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IMF OVERLOOKS
SENEGAL CRACKDOWN
Senegal has just been given a whopping $2-billion IMF loan.
But we’re a bit confused as the organisation says it only gives cash to “strong democracies.”
Have they not seen what’s been happening in the country recently?
Maybe there’s another motive…
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SENEGAL CRACKDOWN
Senegal has just been given a whopping $2-billion IMF loan.
But we’re a bit confused as the organisation says it only gives cash to “strong democracies.”
Have they not seen what’s been happening in the country recently?
Maybe there’s another motive…
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CAMEROON BLOCKS
LGBTQ ENVOY
France’s ambassador on LGBT rights has been forced to cancel his trip to Cameroon.
He was due to chair a conference on gender and sexual identity, but Yaoundé said it would breach its strict anti-homosexuality legislation.
Ministers also urged respect for their country's stance, saying it reflected the wishes of its population.
Cameroon is one of 32 countries in Africa that bans same-sex relationships.
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LGBTQ ENVOY
France’s ambassador on LGBT rights has been forced to cancel his trip to Cameroon.
He was due to chair a conference on gender and sexual identity, but Yaoundé said it would breach its strict anti-homosexuality legislation.
Ministers also urged respect for their country's stance, saying it reflected the wishes of its population.
Cameroon is one of 32 countries in Africa that bans same-sex relationships.
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Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating!
From Egypt to Kenya and Senegal, here's a look at some of Africa's best Eid moments through the eyes of its people.
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1. Malindi, Kenya - Muslim worshippers take a motorbike taxi to the beach to celebrate Eid-Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
2. Dakar, Senegal - A Muslim performs the prayer for Eid
3. Mogadishu, Somalia - People bargain at Dharkeenley Livestock Market ahead of the Muslim holiday.
4. Kara-Isheri, Nigeria - An attendant pulls the horns of an unwilling ram at a market in Ogun State
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From Egypt to Kenya and Senegal, here's a look at some of Africa's best Eid moments through the eyes of its people.
From left to right: 👉
1. Malindi, Kenya - Muslim worshippers take a motorbike taxi to the beach to celebrate Eid-Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
2. Dakar, Senegal - A Muslim performs the prayer for Eid
3. Mogadishu, Somalia - People bargain at Dharkeenley Livestock Market ahead of the Muslim holiday.
4. Kara-Isheri, Nigeria - An attendant pulls the horns of an unwilling ram at a market in Ogun State
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Continued Part 2 - Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating!
5. Al Hasahisa, Sudan - A farmer waits for customers at a livestock market ahead of the Muslim feast, about 120 kilometres south of Sudan's capital.
6. Yaoundé, Cameroon - Aboubakar Mohaman, poses with his sword in the Briqueterie neighbourhood on the first day of Eid
7. Abidjan, Ivory Coast - People shop at the Cocovico market in preparation for Eid-Al-Adha
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5. Al Hasahisa, Sudan - A farmer waits for customers at a livestock market ahead of the Muslim feast, about 120 kilometres south of Sudan's capital.
6. Yaoundé, Cameroon - Aboubakar Mohaman, poses with his sword in the Briqueterie neighbourhood on the first day of Eid
7. Abidjan, Ivory Coast - People shop at the Cocovico market in preparation for Eid-Al-Adha
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Continued Part 3 - Mubarak to all those celebrating!
8. Mecca, Saudi Arabia - An African pilgrim poses for a photo with his son outside the Haram al Sharif, Islam’s holiest site.
9. Accra, Ghana - Muslims gather at Ghana National Mosque to perform the Eid-al-Adha prayer.
10. Giza, Egypt - Sales children make preparations at a livestock market at Burkash Bazaar.
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8. Mecca, Saudi Arabia - An African pilgrim poses for a photo with his son outside the Haram al Sharif, Islam’s holiest site.
9. Accra, Ghana - Muslims gather at Ghana National Mosque to perform the Eid-al-Adha prayer.
10. Giza, Egypt - Sales children make preparations at a livestock market at Burkash Bazaar.
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SOCIALISM IS NOT A 'WHITE' CONCEPT
Pan-africanist Kwame Ture would’ve been 82 today, so on his birthday we’re remembering a few of his words of wisdom.
Here, he dispels the myth socialism is a ‘White’ concept, and shows how Africans were discouraged from exploring it.
Ture has a long illustrious record in the struggle for African liberation worldwide.
He was a key figure in the Black Panthers, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and was also an advisor to Guinean president Sekou Toure.
He died aged just 57, but speeches like this one inspired future generations.
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Pan-africanist Kwame Ture would’ve been 82 today, so on his birthday we’re remembering a few of his words of wisdom.
Here, he dispels the myth socialism is a ‘White’ concept, and shows how Africans were discouraged from exploring it.
Ture has a long illustrious record in the struggle for African liberation worldwide.
He was a key figure in the Black Panthers, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and was also an advisor to Guinean president Sekou Toure.
He died aged just 57, but speeches like this one inspired future generations.
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NO PAN-AFRICANISM WITHOUT SOCIALISM
Revolutionary activist Kwame Ture was born on this day in 1941. Let’s remember him by watching him in action: in this clip, he makes the case that Pan-Africanist ideals can only be realised under socialism, because capitalism is the system of the colonialists. To be good Pan-Africanists, he says, we must also be anti-capitalists.
