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WORLD KISWAHILI DAY!
Kiswahili as a language has a rich history and profound impact in Africa and the world. With its evolution over the years, it has promoted regional integration, preserved African culture and fosters a national identity for many countries. This beautiful Bantu language has contributed words to the global vocabulary and deserves to be recognised.
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Kiswahili as a language has a rich history and profound impact in Africa and the world. With its evolution over the years, it has promoted regional integration, preserved African culture and fosters a national identity for many countries. This beautiful Bantu language has contributed words to the global vocabulary and deserves to be recognised.
Happy World Kiswahili Day!
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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY: EPISODE FIVE
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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Not surprisingly, Wilfried declined and turned to the French national team, who couldn’t believe their luck.
Kylian is now one of the hottest footballing talents on the planet.
A shameful example of corruption stifling the continent’s potential.
Still, on a brighter note, Kylian hasn’t forgotten his heritage and locals love him.
Check out the warm welcome he received from hundreds of fans, complete with traditional dancers and music.
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Not surprisingly, Wilfried declined and turned to the French national team, who couldn’t believe their luck.
Kylian is now one of the hottest footballing talents on the planet.
A shameful example of corruption stifling the continent’s potential.
Still, on a brighter note, Kylian hasn’t forgotten his heritage and locals love him.
Check out the warm welcome he received from hundreds of fans, complete with traditional dancers and music.
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Mbappe In Cameroon
French captain and World Cup winner, Kylian Mbappe, received a hero’s welcome when he touched down in Cameroon.
The 24-year-old footballer is on a three-day trip and will carry out charity work with deaf children in Yaounde.
He’ll also travel to his father’s village, Djebale, where he’ll play a friendly game with local side FC Vent d'Etoudi.
But seeing him play in Cameroon does stir a feeling of what could have been.
Although Kylian was born in Paris, his father, Wilfried, wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and play for the Indomitable Lions.
However, he claims an official demanded money to ‘facilitate’ the process.
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French captain and World Cup winner, Kylian Mbappe, received a hero’s welcome when he touched down in Cameroon.
The 24-year-old footballer is on a three-day trip and will carry out charity work with deaf children in Yaounde.
He’ll also travel to his father’s village, Djebale, where he’ll play a friendly game with local side FC Vent d'Etoudi.
But seeing him play in Cameroon does stir a feeling of what could have been.
Although Kylian was born in Paris, his father, Wilfried, wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and play for the Indomitable Lions.
However, he claims an official demanded money to ‘facilitate’ the process.
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SWAHILI LANDS IN COLOMBIA
Today is world Swahili Day and the African language continues to make its mark on the world! Recently, Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, announced it will be taught in schools in her country. She's just returned from a tour of Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa and is working to promote closer relations between Colombia and the African continent.
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Today is world Swahili Day and the African language continues to make its mark on the world! Recently, Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, announced it will be taught in schools in her country. She's just returned from a tour of Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa and is working to promote closer relations between Colombia and the African continent.
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ANTI-RUTO PROTESTS!
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has turned back the clock and reignited Saba Saba Day demonstrations.
Kenyans are marching against the government and its new policies. The fresh wave of protests underlines the opposition's stance on President Ruto’s high taxes that disproportionately target those on lower incomes.
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has turned back the clock and reignited Saba Saba Day demonstrations.
Kenyans are marching against the government and its new policies. The fresh wave of protests underlines the opposition's stance on President Ruto’s high taxes that disproportionately target those on lower incomes.
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BITTER COLONIAL TASTE
World Chocolate Day is a sweet indulgence - but it carries some dark and little-known undertones.
Antwerp Hands are famous Belgian delicacies made in the shape of severed hands.
Folklore has it; they represent the defeat of a local monster who terrorised the city.
But it's hard not to notice how these chocolates mirror Belgium's genocidal rule in Congo under King Leopold II.
Under Leopold's reign of terror, Congolese hands were amputated if they or their parents missed rubber quotas, and up to 10 million Congolese were killed. The sad reality is that it is a stark reminder of a dark colonial past - whether they admit it or not. The chocolates reflect a brutal imperial legacy and a lack of sensitivity around crimes unaccounted for. As long as glaring issues like this go unaddressed, the shadows of colonialism will remain - even when coated with chocolate.
