Continued……Saied has referred to migrant crossings through Tunisia as a plot to change the country's demographic makeup, reminding some of the Great Replacement conspiracy theory popular amongst far-right media figures, outlets and politicians of a plot to replace white people with migrants.
Human rights groups have accused Tunisia's National Guard of abandoning migrants and asylum seekers in the desert without essentials. The African Union (AU) has condemned Tunisia, warning against violating international law and AU instruments.
What do you make of Saied's victory? Let us know in the comments.
Human rights groups have accused Tunisia's National Guard of abandoning migrants and asylum seekers in the desert without essentials. The African Union (AU) has condemned Tunisia, warning against violating international law and AU instruments.
What do you make of Saied's victory? Let us know in the comments.
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Win
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2024/10/07/tunisian-president-kais-saied-wins-second-term-in-landslide-victory_6728532_124.html
Electoral malpractice
https://archive.ph/G6VV5#selection-5155.12-5155.65
Tunisia still has crises
https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/2021/10/tunisia-facing-increasing-poverty-and-regional-inequalities?lang=en
Great Replacement Theory
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/15/middleeast/tunisia-president-racism-africa-mime-intl/index.html
African migrants left in the desert
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/12/in-tunisia-refugees-and-migrants-are-expelled-to-the-desert-left-helpless
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/04/world/tunisia-president-sub-saharan-african-countries/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/tunisia-election-saied-opposition-11a1ba0d77ec1459928bb2266792551f
Tunisia debt
https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/tunisia/external-debt
Win
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2024/10/07/tunisian-president-kais-saied-wins-second-term-in-landslide-victory_6728532_124.html
Electoral malpractice
https://archive.ph/G6VV5#selection-5155.12-5155.65
Tunisia still has crises
https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/2021/10/tunisia-facing-increasing-poverty-and-regional-inequalities?lang=en
Great Replacement Theory
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/15/middleeast/tunisia-president-racism-africa-mime-intl/index.html
African migrants left in the desert
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/12/in-tunisia-refugees-and-migrants-are-expelled-to-the-desert-left-helpless
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/04/world/tunisia-president-sub-saharan-african-countries/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/tunisia-election-saied-opposition-11a1ba0d77ec1459928bb2266792551f
Tunisia debt
https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/tunisia/external-debt
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This week's dash of Wednesday Wisdom comes from Assata Shakur, a prominent Black Liberation Army (BLA) figure living in exile in Cuba. This revolutionary elder reminds us that oppressors do not simply free the oppressed because it's right. It turns out the benefits of oppressing a population outweigh moral appeals.
While some have vilified African freedom fighters because they won't sing 'kumbaya' and try to get along with their oppressors, history has proven that we must fight for our freedom instead of asking for it.
If the oppressors had any moral sense, they would not have enslaved Africans in the Americas for over 400 years. Yet, our people have resisted their shackles since the advent of the European slave trade. Additionally, upon slavery's abolition, enslavers would have paid reparations, but instead, governments compensated slavemasters in places like the United Kingdom and France.
While some have vilified African freedom fighters because they won't sing 'kumbaya' and try to get along with their oppressors, history has proven that we must fight for our freedom instead of asking for it.
If the oppressors had any moral sense, they would not have enslaved Africans in the Americas for over 400 years. Yet, our people have resisted their shackles since the advent of the European slave trade. Additionally, upon slavery's abolition, enslavers would have paid reparations, but instead, governments compensated slavemasters in places like the United Kingdom and France.
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Continued......SOURCES
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100322.Assata
https://www.un.org/en/observances/decade-people-african-descent/slave-trade#:~:text=For%20over%20400%20years%2C%20more,darkest%20chapters%20in%20human%20history.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/aug/15/400-years-since-slavery-timeline
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/compensated-emancipation-act/#:~:text=The%20federal%20government%20compensated%20the,the%20transition%20to%20their%20freedom.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/teacher-resources/historical-context-facts-about-slave-trade-and-slavery#:~:text=Over%20the%20period%20of%20the,all%20long%2Ddistance%20global%20migrations.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100322.Assata
https://www.un.org/en/observances/decade-people-african-descent/slave-trade#:~:text=For%20over%20400%20years%2C%20more,darkest%20chapters%20in%20human%20history.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/aug/15/400-years-since-slavery-timeline
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/compensated-emancipation-act/#:~:text=The%20federal%20government%20compensated%20the,the%20transition%20to%20their%20freedom.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/teacher-resources/historical-context-facts-about-slave-trade-and-slavery#:~:text=Over%20the%20period%20of%20the,all%20long%2Ddistance%20global%20migrations.
