'WE ARE NOT AMERICAN'

Malcolm X would have turned 98 today. To celebrate, here’s a powerful clip of him explaining the importance of “so-called Negros” in the US identifying as AFRICANS.

It comes from his famous 1964 ‘Ballot or Bullet’ speech, in which he argued that voting rights are a potent weapon if exercised right - and that unity amongst Africans in America could be leveraged to force politicians to accept their demands and agenda once in office.

However, despite his rhetoric, he was also sceptical about how the election process could bring about racial justice for Africans in America. His speech was made in the same year as his trips to Africa, which gave him a greater understanding of the need to internationalise the struggle and connect it to the independence of continental Africans.

In 1964 he also set up the Organization of African Unity to strengthen the Pan-African bonds between Africans and Africans in America.

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MALCOLM X'S REVOLUTIONARY TRIP TO AFRICA

Before Malcolm X went to Africa he was a Black nationalist and member of the Nation of Islam. By the time he left, he had become a Pan-Africanist, fighting an anti-imperialist struggle! This is the story of his political transformation that led to his assassination a few months after his return.

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U.S. ENVOY SCHOOLED BY SOUTH AFRICA

Comments by the US ambassador to South Africa claiming that Pretoria has supplied weapons to Russia have triggered a diplomatic row that threatens to further widen the rift between the Southern African nation and Washington.

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GETTING AFRICANS RESPECT

Malcolm X believed a strong Africa would generate respect for Africans around the globe. In this speech he uses the rise of China as an example of what can be achieved.

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MBOLÉ: MICROPHONE OF THE DOWNTRODDEN

Mbolé, a type of high-tempo music, is dominating the airwaves of Cameroon. We look at its journey from the working-class areas of the capital Yaounde to the national stage.

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AFRICAN SISTER PUTS MACRON IN HIS PLACE

Watch the moment a young African woman stands up to the president of France. Kenyan activist Adelle Onyango went viral at the end of 2021 with a passionate address, confronting Emmanuel Macron - who was present - with some hard truths. It’s well worth another watch. She says until the ex-colonial power acknowledges the pain it has inflicted and made genuine amends, there can be no healing and no trust. It’s a beautiful moment, but did Macron learn anything from it?

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AFRICAN BRAINS FOR HIRE -CHEATS MAY APPLY

Highly-skilled Kenyans are helping Westerners cheat their way through university - as they’re denied other opportunities to profit from their knowledge.

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FOODIE FINDS: EPISODE ONE

Apart from tasty food, one of Kenya’s most popular restaurants also serves up employment opportunities for people with disabilities. It’s a unique mix, and one our resident foodie enjoyed exploring in the capital Nairobi.

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AFRICA’S AMAZING TEAS

It’s International Tea Day - and Africa has some of the finest brews on the planet. Join us on a tour of its tea-growing regions and find out what make each unique in terms of flavour. Happy sipping! 🍵

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Talk about whitewashing history! A Ghanaian school textbook is presenting colonialism as anything but a brutal occupation. Instead, the publication called “A History of Ghana for Basic Schools” paints a rosy picture, fails to mention slavery, and says the Portuguese and British were only after gold. Listen to author and journalist Afua Hirsch express her disgust, after getting her hands on the outrageous book that’s used by teachers in the West African country.

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TRAGEDY INTO TRIUMPH

This is the story of Qaphela Titus Gobodo, a promising young rugby player who was brutally attacked and set on fire. Despite being left physically scarred, his inner strength and determination helped him overcome the harrowing experience - and use it to help others.

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MARKED MEN: MALCOLM X AND PINTO

Listen to African-American civil-rights icon Dick Gregory relate how a Kenyan man who inspired Malcolm X was assassinated on the streets of Nairobi the same week Malcolm was assassinated in New York.

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SUDAN: 7-DAY CEASEFIRE - CAN IT HOLD?

Can Sudan’s generals refrain from fighting for 7 days? That’s what they’ve signed up for - in a ceasefire deal brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia, who say they have a ‘monitoring mechanism’ in place. The pause in the fighting its essential to allow humanitarian aid in, with thousands of injured citizens and almost a million displaced. Every previous ceasefire has failed, but even if this one holds for the agreed time, will it lead to a more lasting peace?

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AFRICANS CHOOSING
DEATH OVER SLAVERY

They were African slaves who took their own lives after briefly breaking free from their captors.
Igbo Landing is one of the most powerful stories of resistance against repression.
And is referred to as the first Freedom March in American history.
Here’s what happened.

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CAMEROON DAY UNITY CALLS

Cameroonians from different walks of life joined together to call for peace and unity as the country marked its 51st National Day. In recent years, the West African nation has been rocked by deadly violence between government forces and militants from the country’s anglophone region. The rebels want to secede from the majority-francophone country due to what they say is the marginalization of their region by the central government. Since violence broke out in 2016, some 6,000 people have been killed and nearly 800,000 displaced. The conflict is hurting the country’s economy, affecting important sectors like cocoa production. Cameroon is the fifth-largest cocoa producer in the world.

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SUDAN: 7-DAY CEASEFIRE - CAN IT HOLD?

Can Sudan’s generals refrain from fighting for 7 days? That’s what they’ve signed up for - in a ceasefire deal brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia, who say they have a ‘monitoring mechanism’ in place. The pause in the fighting its essential to allow humanitarian aid in, with thousands of injured citizens and almost a million displaced. Every previous ceasefire has failed, but even if this one holds for the agreed time, will it lead to a more lasting peace?

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FOOTBALL STAR ABUSED AGAIN!

Another sickening case of racist abuse in top-flight football. Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. targeted by monkey chants in his side's 1-0 defeat to Valencia. It was so bad his manager declared Spain’s LaLiga has a racism problem. Although not according to its president, Javier Tebas, who lashed out at the player. What??? Meanwhile, police have arrested three men in connection with the alleged incident, but can racism in football ever be defeated?

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CHINA FAZES US IN AFRICA

China has turned Africa into a battleground. That’s according to former commander of US Africa Command, Stephen Townsend.
He claims Beijing is challenging American interests by building much-needed infrastructure across the continent, like roads, ports and airports. Although the four-star general failed to explain exactly why that's a threat. Obviously, US concerns have little to do with the interests of Africans.

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BE LIKE FINLAND: RETURN OUR ARTEFACTS!

Finland is ranked the happiest country in the world - and a good conscience goes a long way towards that. It’s just returned sacred stones stolen from Namibia’s Ovambo people in the late 19th century. Could Helsinki’s example inspire a 21st century trend? We very much hope so.

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Britain and Somaliland

Britain has long supported the breakaway de facto state of Somaliland and funded its security forces. However, after pro-Somalia demonstrations broke out, some of those are now accused of atrocities by Human Rights Watch. We look at why the UK is so keen to back the separatist region, where renewed violence has displaced hundreds of thousands.

Written by Mustafa Omar.

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We fixed it for you, Bloomberg.

What your opinion piece fails to give adequate weight to is crippling debt, political assassinations, resource theft, the ongoing impact of slavery and colonisation, and neo-colonialism. THAT’S what America (and co.) has ‘done’ for the Global South before and since WWII. Thanks.

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