Continued….. The 36-year-old president told the crowd that the fight against terrorism is part of a larger ‘war of decolonisation’ as some forces seek to help Western powers re-colonise the landlocked African country once under French control.
Burkina Faso, along with neighbouring Mali, has publicly accused the French military of aiding terrorist organisations. Recently, Ukrainian officials admitted to also assisting paramilitary organisations in Mali.
These alleged collaborations reinforce Traoré’s argument that the question of colonialism is at the heart of this conflict.
Video credit: @sigburkinafaso (YouTube) and @sigbf (X)
Burkina Faso, along with neighbouring Mali, has publicly accused the French military of aiding terrorist organisations. Recently, Ukrainian officials admitted to also assisting paramilitary organisations in Mali.
These alleged collaborations reinforce Traoré’s argument that the question of colonialism is at the heart of this conflict.
Video credit: @sigburkinafaso (YouTube) and @sigbf (X)
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Compare and contrast. In this pair of posts by UK MP Zarah Sultana (from the governing Labour Party), she highlights the rank hypocrisy of two British media outlets - by placing their newspaper front covers (same rag in each post) side by side. On the left, the headlines praise Brits for coming out en masse to say ‘no’ to racism - after a flurry of sickening anti-immigrant violence across the country (though note how neither outlet actually calls the ‘thugs’ racist!). On the right, the headlines reveal the outlets’ true colours: an endless sewage pipe of race-baiting, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim front covers.
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Continued….. Here’s an example that UK activist and rapper Lowkey (@lowkeyonline) recently discussed with us: when a methodologically faulty (Lowkey argues ‘criminally’ faulty) study by the Quilliam think tank concluded that 80% of (so-called) grooming gangs in the UK consisted of Asian men, the British media lapped it up - as did their consumers. But when you compare the sample size used in the study with the number of sex crimes committed across the UK, you realise it couldn’t possibly tell you anything about the general picture. But did the papers bother issuing a correction, let alone a front-page one? Damage done.
How much blame do you think the UK media carries for the recent anti-immigrant riots? Pleased with yourselves @dailymail and @dailyexpress?
How much blame do you think the UK media carries for the recent anti-immigrant riots? Pleased with yourselves @dailymail and @dailyexpress?
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From race riots in the UK to anti-government protests in Nigeria, here’s our weekly photo dump.
1. South Yorkshire, United Kingdom – Rioters set ablaze The Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, which housed asylum seekers. Fuelled by misinformation and anti-immigration sentiment, a surge of racist violence has hit the UK following the stabbing deaths of three children in Southport.
2. Paris, France – Cuban wrestler, Mijain Lopez Nunez, becomes the first Olympian to win five consecutive golds in one event. After dominating the 130kg Greco-Roman wrestling, he announced his retirement in traditional fashion by leaving his shoes on the mat.
3. Kaduna State, Nigeria – A man waves a Russian flag during nationwide protests against ineffective governance and severe economic struggles. Some protesters, including seven Polish citizens, were arrested for waving Russian flags.
1. South Yorkshire, United Kingdom – Rioters set ablaze The Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, which housed asylum seekers. Fuelled by misinformation and anti-immigration sentiment, a surge of racist violence has hit the UK following the stabbing deaths of three children in Southport.
2. Paris, France – Cuban wrestler, Mijain Lopez Nunez, becomes the first Olympian to win five consecutive golds in one event. After dominating the 130kg Greco-Roman wrestling, he announced his retirement in traditional fashion by leaving his shoes on the mat.
3. Kaduna State, Nigeria – A man waves a Russian flag during nationwide protests against ineffective governance and severe economic struggles. Some protesters, including seven Polish citizens, were arrested for waving Russian flags.
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Continued……4. Rabat, Morocco – Protesters burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration against the k*lling of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
5. Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan police confiscate a coffin from a protest march to parliament. Demonstrators carried wooden crosses inscribed with the names of victims k*lled during anti-government demos on June 25th.
6. Paris, France – A moment of history, with Black gymnasts sweeping the podium for the first time at the Olympics. It came in the floor exercise and also produced a magical moment of sportsmanship. U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles deciding to show their respect to Brazil’s gold medalist, Rebeca Andrade.
5. Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan police confiscate a coffin from a protest march to parliament. Demonstrators carried wooden crosses inscribed with the names of victims k*lled during anti-government demos on June 25th.
6. Paris, France – A moment of history, with Black gymnasts sweeping the podium for the first time at the Olympics. It came in the floor exercise and also produced a magical moment of sportsmanship. U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles deciding to show their respect to Brazil’s gold medalist, Rebeca Andrade.
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NIGERIAN BOY INVENTS GLASSES FOR THE BLIND
An African teenager has invented glasses that could revolutionise life for blind people. They have sensors that bleep to warn the wearer of nearby obstacles. It’s a simple idea that’s been brought to life by 17-year-old Khalifa Aminu, from Nigeria. He’s now looking for funding to get them manufactured. Seems like a winner to us!.
