Continued….This resolution is legally binding, just as any international law. UN Secretary-General António Guterres tweeted that a failure to implement it would be ‘unforgivable.’

Only the United States abstained, leading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a meeting in Washington between two Israeli officials and the Biden administration to discuss the military operation.

So far, Israel’s attacks have killed more than 32,000 Palestinians, injured more than 74,000 and destroyed about 70 per cent of homes. Further, the United Nations has warned famine is imminent in northern Gaza between now and May. The international body has reported that 27 children have died of malnutrition and dehydration and that one out of three children now suffer acute malnutrition, up from 15.6 per cent in January.

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YOUTH FAVE WINS SENEGAL ELECTION

Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is poised to become Senegal’s youngest president at age 44.

During Sunday’s election, Faye secured 53.7 per cent of the vote, while Amadou Ba, the ruling coalition’s candidate, earned 36.2 per cent.

Ba conceded defeat, and President Macky Sall extended congratulations.

Faye and opposition political leader Ousmane Sonko helped spark mass uprisings starting in 2019. While campaigning for office, Faye vowed to develop a sovereign currency to move out of coloniser France’s sphere, among other promises that won the hearts of the country’s primarily unemployed youth.

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UN RAPPORTEUR: ‘ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER, SANCTION ISRAEL NOW’

Michael Fakhri, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, recently spoke to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva about Israeli violations taking place in the Gaza Strip.

The UN has said the northern Gaza Strip’s people are at risk of famine. The international body has reported 27 children have died of malnutrition and dehydration since 7 October in the Gaza Strip. Further, one out of every three children in northern Gaza suffer acute malnutrition, a spike from the 15.6 per cent figure reported in January.

Reports say Israel has blocked aid trucks from entering. Those that have entered have faced military assault, as in the case of the ‘Flour Massacre’ that killed 118 Palestinians on 29 February. This came a month after the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel was ‘plausibly’ committing genocide in a case South Africa argued.

Continued….The court asked Israel to take steps to avoid genocidal acts. However, Israel has killed more than 6,000 people since that provisional ruling, bringing the total deaths to more than 32,000.

Fakhri called on these states to impose sanctions on Israel and cut financial aid, weapons shipments and diplomatic ties.

On 25 March, the United Nations Security Council approved an immediate ceasefire to last through the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, which is set to end in two weeks. It also called for the flow of aid and the release of 134 Israeli hostages in Gaza.

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WALES’ FIRST BLACK LEADER’S MESSAGE TO RACISTS

Zambian-born Vaughan Gething has become the first African to lead a European country, Wales.

Welsh parliamentarians voted on 20 March to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford, who stepped down after five years. A few days earlier, the Welsh Labour Party chose Gething as its leader. His path to First Minister was clear because the party holds the most parliamentary seats.

Gething, a trade-union lawyer, was born in 1974 in Lusaka, Zambia, to a Welsh veterinarian father and a Zambian chicken farmer mother. The family moved to Wales, where he joined the Labour Party in 1992.

Continued…..Not all have welcomed Gething’s election in the tiny country, where white people made up more than 90 per cent of the population as of 2021. Social media trolls soon went into overdrive. However, Gething said he is up to the task.

African leaders in other predominantly-white countries have served ruling-class interests. Do you think Gething’s election is progress for Africans? Let us know in the comments.

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DREADS AGAINST DRESS CODE?

Why is it so hard to adopt laws banning hair discrimination against Black people? So far, just over 20 states in America have embraced the Crown Act that bars employers and schools from penalising people because of hair texture or protective hairstyles, including Afros, braids, locs, twists and Bantu knots.
But why not more? Just last week, West Virginia politicians turned down the chance to put their state on the list over fears of potential legal costs.

There have been plenty of high-profile cases showing why such laws are needed. Sadly, here’s another one. Kanaan is a Black student at Brigham Young University in Hawaii, which hasn’t adopted the Crown Act. He’s been told to cut his dreadlocks which breach the university’s dress code. His story’s been picked up by Black Menaces, a coalition of students that fight to empower marginalised communities.

By the way, we reached out to BYU for comment, but so far they haven’t replied.

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Fueling the Congo crisis is a brew of geopolitics, western greed, ethnic and national rivalries, and competition for control of the eastern DRC's abundant natural resources. African Stream is hosting two staunch pan-Africanists - Professor PLO Lumumba and Chakabars - with widely different views on who is ultimately responsible for the crisis and how to best resolve it, stay tuned, lets engage in the comments section!