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Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal's first president and a prominent poet, was born on 9th October, 1906. Under his leadership, the country cozied up to ex-coloniser France after flag independence. As a politician, he promoted and maintained close relationships with Paris. He became a French citizen in 1933 and served as a minister in France before becoming president of Senegal. He was the first African elected into the Académie Française, a French institution that serves as the global authority on preserving the French language. He also served as the dean of the National School of Overseas France, an establishment designed to prepare the future generation of African leaders to serve French interests.
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Continued.......By the time he came to political prominence in the 1940s, he advocated for further integration with the French empire rather than independence. Back then, he said his people must "assimilate the spirit of French civilisation" so that it "fertilises indigenous civilisations and brings them out of their stagnation." As others began calling for independence, Senghor called for a federation that would have maintained Senegal's status as an overseas territory of France.
As the president of Senegal, Senghor was often criticised for promoting and maintaining neo-colonial policies, turning Senegal into a bastion of la Françafrique (as the French neo-colonial sphere of influence came to be known). France maintained a military presence and deep cultural and financial ties with its 'former' colony, which kept the exploitative CFA franc.
Revolutionaries fiercely opposed Senghor. Among them was Omar Blondin Diop, who became a political prisoner and died in prison.
After more than 20 years in power, Senghor quit to dedicate himself entirely to his passion for writing poetry. He died at the age of 95 on 20 December 2001.
SOURCE:
https://africasacountry.com/2020/06/the-senghor-myth
As the president of Senegal, Senghor was often criticised for promoting and maintaining neo-colonial policies, turning Senegal into a bastion of la Françafrique (as the French neo-colonial sphere of influence came to be known). France maintained a military presence and deep cultural and financial ties with its 'former' colony, which kept the exploitative CFA franc.
Revolutionaries fiercely opposed Senghor. Among them was Omar Blondin Diop, who became a political prisoner and died in prison.
After more than 20 years in power, Senghor quit to dedicate himself entirely to his passion for writing poetry. He died at the age of 95 on 20 December 2001.
SOURCE:
https://africasacountry.com/2020/06/the-senghor-myth
Africasacountry
The Senghor myth
Once you've exhausted all the Negritude quotes, you have to confront the fact that Leopold Sedar Senghor ran Senegal as a repressive, one-party state.
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Revolutionary icon Che Guevara was executed by the Bolivian army on this day in 1967. Despite the US insistence that it wanted him alive, and that the call to kill him came from Bolivia's military high command, historians like Michael Ratner disagree: "The U.S. wanted Che dead because that was the way to end revolutionary fervour in Latin America and around the world," he writes - noting also that CIA operative Felix Rodriguez was with the battalion that captured Guevara.
Of course, the opposite happened: the legend of Che has outlived the man by generations - his iconic portrait a rallying standard for those facing oppression.
Che, born in Argentina, wanted to bring about change not only in his own country - and in his second home, Cuba - but wanted the entire Global South to be freed from colonialism. That saw him take up the fight in Congo. He went to the DRC in 1964 to support the Simba rebellion.
Of course, the opposite happened: the legend of Che has outlived the man by generations - his iconic portrait a rallying standard for those facing oppression.
Che, born in Argentina, wanted to bring about change not only in his own country - and in his second home, Cuba - but wanted the entire Global South to be freed from colonialism. That saw him take up the fight in Congo. He went to the DRC in 1964 to support the Simba rebellion.
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Continued.......His involvement was at the request of Congolese rebels seeking assistance against the Western-backed neo-colonial government in Kinshasa. He provided military training and guidance to the rebels, who were fighting against the forces that had executed Congo's first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, three years earlier.
After his time in the DRC, Che moved to Tanzania, where he worked with the revolutionary government of Julius Nyerere, providing military training to Tanzanian forces to remove the remnants of the colonial and imperial influence in the region. He invited revolutionary fighters from all over Africa to Tanzania to establish a revolutionary base for the continent's liberation.
He's a leader respected, revered and remembered in the hearts and minds of millions of Africans. Che saw the struggle in Africa as an integral part of the worldwide struggle against imperialism. Here is a collection of his most inspiring quotes.