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World Chocolate Day is a sweet indulgence - but it carries some dark and little-known undertones.
Antwerp Hands are famous Belgian delicacies made in the shape of severed hands.
Folklore has it; they represent the defeat of a local monster who terrorised the city.
But it's hard not to notice how these chocolates mirror Belgium's genocidal rule in Congo under King Leopold II.
Under Leopold's reign of terror, Congolese hands were amputated if they or their parents missed rubber quotas, and up to 10 million Congolese were killed. The sad reality is that it is a stark reminder of a dark colonial past - whether they admit it or not. The chocolates reflect a brutal imperial legacy and a lack of sensitivity around crimes unaccounted for. As long as glaring issues like this go unaddressed, the shadows of colonialism will remain - even when coated with chocolate.
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CHOCOLATE'S DARK SECRET
Chocolate is a delicious treat that many people enjoy, but few know the harsh conditions that African cocoa farmers and children face to produce it. They are exploited by Western companies that pay them low prices, ignore their rights and well-being, and damage the environment. Consumers can help by choosing Fairtrade chocolate and demanding more action from companies and governments to support ethical and sustainable cocoa farming. This way, we can make chocolate a sweet treat for everyone, not just for some.
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Chocolate is a delicious treat that many people enjoy, but few know the harsh conditions that African cocoa farmers and children face to produce it. They are exploited by Western companies that pay them low prices, ignore their rights and well-being, and damage the environment. Consumers can help by choosing Fairtrade chocolate and demanding more action from companies and governments to support ethical and sustainable cocoa farming. This way, we can make chocolate a sweet treat for everyone, not just for some.
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'We Won't Accept'
Police Brutality
The leader of a national movement against racism and police violence in France has given a powerful interview to African Stream.
Assa Traore is the sister of Adama Traore - who died in police custody in Paris in 2016.
Since then, she’s tirelessly campaigned against police brutality and launched the Truth and Justice for Adama Committee.
She was at a protest this week in the French capital
following the death of another man, called Mozamba, which also involved police.
A few days after that tragedy, Nahel Merzouk was shot point-blank by traffic cops sparking nationwide riots.
Assa is now urging everyone to back her cause.
She’s received awards for her services to the Black Lives Matter campaign. And in 2020 was named one of Time magazine’s “"Guardians of the Year"
Her commitment and passion for justice are unwavering.
Listen to her interview.
Collaboration with assa.traore_
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Police Brutality
The leader of a national movement against racism and police violence in France has given a powerful interview to African Stream.
Assa Traore is the sister of Adama Traore - who died in police custody in Paris in 2016.
Since then, she’s tirelessly campaigned against police brutality and launched the Truth and Justice for Adama Committee.
She was at a protest this week in the French capital
following the death of another man, called Mozamba, which also involved police.
A few days after that tragedy, Nahel Merzouk was shot point-blank by traffic cops sparking nationwide riots.
Assa is now urging everyone to back her cause.
She’s received awards for her services to the Black Lives Matter campaign. And in 2020 was named one of Time magazine’s “"Guardians of the Year"
Her commitment and passion for justice are unwavering.
Listen to her interview.
Collaboration with assa.traore_
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REST IN POWER: MUTULU SHAKUR JOINS THE ANCESTORS!
We are saddened to hear the news that the Black liberation army elder, co-founder of the new afrikan people's organisation and Tupacs stepfather, Mutulu Shakir, passed away after a lengthy battle with a rare form of blood cancer that was diagnosed back in July 2022 while incarcerated.
Shakur was a doctor of acupuncture and was the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the black acupuncture advisory association of North America (BAAANA) and the Harlem institute of acupuncture both organisations devoted their time to improving health care for Africans in the United Stated and abroad.
He was also a founding member of the National Committee to Free Political Prisoners. Shakur advocated against the illegal U.S cointelpro program, which was destined to destroy the Black liberation struggled in the United States. Sadly he came a victim of that same program.
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We are saddened to hear the news that the Black liberation army elder, co-founder of the new afrikan people's organisation and Tupacs stepfather, Mutulu Shakir, passed away after a lengthy battle with a rare form of blood cancer that was diagnosed back in July 2022 while incarcerated.