TINUBU’S NIGERIA: KIDNAPPINGS SOAR AS NAIRA TUMBLES

Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu was re-elected on the back of promises to reign in the cost-of-living crisis - but over a year on, it’s making life an ever greater misery for millions in the country. With the naira in apparent free fall and subsidies axed, prices have made everyday living a real struggle, if not impossible. Against this backdrop, there’s been a spike in kidnappings across the country - with ransom seemingly the main motivation. African Stream’s Nigeria correspondent Poloum David reports from Abuja.

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GADDAFI’S SPOKESPERSON: WEST ACHIEVED ITS GOALS IN LIBYA

What was the West hoping to achieve by removing Gaddafi from power 13 years ago? In this clip from our exclusive interview with the Libyan leader’s former spokesman and communications minister, Moussa Ibrahim sheds light on how, since the 2011 NATO intervention, some 600-billion dollars of Libyan wealth have gone missing - held in European and American banks, where Libyans can’t access it. But besides the wealth extraction, he says (citing a UN official’s admission) there’s the fact that foreign troops are now firmly installed in Libya, with military bases across the country. You can catch the full interview on our YouTube channel.

What do you think NATO’s 7,000 bombing sorties over 8 months were really for?

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GAZA’S ROAD OF DEATH

America’s planned pier to get aid into Gaza is being built with rubble from destroyed Palestinian homes. Excavators and bulldozers are also being used while Gazans dig for loved ones trapped under bombed buildings with their bare hands. Human rights activist Sarah Wilkinson highlights the sick irony in this video.

America and the UN describe the pier as a humanitarian effort to relieve suffering in the besieged enclave. They ignore it’s suffering caused by the US funding and arming Israel’s bombardment and Tel Aviv’s blockade of supplies.
Sarah dubs the pier and nearby jetty on Gaza’s beach the ‘Road of the Dead’. It’s hard to disagree.

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ZIONISTS IN HAITI & AFRICA!

Zionism, a political ideology that many say has hijacked Judaism to pursue settler-colonialism in occupied Palestine, does not end at the borders of the state of Israel. Zionist businessmen Gilbert Bigio and Dan Gertler cast a shadow over the economies of Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and occupied Palestine.

Bigio’s business in Haiti, the GB Group, has been involved in ‘infrastructure development’ projects, telecommunications services, oil and gas, and real estate ventures. That has raised questions about Zionist interests in a predominantly African country struggling to overcome the legacies of colonialism and foreign intervention. Bigio, born in 1935 to a Sephardic Jewish family in what is now Syria, is considered a de facto leader of Haiti’s Jewish community and is an honorary consul to Israel.

Continued….Like many other Zionists, Bigio is reportedly not religious but participates in Jewish cultural activities.

Similarly, human rights activists have criticised Gertler for disregarding environmental and human rights standards as he does business in the DRC. The United States imposed sanctions on Gertler in 2017 for human rights abuses and corruption. However, Israeli financial media outlet @TheMarker claims to have a recent recording of Gertler admitting he skirted those sanctions to pursue a $1.5 billion mine in the DRC. Gertler was born in 1973 in Tel Aviv, learned the diamond trade through his father and grandfather, and started a diamond business after completing mandatory military service.

Since the late 1800s, foreign forces have collaborated with Congolese leaders to exploit the heart of Africa, worsening existing socio-economic disparities and fueling violence. More than 7 million people are internally displaced in the DRC while conflict rages in the country’s eastern provinces.

In this video, TikTok creators iamlaurachung (of @theslowfactory) and @kevin.ug make the connection between Zionist entrepreneurs like Bigio and Gertler and our liberation struggle.

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DIASPORA NEEDS AN AFRICAN CULTURAL RENAISSANCE

Activist and academic Ramona Edelin - famous for popularising the term ‘African-American’ - has died at the age of 78.

She argued that the diaspora must draw inspiration from its African roots. Too much emphasis is given, she claimed, to the dark side of our history - especially slavery and the socio-economic problems faced by Africans in America.

In this clip from a TV appearance a while back, she reminds us how rich Africa’s past is in mathematics, science, music, art and religion. Focusing on this, she hoped, would lead to a cultural renaissance within diaspora communities.

Rest in power, sister!

Please keep Edelin’s ideas alive by letting us know your views. Do you agree with her that the diaspora needs to reconnect more positively with the continent?