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An African teenager has invented glasses that could revolutionise life for blind people. They have sensors that bleep to warn the wearer of nearby obstacles. It’s a simple idea that’s been brought to life by 17-year-old Khalifa Aminu, from Nigeria. He’s now looking for funding to get them manufactured. Seems like a winner to us!.
video credits @sputnik.africa / Tik-Tok
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ARREST ANYONE SAYING ALLAHU AKBAR
The racist, Islamophobic, and anti-migrant riots in England and the British-occupied North of Ireland have exposed that the rot runs right up to the top. In this clip, British MP Robert Jenrick, who was Minister of State for Immigration (2022 - 2023), expresses surprise that people weren’t thrown into jail for shouting 'Allahu Akbar’ during earlier pro-Palestinian rallies. During a Sky News interview on the recent riots, Jenrick accused the police of treating the racist thugs harshly compared with how they handled past pro-Palestinian protesters.
The racist, Islamophobic, and anti-migrant riots in England and the British-occupied North of Ireland have exposed that the rot runs right up to the top. In this clip, British MP Robert Jenrick, who was Minister of State for Immigration (2022 - 2023), expresses surprise that people weren’t thrown into jail for shouting 'Allahu Akbar’ during earlier pro-Palestinian rallies. During a Sky News interview on the recent riots, Jenrick accused the police of treating the racist thugs harshly compared with how they handled past pro-Palestinian protesters.
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Continued......This man is in the running to become the new opposition Tory party leader. Let that sink in: ‘Allahu Akbar’ means ‘God is great’ in Arabic and he wants to criminalise it. He’s defended himself by claiming he wasn’t referring to Muslims who use the term 'peacefully and spiritually' - only to those who use it 'aggressively.’ So much for freedom of speech and freedom of worship UK which are meant to be protected by The Human Rights Act is a UK law passed in 1998.
Credit: Sky News
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WAR-TORN SUDAN HIT BY HEAVY FLOODS
Severe floods have hit war-torn Sudan - leading to the loss of at least 53 lives and displacing thousands. With the country torn by conflict, the extensive flooding has only worsened the humanitarian situation on the ground, as those displaced seek shelter and medical assistance.
According to the United Nations, more than 21,000 people have been displaced since June, including in areas where there is heavy fighting. Families fleeing the violence are now faced with a different disaster - the wrath of Mother Nature - as humanitarian agencies on the ground scramble to erect emergency shelters as well as provide core relief items and kits for those who lost their belongings in the floods.
Let’s not forget also that over 25 million Sudanese people - more than half the population - are currently suffering from crisis levels of hunger.
Severe floods have hit war-torn Sudan - leading to the loss of at least 53 lives and displacing thousands. With the country torn by conflict, the extensive flooding has only worsened the humanitarian situation on the ground, as those displaced seek shelter and medical assistance.
According to the United Nations, more than 21,000 people have been displaced since June, including in areas where there is heavy fighting. Families fleeing the violence are now faced with a different disaster - the wrath of Mother Nature - as humanitarian agencies on the ground scramble to erect emergency shelters as well as provide core relief items and kits for those who lost their belongings in the floods.
Let’s not forget also that over 25 million Sudanese people - more than half the population - are currently suffering from crisis levels of hunger.
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MALEMA CALLS OUT ZIMBABWE ‘TYRANNY’
The African Union needs to take a stand against the ‘tyranny’ that’s taking place in Zimbabwe. That’s the message from Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa’s EFF party.
He’s also urged Zimbabwe’s youth
to rise up against the ‘suppression of political wishes’ following the arrests of dozens of opposition activists.
Last week it was reported 18 were arrested, while 77 have been in pre-trial detention for months.
The crackdown comes ahead of a meeting of Southern African leaders on August 17, in Harare. Authorities say those detained were inciting violence, critics say it’s an attack on political dissent.
The African Union needs to take a stand against the ‘tyranny’ that’s taking place in Zimbabwe. That’s the message from Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa’s EFF party.
He’s also urged Zimbabwe’s youth
to rise up against the ‘suppression of political wishes’ following the arrests of dozens of opposition activists.
Last week it was reported 18 were arrested, while 77 have been in pre-trial detention for months.
The crackdown comes ahead of a meeting of Southern African leaders on August 17, in Harare. Authorities say those detained were inciting violence, critics say it’s an attack on political dissent.
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Continued…. In this speech at Rhodes University, Malema calls on African institutions to speak out against what some stakeholders say is a decline in Zimbabwe’s democracy rather than wait for Europe to condemn them.
He’s frequently criticised Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and, before that, fell out with the country’s previous leader, Robert Mugabe. But despite that record of bad relations, do you think Malema makes a valid point or is he unwittingly aiding and abetting Zimbabwe’s international enemies? Let us know in the comments.