Shakur was a doctor of acupuncture and was the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the black acupuncture advisory association of North America (BAAANA) and the Harlem institute of acupuncture both organisations devoted their time to improving health care for Africans in the United Stated and abroad.
He was also a founding member of the National Committee to Free Political Prisoners. Shakur advocated against the illegal U.S cointelpro program, which was destined to destroy the Black liberation struggled in the United States. Sadly he came a victim of that same program.
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REST IN POWER: MUTULU SHAKUR JOINS THE ANCESTORS!
Shakur served more than 36 years behing bars for alleged involvement in a robbery and aiding black revolutionary Assata Shakur escape from prisons. Despite having qualified for parole mich earlier, his requests had been denied ten times, including in April 2022, despite his affliction with bone-marrow cancer.
Shakur was diagnosed with myeloma in 2019, yet a judge rejected his request for compassionate release in 2020 and told Shakur legal team that they could reapply at 'the point of approaching death.'
The parole commission said Mutulu Shakur has an impeccable institutional record, poses zero risk to society and is considered a mentor by many. His release highlights the cruel carceral system that primarily targets Blacks and other minorities, sucking their life out and only releasing them to die.
The Bureau of Prison Doctors in May determined the 72 year old had six months to live.
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REST IN POWER: MUTULU SHAKUR JOINS THE ANCESTORS!
Shakur served more than 36 years behing bars for alleged involvement in a robbery and aiding black revolutionary Assata Shakur escape from prisons. Despite having qualified for parole mich earlier, his requests had been denied ten times, including in April 2022, despite his affliction with bone-marrow cancer.
Shakur was diagnosed with myeloma in 2019, yet a judge rejected his request for compassionate release in 2020 and told Shakur legal team that they could reapply at 'the point of approaching death.'
The parole commission said Mutulu Shakur has an impeccable institutional record, poses zero risk to society and is considered a mentor by many. His release highlights the cruel carceral system that primarily targets Blacks and other minorities, sucking their life out and only releasing them to die.
The Bureau of Prison Doctors in May determined the 72 year old had six months to live.
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REST IN POWER: MUTULU SHAKUR JOINS THE ANCESTORS!
Shakur was released on December 16, 2022, sadly passing away seven months later on July 7, 2023.
May he rest in power!
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REST IN POWER: MUTULU SHAKUR JOINS THE ANCESTORS!
Shakur was released on December 16, 2022, sadly passing away seven months later on July 7, 2023.
May he rest in power!
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GHANA PASSES ANTI-GAY LAW
Watch the moment Ghana's parliament unanimously passed amendments to the country's anti-gay law. The proposals make identifying as a member of the LGBTQ+ punishable by 3 years in prison while advocating for LGBTQ+ rights gets you a decade behind bars. Critics say the law infringes on rights guaranteed in Ghana’s constitution.
Gay rights activists claim the wave of homophobia across Africa is manufactured.
A recent Guardian publication fingers a top executive of American tech giant Intel, Greg Slater, as lobbying African leadership through his conservative foundation, Family Watch International. Let us know what you think is behind the recent legislation in Ghana and Uganda.
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Watch the moment Ghana's parliament unanimously passed amendments to the country's anti-gay law. The proposals make identifying as a member of the LGBTQ+ punishable by 3 years in prison while advocating for LGBTQ+ rights gets you a decade behind bars. Critics say the law infringes on rights guaranteed in Ghana’s constitution.
Gay rights activists claim the wave of homophobia across Africa is manufactured.
A recent Guardian publication fingers a top executive of American tech giant Intel, Greg Slater, as lobbying African leadership through his conservative foundation, Family Watch International. Let us know what you think is behind the recent legislation in Ghana and Uganda.
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FRANCE’S GEORGE FLOYD
MOMENT
Riots have swept across France after a 17-year-old boy was shot dead by traffic cops.
But, sadly, Nahel Merzouk’s killing is not the first of its kind and is unlikely to be the last.
From Paris, African Stream's Roqaiya breaks down a systematic pattern of police brutality.
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MOMENT
Riots have swept across France after a 17-year-old boy was shot dead by traffic cops.
But, sadly, Nahel Merzouk’s killing is not the first of its kind and is unlikely to be the last.
From Paris, African Stream's Roqaiya breaks down a systematic pattern of police brutality.