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TEARFUL SOCCER STAR VOWS TO FIGHT RACISM

Racism reduced Brazilian footballer Vinicius Jr. to tears at a press conference this week. The Real Madrid star says he faces constant abuse during games in Spain, but little is done about it.

There were 10 incidents of racism against him in La Liga last season, from monkey chants to death threats. Authorities handed out fines and stadium bans to a handful of offenders, but that’s done nothing to the stop the racism. This season the 23-year-old has been targeted by fans at Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia and Athletic Madrid. Last week, Real filed a complaint against a referee who omitted from his match report alleged racist abuse towards Vinicius during the game against Osasuna. Last night, Brazil played Spain in a friendly in Madrid, with organisers promoting the anti-racism slogan ‘One Skin.’

Continued….While Vinicius was applauded by reporters during his tearful press conference, others accuse him of ‘provoking’ players and fans. It’s a vile situation, which the player admits he can’t do anything about, apart from keep playing.

Brazi’ls coach, Dorival Júnior, says clubs and police should be doing more to address issues like this. He recently told the Guardian ’It should be possible to track down the people if the police put their mind to it.’

What would you do? What should be done? Tell us in the comments.

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WHAT NEW PRESIDENT MEANS FOR SENEGAL

Senegal has chosen a new direction - by voting in 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who will become Africa’s youngest elected president.

Here’s a look at why his victory could mean greater economic sovereignty for Senegal - and a kick in the teeth for French neocolonial interests.

Do you like the cut of Faye’s jib? Do let us know!

HOW THE WEST BETRAYED GADDAFI

While the West vilifies him now, it once welcomed Libya’s revolutionary leader Muammar Gaddafi - as he relates in this 2011 ABC News interview, just weeks before the fateful NATO intervention that brought disaster on his country and, of course, on himself. He candidly explains why he felt betrayed as the international community became openly hostile.

Libya’s relationship with the West had improved through the 2000s: the North African country was viewed as a bulwark against jihadist extremists and illegal migration. But when the Arab Spring swept the region, beginning in December 2010, President Obama turned against Gaddafi, claiming he was hellbent on murdering thousands of pro-democracy protesters.

Continued….From reaching a political settlement with Britain and the US and compensating Lockerbie bombing victims, to being invaded by a NATO-led coalition, Gaddafi’s relations with the West went full circle. It all ended on October 20th, 2011, when he was killed by rebels in the city of Sirte, Libya.

Do you agree with Gaddafi that he was betrayed? And do you think the West regrets its part in his toppling? As always, please let us know your thoughts.

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TRUMP’S SON-IN-LAW: ‘CLEAR OUT’ GAZA

Few things exemplify the depravity of the West than former US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law calling on Israel to ‘clear out’ Gaza’s civilian population to ‘finish the job.’

In a similar vein, German Nazis called for a ‘final solution’ to the Jewish Question. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield also recently echoed the phrase. Plus, those words appeared in a slide show that the Israel lobby allegedly showed to US political leaders to train them on how to elicit public support.

In this clip, @middleeast_HKS chairperson Tarek Masoud mentioned to Jared Kushner that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to move Palestinians from Rafah into the Negev Desert.

Continued….Masoud asked if Arabs should be concerned about that being a permanent solution. Kushner replied that the enclave was already destroyed. The 43-year-old real estate developer said a little later, ‘Gaza’s waterfront property, it could be very valuable to, if people would focus on, kind of, building up, um, you know, livelihoods.’

Other bits that hadn’t gone viral deserve mention, including Kushner questioning the legitimacy of Gaza as a Palestinian entity and applauding the Trump administration for brokering ‘normalisation’ agreements between some Arab states and Israel as a solution to the Palestine Question.

His views are not fringe. While the US feigns concern for civilian lives by dropping packages of food throughout the 41-kilometre-long enclave, it has shipped hundreds of aeroplane- and ship-loads of bombs that have been dropped on Palestinians, killing more than 32,000 people and injuring more than 74,000. The United States provides $3.8 billion in annual funding that reinforces Israel’s military. Plus, US veto power on the UN Security Council has prevented a permanent ceasefire.

In recent days, the US has been using rubble from destroyed Palestinian homes to construct an aid-delivery port in Gaza that Israel would control, a dark look into what is to come if the international community stands by.

What do you think of Kushner’s comments? Let us know in the comments.

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