After his time in the DRC, Che moved to Tanzania, where he worked with the revolutionary government of Julius Nyerere, providing military training to Tanzanian forces to remove the remnants of the colonial and imperial influence in the region. He invited revolutionary fighters from all over Africa to Tanzania to establish a revolutionary base for the continent's liberation.
He's a leader respected, revered and remembered in the hearts and minds of millions of Africans. Che saw the struggle in Africa as an integral part of the worldwide struggle against imperialism. Here is a collection of his most inspiring quotes.
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Continued.......SOURCES:
CIA involvement in killing Che
https://www.newsweek.com/how-did-che-die-cia-helped-military-ruled-bolivia-kill-marxist-revolutionary-680751
Che as I knew him, by Ben Bella
https://mondediplo.com/1997/10/che
Che in the Congo and Tanzania
https://jacobin.com/2017/04/che-guevara-cuba-castro-congo-patrice-lumumba-colonialism
CIA involvement in killing Che
https://www.newsweek.com/how-did-che-die-cia-helped-military-ruled-bolivia-kill-marxist-revolutionary-680751
Che as I knew him, by Ben Bella
https://mondediplo.com/1997/10/che
Che in the Congo and Tanzania
https://jacobin.com/2017/04/che-guevara-cuba-castro-congo-patrice-lumumba-colonialism
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KENYAN MP'S VOTE TO IMPEACH DEPUTY PREZ
Kenya’s National Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to impeach the country’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua. Out 349 lawmakers, 281 voted in favour of the motion, while 44 voted against it, and one MP abstained. It’s the first time under the 2010 constitution that the National Assembly has sought to remove a state official from office.
The fate of Gachagua now rests with the Senate, which serves as the trial house. If at least two-thirds of the senators uphold the impeachment, Gachagua will be dismissed.
Gachagua is accused of corruption, undermining the government and engaging in ethnically divisive politics. The motion against the deputy president listed 11 grounds for impeachment, including allegations that he unscrupulously amassed assets worth $40 million during his time in office.
Kenya’s National Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to impeach the country’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua. Out 349 lawmakers, 281 voted in favour of the motion, while 44 voted against it, and one MP abstained. It’s the first time under the 2010 constitution that the National Assembly has sought to remove a state official from office.
The fate of Gachagua now rests with the Senate, which serves as the trial house. If at least two-thirds of the senators uphold the impeachment, Gachagua will be dismissed.
Gachagua is accused of corruption, undermining the government and engaging in ethnically divisive politics. The motion against the deputy president listed 11 grounds for impeachment, including allegations that he unscrupulously amassed assets worth $40 million during his time in office.
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SUDANESE ARMY SEIZES UAE ARMS SHIPPED TO RSF
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claim to have discovered Emirati ammunition and medical supplies in the possession of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after recapturing the strategic Jebel Moya axis in Sennar, a critical junction connecting the eastern states to central Sudan.
The discovery adds to the growing evidence of the UAE’s direct involvement in arming the RSF, which has been accused of committing atrocities in the 17-month war but is currently facing military setbacks in the face of SAF operations across multiple fronts.
The discovered ammo boxes are marked with UAE military addresses. It appears the RSF attempted to scrub the information from the containers but did not complete the job.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claim to have discovered Emirati ammunition and medical supplies in the possession of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after recapturing the strategic Jebel Moya axis in Sennar, a critical junction connecting the eastern states to central Sudan.
The discovery adds to the growing evidence of the UAE’s direct involvement in arming the RSF, which has been accused of committing atrocities in the 17-month war but is currently facing military setbacks in the face of SAF operations across multiple fronts.
The discovered ammo boxes are marked with UAE military addresses. It appears the RSF attempted to scrub the information from the containers but did not complete the job.
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The Jebel Moya breakthrough comes after the SAF launched its largest offensive in the capital, Khartoum, on 26th September, reclaiming strategic bridges connecting Khartoum to Omdurman and Bahri. By 5th October, the SAF, backed by anti-terrorism forces of the General Intelligence Services, also secured the vicinity of Jebel Moya and reopened the Sennar-Rabak road, linking Sennar and White Nile states.
An investigation by The New York Times has uncovered how the UAE is covertly using the Red Crescent to ship weapons to the RSF through Chad - using humanitarian aid convoys as cover.
Some 20,000 Sudanese have been killed since 15 April 2023, but some estimates put the death toll as high as 150,000. Over 10 million have been displaced internally, and 2 million forced to flee abroad, creating the world's largest displacement crisis. More than half of the country's 50-million population is acutely hungry. Food-security experts warn that up to 2.5-million people in the country may die from hunger before the end of 2024.
