Even if you don’t love football, you’ve gotta love this photo. Tanzania’s Simon Msuva celebrating in style after scoring in his side’s 1-1 draw with Zambia.
Unfortunately his team didn’t make it through to AFCON’s knockout stage - but his image could well win photo of the tournament. Simon stuck it on his instagram page and the last time we looked, it had racked up over 90k likes.
There are 16 nations left. Swipe right to see your team's in the next round.
Spoiler alert - there's no Ghana but Ivory Coast made it through by the skin of their teeth! 😅
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Unfortunately his team didn’t make it through to AFCON’s knockout stage - but his image could well win photo of the tournament. Simon stuck it on his instagram page and the last time we looked, it had racked up over 90k likes.
There are 16 nations left. Swipe right to see your team's in the next round.
Spoiler alert - there's no Ghana but Ivory Coast made it through by the skin of their teeth! 😅
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PLO LUMUMBA: NIGERIA’S CRISIS UNTENABLE
Nigeria has long been terrorised by militias, who raid villages and kidnap people for ransom, exacerbating religious and ethnic tensions. Since the conflict began in 2009, about 100,000 people have been killed. The latest available data shows more than 3.9 million people have been forced to flee, with more than 2 million internally displaced. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to tackle the issue since coming to office in 2023.
Professor PLO Lumumba shared his views on Nigeria’s rogue attacks during our January news wrap in our Nairobi studio. He discussed what might work to restore order and Nigerian ethnic-groups’ interest in being part of the Nigerian state.
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Nigeria has long been terrorised by militias, who raid villages and kidnap people for ransom, exacerbating religious and ethnic tensions. Since the conflict began in 2009, about 100,000 people have been killed. The latest available data shows more than 3.9 million people have been forced to flee, with more than 2 million internally displaced. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to tackle the issue since coming to office in 2023.
Professor PLO Lumumba shared his views on Nigeria’s rogue attacks during our January news wrap in our Nairobi studio. He discussed what might work to restore order and Nigerian ethnic-groups’ interest in being part of the Nigerian state.
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Nineteen people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Thursday, 25 January, in a bomb attack in the town of Mweso in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s volatile province of North Kivu. DRC troops and M23 rebels have blamed each other for launching the deadly assault.
According to the UN, the fighting has forced nearly 7 million civilians to flee their villages over several years. The country’s east has been reeling from a long-running conflict that has sparked a diplomatic crisis between the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda, which Kinshasa accuses of backing the rebels. Rwanda vehemently denies any involvement. Fueling the insecurity is a complicated brew of geopolitics, ethnic and national rivalries, and competition for control of the eastern DRC's abundant natural resources.
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According to the UN, the fighting has forced nearly 7 million civilians to flee their villages over several years. The country’s east has been reeling from a long-running conflict that has sparked a diplomatic crisis between the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda, which Kinshasa accuses of backing the rebels. Rwanda vehemently denies any involvement. Fueling the insecurity is a complicated brew of geopolitics, ethnic and national rivalries, and competition for control of the eastern DRC's abundant natural resources.
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SAUL WILLIAMS: AFRICA’S EXPLOITATION UNDISCUSSED IN WEST
Singer-songwriter, musician and poet Saul Williams speaks out about exploitation, from the African continent to Palestine. People living in developing countries rely on many materials extracted from Africa, without stopping to think about the labourers who may be using their bare hands to dig them up. Williams demonstrates in this recent ‘Empire Files’ interview with journalist Abby Martin that Westerners choosing to ignore this exploitation is connected to Israel committing violence against Palestinians.
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Singer-songwriter, musician and poet Saul Williams speaks out about exploitation, from the African continent to Palestine. People living in developing countries rely on many materials extracted from Africa, without stopping to think about the labourers who may be using their bare hands to dig them up. Williams demonstrates in this recent ‘Empire Files’ interview with journalist Abby Martin that Westerners choosing to ignore this exploitation is connected to Israel committing violence against Palestinians.
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IBRAHIM TRAORE: THE HOMELAND OR DEATH
Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, continues to fight for changes to improve the lives of civilians, especially rural farmers. On 8 January, he organised a special meeting with his personnel. This time, Traoré is cracking down on corruption and overpay within the public sector to increase the quality of life for rural people. He called on public employees to adopt a spirit of sacrifice to help their fellow countrymen in the most dire economic situations.
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Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, continues to fight for changes to improve the lives of civilians, especially rural farmers. On 8 January, he organised a special meeting with his personnel. This time, Traoré is cracking down on corruption and overpay within the public sector to increase the quality of life for rural people. He called on public employees to adopt a spirit of sacrifice to help their fellow countrymen in the most dire economic situations.
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From South Africa’s battle for justice at The Hague to escalating tensions in the Horn of Africa, here’s our weekly photo dump.
1. The Hague, Netherlands – The International Court of Justice rules Israel must take steps to protect civilians in Gaza but stops short of demanding a ceasefire.
2. Nairobi, Kenya – A pro-Palestinian supporter is arrested during a demonstration outside the German embassy against Berlin’s support for Israel’s massacre in Gaza.
3. Tunis, Tunisia – A man swings a South African flag in front of the U.S. Embassy in solidarity with Palestinians and in protest at Israeli attacks on Gaza.
4. Pretoria, South Africa – Members of the Somali community demonstrate outside the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. They want South Africa to intervene after Ethiopia’s decision to fully recognise the breakaway region of Somaliland. In exchange, Addis Ababa will get a naval base on the Gulf of Aden. The deal could spark a regional crisis.
