RUTO: HAITI MISSION MUST HAPPEN!

Kenyan President William Ruto insists that deploying 1,000 troops to Haiti will happen despite the High Court ruling, which he said was 'misinterpreted.' The deployment was ruled unconstitutional on 26 January because Judge Chacha Mwita said Kenya's National Security Council, which the president leads, does not have the authority to deploy regular police outside the country. Moreover, reciprocity between Kenya and Haiti had not been demonstrated. Ruto said bilateral relations already exist.

Yet, the Haitian people did not elect Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whom the Core Group appointed shortly after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The Core Group comprises the United States, Canada, France, Brazil, Germany, Spain, the United Nations, the European Union and the Organisation of American States.

Continued….The pending deployment remains unpopular, both in Haiti and Kenya. Haitians are wary because of previous foreign interventions, marked by sexual abuse, killings and the death of more than 10,000 due to UN forces dumping sewerage in Haiti's water supply.

In Kenya, the Pan-African rhetoric behind the deployment is also under question. With multiple internal security crises, many Kenyans feel the police are best utilised at home. The US footing the $200 million bill also pokes holes in Ruto's push being an African initiative. That's not to mention that, alongside France, the US is most responsible for Haiti's dysfunction. We only need to point to the US-backed 2004 coup against Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

What do you make of Ruto's reaction to the High Court ruling? Let us know below.

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PLO: TERRORIST OR FREEDOM FIGHTER? DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK

Insecurity in West Asia and the Horn of Africa is surging, as a new front in the Palestine-Israel conflict has opened in the Red Sea. Soon after the 7 October escalation in the Gaza Strip, Yemen’s Houthi rebels—officially known as Ansar Allah—began interfering with international trade in the Bab al-Mandab Strait to force Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and end bombardments.

About 30 per cent of global container traffic and more than 1 million barrels of crude oil flow each day through the Suez Canal.

Continued….This waterway can only be reached through the Bab al-Mandab Strait that connects the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea. The Houthis have continued their blockade despite a barrage of recent US and UK missile strikes on Yemen.

In an exclusive interview at African Stream’s offices in Nairobi, Pan-African scholar PLO Lumumba reflected on freedom fighters being called terrorists, and vice versa. He also warned the fighting may draw in Horn of Africa countries.

Let us know what you think of Lumumba’s take.

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NAMIBIANS DEMAND WHITES GIVE BACK LAND

Here’s a fact that needs to be repeated. Whites make up six per cent of Namibia's population and own almost sixty per cent of the country's private land. In part, it's a relic of Germany’s oppressive genocidal colonial rule during the 20th century, which saw 70-thousand innocent Namibians killed. nIndigenous Namibians are now demanding their land back, but German-Namibians can’t seem to get their head around it. Here, Tiktoker @Samanthajannsen, calls out their audacity that was highlighted in a VICE News report. She says it may be time to ‘stir the pot’ for Namibians and back their calls for justice.

Well, it seems the stirring has started. Namibia’s President recently condemned Germany for defending Israel in the on-going ICJ genocide case. And he said Berlin had failed to learn the lessons of its own genocidal past.

Continued….Have a listen to Samantha’s powerful message and give us your thoughts.

You can watch the Vice News report on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gOOXzGtd2w.

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FREE CONGO? FREE CONGOLESE WOMEN!

DR Congo faces a lot of challenges - but one that’s less often in the spotlight is gender inequality. Which, given how much the women do, is all the more shocking. As social-justice campaigner Annabelle Woghiren explains here, they are the main breadwinners in many Congolese families. And often, that breadwinning is done by working in the country’s extremely dangerous cobalt mines - where they face not only a life-threatening environment, but also abuse and the risk of physical violence. They may even have their children strapped to them as they dig the toxic ground with their bare hands for a few dollars a day. This, of course, is not to ignore the pressing nature of Congo’s other problems - such as genocidal conflict and child labour. But Congo cannot be free unless its women are liberated as well. Please spread the word and let us know your reactions in the comments.

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BURKINA FASO TAKES THE GOLD

The youngest African president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has positioned Burkina Faso, one of Africa's foremost gold-producing states, to develop technology to process gold-mine residues on-site.

The government will employ 100 people. The first 22-karat gold bars are due to be ready in 11 months, according to reports.

This comes about a-year-and-a-half after a 2022 coup ousted a Western-aligned leader. Since then, Traoré's administration has vowed to root out corruption, reclaim territory so-called rebels have controlled and nationalise commodities.

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NO TO COLONIAL RULE IN AUSTRALIA

Every 26 January marks ‘Australia Day,’ commemorating the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the first fleet of British ships at Port Jackson, now Sydney. It is a national public holiday, often celebrated with festivals and fireworks.

However, for Aboriginal Australians, it is a day of mourning. They refer to it as ‘Invasion Day’ because it kicked off European colonisation in what is now called Australia. Indigenous peoples were dispossessed of land and culture, and many other injustices were perpetrated against them in the European quest to conquer the whole island.

As in most years, protesters took to the streets on 26 January, demanding an end to settler-colonialism. This year’s protests came on the heels of a failed 14 October referendum that would have created a way for Aboriginal peoples to play a role in Parliament.

Many Aboriginal Australians refer themselves as Black, a way to assert and reclaim their identity in the face of historical injustices.

Continued…..After slavery was abolished, Jim Crow laws discriminated against Africans. Yet, slavery never ended, as the US Constitution's 14th amendment legalised free labour in prisons, beginning in 1866. In the 1970s, incarceration rates spiked. Nowadays, Africans only make up 13 per cent of the US population, but we are 37 per cent of imprisoned people.

Taking a look at what has occurred in the US South over the past few months, we can only conclude our struggle has a long way to go. What do you think? Let us know below.

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MUSLIM WOMEN BARRED FROM BIDEN EVENT

Watch how two Muslim women were ‘disinvited’ from attending a Democratic Party campaign event that recently took place in Las Vegas.

Despite pleas from the women and bystanders, organisers refused to explain the ban, leading many to conclude Democratic Party organisers were discriminating against the women for wearing hijabs (head coverings).

The campaign event showcased the US’s first Black vice-president, Kamala Harris, speaking with unionised workers. However, Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims and their allies have interrupted recent events featuring Harris and President Joe Biden. Activists have called out both elected officials over US support for Israel’s military operation, which has killed 27,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.

Continued….Whatever their reasons, the organisers’ actions raised questions about the true nature of a political party that, for decades, has touted itself as defending minorities. This posture has earned the lion’s share of votes from marginalised communities. But, that mask has been falling off. Mainstream news reports have quoted Arabs and Muslims as saying they will not vote for any Democratic Party presidential candidate in November’s election. Many are beginning to understand the Democratic Party loves minorities’ votes, but it does not want to hear their questions about deadly US policies.

During the last election campaign, Biden infamously said to radio host Charlamagne tha God, ‘If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t Black.’ Our question is, will this treatment also be meted out to the Black community, who have also been extremely critical of Biden’s support for Israel during its genocidal assault on Gaza?

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