This week’s images span from protests in Kinshasa, DRC, to Diamond League athletics in Rabat, Morocco.
From left to right:
Kinshasa, DRC - An anti-government demonstrator shouts in the face of a police officer. Also taking part in the protests were opposition leader Martin Fayulu and presidential candidate Moise Katumbi.
Khartoum, Sudan - Sudanese Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan cheers with his soldiers as he visits their positions in the capital. Fighting in Sudan continues despite the US and Saudi brokered ceasefire.
Cairo, Egypt - Chief excavator, Mostafa Abdo Sadek, smiles over a newly discovered sarcophagus in the Saqqara necropolis. Two human and animal embalming workshops were unearthed, dating back 2,400 years.
Dakar, Senegal - A protester throws a rock with a slingshot over the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, ahead of the final verdict in his rape trial.
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From left to right:
Kinshasa, DRC - An anti-government demonstrator shouts in the face of a police officer. Also taking part in the protests were opposition leader Martin Fayulu and presidential candidate Moise Katumbi.
Khartoum, Sudan - Sudanese Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan cheers with his soldiers as he visits their positions in the capital. Fighting in Sudan continues despite the US and Saudi brokered ceasefire.
Cairo, Egypt - Chief excavator, Mostafa Abdo Sadek, smiles over a newly discovered sarcophagus in the Saqqara necropolis. Two human and animal embalming workshops were unearthed, dating back 2,400 years.
Dakar, Senegal - A protester throws a rock with a slingshot over the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, ahead of the final verdict in his rape trial.
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Continued Part 2: This week’s images span from protests in Kinshasa, DRC, to Diamond League athletics in Rabat, Morocco.
From left to right:
Maiduguri, Nigeria - At the Haja Camp, former members of Boko Haram and Islamic State branch in West Africa, wait to be released after a 5-month rehabilitation program.
Nairobi, Kenya - A wedding ceremony gets underway with a group of Muslim Nubians, wearing traditional clothes, playing tambourines. The community was forced from Sudan to Kenya by British colonials over 200 years ago, but has hung on to its customs.
Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalian supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, celebrate his re-election after victory in a run-off vote.
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From left to right:
Maiduguri, Nigeria - At the Haja Camp, former members of Boko Haram and Islamic State branch in West Africa, wait to be released after a 5-month rehabilitation program.
Nairobi, Kenya - A wedding ceremony gets underway with a group of Muslim Nubians, wearing traditional clothes, playing tambourines. The community was forced from Sudan to Kenya by British colonials over 200 years ago, but has hung on to its customs.
Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalian supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, celebrate his re-election after victory in a run-off vote.
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Continued Part 3: This week’s images span from protests in Kinshasa, DRC, to Diamond League athletics in Rabat, Morocco.
From left to right:
Rabat, Morocco - Jamaica's Shanieka Ricketts competes in the women's triple jump during the World Athletics Diamond League competition.
Niamey, Niger - Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik tours the National Guard's training centre. His visit focused on security, stabilization and human rights.
Washington, USA - Outside the Ugandan embassy an activist speaks against President Museveni’s anti-LGBTQ law. Same-sex acts will be punished with life-imprisonment or the death penalty.
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Rabat, Morocco - Jamaica's Shanieka Ricketts competes in the women's triple jump during the World Athletics Diamond League competition.
Niamey, Niger - Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik tours the National Guard's training centre. His visit focused on security, stabilization and human rights.
Washington, USA - Outside the Ugandan embassy an activist speaks against President Museveni’s anti-LGBTQ law. Same-sex acts will be punished with life-imprisonment or the death penalty.
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Bloody Hands:
Khartoum Massacre
The generals waging Sudan’s civil war right now already had civilian blood on their hands before the outbreak of hostilities - a lot. Both the army’s al-Burhan and the RSF’s Hemeti are implicated in the Khartoum massacre of anti-coup protesters in 2019.
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Khartoum Massacre
The generals waging Sudan’s civil war right now already had civilian blood on their hands before the outbreak of hostilities - a lot. Both the army’s al-Burhan and the RSF’s Hemeti are implicated in the Khartoum massacre of anti-coup protesters in 2019.
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Touring Africa
‘Life-Threatening’
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade claims musical artists avoid touring Africa because it's ‘life-threatening.’
And says the continent does not have the necessary infrastructure.
But don't her comments simply add to the Western stereotyping of Africa as a dangerous and backward place?
Maybe it's time artists - who've benefitted from using African culture for their musical exploits - cast the continent in a more positive light?
