4. Kinshasa, DR Congo –
A military court in the DRC has sentenced 26 people accused of involvement in armed groups, including the M23, to death after a high-profile trial that started late last month.. The defendants – 21 of whom are on the run – were found guilty of war crimes, participation in an insurrection and treason by the court in the capital Kinshasa.
5. Algiers, Algeria – Olympic boxing champion, Imane Khelif is all smiles after returning home. However, there's still a big legal fight ahead after she filed a lawsuit over the online hate she received at the Paris Games. She was wrongly accused of being a man, including by high-profile figures Donald Trump, Elon Musk and JK Rowling.
6. Goborone, Botswana – Botswana’s first ever Olympic gold medalist, Letsile Tebogo, enjoys a jubilant homecoming. The sprinter won the men's 200m in Paris, and thousands greeted him and fellow athletes during an open-top bus parade.
A military court in the DRC has sentenced 26 people accused of involvement in armed groups, including the M23, to death after a high-profile trial that started late last month.. The defendants – 21 of whom are on the run – were found guilty of war crimes, participation in an insurrection and treason by the court in the capital Kinshasa.
5. Algiers, Algeria – Olympic boxing champion, Imane Khelif is all smiles after returning home. However, there's still a big legal fight ahead after she filed a lawsuit over the online hate she received at the Paris Games. She was wrongly accused of being a man, including by high-profile figures Donald Trump, Elon Musk and JK Rowling.
6. Goborone, Botswana – Botswana’s first ever Olympic gold medalist, Letsile Tebogo, enjoys a jubilant homecoming. The sprinter won the men's 200m in Paris, and thousands greeted him and fellow athletes during an open-top bus parade.
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PAN-AFRICANIST MARCUS GARVEY
Iconic Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey was born on this day 17th August in St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica in 1887.
In his 52 years on earth he became one of the most influential Pan-Africans to ever walk the earth. He inspired some of our favourites like Dr Kwame Nkrumah and Malcolm X, whose parents were Garveyites.
Garvey was a political activist, publisher, journalist and orator.
He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), a Pan-African organisation with branches in many countries.
However, his dedication to African liberation during heightened racial oppression in the US put the arrow on his back. Due to his massive influence throughout the Americas and beyond, he was a target for soon-to-be FBI director J Edgar Hoover.
Iconic Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey was born on this day 17th August in St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica in 1887.
In his 52 years on earth he became one of the most influential Pan-Africans to ever walk the earth. He inspired some of our favourites like Dr Kwame Nkrumah and Malcolm X, whose parents were Garveyites.
Garvey was a political activist, publisher, journalist and orator.
He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), a Pan-African organisation with branches in many countries.
However, his dedication to African liberation during heightened racial oppression in the US put the arrow on his back. Due to his massive influence throughout the Americas and beyond, he was a target for soon-to-be FBI director J Edgar Hoover.
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Continued….. He was tasked with destroying Garvey’s mass movement and, in 1920, sent an undercover agent to infiltrate the UNIA-ACL. It led to Garvey serving jail time and sunk hopes of using his Black Star Line steamship to migrate Africans in America back to their ancestral home.
Despite this, Garvey was unwavering in his calls for a strong, sovereign Africa and for Africans to unite.
It had a profound influence on independence struggles on the continent. Ghana, one of the first states to become independent in Africa, placed the black star, popularised by Garvey, in the middle of their country’s flag. Despite joining the ancestors 84 years ago his contributions to Africa and African people worldwide have been long-lasting.
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Despite this, Garvey was unwavering in his calls for a strong, sovereign Africa and for Africans to unite.
It had a profound influence on independence struggles on the continent. Ghana, one of the first states to become independent in Africa, placed the black star, popularised by Garvey, in the middle of their country’s flag. Despite joining the ancestors 84 years ago his contributions to Africa and African people worldwide have been long-lasting.
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CLAIM YOUR AFRICAN IDENTITY
Today on what would have been Marcus Garvey's 126th birthday we remember the words of Amos Wilson: don't shy away from your Africanness, embrace it!
It’s a message that was often made by respected psychologist and social-theorist Dr Amos Wilson who was inspired by the teachings of Garvey.
