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U.S. DESTROYS HAITI’S AGRICULTURE, NOW SHIPS CANCER-CAUSING RICE
US rice exported to Haiti could cause cancer and other illnesses. According to a new medical review, it contains high levels of arsenic - a toxic metalloid.
It’s a bitter irony, as Washington’s disruptive policies towards the island nation turned the latter from a net food exporter to one that imports 80% of its staple food, rice. Haitian farmers went bust as American ones only got richer.
African Stream’s William Sakawa explains how Washington smashed Haiti’s means of food production - and served it poison instead.
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US rice exported to Haiti could cause cancer and other illnesses. According to a new medical review, it contains high levels of arsenic - a toxic metalloid.
It’s a bitter irony, as Washington’s disruptive policies towards the island nation turned the latter from a net food exporter to one that imports 80% of its staple food, rice. Haitian farmers went bust as American ones only got richer.
African Stream’s William Sakawa explains how Washington smashed Haiti’s means of food production - and served it poison instead.
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From protests in Senegal to viral wrestlers in Uganda here’s our weekly photo dump.
1. Nairobi, Kenya - Kenyans gather for a candlelight vigil for the victims of ongoing unrest in Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN says more than 100,000 people were displaced this week in the east of the country.
2. Dakar, Senegal - A protester holds a picture of jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, during a march against President Macky Sall’s last-minute postponement of elections.
3. Johannesburg, South Africa, - South African Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, attends an event organised by African National Congress in solidarity with Palestinians.
4. Nairobi, Kenya - Healthcare workers protest during a seven-day nationwide strike over poor living conditions and low wages.
5. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A man dressed as a warrior marks the celebration of the Battle of Adwa, where Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force in 1896.
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1. Nairobi, Kenya - Kenyans gather for a candlelight vigil for the victims of ongoing unrest in Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN says more than 100,000 people were displaced this week in the east of the country.
2. Dakar, Senegal - A protester holds a picture of jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, during a march against President Macky Sall’s last-minute postponement of elections.
3. Johannesburg, South Africa, - South African Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, attends an event organised by African National Congress in solidarity with Palestinians.
4. Nairobi, Kenya - Healthcare workers protest during a seven-day nationwide strike over poor living conditions and low wages.
5. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A man dressed as a warrior marks the celebration of the Battle of Adwa, where Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force in 1896.
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6. Gedaref, Sudan - Supporters of the Sudanese army ride in trucks in the east of the country. The UN warns the war threatens to trigger the ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’.
7. Ouled Essi Masseoud, Morocco - A shepherd sits on cracked earth at al-Massira dam in an isolated village after successive droughts destroyed fertile land.
8. Tunis, Tunisia - The General Workers’ Union stages a demonstration at El-Kasaba Square. There’s anger over perceived constraints on union rights and the rising cost of living in the country.
9. Mindelo, Cape Verde - This photo, taken near the fishing village of Calhau in Sao Vicente, shows a capsized migrants’ boat. According to survivors, it left a village in Mauritania carrying 65 people. The UN says 2023 was the most deadly year for migrants worldwide with at least 8,565 fatalities.
10. Mukono, Uganda - Soft ground wrestling is grabbing global attention as it becomes an internet sensation.
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7. Ouled Essi Masseoud, Morocco - A shepherd sits on cracked earth at al-Massira dam in an isolated village after successive droughts destroyed fertile land.
8. Tunis, Tunisia - The General Workers’ Union stages a demonstration at El-Kasaba Square. There’s anger over perceived constraints on union rights and the rising cost of living in the country.
9. Mindelo, Cape Verde - This photo, taken near the fishing village of Calhau in Sao Vicente, shows a capsized migrants’ boat. According to survivors, it left a village in Mauritania carrying 65 people. The UN says 2023 was the most deadly year for migrants worldwide with at least 8,565 fatalities.
10. Mukono, Uganda - Soft ground wrestling is grabbing global attention as it becomes an internet sensation.
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WAKE UP AFRICA! QUIT ‘STUPID’ IMF, WORLD BANK
The independence we got in the ‘60s was fake. So argues Dr. Arikana Chihombori, the former envoy of the African Union to the US.
The enslavement goes on, she says in this clip, via institutions that were imposed on us - such as the World Bank, the IMF and the Bretton Woods system. Not only are they non-African - imposed on, rather than created by, us - but, she claims, they exist solely to ensure our financial bondage.
