Protests demand justice from Kampala to Nairobi and Washington DC. Here’s our weekly photo dump.
London, United Kingdom—South Sudan’s basketball team almost pulled off a huge sporting upset against the mighty team USA. The Africans lost by a single point in the dying seconds of an Olympic warm-up match. They've come a long way under the leadership of former NBA All-Star Luol Deng and silenced Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce, who’d mocked them before the match.
Kampala, Uganda – Police clash with anti-corruption protesters as they march towards parliament. President Yoweri Museveni's decades-long rule stood firm as opposition lawmakers were arrested.
Nairobi, Kenya – Journalists demonstrate against police brutality and hold placards saying ‘Shoot Not the Messenger’. They’re calling for their professional rights to be respected as nationwide anti-government protests continue.
London, United Kingdom—South Sudan’s basketball team almost pulled off a huge sporting upset against the mighty team USA. The Africans lost by a single point in the dying seconds of an Olympic warm-up match. They've come a long way under the leadership of former NBA All-Star Luol Deng and silenced Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce, who’d mocked them before the match.
Kampala, Uganda – Police clash with anti-corruption protesters as they march towards parliament. President Yoweri Museveni's decades-long rule stood firm as opposition lawmakers were arrested.
Nairobi, Kenya – Journalists demonstrate against police brutality and hold placards saying ‘Shoot Not the Messenger’. They’re calling for their professional rights to be respected as nationwide anti-government protests continue.
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Continued…. Washington D.C., USA – An effigy of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is paraded near the White House. Thousands participated in the pro-Palestinian rally at the National Mall, where the leader addressed the US Congress.
Kampala, Uganda—A traditional healer wows the crowds at the Namuwongo Reclaimed Shebang Fashion Show, which was staged in a large slum. Designers unveiled collections crafted from waste and recycled materials.
Gofa, Ethiopia – Rescue teams search for survivors after a landslide killed at least 200 people in the south of the country.
Kampala, Uganda—A traditional healer wows the crowds at the Namuwongo Reclaimed Shebang Fashion Show, which was staged in a large slum. Designers unveiled collections crafted from waste and recycled materials.
Gofa, Ethiopia – Rescue teams search for survivors after a landslide killed at least 200 people in the south of the country.
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Continued…. Port Sudan, Sudan – Sudan's Red Sea State Governor, Mustafa Mahmud, salutes troops. The country's been gripped by civil war since April 2023. Fighting between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces militia has killed thousands and displaced millions.
Saint-Etienne, France – What a game of football! Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in a controversial opener at the Olympics. Argentina equalised at the last minute, sparking a pitch invasion by Moroccan fans that suspended the play for two hours. When the teams returned, Argentina’s goal was ruled out after a VAR check.
Saint-Etienne, France – What a game of football! Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in a controversial opener at the Olympics. Argentina equalised at the last minute, sparking a pitch invasion by Moroccan fans that suspended the play for two hours. When the teams returned, Argentina’s goal was ruled out after a VAR check.
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MALCOLM X ON WHITE LIBERALS
Revolutionary icon Malcolm X warned of the dangers of Africans in the US getting sucked into the country’s duopoly political system. For him, the two major parties are simply different cheeks from the same backside. One is a sly fox, the other a fierce wolf, but both will bite.
His warning is particularly relevant to the 2024 presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris looks set to lead the Democrat ‘foxes’ and shepherd the ‘Black vote’. She might be better than the wolf Trump, but not by much. Both Republicans and Democrats represent similar interests and fully support Israel’s desolation of Gaza, the big banks, big pharma and the military-industrial complex. Even when the Democrats got a Black mascot in the form of Obama, one of his very first acts was bailing out the big banks that caused the 2008 financial crisis that left Black communities holding the bag.
Revolutionary icon Malcolm X warned of the dangers of Africans in the US getting sucked into the country’s duopoly political system. For him, the two major parties are simply different cheeks from the same backside. One is a sly fox, the other a fierce wolf, but both will bite.
His warning is particularly relevant to the 2024 presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris looks set to lead the Democrat ‘foxes’ and shepherd the ‘Black vote’. She might be better than the wolf Trump, but not by much. Both Republicans and Democrats represent similar interests and fully support Israel’s desolation of Gaza, the big banks, big pharma and the military-industrial complex. Even when the Democrats got a Black mascot in the form of Obama, one of his very first acts was bailing out the big banks that caused the 2008 financial crisis that left Black communities holding the bag.
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Continued….. He then led the Nato-bombardment of Libya, which led to the opening of slave markets in a country that was once Africa's most prosperous.
Brother Malcolm was particularly wary of Africans getting enticed by the liberal ‘ fox'. While it smiles at you, it plans evil, unlike the conservative wolf, whose sharp teeth are always plain to see.
Brother Malcolm was particularly wary of Africans getting enticed by the liberal ‘ fox'. While it smiles at you, it plans evil, unlike the conservative wolf, whose sharp teeth are always plain to see.
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102 AFRICAN GRAVES FOUND IN U.S.
Researchers using ground-penetrating radar have discovered 102 graves of enslaved Africans next to the Atlantis Water Park inside Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Virginia. This discovery includes 11 new graves found recently, adding to the 91 graves in 2022.
These graves are on land that once belonged to Robert Carter III’s plantation. Carter’s ‘Deed of Gift’ led to the gradual emancipation of enslaved Africans on his plantation, beginning with the oldest in 1791. He provided land and supplies to the approximately 500 Africans he freed.
The women in the video—descendants of enslaved people on Carter’s plantation—were elated to have learned of the graves, but remained uneasy because confirming the identities of the deceased isn’t possible yet. It is unclear if the graves are for people who died while enslaved or after being freed.
