Continued…..An accomplished journalist and propagandist, Pinto used his energy to publicise the cause of African freedom through political pamphlets and press articles. When, in 1952, the colonial government declared a state of emergency and detained most African leaders, he was involved in funnelling weapons to Mau Mau fighters.

Pio Gama Pinto had to die because he was perhaps the perfect African socialist in a Kenya whose independence was hijacked by capitalist elites. He was virtually at war with those accused of land-grabbing - including Kenya’s first President Jomo Kenyatta and his ‘Kiambu mafia’ (a group of the elite from Kenya’s Central province) - and with Western capitalism led by the US and British governments.

Pinto was shot on 24th February, 1965, as he drove out of his Westlands home in Nairobi. Though departed, his legacy lives on in the millions of Africans keeping up the fight for a fully liberated and dignified Africa. Rest with the ancestors, Pio Gama Pinto.

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ECOWAS VIOLATED INTERNATIONAL LAW

Many African Stream followers may know the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has enacted sanctions and other measures to punish the Sahelian states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger for recent popular coups.

President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso told a Burkinabé crowd that such measures violate international law, adding, ‘You cannot close ports to a landlocked country.’ He may have been referring to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Multiple coups have rocked West Africa since ECOWAS was established in 1975. However, the regional body has not responded to previous coups with sanctions and threats of military intervention.

Why do you think ECOWAS imposed such measures on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger? Let us know in the comments.

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GUINEA BISSAU’S UNSHAKABLE CARMEN PEREIRA

Carmen Maria Pereira was a relentless fighter during Guinea-Bissau’s struggle for independence from the Portuguese.

At an early age, she joined the resistance movement, becoming a member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) - a party that produced some of Africa’s finest female freedom fighters, such as Titina Silá.

Pereira would go on to serve as Guinea-Bissau’s president - though only for three days.

She may not be with us now, but the people of Guinea-Bissau remember her as a radical spirit in the face of injustice. May she Rest in Power.

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‘EUROPEAN CIVILISATION? THERE’S NO SUCH THING!’

European civilisation is a myth and Whites are intimidated by Black superiority. Those are the views of Pan-African scholar James Small.

The ancient Greeks and Romans are revered as cultural high points in the West. But as he explains in this clip, there’s too much war, too much death and destruction, too much blatant pillaging and cultural appropriation to talk about ‘civilisation.’

As for the White inferiority complex, Small says that’s due to an awareness that - given the same opportunities - we’d flourish and excel, without having to rely on domination.

Do you agree with him?

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PT. 1: U.S. ONLY WANTED PEACE UNTIL ELECTIONS IN DRC!

Compromise with the M23 militant group will not provide a lasting solution to the insecurity plaguing the eastern end of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). That's what political analyst at the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa Kambale Musavuli recently told African Stream journalists.

Musavuli predicted the DRC government may appease M23 with appointments to the military and government, as in previous cases. He detailed how Biden's director of national intelligence visited Rwanda and the DRC. Musavuli speculated the November trip was meant to ensure the DRC's 20 December elections went as the United States preferred.

A US-brokered ceasefire only lasted until 31 December. Since then, attacks have escalated in the eastern DRC.

Continued…..In October and November, around 450,000 Congolese were displaced amid an M23 offensive, bringing the total internal displacement to about 6.5 million. That continues a crisis that began in the mid-1990s.

Meanwhile, Southern African Development Community troops recently deployed in place of the East African Community Regional Force. So far, two South African soldiers have already been killed.

Further, Israel and other foreign actors are suspected of providing recently discovered surface-to-air missile systems and high-tech artillery, usually beyond the reach of armed groups operating in the area.

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AN ANTHEM FOR ALL OF AFRICA!

There’s a tune that may have become a worm in your ear lately - especially if you follow football, as it’s the basis for the national anthems of three of the African nations that took part in the recent AFCON tournament. But even if you’re not into football, you might be intrigued by the story behind this powerful song - God Bless Africa - which became a rallying cry for African liberation movements across the continent. It was carried in the hearts of countless Africans as they struggled against colonialism and apartheid. And it’s a song that could easily serve as an anthem for a united nation… of Africa! What do you think?

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WHAT WAS BOB MARLEY REALLY TALKING ABOUT?

Donisha Rita-Claire Prendergast, actress, model, dancer and poet, is Bob and Rita Marley’s granddaughter. She spoke about the reggae icon’s revolutionary lyrics, which the mainstream has conveniently ignored.

Marley helped popularise Rastafari, which embraced Pan-African political consciousness through his revolutionary music. We can’t allow the revolutionary message that Bob tried to portray through his lyrics to be sanitised, and we must continue to underline the context and the meaning behind his songs.

What is your favourite Bob Marley song?

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