This week’s images include clashes in Senegal, elections in Guinea-Bissau and ecstatic moments in Africa’s Champions League.
From left to right:
Dakar, Senegal - Protesters gather in support of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who was jailed for two years. At least 16 people have died in the police crackdown since his sentencing.
Djenne, Mali - Thousands take part in the annual re-plastering of the Great Mosque - the world's largest mud-brick building.
Khartoum, Sudan - People inspect the remains of a house hit by shelling in the Azhari district, south of the capital. Nearly 2,000 people have been killed so far in the conflict between Sudan's warring generals.
Nairobi, Kenya - Activists shout through teargas during a protest over tax-hike plans. Eleven people were arrested.
Tunis, Tunisia - Family members of Tunisian migrants, who died or were lost at sea, demonstrate against the visit of the Italian prime minister.
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From left to right:
Dakar, Senegal - Protesters gather in support of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who was jailed for two years. At least 16 people have died in the police crackdown since his sentencing.
Djenne, Mali - Thousands take part in the annual re-plastering of the Great Mosque - the world's largest mud-brick building.
Khartoum, Sudan - People inspect the remains of a house hit by shelling in the Azhari district, south of the capital. Nearly 2,000 people have been killed so far in the conflict between Sudan's warring generals.
Nairobi, Kenya - Activists shout through teargas during a protest over tax-hike plans. Eleven people were arrested.
Tunis, Tunisia - Family members of Tunisian migrants, who died or were lost at sea, demonstrate against the visit of the Italian prime minister.
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This week’s images include clashes in Senegal, elections in Guinea-Bissau and ecstatic moments in Africa’s Champions League.
From left to right:
Cairo, Egypt - Hussein Al Shahat celebrates with Al Ahly teammates during their 2-1 home win over Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final.
New York, USA - Sierra Leone’s foreign minister, David John Francis, talks to reporters after his country was made a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council along with Algeria.
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - A voter casts her ballot at a polling station for legislative elections called by the president pushing constitutional change after years of instability.
Luanda, Angola - Angola's President, Joao Lourenco, meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Portugal colonised the south-west African state from 1905-1975.
Kampala, Uganda - A gay man packs his bags to vacate the city after some of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws came into force
This week’s images include clashes in Senegal, elections in Guinea-Bissau and ecstatic moments in Africa’s Champions League.
From left to right:
Cairo, Egypt - Hussein Al Shahat celebrates with Al Ahly teammates during their 2-1 home win over Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final.
New York, USA - Sierra Leone’s foreign minister, David John Francis, talks to reporters after his country was made a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council along with Algeria.
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - A voter casts her ballot at a polling station for legislative elections called by the president pushing constitutional change after years of instability.
Luanda, Angola - Angola's President, Joao Lourenco, meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Portugal colonised the south-west African state from 1905-1975.
Kampala, Uganda - A gay man packs his bags to vacate the city after some of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws came into force
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Ethiopia: Fury At Mosque Destruction
Trouble’s brewing in Ethiopia, where the authorities are pushing ahead with plans to pull down mosques to make way for a new modern city. The official line is that only ‘illegal buildings’ are being targeted. But livid Muslim communities don’t see it like that. Large protests have been met with a heavy hand - with reports of 3 deaths after police clashes and over a hundred arrests. Could the Muslim anger explode like it did ten years ago, when it led to a change of government? One to watch.
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Trouble’s brewing in Ethiopia, where the authorities are pushing ahead with plans to pull down mosques to make way for a new modern city. The official line is that only ‘illegal buildings’ are being targeted. But livid Muslim communities don’t see it like that. Large protests have been met with a heavy hand - with reports of 3 deaths after police clashes and over a hundred arrests. Could the Muslim anger explode like it did ten years ago, when it led to a change of government? One to watch.
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Neo-colonialism
Getting rid of the colonialists was only the first fight. Now we have to get rid of the neo-colonialists. And as Pan-African activist Affiong L. Affiong explains, these days, White power often wears a Black mask. Some of our own leaders are only too happy to play puppet for the ex-colonists’ strings. She urges vigilance and action, and channels Pan-African icon Marcus Garvey’s message of empowerment in this powerful speech.
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Getting rid of the colonialists was only the first fight. Now we have to get rid of the neo-colonialists. And as Pan-African activist Affiong L. Affiong explains, these days, White power often wears a Black mask. Some of our own leaders are only too happy to play puppet for the ex-colonists’ strings. She urges vigilance and action, and channels Pan-African icon Marcus Garvey’s message of empowerment in this powerful speech.
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Ukraine Helped Burkina Ignored
Another Islamic Insurgency is sweeping Burkina Faso.
But it's a crisis that's been largely forgotten, when compared with Ukraine. While Kiev grabs headlines and billions of dollars in aid, little is done to help the landlocked, West African country. Burkinabes gave us their views on the lack of international support.
Another Islamic Insurgency is sweeping Burkina Faso.
But it's a crisis that's been largely forgotten, when compared with Ukraine. While Kiev grabs headlines and billions of dollars in aid, little is done to help the landlocked, West African country. Burkinabes gave us their views on the lack of international support.
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Gutter To Glory Osimhen's Story
After a stunning season at Napoli, European clubs are queuing up to buy Nigerian super-striker Victor Osimhen. Incredibly, just over ten years ago, he was sweeping the streets of Lagos. We went back to his home city to see where the amazing fairy tale began, and how his story inspires the young and old in his former neighbourhood.