1. The Hague, Netherlands – The International Court of Justice rules Israel must take steps to protect civilians in Gaza but stops short of demanding a ceasefire.
2. Nairobi, Kenya – A pro-Palestinian supporter is arrested during a demonstration outside the German embassy against Berlin’s support for Israel’s massacre in Gaza.
3. Tunis, Tunisia – A man swings a South African flag in front of the U.S. Embassy in solidarity with Palestinians and in protest at Israeli attacks on Gaza.
4. Pretoria, South Africa – Members of the Somali community demonstrate outside the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. They want South Africa to intervene after Ethiopia’s decision to fully recognise the breakaway region of Somaliland. In exchange, Addis Ababa will get a naval base on the Gulf of Aden. The deal could spark a regional crisis.
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5. Cairo, Egypt – Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and offers to protect the East African country’s territorial waters from Ethiopian ‘transgressions’.
6. Kampala, Uganda – Heads of state pose for a photo during the opening session of the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China (G77+China). It’s a coalition of developing countries that aims to strengthen economic ties and negotiating powers at the United Nations.
7. Abidjan, Nigeria – Nigerian fans get behind their country’s football team at the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Super Eagles have progressed to the last 16 stage which gets underway this weekend.
8. Abidjan, Ivory Coast – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, visits AFCON hosts Ivory Coast during his West Africa tour.
6. Kampala, Uganda – Heads of state pose for a photo during the opening session of the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China (G77+China). It’s a coalition of developing countries that aims to strengthen economic ties and negotiating powers at the United Nations.
7. Abidjan, Nigeria – Nigerian fans get behind their country’s football team at the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Super Eagles have progressed to the last 16 stage which gets underway this weekend.
8. Abidjan, Ivory Coast – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, visits AFCON hosts Ivory Coast during his West Africa tour.
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9. Gondar, Ethiopia – Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers enjoy the Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timkat. It’s an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
10. Kinshasa, DRC – Re-elected DRC President, Felix Tshisekedi, is sworn in at the Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecote Stadium.
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10. Kinshasa, DRC – Re-elected DRC President, Felix Tshisekedi, is sworn in at the Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecote Stadium.
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SACHS: DEMOCRATS & REPUBLICANS BEAT WAR DRUMS
The US political spectrum has been described as two sides of the same coin. While the Democratic Party and the Republican Party may differ on issues like LGBTQ rights, women's rights and migration, they almost always see eye to eye on US foreign policy. This is partly what is driving up the country’s debt burden, explained economist Jeffrey Sachs several months ago on Democracy Now.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, US defence spending in 2022 accounted for almost 40 per cent of global military expenditures. That year, US military support for Ukraine required a $71 billion increase in expenditures, pushing the United States to spend more than the next ten countries combined, compared to surpassing the next nine countries in 2021.
The US political spectrum has been described as two sides of the same coin. While the Democratic Party and the Republican Party may differ on issues like LGBTQ rights, women's rights and migration, they almost always see eye to eye on US foreign policy. This is partly what is driving up the country’s debt burden, explained economist Jeffrey Sachs several months ago on Democracy Now.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, US defence spending in 2022 accounted for almost 40 per cent of global military expenditures. That year, US military support for Ukraine required a $71 billion increase in expenditures, pushing the United States to spend more than the next ten countries combined, compared to surpassing the next nine countries in 2021.
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Continued….US military violence has been unleashed under various pretences to line the pockets of the military-industrial complex, a term used to describe the US military establishment as well as private companies that develop weaponry for US 'defence.'Meanwhile, the country’s infrastructure is crumbling, many cannot afford healthcare, and more than a half-million are homeless (a conservative estimate), to name a few challenges.
Rather than acknowledging that its domestic situation is unravelling, that its wars have failed and that its debt burden has ballooned, the United States is doubling. It has a military presence all across Africa through its Africa Command (AFRICOM) while goading China.
What's a failing empire to do? Let us know in the comments.
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Rather than acknowledging that its domestic situation is unravelling, that its wars have failed and that its debt burden has ballooned, the United States is doubling. It has a military presence all across Africa through its Africa Command (AFRICOM) while goading China.
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IDI AMIN WARNING TO ISRAEL, RHODESIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
Once upon a time, standing with the oppressed was a usual occurrence on the continent. In this clip, former Ugandan President Idi Amin opened the 1975 Organisation of African Unity’s summit in the Ugandan capital of Kampala with a warning to Rhodesians, South Africans and Zionists. His words came to pass more than 40 years later when, in response to decades of Israeli oppression, Palestinians in Gaza struck back, shattering the myth that Israel’s ‘deterrence’ was both necessary and effective.
As for Rhodesia (the colonial name for most of the area occupied by today’s Zimbabwe) and apartheid South Africa, those states were relegated to the dustbin of history. The white minority-ruled countries unravelled under pressure after decades of the struggle for African independence.
Once upon a time, standing with the oppressed was a usual occurrence on the continent. In this clip, former Ugandan President Idi Amin opened the 1975 Organisation of African Unity’s summit in the Ugandan capital of Kampala with a warning to Rhodesians, South Africans and Zionists. His words came to pass more than 40 years later when, in response to decades of Israeli oppression, Palestinians in Gaza struck back, shattering the myth that Israel’s ‘deterrence’ was both necessary and effective.
As for Rhodesia (the colonial name for most of the area occupied by today’s Zimbabwe) and apartheid South Africa, those states were relegated to the dustbin of history. The white minority-ruled countries unravelled under pressure after decades of the struggle for African independence.
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