Here he makes the point that those who are proud of their heritage achieve success- and uses schoolchildren as an example.
Worth listening to his words, which are still relevant today.
Today on what would have been Marcus Garvey's 126th birthday we remember the words of Amos Wilson: don't shy away from your Africanness, embrace it!
It’s a message that was often made by respected psychologist and social-theorist Dr Amos Wilson who was inspired by the teachings of Garvey.
Here he makes the point that those who are proud of their heritage achieve success- and uses schoolchildren as an example.
Worth listening to his words, which are still relevant today.
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OTD: 18th August 1823 - THE DEMERARA UPRISING
On this day, 18th August 1823, an uprising that would become the largest the British empire had seen - involving over 10,000 enslaved Africans - took place in Demerara. Demerara-Essequibo, a Dutch colony up until the early 1800s, when the British seized it, was a region that is now part of modern-day Guyana.
The rebellion started on ‘Success Plantation,’ under the leadership of Jack Gladstone, an abolitionist, and spread like wildfire across more than 50 plantations. That evening, according to researcher Thomas Muhr, the rebels ‘seized arms and confined managers and overseers in the slave stocks for the night.’
On this day, 18th August 1823, an uprising that would become the largest the British empire had seen - involving over 10,000 enslaved Africans - took place in Demerara. Demerara-Essequibo, a Dutch colony up until the early 1800s, when the British seized it, was a region that is now part of modern-day Guyana.
The rebellion started on ‘Success Plantation,’ under the leadership of Jack Gladstone, an abolitionist, and spread like wildfire across more than 50 plantations. That evening, according to researcher Thomas Muhr, the rebels ‘seized arms and confined managers and overseers in the slave stocks for the night.’
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Continued……Despite their legitimate fury, the rebels treated their oppressors with humanity - something that wasn’t reciprocated.
A few days later, in a bloody crackdown, British forces indiscriminately opened fire - killing over 200 enslaved Africans. Many others were hanged or executed in broad daylight as a clear message from the British empire that any resistance would be quelled with brutal force.
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A few days later, in a bloody crackdown, British forces indiscriminately opened fire - killing over 200 enslaved Africans. Many others were hanged or executed in broad daylight as a clear message from the British empire that any resistance would be quelled with brutal force.
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COULD BIKO PLAN SAVE SOUTH AFRICA?
On this day in 1977, South African anti-apartheid icon and leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, Steve Biko,
was arrested by apartheid security agents.
He was detained in the city of Port Elizabeth in Eastern Cape province and
suffered a brain haemorrhage after being beaten by officers.
Instead of taking him to hospital, police transported him to a Pretoria prison. It was a journey of more than 700 kilometres that he endured chained in the back of a pickup truck. Within hours of his arrival, he died. He was just 30 years old.
Biko’s shocking death sparked outrage across South Africa and beyond. More than 20,000 people turned up for his funeral in his hometown of King Williams Town. The country was robbed of a future leader who would have played a vital role in post-apartheid South Africa.
On this day in 1977, South African anti-apartheid icon and leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, Steve Biko,
was arrested by apartheid security agents.
He was detained in the city of Port Elizabeth in Eastern Cape province and
suffered a brain haemorrhage after being beaten by officers.
Instead of taking him to hospital, police transported him to a Pretoria prison. It was a journey of more than 700 kilometres that he endured chained in the back of a pickup truck. Within hours of his arrival, he died. He was just 30 years old.
Biko’s shocking death sparked outrage across South Africa and beyond. More than 20,000 people turned up for his funeral in his hometown of King Williams Town. The country was robbed of a future leader who would have played a vital role in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Continued…. To mark the anniversary of his arrest, we are sharing this interview. Biko warns that unless racist economic structures are completely dismantled when the country attains political independence, Black South Africans will never fully enjoy the fruits of independence.
In today’s South Africa, White people still hold over two-thirds of the country’s wealth despite making up less than 10 per cent of the population. The economic divide is as bad as it was during apartheid.
Maybe it is time for the country’s current rulers to implement Biko’s plan for a prosperous, fair South Africa. Could this action plan work today?
