism and has a prediction for 2024. During this interview on The Cutting Room Floor Podcast, he suggests time is running out for empires built on brute force and says there’s still hope despite dreadful on-going global conflicts ravaging regions like Congo and Sudan. He concludes with the line: ‘Through the demise my heart is still alive. It looks awful outside but it’s still worth a try.’ As usual, artists have a way with with words. Listen to his and let us know if you agree.
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Rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) has long been an outspoken critic of American exceptionalism and has a prediction for 2024. During this interview on The Cutting Room Floor Podcast, he suggests time is running out for empires built on brute force and says there’s still hope despite dreadful on-going global conflicts ravaging regions like Congo and Sudan. He concludes with the line: ‘Through the demise my heart is still alive. It looks awful outside but it’s still worth a try.’ As usual, artists have a way with with words. Listen to his and let us know if you agree.
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CIA CHIEF MEETS KENYAN PRESIDENT
In the same week that Africans remembered one of our CIA-assassinated Pan-African giants, Patrice Lumumba, the US intelligence agency was on an East African regional tour. Kenyan President William Ruto hosted CIA Director William Burns on 15 January.
No official has confirmed what was discussed, but here are just a few recent high-profile issues we think may have been tackled.
First is Yemen. With the West widely touting Kenya as an ‘island of stability’ in the ‘rough neighbourhood’ of East Africa, along with its proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, it’s easy to see why the CIA director might drop in for a chat.
In the same week that Africans remembered one of our CIA-assassinated Pan-African giants, Patrice Lumumba, the US intelligence agency was on an East African regional tour. Kenyan President William Ruto hosted CIA Director William Burns on 15 January.
No official has confirmed what was discussed, but here are just a few recent high-profile issues we think may have been tackled.
First is Yemen. With the West widely touting Kenya as an ‘island of stability’ in the ‘rough neighbourhood’ of East Africa, along with its proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, it’s easy to see why the CIA director might drop in for a chat.
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Continued…..Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement, officially known as Ansar Allah, had announced shortly after the 7 October escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict that it would blockade ships headed to Israel until the massacre of Palestinians stops. Recently, the United States and the United Kingdom launched attacks on Yemen.
They also might have deliberated on the looming deployment of 1,000 Kenyan cops to Haiti, despite spirited public opposition in Haiti and in Kenya, as well as in Kenyan courts. The true motive is under question, as underlying systemic issues—and the US role in creating them—have been ignored. Previous foreign interventions have been disastrous. The US government has promised to foot the $200 million bill. Many have perceived it as Kenya being paid to be the ‘Blackface’ of US imperialism.
Anyway, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Why do you think the CIA chief stopped by Nairobi?
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They also might have deliberated on the looming deployment of 1,000 Kenyan cops to Haiti, despite spirited public opposition in Haiti and in Kenya, as well as in Kenyan courts. The true motive is under question, as underlying systemic issues—and the US role in creating them—have been ignored. Previous foreign interventions have been disastrous. The US government has promised to foot the $200 million bill. Many have perceived it as Kenya being paid to be the ‘Blackface’ of US imperialism.
Anyway, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Why do you think the CIA chief stopped by Nairobi?
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A WIN FOR MALI’S A WIN FOR BURKINA!
AFCON always grips the continent as countries bid to become football’s African champions. But in West Africa, two countries have swapped football rivalry for brotherly love. Fans in Burkina don’t just root for their own national heroes; they’re cheering equally for neighbours Mali. They’re two nations that increasingly share political goals, after military leaders took charge in publicity-supported coups. Both are now part of the newly-formed Alliance of Sahelian States that also includes ally Niger. Sadly, the latter didn’t qualify for AFCON, but all three have been brought closer together - including, it seems, their football fans.
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AFCON always grips the continent as countries bid to become football’s African champions. But in West Africa, two countries have swapped football rivalry for brotherly love. Fans in Burkina don’t just root for their own national heroes; they’re cheering equally for neighbours Mali. They’re two nations that increasingly share political goals, after military leaders took charge in publicity-supported coups. Both are now part of the newly-formed Alliance of Sahelian States that also includes ally Niger. Sadly, the latter didn’t qualify for AFCON, but all three have been brought closer together - including, it seems, their football fans.
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LUMUMBA VILLAGE: DRC’S SANCTUARY FOR CHILDREN
Violence against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached unprecedented levels. According to the UN, there are few (if any) worse places to be a child. The country has the world’s highest number of verified grave violations against children in armed conflict.
