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TONI MORRISON: YOUR QUESTION IS POWERFULLY RACIST!
If you’ve never read any Toni Morrison, this short clip might just inspire you to. The Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist is known for her unmatched poise, authority and articulacy - qualities on display here, as she halts the interviewer in her tracks to call out the implicit racism of her question (essentially: why doesn’t Morrison write about White characters?). The interviewer is left shell-shocked.
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If you’ve never read any Toni Morrison, this short clip might just inspire you to. The Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist is known for her unmatched poise, authority and articulacy - qualities on display here, as she halts the interviewer in her tracks to call out the implicit racism of her question (essentially: why doesn’t Morrison write about White characters?). The interviewer is left shell-shocked.
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From demos against American soldiers in Niger to striking Kenyan doctors and a visit by the Italian PM to the continent. Here's our selection of images from events that shaped the week in Africa.
1. Niamey, Niger – Thousands demonstrate in Niger’s capital, demanding the immediate departure of American soldiers from their country. Niamey’s revolutionary military leaders recently axed a 2012 security deal with Washington.
2. Alberton, South Africa – Songezo Zibi, the leader of the political party Rise Mzanzi, addresses supporters at a community meeting in Eden Park.
3. Nairobi, Kenya – Hundreds of Kenyan doctors chant as they march towards the health ministry demanding better pay and working conditions. A nationwide strike by medics enters its fourth week.
4. Abuja, Nigeria – Families and relatives of abducted girls commemorate ten years since Boko Haram kidnapped dozens in northeastern Nigeria.
1. Niamey, Niger – Thousands demonstrate in Niger’s capital, demanding the immediate departure of American soldiers from their country. Niamey’s revolutionary military leaders recently axed a 2012 security deal with Washington.
2. Alberton, South Africa – Songezo Zibi, the leader of the political party Rise Mzanzi, addresses supporters at a community meeting in Eden Park.
3. Nairobi, Kenya – Hundreds of Kenyan doctors chant as they march towards the health ministry demanding better pay and working conditions. A nationwide strike by medics enters its fourth week.
4. Abuja, Nigeria – Families and relatives of abducted girls commemorate ten years since Boko Haram kidnapped dozens in northeastern Nigeria.
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5. Foumban, Cameroon – Mouhammad-Nabil Mfonrifoum Mbombo Njoya is the Sultan King of the Bamouns. Here, he greets people on his way to his palace after the inauguration of the Bamoun Kings Museum. The kingdom of the Bamouns, founded in 1384, is one of the oldest in sub-Saharan Africa. The new museum covers 5,000 square meters over three floors and houses nearly 12,500 items.
6. Tunis, Tunisia – Tunisian President, Kais Saied, meets Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, to discuss illegal immigration and economic cooperation. In other words, the giving of money to keep Africans out of Europe.
6. Tunis, Tunisia – Tunisian President, Kais Saied, meets Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, to discuss illegal immigration and economic cooperation. In other words, the giving of money to keep Africans out of Europe.
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7. Kinshasa, DRC – A street vendor sells Congolese flags in the capital ahead of the Belgian foreign minister's two-day visit. Hadja Lahbib met with the ‘Metis Project’ for people born from a Belgian father and a Congolese mother during Belgium colonial rule. During the 1940s and 1950s in modern-day Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, children were taken away from their mothers and put in orphanages.
8. Gaborone, Botswana – Botswana Congress Party supporters dance and chant while holding posters in support of their leader, Dumelang Saleshando, ahead of this year’s general election.
8. Gaborone, Botswana – Botswana Congress Party supporters dance and chant while holding posters in support of their leader, Dumelang Saleshando, ahead of this year’s general election.
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TRINIDAD’S LEGENDARY CLAUDIA JONES
With roots in Trinidad and a political consciousness forged as an immigrant in the US witnessing racial injustice, Claudia Cumberbatch Jones was a leading feminist-Marxist intellectual - whose activism saw her jailed, and then deported to the UK. There, in response to London’s Notting Hill race riots, she launched what is now one of the world’s most famous and vibrant carnivals. She was already a legend whilst alive, and her works and legacy remain an inspiration. African Stream’s Wambura Mwai brings us the story of this amazing woman. Have you read her work?
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With roots in Trinidad and a political consciousness forged as an immigrant in the US witnessing racial injustice, Claudia Cumberbatch Jones was a leading feminist-Marxist intellectual - whose activism saw her jailed, and then deported to the UK. There, in response to London’s Notting Hill race riots, she launched what is now one of the world’s most famous and vibrant carnivals. She was already a legend whilst alive, and her works and legacy remain an inspiration. African Stream’s Wambura Mwai brings us the story of this amazing woman. Have you read her work?
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KNOW THREE COUNTRIES WITH FIRST LETTER M?
We’re back on the streets with another exciting edition of Afriquiz! Watch - and join in - as host Miss Phyll tries to tease the right answers out of her contestants. Can you name three countries in Africa that start with the letter M? Let us know in the comments.
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We’re back on the streets with another exciting edition of Afriquiz! Watch - and join in - as host Miss Phyll tries to tease the right answers out of her contestants. Can you name three countries in Africa that start with the letter M? Let us know in the comments.
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SCOTTISH TRADE UNIONIST’S REMARKS RING TRUE FOR AFRICANS
At African Stream, we think Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid’s remarks in this clip from about 50 years ago are relevant for Africans.