Researchers using ground-penetrating radar have discovered 102 graves of enslaved Africans next to the Atlantis Water Park inside Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Virginia. This discovery includes 11 new graves found recently, adding to the 91 graves in 2022.
These graves are on land that once belonged to Robert Carter III’s plantation. Carter’s ‘Deed of Gift’ led to the gradual emancipation of enslaved Africans on his plantation, beginning with the oldest in 1791. He provided land and supplies to the approximately 500 Africans he freed.
The women in the video—descendants of enslaved people on Carter’s plantation—were elated to have learned of the graves, but remained uneasy because confirming the identities of the deceased isn’t possible yet. It is unclear if the graves are for people who died while enslaved or after being freed.
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Continued….. For many, these discoveries reinforce the need always to remember the atrocities committed against African people in the United States as a core part of the country’s identity.
Video credit: @7newsdc (IG and X)
Video credit: @7newsdc (IG and X)
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July 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Established in July 1944 in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA, the IMF was a product of the post-World War II economic order. Protesters in Kenya and other nations have accused it of being a colonial institution that makes life hard for millions through predatory lending practices. Kenya’s now-shelved, IMF-pushed Finance Bill had hoped to raise $2.7 billion in revenue through a raft of proposed tax hikes that sparked nationwide protests, lifting the veil on the IMF’s far-reaching control of the government’s fiscal policies.
Only three out of 55 African countries (including Western Sahara) have never taken IMF loans. Put differently, nearly all African states are shackled to neocolonialism through onerous debts to the IMF - except Botswana, Eritrea and Libya. 48 African countries collectively owe $42.2 billion to the IMF - or about 30% of the lender’s total loan book.
Only three out of 55 African countries (including Western Sahara) have never taken IMF loans. Put differently, nearly all African states are shackled to neocolonialism through onerous debts to the IMF - except Botswana, Eritrea and Libya. 48 African countries collectively owe $42.2 billion to the IMF - or about 30% of the lender’s total loan book.
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Continued….. Most of those loans go towards repaying older loans or monies owed to foreign bondholders, not towards developing infrastructure to lift borrowers out of poverty.
Resource-rich Africa should never be at the mercy of international lenders that don’t have the continent’s interests at heart. Botswana has proven it. Libya under Muammar Gaddafi handed out more than $2 billion in loans to dozens of governments across the globe. Eritrea has a self-sufficiency policy whose slogan is “live within your means.”
As Pan-Africanist revolutionary Thomas Sankara said, “If we don’t repay, lenders will not die. That is for sure. But if we repay, we are going to die.” Indeed, African economies are suffocating slowly under the crushing weight of IMF loans.
Resource-rich Africa should never be at the mercy of international lenders that don’t have the continent’s interests at heart. Botswana has proven it. Libya under Muammar Gaddafi handed out more than $2 billion in loans to dozens of governments across the globe. Eritrea has a self-sufficiency policy whose slogan is “live within your means.”
As Pan-Africanist revolutionary Thomas Sankara said, “If we don’t repay, lenders will not die. That is for sure. But if we repay, we are going to die.” Indeed, African economies are suffocating slowly under the crushing weight of IMF loans.
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Over 10,000 competitors, over 8-million tickets sold and over 3-billion people tuning in to watch the pinnacle of sports - yes, we’re talking the Olympics. This time, they’re being held in Paris, and that city’s most iconic emblem - the Eiffel Tower - is a ceremonial centre-piece of the Games.
But underneath the pomp and illuminations, the tower harbours a dark history: profits from slavery and colonial exploitation were reinvested into France’s national symbols of progress.
France demanded 150-million francs (about $25 billion today) in reparations from Haiti in return for recognition of its independence. No wonder the French could afford to splash out on such a status symbol like the Eiffel Tower: indeed, its construction was bankrolled by proceeds from Haiti’s so-called repayments.
But underneath the pomp and illuminations, the tower harbours a dark history: profits from slavery and colonial exploitation were reinvested into France’s national symbols of progress.
France demanded 150-million francs (about $25 billion today) in reparations from Haiti in return for recognition of its independence. No wonder the French could afford to splash out on such a status symbol like the Eiffel Tower: indeed, its construction was bankrolled by proceeds from Haiti’s so-called repayments.
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Continued….. This Week’s Facts of the Week look at how one of the Eiffel Tower’s major financiers, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, now a $355-billion subsidiary of one of Europe’s largest financial conglomerates, siphoned millions of dollars in fees and interest from Haiti’s treasury - and put a large share of that loot into building the iconic engineering marvel. The tower is the perfect example of how colonial powers continued to extract wealth from their former colonies long after political independence.
Will France do the right thing and return those payments, which are estimated to total $21 billion in today’s money? No gold medals for guessing the answer!
Will France do the right thing and return those payments, which are estimated to total $21 billion in today’s money? No gold medals for guessing the answer!
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Payment discrimination in Hollywood is an ongoing issue for many industry actors, extras, writers, and stagehands. The 2023 Writer's Guild of America strike brought the hectic movie-making sector to a standstill in the face of such rampant inequality.
In this interview with The Breakfast Club, actor Ernie Hudson spoke about how he moved to Hollywood with hopes of becoming rich and famous. However, he would eventually realise you can become popular and poor.
Famous Pose Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter has also spoken on this subject, stating that the general public has a particular perception that we're millionaires. However, he was forced to put his house for sale due to the financial crisis; Porter and many other actors, writers, and stagehands made Tinseltown go around living paycheck to paycheck.
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