More than 26.4-million people in DRC are in need of humanitarian assistance, that’s about one in every four people - including some 14.2-million children. Conflict has been raging in parts of the country for nearly three decades, with children killed, sexually assaulted, abducted and forcibly recruited for use by armed groups.
Natural disaster has compounded the suffering for people in the east of the country.
Violence against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached unprecedented levels. According to the UN, there are few (if any) worse places to be a child. The country has the world’s highest number of verified grave violations against children in armed conflict.
More than 26.4-million people in DRC are in need of humanitarian assistance, that’s about one in every four people - including some 14.2-million children. Conflict has been raging in parts of the country for nearly three decades, with children killed, sexually assaulted, abducted and forcibly recruited for use by armed groups.
Natural disaster has compounded the suffering for people in the east of the country.
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Continued…..In 2021, Mount Nyiragongo - north of the regional capital Goma - erupted, displacing nearly half a million and killing 50. Some 2,000 children were separated from their parents amid the chaos.
A project called ‘I Heart Africa’ has tried to provide a sanctuary for some of those impacted by the disaster. The group, which puts African concerns first, has built a small community called Lumumba Village. Our man Erick Gavala paid a visit to learn more.
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A project called ‘I Heart Africa’ has tried to provide a sanctuary for some of those impacted by the disaster. The group, which puts African concerns first, has built a small community called Lumumba Village. Our man Erick Gavala paid a visit to learn more.
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ROBBED OF 44 YEARS OF FREEDOM!
Sixty-eight-year-old Ronnie Long, who spent 44 year in a US prison on a false rape conviction, has been awarded millions in compensation. While good news, it’s also a reminder of the relentless and disproportionate injustices faced by Black people in America. Not only does this have to change, but compensation should be made available to others who’ve suffered similar wrongs at the hands of the systemically racist US judicial and prison systems. Leave your thoughts below.
Sixty-eight-year-old Ronnie Long, who spent 44 year in a US prison on a false rape conviction, has been awarded millions in compensation. While good news, it’s also a reminder of the relentless and disproportionate injustices faced by Black people in America. Not only does this have to change, but compensation should be made available to others who’ve suffered similar wrongs at the hands of the systemically racist US judicial and prison systems. Leave your thoughts below.
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SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE LAND OF THE FREE
The so-called Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the southern United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. You might have thought that their abolishment in the ‘60s would have eradicated structural racism and discrimination in US society, but sadly that’s not the case. As explained in this video, harsh drug laws and the way they’re enforced have seen Blacks disproportionately sent into the prison system - and thereby effectively disempowered, as inmates can have multiple rights removed.
The so-called Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the southern United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. You might have thought that their abolishment in the ‘60s would have eradicated structural racism and discrimination in US society, but sadly that’s not the case. As explained in this video, harsh drug laws and the way they’re enforced have seen Blacks disproportionately sent into the prison system - and thereby effectively disempowered, as inmates can have multiple rights removed.
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CIA CHIEF IN SOMALIA
Mere days after touching down in Kenya, CIA Director William Burns visited Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The president’s official Twitter account reports the 18 January deliberations centred around regional issues of ‘mutual interest and enhancing Somalia-US strategic partnership,’ as well as the ‘fight against international terrorism and promoting regional stability.’
Of course, the elephant in the room is the increasing tension between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. Somalia has taken issue with landlocked Ethiopia recognising breakaway republic Somaliland’s statehood in exchange for maritime access. Somalia claims Somaliland is part of its territory and, as such, has no right to give Ethiopia a 20-kilometre strip to build a port in the city of Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden. Somalia has threatened war should the deal proceed. Meanwhile, the US has reiterated its support for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Mere days after touching down in Kenya, CIA Director William Burns visited Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The president’s official Twitter account reports the 18 January deliberations centred around regional issues of ‘mutual interest and enhancing Somalia-US strategic partnership,’ as well as the ‘fight against international terrorism and promoting regional stability.’
Of course, the elephant in the room is the increasing tension between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. Somalia has taken issue with landlocked Ethiopia recognising breakaway republic Somaliland’s statehood in exchange for maritime access. Somalia claims Somaliland is part of its territory and, as such, has no right to give Ethiopia a 20-kilometre strip to build a port in the city of Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden. Somalia has threatened war should the deal proceed. Meanwhile, the US has reiterated its support for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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