From the continent and throughout the world, governments tell us we have rights. According to international law, a Malian farmer has the same legal rights and responsibilities as Nestlé CEO Ulf Mark Schneider. However, when Malians lost a lawsuit against food companies Nestlé and Cargill for child slavery, we saw that, in practice, equality before the law isn’t real.
Rural Nigerian villagers are allegedly equal to the executives running oil companies Shell and Chevron. But who do you think has the upper hand in the courtroom?
At African Stream, we think Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid’s remarks in this clip from about 50 years ago are relevant for Africans.
From the continent and throughout the world, governments tell us we have rights. According to international law, a Malian farmer has the same legal rights and responsibilities as Nestlé CEO Ulf Mark Schneider. However, when Malians lost a lawsuit against food companies Nestlé and Cargill for child slavery, we saw that, in practice, equality before the law isn’t real.
Rural Nigerian villagers are allegedly equal to the executives running oil companies Shell and Chevron. But who do you think has the upper hand in the courtroom?
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Continued…. Legally, African Stream has the same rights to freedom of speech as the New York Times, CNN and the BBC. But which do you think has to contend with censorship?
Under capitalism, most of our freedoms are abstract because, while we have the same legal rights as those who rule over us, we do not have the resources to fight to maintain these so-called freedoms.
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Under capitalism, most of our freedoms are abstract because, while we have the same legal rights as those who rule over us, we do not have the resources to fight to maintain these so-called freedoms.
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WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF IMMIGRATION?
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, while speaking to France 24 about immigration, reminded viewers of the root cause: Europeans coming to Africa to enslave, plunder and colonise - and leaving Africa underdeveloped while robbing it of resources to this day. That’s why those in a panic in the EU and the United States about Africans seeking a new life there ought to be more understanding. Had the West not enriched itself at the expense of Africans and done everything to keep our continent down and divided, this ‘crisis’ would not be at their door. What are your thoughts on this?
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Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, while speaking to France 24 about immigration, reminded viewers of the root cause: Europeans coming to Africa to enslave, plunder and colonise - and leaving Africa underdeveloped while robbing it of resources to this day. That’s why those in a panic in the EU and the United States about Africans seeking a new life there ought to be more understanding. Had the West not enriched itself at the expense of Africans and done everything to keep our continent down and divided, this ‘crisis’ would not be at their door. What are your thoughts on this?
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With Yemen’s Houthi resistance group launching repeated attacks on ships in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean, another storm has been brewing.
Somali ‘pirates’ are back on the attack at a level not seen in years, the number of raids rising more in the past three months than in any other period during the past six years - adding to global shipping threats.
But Somalis have always maintained that the attacks are a tough payback for the abuse of their country’s rich fishing grounds and illegal dumping of nuclear toxic waste in its waters.
Our Facts of the Week unpack who’s actually pirating whom.
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Somali ‘pirates’ are back on the attack at a level not seen in years, the number of raids rising more in the past three months than in any other period during the past six years - adding to global shipping threats.
But Somalis have always maintained that the attacks are a tough payback for the abuse of their country’s rich fishing grounds and illegal dumping of nuclear toxic waste in its waters.
Our Facts of the Week unpack who’s actually pirating whom.
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NO AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DEVELOPING AFRICANS
Africa’s most prized resource, its people, have been relegated to mere footnotes by Africa’s ruling elite. With low literacy rates and high poverty and hunger on a continent with 67 per cent of the world’s arable land, what gives? Everyone is clamouring for Africa, except the Africans, who, on rickety boats, look for opportunities their governments should have provided.
Imperialism plays a role in the current state of affairs, as well. Leaders of the 20th century, such as Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Patrice Lumumba, Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara, Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Grenada’s Maurice Bishop, all executed pro-people policies, looking to utilise their natural resources to develop African people. They all saw their final days at the hands of the colonial powers.
Africa’s most prized resource, its people, have been relegated to mere footnotes by Africa’s ruling elite. With low literacy rates and high poverty and hunger on a continent with 67 per cent of the world’s arable land, what gives? Everyone is clamouring for Africa, except the Africans, who, on rickety boats, look for opportunities their governments should have provided.
Imperialism plays a role in the current state of affairs, as well. Leaders of the 20th century, such as Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Patrice Lumumba, Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara, Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Grenada’s Maurice Bishop, all executed pro-people policies, looking to utilise their natural resources to develop African people. They all saw their final days at the hands of the colonial powers.
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Continued…. PLO Lumumba, a Pan-Africanist and former director of the Kenya School of Law, made the case in November 2022 that development is impossible without improving the African condition. In this clip, he spoke to Nigerian politicians in Abuja before the 2023 elections.
Could greed, a lack of self-esteem and insecurity explain the disconnect? How relevant would the tired unimaginative elite be if Africans were empowered? How much better would the continent fare if the lions refused to be led by bought-and-paid-for sheep?
What do you think of Lumumba’s remarks? Let us know in the comments.
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Could greed, a lack of self-esteem and insecurity explain the disconnect? How relevant would the tired unimaginative elite be if Africans were empowered? How much better would the continent fare if the lions refused to be led by bought-and-paid-for sheep?
What do you think of Lumumba’s remarks? Let us know in the comments.
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