Collaborate with @istanbella
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THE COLONISED MIND
Former African Union envoy Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao is quick when diagnosing the continent's issues and where the roots of our problems lie. According to Arikana, the brainwashing started when missionaries first arrived in Africa and told us to 'turn the other cheek' and then divided us between dark-skinned and light-skinned.
Is she right?
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Former African Union envoy Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao is quick when diagnosing the continent's issues and where the roots of our problems lie. According to Arikana, the brainwashing started when missionaries first arrived in Africa and told us to 'turn the other cheek' and then divided us between dark-skinned and light-skinned.
Is she right?
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AFRICA'S MOST TOXIC TOWN
Residents of a Zambian town have sued Britain's third-largest mining company, Anglo-American, for dumping huge amounts of toxic lead waste into the local soil and water - turning it into the most contaminated place in Africa. The health consequences have been dire, especially for children, with thousands affected by lead poisoning. African Stream’s Clinton Nzala paid a visit.
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Residents of a Zambian town have sued Britain's third-largest mining company, Anglo-American, for dumping huge amounts of toxic lead waste into the local soil and water - turning it into the most contaminated place in Africa. The health consequences have been dire, especially for children, with thousands affected by lead poisoning. African Stream’s Clinton Nzala paid a visit.
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ERITREA FIGHTS WEST'S HYPOCRISY
During a recent Human Rights Council session, the US and European Union attacked Eritrea.
But the East African state and other countries fought back - pointing out the sheer hypocrisy, given the West’s own record of abuses.
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During a recent Human Rights Council session, the US and European Union attacked Eritrea.
But the East African state and other countries fought back - pointing out the sheer hypocrisy, given the West’s own record of abuses.
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RUTO U-TURN ON CLIMATE?
Is Kenya's President Ruto going cold on climate change?
He’s just lifted a logging ban, amid accusations he’s putting profit ahead of conservation.
Quite a U-turn for the leader who recently stressed the need to protect the planet.
It was also him who imposed the moratorium in the first place, to save his country from droughts!
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Is Kenya's President Ruto going cold on climate change?
He’s just lifted a logging ban, amid accusations he’s putting profit ahead of conservation.
Quite a U-turn for the leader who recently stressed the need to protect the planet.
It was also him who imposed the moratorium in the first place, to save his country from droughts!
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Mayotte: African Not French
France should apologise for its colonial past. That was the message, loud and clear, from the chair of the largest grouping of nations after NATO - the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). At a recent summit, Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, also made it clear that he regards the East African island of Mayotte as falling under Comoran, not French, sovereignty. And he scolded Paris for failing to do enough to protect the rights of indigenous peoples in other colonised overseas territories, such as the South Pacific’s New Caledonia, whose Karnak inhabitants still struggle for representation.
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France should apologise for its colonial past. That was the message, loud and clear, from the chair of the largest grouping of nations after NATO - the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). At a recent summit, Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, also made it clear that he regards the East African island of Mayotte as falling under Comoran, not French, sovereignty. And he scolded Paris for failing to do enough to protect the rights of indigenous peoples in other colonised overseas territories, such as the South Pacific’s New Caledonia, whose Karnak inhabitants still struggle for representation.
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Bushmeat Market Tour
For many Africans, bushmeat is an essential part of their diet - and, some would argue, far superior to the industrially-farmed livestock popular around the world. Whether it’s crocodile, monitor lizard, porcupine, grasscutter, monkey, snake or pangolin - it can transform your ordinary jollof rice into a prized delicacy.
Watch as we visit a Nigerian bushmeat market and chat to its lively sellers, operating in plain sight of day, despite the authorities banning their trade over health and safety concerns.
WARNING: CONTAINS SCENES OF ANIMAL SLAUGHTER
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For many Africans, bushmeat is an essential part of their diet - and, some would argue, far superior to the industrially-farmed livestock popular around the world. Whether it’s crocodile, monitor lizard, porcupine, grasscutter, monkey, snake or pangolin - it can transform your ordinary jollof rice into a prized delicacy.
Watch as we visit a Nigerian bushmeat market and chat to its lively sellers, operating in plain sight of day, despite the authorities banning their trade over health and safety concerns.
WARNING: CONTAINS SCENES OF ANIMAL SLAUGHTER
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