Continued - Kaunda: Unsung Hero Of Africa's Freedom Struggle
The group played a key role in mobilising resources and support for the armed struggle against racist and colonial regimes in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Namibia, Mozambique, Angola and South Africa. These efforts helped to ensure that, by the 1990s, most colonial regimes in Africa had collapsed or were on the verge of collapsing. The contribution of less widely known heroes such as Kaunda must never be forgotten.
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The group played a key role in mobilising resources and support for the armed struggle against racist and colonial regimes in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Namibia, Mozambique, Angola and South Africa. These efforts helped to ensure that, by the 1990s, most colonial regimes in Africa had collapsed or were on the verge of collapsing. The contribution of less widely known heroes such as Kaunda must never be forgotten.
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Kaunda: Unsung Hero Of Africa's Freedom Struggle
On 17th June, 2021, one of Africa's liberation heroes - Kenneth Kaunda - took his last breath at a military hospital in the Zambian capital Lusaka. Kaunda, fondly known as KK and Super Ken, was not only Zambia's founding president but a Pan-Africanist hero who gave the best of his 97 years of life to ensuring that every single inch of African land was free of colonialism. As President of Zambia, Kaunda led other African leaders to form the coalition of Frontline States, a collection of countries in southern and East Africa that had gained their independence in the early 1960s.
On 17th June, 2021, one of Africa's liberation heroes - Kenneth Kaunda - took his last breath at a military hospital in the Zambian capital Lusaka. Kaunda, fondly known as KK and Super Ken, was not only Zambia's founding president but a Pan-Africanist hero who gave the best of his 97 years of life to ensuring that every single inch of African land was free of colonialism. As President of Zambia, Kaunda led other African leaders to form the coalition of Frontline States, a collection of countries in southern and East Africa that had gained their independence in the early 1960s.
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Why Pretoria's Neutral On Ukraine
South Africa's neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has set it on a collision course with Western countries who are pushing it to support Kiev and cut ties with Moscow.
Pretoria maintains it won’t choose sides and warns doing so would inflame the conflict.
It would also go against South Africa's decades-old foreign policy anchored on non-alignment.
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South Africa's neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has set it on a collision course with Western countries who are pushing it to support Kiev and cut ties with Moscow.
Pretoria maintains it won’t choose sides and warns doing so would inflame the conflict.
It would also go against South Africa's decades-old foreign policy anchored on non-alignment.
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The Kenyan
Water Man
Meet Kenya’s Water Man, a conservationist and farmer saving the lives of wild animals at a national park. Patrick Kilonzo Mwaluma brings them thousands of litres of water every day, and started the initiative after a deadly drought in 2016.
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Water Man
Meet Kenya’s Water Man, a conservationist and farmer saving the lives of wild animals at a national park. Patrick Kilonzo Mwaluma brings them thousands of litres of water every day, and started the initiative after a deadly drought in 2016.
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DRC’s
Mask Fest
A look at the African festival that commemorates ancestors with masked dances and vibrant music.
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Mask Fest
A look at the African festival that commemorates ancestors with masked dances and vibrant music.
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From Slavery To Fake Independence?
Quick take from PLO Lumumba on what’s ‘holding Africans back’: we unshackled ourselves from slavery and colonialism, only to copy the very systems we fought so hard to be free from! Is he wrong?
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Quick take from PLO Lumumba on what’s ‘holding Africans back’: we unshackled ourselves from slavery and colonialism, only to copy the very systems we fought so hard to be free from! Is he wrong?
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From camel markets in Mauritania to climate change protests in Germany, this is our weekly photo dump.
From left to right:
Nouakchott, Mauritania - Sellers prepare for a huge camel market, where hundreds of animals are sold. Camels are an important source of income, transportation and nutrition for desert communities.
Marrakech, Morocco - Mohammed Salah of Egypt plays during the Africa Cup of Nations Group D qualifying match versus Guinea.
Bonn, Germany - Kenyan climate activist Eric Njuguna leads a protest in front of the headquarters of Germany’s Postbank to demand that CEO Christian Sewing and TotalEnergies stop funding the EACOP pipeline in Uganda.
Dakar, Senegal - Friends joyfully mark 'International Albinism Awareness Day,' defending albinos who are discriminated against due to their appearance.