Senegalese-American singer, Akon, recently called on African stars to return to their roots and catalyse growth on the continent.
We like the sound of that!
Listen to Alade’s rant and tell us what you think.
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‘Life-Threatening’
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade claims musical artists avoid touring Africa because it's ‘life-threatening.’
And says the continent does not have the necessary infrastructure.
But don't her comments simply add to the Western stereotyping of Africa as a dangerous and backward place?
Maybe it's time artists - who've benefitted from using African culture for their musical exploits - cast the continent in a more positive light?
Senegalese-American singer, Akon, recently called on African stars to return to their roots and catalyse growth on the continent.
We like the sound of that!
Listen to Alade’s rant and tell us what you think.
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Malawi's Rasta Kids 'Unbanned'
Good news for Malawi’s Rastafarian children - a ban on dreadlocks in school has been lifted, meaning over a thousand kids ennoscriptd to free primary schooling will now be able to get it. Unfortunately, that’s little comfort to the children who have already lost out and now have limited opportunities - all because they stayed true to their religion, which says hair is sacred. Will the Malawi government now compensate or otherwise assist this lost generation? By recognising that the ban was unconstitutional, Malawi ought also to recognise that it owes these children, many grown up already, a helping hand.
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Good news for Malawi’s Rastafarian children - a ban on dreadlocks in school has been lifted, meaning over a thousand kids ennoscriptd to free primary schooling will now be able to get it. Unfortunately, that’s little comfort to the children who have already lost out and now have limited opportunities - all because they stayed true to their religion, which says hair is sacred. Will the Malawi government now compensate or otherwise assist this lost generation? By recognising that the ban was unconstitutional, Malawi ought also to recognise that it owes these children, many grown up already, a helping hand.
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'They Took Our Wealth'
Despite his stardom, African-American artist Paul Robeson never forgot his roots and always campaigned for justice.
His outspoken political beliefs got him blacklisted during the McCarthy era, effectively ending his mainstream success.
But that didn't stop him saying what he thought.
Here's a clip from 1960, where he reminds an Australian TV network of how the West got its wealth.
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Despite his stardom, African-American artist Paul Robeson never forgot his roots and always campaigned for justice.
His outspoken political beliefs got him blacklisted during the McCarthy era, effectively ending his mainstream success.
But that didn't stop him saying what he thought.
Here's a clip from 1960, where he reminds an Australian TV network of how the West got its wealth.
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The African Paradox
The African paradox, put simply, is this: we have everything, yet we have nothing. Watch Kwesi Pratt, the founder of Ghana’s Pan-African Television network, explain how this absurd situation arose - why, despite Africa’s vibrant young population and all its natural wealth, Africans remain poor.
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The African paradox, put simply, is this: we have everything, yet we have nothing. Watch Kwesi Pratt, the founder of Ghana’s Pan-African Television network, explain how this absurd situation arose - why, despite Africa’s vibrant young population and all its natural wealth, Africans remain poor.
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'Shell' Out: Ancient African Cash
Splashing the cash in ancient Africa could mean shelling out - literally. Welcome to the curious world of old money on the continent.
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Splashing the cash in ancient Africa could mean shelling out - literally. Welcome to the curious world of old money on the continent.
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Africa Can De-Dollarise!
Is this the moment African business has been waiting for?
Trade on the continent can now be done through local currencies thanks to new technology.
And it means Africans can finally bypass the dollar and avoid losing billions in commission each year.
Kenya’s President William Ruto thinks it’s a game changer and is urging Africans to take advantage.
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Is this the moment African business has been waiting for?
Trade on the continent can now be done through local currencies thanks to new technology.
And it means Africans can finally bypass the dollar and avoid losing billions in commission each year.
Kenya’s President William Ruto thinks it’s a game changer and is urging Africans to take advantage.
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Climate-Change Action We're Doing It Wrong
Climate change is hitting Africa hard - with deadly floods the latest example - even though our continent is responsible for only a fraction of global emissions.
What’s worse, green initiatives designed to offset carbon footprints are failing badly - and creating additional disruptions to indigenous African communities.
And to cap it, the approach of institutions like the IMF and the World Bank to African debt is accelerating ecological (not to mention other forms of) destruction.
A rethink and action are needed fast for Africa and the globe. African Stream’s William Sakawa breaks it down for us with some in-depth analysis also provided by Action Aid’s David Archer.