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After a stunning season at Napoli, European clubs are queuing up to buy Nigerian super-striker Victor Osimhen. Incredibly, just over ten years ago, he was sweeping the streets of Lagos. We went back to his home city to see where the amazing fairy tale began, and how his story inspires the young and old in his former neighbourhood.
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Africa's Ukraine Peace Mission
Six African presidents will head a peace mission aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.
They will travel to Moscow and Kiev in the hope of getting the warring sides to enter dialogue.
Most African states are refusing to take sides despite pressure from Western powers to condemn Russia.
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Six African presidents will head a peace mission aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.
They will travel to Moscow and Kiev in the hope of getting the warring sides to enter dialogue.
Most African states are refusing to take sides despite pressure from Western powers to condemn Russia.
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Africa Delivered Mankind
Africa is the cradle of mankind. From discovering fire to mapping the stars, Professor PLO Lumumba argues this is where it all began.
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Africa is the cradle of mankind. From discovering fire to mapping the stars, Professor PLO Lumumba argues this is where it all began.
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Hell's Kitchen? Nigerian Chef Burns New Record
It’s one hell of a feat - and celebrity Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey’s kitchen must have felt just as hot - after her 100-hour cook-a-thon! She left the old record for longest-stint-in-the-kitchen up in smoke… though the Guinness Book of Records has yet to give its ‘blessing,’ as it wasn’t invited. No matter, she’s a true legend in the African Stream Book of Records!
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It’s one hell of a feat - and celebrity Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey’s kitchen must have felt just as hot - after her 100-hour cook-a-thon! She left the old record for longest-stint-in-the-kitchen up in smoke… though the Guinness Book of Records has yet to give its ‘blessing,’ as it wasn’t invited. No matter, she’s a true legend in the African Stream Book of Records!
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Senegal A French Sell-Out?
The riots in Senegal represent deep political divisions.
Supporters of jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, claim his prosecution is politically motivated.
They also say President Macky Sall is a sell-out to French interests.
We look at his policies and the accusations they simply perpetuate “La Francafrique”
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The riots in Senegal represent deep political divisions.
Supporters of jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, claim his prosecution is politically motivated.
They also say President Macky Sall is a sell-out to French interests.
We look at his policies and the accusations they simply perpetuate “La Francafrique”
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Pan-African Win In Guinea-Bissau
A coalition led by a Pan-Africanist party has won parliamentary elections in Guinea-Bissau. The PAIGC hasn’t exactly got the catchiest of acronyms, but their ideas are certainly catching on (again!) in the West African nation. Here’s a look at their independence-struggle origins, and at their track-record at implementing their socialist ideals.
We also look at why voters are turning their back on Guinea-Bissau’s President Embaló, whose ever closer links to France have irked many.
A coalition led by a Pan-Africanist party has won parliamentary elections in Guinea-Bissau. The PAIGC hasn’t exactly got the catchiest of acronyms, but their ideas are certainly catching on (again!) in the West African nation. Here’s a look at their independence-struggle origins, and at their track-record at implementing their socialist ideals.
We also look at why voters are turning their back on Guinea-Bissau’s President Embaló, whose ever closer links to France have irked many.
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EU Diplomat Recalled For Monkey Slur
If an ambassador is supposed to show his or her country’s best side, then what does that say about Romania? Bucharest’s man in Kenya stunned African envoys at a UN meeting in Nairobi when he compared them to a monkey that had appeared in a window. He’s been sent packing for his ‘quip,’ and the EU member state has apologised profusely. It’s a stark reminder of how ingrained even the crudest forms of racism are at the highest level in the West, from Reagan and Nixon calling Africans monkeys to Donald Trump’s ‘s***hole countries’ remark.
If an ambassador is supposed to show his or her country’s best side, then what does that say about Romania? Bucharest’s man in Kenya stunned African envoys at a UN meeting in Nairobi when he compared them to a monkey that had appeared in a window. He’s been sent packing for his ‘quip,’ and the EU member state has apologised profusely. It’s a stark reminder of how ingrained even the crudest forms of racism are at the highest level in the West, from Reagan and Nixon calling Africans monkeys to Donald Trump’s ‘s***hole countries’ remark.
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'Hats Off' To Colonialists For Pausing WWI?
On this day, 37 years ago, Guyanese scholar, Pan-Africanist and revolutionary Walter Rodney was assassinated. Rodney is most famous for his book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.’ Published in 1972, it would go on to influence generations of revolutionary Pan-Africanists, and five decades after it first left the printing press, it remains an essential pillar of the Pan-African school of thought.
One of the critical areas examined in the book is how European imperialism into Africa was underpinned by a racist ideology. It showed how - despite their many differences - Europeans always circled their wagons when it came to the oppression and exploitation of Africa and its people. A clear example of this was in 1915, when enemies Germany and Britain joined forces midway through WW1 to quash what was perceived as a greater threat - the African uprisings led by John Chilembwe in modern-day Malawi.
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On this day, 37 years ago, Guyanese scholar, Pan-Africanist and revolutionary Walter Rodney was assassinated. Rodney is most famous for his book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.’ Published in 1972, it would go on to influence generations of revolutionary Pan-Africanists, and five decades after it first left the printing press, it remains an essential pillar of the Pan-African school of thought.
One of the critical areas examined in the book is how European imperialism into Africa was underpinned by a racist ideology. It showed how - despite their many differences - Europeans always circled their wagons when it came to the oppression and exploitation of Africa and its people. A clear example of this was in 1915, when enemies Germany and Britain joined forces midway through WW1 to quash what was perceived as a greater threat - the African uprisings led by John Chilembwe in modern-day Malawi.
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