She urges Africans around the world to wake up, and to stop being ‘stupid’ by submitting to this subjugation. She’s keen to see the establishment of more Pan-African media to get that message out. And she says elders in the community, like herself, have a special responsibility when it comes to raising awareness.
Do you hear her?
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The independence we got in the ‘60s was fake. So argues Dr. Arikana Chihombori, the former envoy of the African Union to the US.
The enslavement goes on, she says in this clip, via institutions that were imposed on us - such as the World Bank, the IMF and the Bretton Woods system. Not only are they non-African - imposed on, rather than created by, us - but, she claims, they exist solely to ensure our financial bondage.
She urges Africans around the world to wake up, and to stop being ‘stupid’ by submitting to this subjugation. She’s keen to see the establishment of more Pan-African media to get that message out. And she says elders in the community, like herself, have a special responsibility when it comes to raising awareness.
Do you hear her?
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SAHEL TRIO TO CREATE JOINT ANTI-JIHADIST FORCE
The head of Niger's armed forces has announced the creation of a joint anti-jihadist force - together with Burkina Faso and Mali.
Moussa Salaou Barmou said in a televised statement that the new force would be "operational as soon as possible to meet security challenges" but did not give details on its size.
Many in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accuse France of fuelling insurgency in the Sahel, while also diminishing their countries' sovereignty.
Thousands of Sahelians have been killed in jihadist attacks since 2011 despite intervention by foreign powers, most notably France and the US. The newly-created Alliance of Sahelian States - founded by Bamako, Ouagadougou and Niamey - has cut ties with former colonial ruler France and pivoted towards Russia for security and economic development.
Do you think being each other’s brother's keeper will make the trio - and the region - more secure?
Let us know in the comments.
The head of Niger's armed forces has announced the creation of a joint anti-jihadist force - together with Burkina Faso and Mali.
Moussa Salaou Barmou said in a televised statement that the new force would be "operational as soon as possible to meet security challenges" but did not give details on its size.
Many in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accuse France of fuelling insurgency in the Sahel, while also diminishing their countries' sovereignty.
Thousands of Sahelians have been killed in jihadist attacks since 2011 despite intervention by foreign powers, most notably France and the US. The newly-created Alliance of Sahelian States - founded by Bamako, Ouagadougou and Niamey - has cut ties with former colonial ruler France and pivoted towards Russia for security and economic development.
Do you think being each other’s brother's keeper will make the trio - and the region - more secure?
Let us know in the comments.
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‘GOOGLE POWERING GENOCIDE!’
Hundreds of Google workers pleaded with their bosses to boycott an Israeli tech-industry conference in New York - fearing that the giant’s technologies will be used for the war in Gaza, and for Tel Aviv’s policing and surveillance of Palestinians.
But despite a letter signed by 600 staff, the company’s ‘gold’ sponsorship status was kept - and the managing director for Google Israel went ahead with his speech on May 4th at the ‘Mind the Tech’ gathering.
He soon found himself being passionately heckled by one of Google’s own Cloud engineers - who told the MD that he refused to build technology that ‘powers genocide.’
Amid jeers and shouts from the rest of the audience, the protester was then manhandled out of the hall while chanting, ‘No tech for apartheid!’ and ‘Free Palestine!’
It shows there are many ways Israel’s actions can be resisted. Have a watch, and please share your reactions.
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Hundreds of Google workers pleaded with their bosses to boycott an Israeli tech-industry conference in New York - fearing that the giant’s technologies will be used for the war in Gaza, and for Tel Aviv’s policing and surveillance of Palestinians.
But despite a letter signed by 600 staff, the company’s ‘gold’ sponsorship status was kept - and the managing director for Google Israel went ahead with his speech on May 4th at the ‘Mind the Tech’ gathering.
He soon found himself being passionately heckled by one of Google’s own Cloud engineers - who told the MD that he refused to build technology that ‘powers genocide.’
Amid jeers and shouts from the rest of the audience, the protester was then manhandled out of the hall while chanting, ‘No tech for apartheid!’ and ‘Free Palestine!’
It shows there are many ways Israel’s actions can be resisted. Have a watch, and please share your reactions.
