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IS AFRICA 'NATO'S SOUTHERN FLANK?'
In this clip, we see African Stream journalist Inem Richardson reacting to US Africa Command head Michael Langley referring to North Africa as NATO's 'southern flank.'
This was from the 29 April livestream, 'US MILITARY KICKED OUT OF CHAD?' when Richardson and Joe Hotagua, founder of @authentic_african, dug into US military intervention in Africa, the history of neo-colonialism in Chad, as well as stories about imperialism, capitalism, and the food industry in Africa.
The complete video is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJXbnQb6Svg
Catch the show at 3 p.m. EAT (East Africa Time) on Mondays.
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In this clip, we see African Stream journalist Inem Richardson reacting to US Africa Command head Michael Langley referring to North Africa as NATO's 'southern flank.'
This was from the 29 April livestream, 'US MILITARY KICKED OUT OF CHAD?' when Richardson and Joe Hotagua, founder of @authentic_african, dug into US military intervention in Africa, the history of neo-colonialism in Chad, as well as stories about imperialism, capitalism, and the food industry in Africa.
The complete video is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJXbnQb6Svg
Catch the show at 3 p.m. EAT (East Africa Time) on Mondays.
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BOB MARLEY: I AM AFRICAN
Pan-African musical icon Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 and it is important to remind the world that Bob Marley always identified as an African first. When US journalist Gil Noble sat down in 1980 with Bob Marley, 1 year before died, he asked whether he felt more Jamaican or African. The legendary reggae musical icon had an interesting response that should make Africans in the diaspora rethink their relationship with their motherland. Let us know what you think of Marley's answer.
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Pan-African musical icon Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 and it is important to remind the world that Bob Marley always identified as an African first. When US journalist Gil Noble sat down in 1980 with Bob Marley, 1 year before died, he asked whether he felt more Jamaican or African. The legendary reggae musical icon had an interesting response that should make Africans in the diaspora rethink their relationship with their motherland. Let us know what you think of Marley's answer.
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From Chicago to Goma, the people are clear: stop the violence in Gaza and DR Congo. Here’s our weekly photo dump.
1. London, United Kingdom – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside Downing Street against Israel's military offensive in the southern city of Rafah. Tel Aviv’s forces have seized the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, despite previously telling them to head there from other parts of the Strip. Around 1.5-million Palestinians are sheltering in the city as the humanitarian crisis deepens.
2. Goma, DR Congo – A DRC flag is held during a vigil for 10 people killed by the bombing of the Bulengo displaced persons camp, at the ISC stadium.
3. Chicago, United States – Police make arrests after students set up a protest camp at the Art Institute of Chicago. They’re demanding the college divests from Israeli-linked companies. More than 2,600 people have been detained across 50 campuses since demonstrations began on April 18.
1. London, United Kingdom – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside Downing Street against Israel's military offensive in the southern city of Rafah. Tel Aviv’s forces have seized the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, despite previously telling them to head there from other parts of the Strip. Around 1.5-million Palestinians are sheltering in the city as the humanitarian crisis deepens.
2. Goma, DR Congo – A DRC flag is held during a vigil for 10 people killed by the bombing of the Bulengo displaced persons camp, at the ISC stadium.
3. Chicago, United States – Police make arrests after students set up a protest camp at the Art Institute of Chicago. They’re demanding the college divests from Israeli-linked companies. More than 2,600 people have been detained across 50 campuses since demonstrations began on April 18.
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4. Arish, Egypt – A humanitarian aid ship for Gaza arrives at at Al Arish port, the capital of Egypt’s Sinai. The delivery was organised by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
5. George, South Africa – The collapse of a multi-story building under construction killed at least four people and trapped around 50 more, according to authorities.
6. Vatican City, Vatican – Mundiya Kepanga is a Papuan chief from the Tari region in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. In this photo he attends Pope Francis’ weekly general audience.
5. George, South Africa – The collapse of a multi-story building under construction killed at least four people and trapped around 50 more, according to authorities.
6. Vatican City, Vatican – Mundiya Kepanga is a Papuan chief from the Tari region in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. In this photo he attends Pope Francis’ weekly general audience.
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7. Dakar, Senegal – Senegalese youth spend time at Yoff Beach, one of the locals' most popular weekend destinations. Hundreds play sports at the seaside, while some take the chance to bathe their horses.
8. Beni Ammar, Morocco – Moroccans race donkeys at the festival "Festibaz”.
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8. Beni Ammar, Morocco – Moroccans race donkeys at the festival "Festibaz”.