Credit: EFF
He’s frequently criticised Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and, before that, fell out with the country’s previous leader, Robert Mugabe. But despite that record of bad relations, do you think Malema makes a valid point or is he unwittingly aiding and abetting Zimbabwe’s international enemies? Let us know in the comments.
Credit: EFF
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Ghana’s set for a golden age with the launch of its first refinery in the capital, Accra. The Royal Ghana Gold Refinery will process 400kg of the precious metal a day. With prices topping $2,238 an ounce in the second quarter of 2024, the West African state is set for a windfall. Until now, Ghana’s been exporting only unprocessed gold, but still managed to rake in $5 billion in the first half of 2024 alone. The London Bullion Market Association has issued a Good Delivery Bar Certification for the new refinery. Maybe Ghana should revert to its former name, The Gold Coast… or is that too tarnished by the colonial past?
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NIGERIA GOV’T BRIBED PROTESTERS?
A video has surfaced of a Nigerian anti-government protester alleging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government paid citizens to disrupt protests that have rocked the country over a cost-of-living crisis.
The unnamed man said people received 5,000 nairas or $3 to disrupt #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in the capital, Abuja.
A video has surfaced of a Nigerian anti-government protester alleging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government paid citizens to disrupt protests that have rocked the country over a cost-of-living crisis.
The unnamed man said people received 5,000 nairas or $3 to disrupt #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in the capital, Abuja.
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Continued.....Like their kin in Kenya, who have protested tax hikes for the past two months, Nigerians are crying out in the streets against International Monetary Fund-approved economic policies that have spiked the cost of living.
Oil-rich Nigeria has suffered an economic crisis since Tinubu scrapped a decades-old fuel subsidy and lowered the value of the Nigerian currency, the naira, to attract foreign investment after taking office in May 2023. Inflation has climbed to a 28-year high of 34.19 per cent, as of mid-July, while the naira has depreciated to a record low against the US dollar.
Nigeria is also combating an armed insurgency that, as of 2021, had k*lled some 350,000 people, mostly children below the age of five, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report.
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Oil-rich Nigeria has suffered an economic crisis since Tinubu scrapped a decades-old fuel subsidy and lowered the value of the Nigerian currency, the naira, to attract foreign investment after taking office in May 2023. Inflation has climbed to a 28-year high of 34.19 per cent, as of mid-July, while the naira has depreciated to a record low against the US dollar.
Nigeria is also combating an armed insurgency that, as of 2021, had k*lled some 350,000 people, mostly children below the age of five, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report.
Video credit: @NewsCentralTV (X)
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ALGERIA CELEBRATES OLYMPIC CHAMP KHELIF
Algeria’s Olympic boxing champion, Imane Khelif, sent her country into wild celebrations with her historic win.
But she hasn’t finished fighting yet, launching a legal battle against those who ‘harassed’ her over false claims she was a man.
Khelif defeated China’s Yang Liu to lift the women’s 66kg crown, after suffering days of online hate. It followed her victory in her first fight against an Italian opponent who quit within seconds, claiming she’d never been punched so hard.
Algeria’s Olympic boxing champion, Imane Khelif, sent her country into wild celebrations with her historic win.
But she hasn’t finished fighting yet, launching a legal battle against those who ‘harassed’ her over false claims she was a man.
Khelif defeated China’s Yang Liu to lift the women’s 66kg crown, after suffering days of online hate. It followed her victory in her first fight against an Italian opponent who quit within seconds, claiming she’d never been punched so hard.
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Continued.....Media then focussed Khelif’s disqualification from last year’s world championships after failing unspecified ‘gender tests’.
However, Olympic chiefs cleared Imane to fight in Paris, claiming she’s always been a woman. Sadly, that didn’t stop prominent figures like Donald Trump, Elon Musk and author JK Rowling also casting doubt on her gender.
Imane’s lawyers are now taking action over ‘aggravated cyber-harassment’ and have filed a complaint with a special unit at the Paris prosecutor’s office. It will decide whether to open an investigation.
After winning gold on Friday, Imane said it had been her dream for eight years, adding her success gave her a ‘special taste because of those attacks.’
It also sparked special celebrations in Algeria, which has a new sporting hero. Just have a look at these pictures!
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However, Olympic chiefs cleared Imane to fight in Paris, claiming she’s always been a woman. Sadly, that didn’t stop prominent figures like Donald Trump, Elon Musk and author JK Rowling also casting doubt on her gender.
Imane’s lawyers are now taking action over ‘aggravated cyber-harassment’ and have filed a complaint with a special unit at the Paris prosecutor’s office. It will decide whether to open an investigation.
After winning gold on Friday, Imane said it had been her dream for eight years, adding her success gave her a ‘special taste because of those attacks.’
It also sparked special celebrations in Algeria, which has a new sporting hero. Just have a look at these pictures!
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