You can check out the full version on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4jpHnPIW9Y&pp=ygUOYWZyaWNhbiBzdHJlYW0%3D
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Climate change is hitting Africa hard - with deadly floods the latest example - even though our continent is responsible for only a fraction of global emissions.
What’s worse, green initiatives designed to offset carbon footprints are failing badly - and creating additional disruptions to indigenous African communities.
And to cap it, the approach of institutions like the IMF and the World Bank to African debt is accelerating ecological (not to mention other forms of) destruction.
A rethink and action are needed fast for Africa and the globe. African Stream’s William Sakawa breaks it down for us with some in-depth analysis also provided by Action Aid’s David Archer.
You can check out the full version on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4jpHnPIW9Y&pp=ygUOYWZyaWNhbiBzdHJlYW0%3D
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French Flags Burn In Senegal
Violent protests have erupted in Senegal after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in jail. Dozens have been killed in clashes with police, while supermarkets and petrol stations have been vandalised.
Sonko was cleared of rape but found guilty of ‘immoral behaviour.’ His supporters say the charges are trumped up and designed to prevent him from running in next year’s presidential election - one in which they fear President Macky Sall will try and win an ‘unconstitutional’ third term.
Some of Sonko’s supporters burned French flags in the streets of Dakar. They see Paris as having a hand in Sonko’s political persecution, due to his strongly anti-French stance....
Violent protests have erupted in Senegal after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in jail. Dozens have been killed in clashes with police, while supermarkets and petrol stations have been vandalised.
Sonko was cleared of rape but found guilty of ‘immoral behaviour.’ His supporters say the charges are trumped up and designed to prevent him from running in next year’s presidential election - one in which they fear President Macky Sall will try and win an ‘unconstitutional’ third term.
Some of Sonko’s supporters burned French flags in the streets of Dakar. They see Paris as having a hand in Sonko’s political persecution, due to his strongly anti-French stance....
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Senegal belongs to ‘Françafrique‘- a bloc of former French colonies still under the sway sway of Paris, politically and economically. Senegal uses the CFA franc and hosts multiple large French businesses accused of undercutting locals, while a French firm operates toll roads that are seen as a symbol of inequality in a country where 40% are under the poverty line.
There’s growing resistance to French influence across The Sahel. Burkina Faso and Mali, for example, have both expelled French ambassadors, journalists and troops - with Paris, no doubt, concerned that Senegal too is now spiralling out of its orbit.
Let’s not forget that France has form when it comes to using underhand tactics to get its way on our continent. For instance, when Guinea left the CFA franc, Paris flooded the country with counterfeit notes - in a bid to destabilise its economy.
...French Flags Burn In Senegal
Senegal belongs to ‘Françafrique‘- a bloc of former French colonies still under the sway sway of Paris, politically and economically. Senegal uses the CFA franc and hosts multiple large French businesses accused of undercutting locals, while a French firm operates toll roads that are seen as a symbol of inequality in a country where 40% are under the poverty line.
There’s growing resistance to French influence across The Sahel. Burkina Faso and Mali, for example, have both expelled French ambassadors, journalists and troops - with Paris, no doubt, concerned that Senegal too is now spiralling out of its orbit.
Let’s not forget that France has form when it comes to using underhand tactics to get its way on our continent. For instance, when Guinea left the CFA franc, Paris flooded the country with counterfeit notes - in a bid to destabilise its economy.
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Africa, Brazil
Tackle Racism
Brazil will play friendlies against two African teams as part of an anti-racism campaign.
They’ll take on Guinea in Barcelona on June 17th and Senegal in Lisbon three days later.
It’s been organised in support of Brazilian Vinicius Junior who suffered horrific racial abuse for the tenth time this season, while playing for Real Madrid against Valencia.
The incident sparked demonstrations outside the Spanish Embassy in Soa Paulo.
Players in Brazil also showed solidarity by sitting down at the start of games in protest against racism.
It was a sight that took the commentator's breath away when Flamengo faced Cruzeiro.
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Tackle Racism
Brazil will play friendlies against two African teams as part of an anti-racism campaign.
They’ll take on Guinea in Barcelona on June 17th and Senegal in Lisbon three days later.
It’s been organised in support of Brazilian Vinicius Junior who suffered horrific racial abuse for the tenth time this season, while playing for Real Madrid against Valencia.
The incident sparked demonstrations outside the Spanish Embassy in Soa Paulo.
Players in Brazil also showed solidarity by sitting down at the start of games in protest against racism.
It was a sight that took the commentator's breath away when Flamengo faced Cruzeiro.
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