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HOW WEST IS SPONSORING DRC GENOCIDE
The long-running conflict in eastern DR Congo has been described as a silent gen*cde. Over 7-million Congolese have been displaced, 1-million of them in North Kivu alone. The humanitarian catastrophe in displacement camps is one of the worst in the world. Civilians keep getting kill*d by externally-funded militia.
In this clip, Claude Gatebuke - an expert on the situation in DRC and a Rwandan gen*cide survivor - argues that a large part of the blame should go to the ‘indirect’ sponsors of the conflict: the US, the UK and the European Union (who fund Rwanda, which backs the main rebel group M23). These foreign actors are the key beneficiaries of the conflict in eastern Congo, siphoning off mineral wealth at the expense of the long-suffering Congolese people.
You can hear more of what Gatebuke has to say on our YouTube channel - it’s part of our Pan-African Attitude podcast series.
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The long-running conflict in eastern DR Congo has been described as a silent gen*cde. Over 7-million Congolese have been displaced, 1-million of them in North Kivu alone. The humanitarian catastrophe in displacement camps is one of the worst in the world. Civilians keep getting kill*d by externally-funded militia.
In this clip, Claude Gatebuke - an expert on the situation in DRC and a Rwandan gen*cide survivor - argues that a large part of the blame should go to the ‘indirect’ sponsors of the conflict: the US, the UK and the European Union (who fund Rwanda, which backs the main rebel group M23). These foreign actors are the key beneficiaries of the conflict in eastern Congo, siphoning off mineral wealth at the expense of the long-suffering Congolese people.
You can hear more of what Gatebuke has to say on our YouTube channel - it’s part of our Pan-African Attitude podcast series.
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BOB MARLEY‘S POLITICAL REGGAE: ‘CRAZY BALDHEAD’
Our musical pan African icon Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 at the tender age of 36. We look back at some of the deeper, political messages behind his songs - taking a deep dive into the lyrics of his revolutionary tune Crazy Baldhead.
The noscript might make it sound like it’s about neo-Nazis and skinheads. But ‘baldhead’ is actually Rasta slang for colonialists, and the words of the song are about fighting back against their cultural, political and economic grip on the Caribbean - as our man Uwimana explains. He also breaks down the Pan-African ideals behind certain other famous Marley lyrics.
Unfortunately copyright restrictions meant we weren’t able to include the music - but please do go hunt it out in the usual places if you don’t know it already!
And, of course, let us know your favourite lines in the comments!
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Our musical pan African icon Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 at the tender age of 36. We look back at some of the deeper, political messages behind his songs - taking a deep dive into the lyrics of his revolutionary tune Crazy Baldhead.
The noscript might make it sound like it’s about neo-Nazis and skinheads. But ‘baldhead’ is actually Rasta slang for colonialists, and the words of the song are about fighting back against their cultural, political and economic grip on the Caribbean - as our man Uwimana explains. He also breaks down the Pan-African ideals behind certain other famous Marley lyrics.
Unfortunately copyright restrictions meant we weren’t able to include the music - but please do go hunt it out in the usual places if you don’t know it already!
And, of course, let us know your favourite lines in the comments!
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SOUTH AFRICA’S LITERARY HERO BESSIE HEAD
Born mixed-race with mental health problems in apartheid South Africa and placed into foster care, the chances of Bessie Amelia Head becoming a literary giant may have looked somewhat slim at the outset. But in her short life, she achieved just that - transforming from journalist-activist into author-in-exile and political refugee in Botswana. There, she was afflicted by bouts of poverty and depression - barred from returning home by the apartheid regime. But her writing flourished. Although she died aged only 48, her reputation as a writer adept at handling issues of race, identity and power has only continued to grow. African Stream’s Wambura Mwai pays tribute to her talents and legacy.
Have you read Head’s works? Which ones?
Location: @Chechebooks
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Born mixed-race with mental health problems in apartheid South Africa and placed into foster care, the chances of Bessie Amelia Head becoming a literary giant may have looked somewhat slim at the outset. But in her short life, she achieved just that - transforming from journalist-activist into author-in-exile and political refugee in Botswana. There, she was afflicted by bouts of poverty and depression - barred from returning home by the apartheid regime. But her writing flourished. Although she died aged only 48, her reputation as a writer adept at handling issues of race, identity and power has only continued to grow. African Stream’s Wambura Mwai pays tribute to her talents and legacy.
Have you read Head’s works? Which ones?