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The M23 (March 23 Movement) is among over 100 armed rebel groups in the mineral-rich eastern DRC. However, the M23 is arguably the most significant threat to Congo’s sovereignty not only due to its ‘alleged’ ties with Rwanda but also because it has the most troops and is heavily armed and funded. This week, we shine the spotlight on facts that highlight Rwanda’s military, political and financial support for M23. Over the years Kigali has repeatedly denied supporting the group which maintains it does not receive Rwandan backing. However, multiple UN reports, including the latest by experts called S/2023/990, tell a different story. Is Rwanda’s involvement in the DRC still alleged? Take a look and let us know your thoughts.
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WE’VE GOT DOLLARS AND NO SENSE!
Brother Nuri Muhammad, a student minister of the Nation of Islam, discusses the need for Black people to improve the manner in which they spend, invest and save their money. He specifically cautions this group in the United States, demographically the eighth richest in the world compared to any other country, against impulsive purchases. Likewise, he encourages them to stop buying so many unnecessary items. Instead, Nuri inspires Black people to invest in land and businesses that can help build wealth and pass it down to future generations.
Part of that knowledge involves understanding the difference between wealth and income. It also means urgently doing something about the fact that Black people in the US gush out 97% of their money on products and services provided by white-owned businesses yet blame the overwhelming majority of their problems on white people. Is it any wonder why Brother Nuri states, “We got dollars, but we need some sense?”
Brother Nuri Muhammad, a student minister of the Nation of Islam, discusses the need for Black people to improve the manner in which they spend, invest and save their money. He specifically cautions this group in the United States, demographically the eighth richest in the world compared to any other country, against impulsive purchases. Likewise, he encourages them to stop buying so many unnecessary items. Instead, Nuri inspires Black people to invest in land and businesses that can help build wealth and pass it down to future generations.
Part of that knowledge involves understanding the difference between wealth and income. It also means urgently doing something about the fact that Black people in the US gush out 97% of their money on products and services provided by white-owned businesses yet blame the overwhelming majority of their problems on white people. Is it any wonder why Brother Nuri states, “We got dollars, but we need some sense?”
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Continued…..White settler colonialism, the bloodsucking capitalist system and the historical exclusion of Black people from the US economy and society at large find themselves as root causes for the atrocious spending habits attributed to Black people nowadays. In general and very distinct cases where the long lost descendants of Africa had no other choice but to pool their resources and do for themselves, those efforts were met by American terrorism, which was best exemplified in the Jim Crow era. These are the legacies of Tulsa, Rosewood and other towns and cities.
For Tulsa, where a thriving Black community was decimated and hundreds killed by a marauding white mob in 1921, even air-bombed by US officials, reparations, as of last year, were denied to three of the remaining victims who are all over one hundred years old. The presiding judge in the case, Caroline Wall, dismissed the lawsuit, which sought recompense for the surviving victims.
“We were taught not to talk about it,” said 109-year-old Viola Ford Fletcher, a survivor of the massacre. “If you talk about it, your family will be killed, I’m proud I’m living to tell about it.”
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For Tulsa, where a thriving Black community was decimated and hundreds killed by a marauding white mob in 1921, even air-bombed by US officials, reparations, as of last year, were denied to three of the remaining victims who are all over one hundred years old. The presiding judge in the case, Caroline Wall, dismissed the lawsuit, which sought recompense for the surviving victims.
“We were taught not to talk about it,” said 109-year-old Viola Ford Fletcher, a survivor of the massacre. “If you talk about it, your family will be killed, I’m proud I’m living to tell about it.”
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U.S. COURT: BIG TECH NOT LIABLE FOR DRC COBALT CHILD LABOUR
Big tech companies are off the hook when it comes to buying cobalt mined by child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An American appeals court said they could not be held liable for children forced to work in terrible conditions. And that means Google, Apple, Microsoft, Dell and Tesla are free to keep buying the metal with no regard for shocking exploitation. The case had been brought by representatives of children who’d been killed in DRC’s mines.
It’s happening as the country suffers an endless conflict. Since 1994 more than six million people have been killed and seven million displaced in what has been called ‘Africa’s World War’.
Big tech companies are off the hook when it comes to buying cobalt mined by child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An American appeals court said they could not be held liable for children forced to work in terrible conditions. And that means Google, Apple, Microsoft, Dell and Tesla are free to keep buying the metal with no regard for shocking exploitation. The case had been brought by representatives of children who’d been killed in DRC’s mines.
It’s happening as the country suffers an endless conflict. Since 1994 more than six million people have been killed and seven million displaced in what has been called ‘Africa’s World War’.
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