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Revolutionary activist Kwame Ture was born on this day in 1941. Let’s remember him by watching him in action: in this clip, he makes the case that Pan-Africanist ideals can only be realised under socialism, because capitalism is the system of the colonialists. To be good Pan-Africanists, he says, we must also be anti-capitalists.
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Continued - NO PAN-AFRICANISM WITHOUT SOCIALISM
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago and known as Stokely Carmichael, he was politically active in US politics as part of the civil rights movement, and was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966. He vacated the post a year later and, with his wife - the South African songstress Miriam Makeba - moved to Guinea, where he changed his name to Kwame Ture. This was a tip of the hat to his two patrons, Kwame Nkrumah and Sekou Touré.
A leading figure of the Pan-African movement, Ture was instrumental in establishing the All African People's Revolutionary Party. Today, the AAPRP extends across the continent, from Guinea-Bissau to Kenya. The ideas he planted continue informing the struggle for liberation today.
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Originally from Trinidad and Tobago and known as Stokely Carmichael, he was politically active in US politics as part of the civil rights movement, and was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966. He vacated the post a year later and, with his wife - the South African songstress Miriam Makeba - moved to Guinea, where he changed his name to Kwame Ture. This was a tip of the hat to his two patrons, Kwame Nkrumah and Sekou Touré.
A leading figure of the Pan-African movement, Ture was instrumental in establishing the All African People's Revolutionary Party. Today, the AAPRP extends across the continent, from Guinea-Bissau to Kenya. The ideas he planted continue informing the struggle for liberation today.
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The UN Needs Africa
The UN Security council, in political terms, is more archaic than the pyramids of Giza! Currently, five superpowers make all the decisions, and it's about time that changed.
In ninety seconds Ahmed Ghoneim makes the case for giving African nations a seat at the big table.
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The UN Security council, in political terms, is more archaic than the pyramids of Giza! Currently, five superpowers make all the decisions, and it's about time that changed.
In ninety seconds Ahmed Ghoneim makes the case for giving African nations a seat at the big table.
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RISK YOUR LIFE OR STARVE
A gas explosion at a decommissioned mine shaft in South Africa killed at least 31 people who were scavenging for gold in the mine. The incident is the latest in string of many accidents that have claimed hundreds of lives of people who enter closed and dangerous shafts to mine leftover over minerals, mostly gold. Driven by poverty and desperation, the illegal miners knowns as Zama Zamas risk it all to provide for their families. It’s a brutal business! And unscrupulous international companies take the lion's share from sales, leaving the Zama Zama in a vicious cycle at the bottom of the food chain.
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A gas explosion at a decommissioned mine shaft in South Africa killed at least 31 people who were scavenging for gold in the mine. The incident is the latest in string of many accidents that have claimed hundreds of lives of people who enter closed and dangerous shafts to mine leftover over minerals, mostly gold. Driven by poverty and desperation, the illegal miners knowns as Zama Zamas risk it all to provide for their families. It’s a brutal business! And unscrupulous international companies take the lion's share from sales, leaving the Zama Zama in a vicious cycle at the bottom of the food chain.
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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY: EPISODE FOUR
Let's recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Africans in different areas such as art, culture, science, and business. Their trailblazing efforts are inspiring and will contribute to a better future. We should appreciate and acknowledge their excellence together.
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Let's recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Africans in different areas such as art, culture, science, and business. Their trailblazing efforts are inspiring and will contribute to a better future. We should appreciate and acknowledge their excellence together.
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YOUR AFRICA
NEWS WRAP:
JUNE
2023 is halfway through and Africa is as busy as ever. As we do around this time of every month, here's the biggest news making headlines across the continent.
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NEWS WRAP:
JUNE
2023 is halfway through and Africa is as busy as ever. As we do around this time of every month, here's the biggest news making headlines across the continent.
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Rwanda's Independence Day
Rwanda is celebrating its Independence Day, which commemorates the end of Belgium rule on July 1st, 1962.
The country's history has been turbulent and bloody.
Initially, the it was ruled by a Tutsi Mwami or king, who conquered and assimilated the majority of the territory.
The Tutsi were a wealthy minority who had power and status compared to their Hutu counterparts. The Hutu served as servants and farmers.
But when Germany and later Belgium colonialists took over, they favoured the Tutsi, using them to impose and enforce harsher policies on the Hutu majority. This divisive steps sowed the seed of hate and mistrust, which later germinated and blossomed into a towering monument of shame and bloodbath, that would define the country's post-independent history.
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Rwanda is celebrating its Independence Day, which commemorates the end of Belgium rule on July 1st, 1962.
The country's history has been turbulent and bloody.
Initially, the it was ruled by a Tutsi Mwami or king, who conquered and assimilated the majority of the territory.
The Tutsi were a wealthy minority who had power and status compared to their Hutu counterparts. The Hutu served as servants and farmers.
But when Germany and later Belgium colonialists took over, they favoured the Tutsi, using them to impose and enforce harsher policies on the Hutu majority. This divisive steps sowed the seed of hate and mistrust, which later germinated and blossomed into a towering monument of shame and bloodbath, that would define the country's post-independent history.
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