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From left to right:
Nouakchott, Mauritania - Sellers prepare for a huge camel market, where hundreds of animals are sold. Camels are an important source of income, transportation and nutrition for desert communities.
Marrakech, Morocco - Mohammed Salah of Egypt plays during the Africa Cup of Nations Group D qualifying match versus Guinea.
Bonn, Germany - Kenyan climate activist Eric Njuguna leads a protest in front of the headquarters of Germany’s Postbank to demand that CEO Christian Sewing and TotalEnergies stop funding the EACOP pipeline in Uganda.
Dakar, Senegal - Friends joyfully mark 'International Albinism Awareness Day,' defending albinos who are discriminated against due to their appearance.
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Continued part 2 of weekly photo dump.
From left to right:
Abuja, Nigeria - People walk past the Nigerian National Assembly premises during the election of the legislature’s new president.
Renens, Switzerland - Six policemen accused of homicide charges in connection with the death of Mike Ben Peter, a 39-year-old Nigerian who lost his life in Lausanne in March 2018, are now in court. The case has been compared to that of George Floyd.
Bilma, Niger - At the edge of an oasis, a trader arranges salt slabs destined for animal consumption. Before uranium and gold, salt was for a long time the main wealth extracted from the subsoil of the Niger Sahara.
Khartoum, Sudan - As deadly shelling and gunfire resumes after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire, someone checks a damaged house, while smoke billows over the south of the capital.
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From left to right:
Abuja, Nigeria - People walk past the Nigerian National Assembly premises during the election of the legislature’s new president.
Renens, Switzerland - Six policemen accused of homicide charges in connection with the death of Mike Ben Peter, a 39-year-old Nigerian who lost his life in Lausanne in March 2018, are now in court. The case has been compared to that of George Floyd.
Bilma, Niger - At the edge of an oasis, a trader arranges salt slabs destined for animal consumption. Before uranium and gold, salt was for a long time the main wealth extracted from the subsoil of the Niger Sahara.
Khartoum, Sudan - As deadly shelling and gunfire resumes after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire, someone checks a damaged house, while smoke billows over the south of the capital.
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Continued Part 3 - weekly photo dump.
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Juba, South Sudan - A young basketball player rests on the court after a training session at the Luol Deng Basketball Academy. South Sudan, the world's youngest country, qualified for the Basketball World Cup in May, the first African country to do so on their first attempt.
Tidouf, Algeria - Sahrawi women attend a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Polisario Front and the outbreak of the armed struggle for the independence of Western Sahara.
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Juba, South Sudan - A young basketball player rests on the court after a training session at the Luol Deng Basketball Academy. South Sudan, the world's youngest country, qualified for the Basketball World Cup in May, the first African country to do so on their first attempt.
Tidouf, Algeria - Sahrawi women attend a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Polisario Front and the outbreak of the armed struggle for the independence of Western Sahara.
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EU'S Trafficking Hypocrisy
What a total lack of self-awareness. The EU recently tabled an action plan against the trafficking of cultural goods, while thousands of artefacts stolen from Africa remain on display in museums and private collections across Europe. As Irish MEP Michael Wallace argues here, the action plan can’t be taken seriously until all stolen artefacts are returned to their rightful owners.
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What a total lack of self-awareness. The EU recently tabled an action plan against the trafficking of cultural goods, while thousands of artefacts stolen from Africa remain on display in museums and private collections across Europe. As Irish MEP Michael Wallace argues here, the action plan can’t be taken seriously until all stolen artefacts are returned to their rightful owners.
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Continued - EU'S Trafficking Hypocrisy
Today, trafficking cultural goods is the third-largest illegal trade in the world, after guns and drugs. But don’t expect the former colonial masters to apply their action plan to themselves any time soon!
Many works of art in European countries were acquired through armed pillage, military expeditions and missionary collections. African nations, most prominently Nigeria, have spoken about the bitterness they feel at the historical insult of seeing what was theirs being kept in the institutions of the countries that enslaved them. The West’s clinging on to these artefacts effectively turns them into souvenirs of subjugation and colonial nostalgia.
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Today, trafficking cultural goods is the third-largest illegal trade in the world, after guns and drugs. But don’t expect the former colonial masters to apply their action plan to themselves any time soon!