In today’s South Africa, White people still hold over two-thirds of the country’s wealth despite making up less than 10 per cent of the population. The economic divide is as bad as it was during apartheid.
Maybe it is time for the country’s current rulers to implement Biko’s plan for a prosperous, fair South Africa. Could this action plan work today?
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PLO: WORLD NOT BOTHERED ABOUT AFRICA, ONLY ITS RESOURCES
Selfish interests drive foreign concern for Africa, says PLO Lumumba.
In this 2017 clip, the Pan-African scholar laid out the many resources the West covets and the methods foreign interests employ to acquire them.
For example, foreign powers look to African land to generate carbon credits so wealthy countries can continue polluting. Meanwhile, heavy emitters like the US military, which has a larger carbon footprint than 100 countries combined, rarely pop up in climate conversations.
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Selfish interests drive foreign concern for Africa, says PLO Lumumba.
In this 2017 clip, the Pan-African scholar laid out the many resources the West covets and the methods foreign interests employ to acquire them.
For example, foreign powers look to African land to generate carbon credits so wealthy countries can continue polluting. Meanwhile, heavy emitters like the US military, which has a larger carbon footprint than 100 countries combined, rarely pop up in climate conversations.
Video credit: @saharatv (YouTube), @saharareporters (X), @sahara.tv (IG)
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After kicking out French troops, Niger’s now booted out French uranium giant Orano.
Our Facts of the Week look at how the firm’s been exploiting the West African nation for years, benefiting from decades-old tax breaks. However, enough’s enough for the country’s revolutionary military leaders, who’ve told Orano to pack their bags.
Niger is blessed with some of the world’s biggest uranium reserves, which are needed for nuclear energy. The West African nation accounted for about 4% of global uranium mine production in 2022, according to the World Nuclear Association,
Our Facts of the Week look at how the firm’s been exploiting the West African nation for years, benefiting from decades-old tax breaks. However, enough’s enough for the country’s revolutionary military leaders, who’ve told Orano to pack their bags.
Niger is blessed with some of the world’s biggest uranium reserves, which are needed for nuclear energy. The West African nation accounted for about 4% of global uranium mine production in 2022, according to the World Nuclear Association,
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Continued……So far, though, it’s foreign firms that have largely profited from its extraction, not Niger. France, for example, has been getting Niger's uranium dirt cheap, according to mining.com, and has been paying a mere $0.85 per kilo, far below the market price. However, it looks like all that could change. Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear company, is now in discussions to administer Niger's uranium assets.
According to World Bank Niger as of 2024 is the fastest growing economy in Africa and fourth fastest growing economy in the world. Fingers crossed, those gains can continue for the people pf Niger and they really start to reap the benefits of its own vast resources.
According to World Bank Niger as of 2024 is the fastest growing economy in Africa and fourth fastest growing economy in the world. Fingers crossed, those gains can continue for the people pf Niger and they really start to reap the benefits of its own vast resources.
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HOW HAITI INSPIRED THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT
It should come as no surprise that the first Black republic, Haiti, birthed a movement that led to the Black Power Movement. Fending off French enslavers and squaring off against the US military a century later, Haitians recognised their Blackness was a target of white supremacy. For Black people to win this struggle, we must cherish our Blackness. Enter Noirism.
Noirism in Haiti inspired Negritude in other African diaspora communities, which inspired the Black Power movement. It shows the importance of history for Africans everywhere as a guide for liberation. Those of us fighting today are building on the work of our ancestors, who began by taking pride in being dark-skinned Africans. Have a watch, and please let us know what you think.
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It should come as no surprise that the first Black republic, Haiti, birthed a movement that led to the Black Power Movement. Fending off French enslavers and squaring off against the US military a century later, Haitians recognised their Blackness was a target of white supremacy. For Black people to win this struggle, we must cherish our Blackness. Enter Noirism.
Noirism in Haiti inspired Negritude in other African diaspora communities, which inspired the Black Power movement. It shows the importance of history for Africans everywhere as a guide for liberation. Those of us fighting today are building on the work of our ancestors, who began by taking pride in being dark-skinned Africans. Have a watch, and please let us know what you think.
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