Location: @Chechebooks
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BOB MARLEY: AFRICA’S OUR HEAVEN
Bob Marley should be remembered for his revolutionary music but also as an artist that wanted a unified Africa. Even though he was born in Jamaica, he travelled to the continent with trips to Ethiopia, Kenya, Gabon and Zimbabwe. And he recognised all Africans scattered everywhere shared the same struggle. That is why he wrote songs like ‘Africa Unite’ and ‘Zimbabwe.’ His songs called for resistance, an end to injustice and exploitation, and a return to Africa. Africa, as he explains in this clip, is Heaven. Bob Marley passed away from skin cancer aged just 36 years old on this day in 1981. But he remains the most internationally popular and beloved reggae artist ever and is revered by Pan-Africans worldwide.
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Bob Marley should be remembered for his revolutionary music but also as an artist that wanted a unified Africa. Even though he was born in Jamaica, he travelled to the continent with trips to Ethiopia, Kenya, Gabon and Zimbabwe. And he recognised all Africans scattered everywhere shared the same struggle. That is why he wrote songs like ‘Africa Unite’ and ‘Zimbabwe.’ His songs called for resistance, an end to injustice and exploitation, and a return to Africa. Africa, as he explains in this clip, is Heaven. Bob Marley passed away from skin cancer aged just 36 years old on this day in 1981. But he remains the most internationally popular and beloved reggae artist ever and is revered by Pan-Africans worldwide.
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S’ LEONE FIRST LADY: WOMEN’S RIGHTS UNDER SIEGE
On many levels, Sierra Leone has one of the worst gender gaps in the world. As of 2021, women held only 12.3% of seats in parliament, while less than 10 per cent aged over 25 have secondary education. That’s not acceptable, according to the country’s First Lady Fatima Maada Bio. And in this interview she says ‘pushing women into the kitchen’ is strangling her country’s development. She compares it to telling Muhammad Ali to box with one hand.
Rwanda leads the way in African politics, in terms of female representation. Just over half its cabinet positions are held by women. Other countries with similar numbers include South Africa and Ethiopia.
The question is, when will other African nations catch up?
On many levels, Sierra Leone has one of the worst gender gaps in the world. As of 2021, women held only 12.3% of seats in parliament, while less than 10 per cent aged over 25 have secondary education. That’s not acceptable, according to the country’s First Lady Fatima Maada Bio. And in this interview she says ‘pushing women into the kitchen’ is strangling her country’s development. She compares it to telling Muhammad Ali to box with one hand.
Rwanda leads the way in African politics, in terms of female representation. Just over half its cabinet positions are held by women. Other countries with similar numbers include South Africa and Ethiopia.
The question is, when will other African nations catch up?
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PT. 1: FORMER CIA AGENT SPILLS TRUTH ABOUT WAR AGAINST THIRD WORLD
In this 1988 video clip, former CIA agent John Stockwell spoke out about the CIA's crimes against the people of Africa, Asia and Latin America. He called this the 'Third-World War' because his studies concluded that crimes against people in countries that did not align with either the United States or the former Soviet Union made up the 'third bloodiest war.'
The term 'Third World' evoked pride as it was associated with anti-colonial resistance. French demographer Alfred Sauvy coined the term to refer to states adopting a policy of neutrality in the face of the 20th century's Cold War. Today, the term is often inaccurately used to describe countries riddled by warfare, disease, poverty, corruption and general violence.
In this 1988 video clip, former CIA agent John Stockwell spoke out about the CIA's crimes against the people of Africa, Asia and Latin America. He called this the 'Third-World War' because his studies concluded that crimes against people in countries that did not align with either the United States or the former Soviet Union made up the 'third bloodiest war.'
The term 'Third World' evoked pride as it was associated with anti-colonial resistance. French demographer Alfred Sauvy coined the term to refer to states adopting a policy of neutrality in the face of the 20th century's Cold War. Today, the term is often inaccurately used to describe countries riddled by warfare, disease, poverty, corruption and general violence.
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Continued…While most Third World countries have been formally independent since the 1960s, they continue to operate under European and US economic and military terms. Further, covert US intelligence operations in the 20th century had wreaked havoc, setting the stage for US military invasion and the overthrow of democratic leaders. In more recent years, the United States has bombed or aided other countries to bomb countries like Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Palestine, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia.
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Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa that existed from 1948 to 1994.
Here we look at some of shocking policies Black South Africans had to endure for decades.
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Here we look at some of shocking policies Black South Africans had to endure for decades.
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