Many works of art in European countries were acquired through armed pillage, military expeditions and missionary collections. African nations, most prominently Nigeria, have spoken about the bitterness they feel at the historical insult of seeing what was theirs being kept in the institutions of the countries that enslaved them. The West’s clinging on to these artefacts effectively turns them into souvenirs of subjugation and colonial nostalgia.
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Mali Ditches French?
The Malian government led by Assimi Goita has recently expelled the French military, French NGOs and French media outlets. The status of the French language is now the latest remnant of French colonialism to be called into question.
This past weekend the people of Mali cast their votes on the new proposed constitution. If the constitution passes, 13 Indigenous Malian languages will become the country's official languages and French will adopt the status of a "working language."
France has long used the French-language as a tool of neo-colonialism. The International Organisation of La Francophonie is designed to unify "francophone" countries under similar cultural and political interests. Emmanuel Macron even recently declared that "French is the language of Pan-Africanism." Could Mali be turning the tables?
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The Malian government led by Assimi Goita has recently expelled the French military, French NGOs and French media outlets. The status of the French language is now the latest remnant of French colonialism to be called into question.
This past weekend the people of Mali cast their votes on the new proposed constitution. If the constitution passes, 13 Indigenous Malian languages will become the country's official languages and French will adopt the status of a "working language."
France has long used the French-language as a tool of neo-colonialism. The International Organisation of La Francophonie is designed to unify "francophone" countries under similar cultural and political interests. Emmanuel Macron even recently declared that "French is the language of Pan-Africanism." Could Mali be turning the tables?
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French Soldiers Seized
Authorities in Chad say they have intercepted and arrested a group of French soldiers, caught operating near the country’s border with Sudan. According to Chadian officials, the French soldiers had no authorisation to be in that area and the purpose of their mission remains unknown. About 1,000 French soldiers are stationed in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, which serves as the headquarters for French military operations in West Africa. Many Chadians are opposed to their presence and what they see as French interference in local affairs. In May 2022, thousands of people took to the streets, demanding the expulsion of the French military. The angry protestors also attacked and torched French-owned businesses.
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Authorities in Chad say they have intercepted and arrested a group of French soldiers, caught operating near the country’s border with Sudan. According to Chadian officials, the French soldiers had no authorisation to be in that area and the purpose of their mission remains unknown. About 1,000 French soldiers are stationed in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, which serves as the headquarters for French military operations in West Africa. Many Chadians are opposed to their presence and what they see as French interference in local affairs. In May 2022, thousands of people took to the streets, demanding the expulsion of the French military. The angry protestors also attacked and torched French-owned businesses.
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Hundreds Feared Drowned
Hundreds of migrants are still missing after their boat capsized off Greece last week.
Over 700 people were packed onto a fishing trawler when it sunk in the Mediterranean after leaving north Africa.
Hundreds of migrants are still missing after their boat capsized off Greece last week.
Over 700 people were packed onto a fishing trawler when it sunk in the Mediterranean after leaving north Africa.
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Please, No More Africa Summits In.....France!
Emmanuel Macron is holding yet another summit in Paris to discuss African affairs. This time, it’s focused on creating a new global financial pact for vulnerable countries - primarily, African nations. The summit will run June 22-23, 2023.
But aren't we getting tired of African problems being discussed over in Paris? When was the last time an international meeting was called, say, in Dakar to discuss France's many ongoing problems? Last we checked, Paris was in a state of mass rebellion with over a million workers taking to the streets in recent months. Is it perhaps time to convene a Dakar summit so that we can help Macron better manage France and and its economy?
Here is what Guy Marius Sagna, Senegalese activist and member of the Front for a Popular and Pan-African Anti-Imperialist Revolution, had to say the last time France organised an African-focused summit in Paris.
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Emmanuel Macron is holding yet another summit in Paris to discuss African affairs. This time, it’s focused on creating a new global financial pact for vulnerable countries - primarily, African nations. The summit will run June 22-23, 2023.
But aren't we getting tired of African problems being discussed over in Paris? When was the last time an international meeting was called, say, in Dakar to discuss France's many ongoing problems? Last we checked, Paris was in a state of mass rebellion with over a million workers taking to the streets in recent months. Is it perhaps time to convene a Dakar summit so that we can help Macron better manage France and and its economy?
Here is what Guy Marius Sagna, Senegalese activist and member of the Front for a Popular and Pan-African Anti-Imperialist Revolution, had to say the last time France organised an African-focused summit in Paris.
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