SOURCES:
https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/10/08/news/politics/sudan-nashra-military-recaptures-jebel-moya-road-linking-white-nile-sennar-transitional-sovereignty-council-source-burhan-is-to-relocate-to-atbara-govt-denies/
https://sudantribune.com/article291749/
https://www.geopolitical.report/sudanese-forces-recapture-jebel-moya/
https://weafrica24.com/2024/10/08/sudan-army-retakes-jebel-moya-amid/
https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/10/05/news/u/sudan-nashra-rsf-faces-successive-defeats-in-north-west-darfur-military-encircles-jaili-jebel-moya-as-fighting-continues-in-khartoum-for-10th-day/
https://emiratesleaks.com/investigation-reveals-uaes-use-of-aid-to-escalate-sudan-conflict-says-u-s/?lang=en
https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/25-million-could-die-hunger-sudan-australian-humanitarian-agencies-issue-urgent-call-action
https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/united-arab-emirates-arming-rsf-genocide-in-sudan
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/africa/uae-sudan-civil-war.html
https://swissaid.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/swissaid-on-the-trail-of-african-gold-web-ok.pdf
https://sudan.iom.int/news/sudan-internal-displacement-set-top-10-million-famine-looms-iom
https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/sudan-emergency
The Jebel Moya breakthrough comes after the SAF launched its largest offensive in the capital, Khartoum, on 26th September, reclaiming strategic bridges connecting Khartoum to Omdurman and Bahri. By 5th October, the SAF, backed by anti-terrorism forces of the General Intelligence Services, also secured the vicinity of Jebel Moya and reopened the Sennar-Rabak road, linking Sennar and White Nile states.
An investigation by The New York Times has uncovered how the UAE is covertly using the Red Crescent to ship weapons to the RSF through Chad - using humanitarian aid convoys as cover.
Some 20,000 Sudanese have been killed since 15 April 2023, but some estimates put the death toll as high as 150,000. Over 10 million have been displaced internally, and 2 million forced to flee abroad, creating the world's largest displacement crisis. More than half of the country's 50-million population is acutely hungry. Food-security experts warn that up to 2.5-million people in the country may die from hunger before the end of 2024.
SOURCES:
https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/10/08/news/politics/sudan-nashra-military-recaptures-jebel-moya-road-linking-white-nile-sennar-transitional-sovereignty-council-source-burhan-is-to-relocate-to-atbara-govt-denies/
https://sudantribune.com/article291749/
https://www.geopolitical.report/sudanese-forces-recapture-jebel-moya/
https://weafrica24.com/2024/10/08/sudan-army-retakes-jebel-moya-amid/
https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/10/05/news/u/sudan-nashra-rsf-faces-successive-defeats-in-north-west-darfur-military-encircles-jaili-jebel-moya-as-fighting-continues-in-khartoum-for-10th-day/
https://emiratesleaks.com/investigation-reveals-uaes-use-of-aid-to-escalate-sudan-conflict-says-u-s/?lang=en
https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/25-million-could-die-hunger-sudan-australian-humanitarian-agencies-issue-urgent-call-action
https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/united-arab-emirates-arming-rsf-genocide-in-sudan
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/africa/uae-sudan-civil-war.html
https://swissaid.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/swissaid-on-the-trail-of-african-gold-web-ok.pdf
https://sudan.iom.int/news/sudan-internal-displacement-set-top-10-million-famine-looms-iom
https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/sudan-emergency
Mada Masr
Sudan Nashra: Military recaptures Jebel Moya, road linking White Nile, Sennar | Transitional Sovereignty Council source: Burhan…
Roughly two weeks after launching its largest offensive in the capital, Khartoum, since the outbreak of the war, the Sudanese military achieved a breakthrough in Sennar, central Sudan, recapturing the strategic Jebel Moya axis. This comes as the Rapid Support…
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Tell us you don't know what Pan-Africanism is without telling us you don't know what Pan-Africanism is. And tell us you don't understand what anti-imperialism is without telling us you don't know what anti-imperialism is.
That’s basically what the Stanford Internet Observatory (@FSIStanford on X) did in a poorly put-together smear piece against African Stream.
In what they call an 'analysis,' Stanford scholars Shelby Grossman (@shelbygrossman on X) and David Thiel (@elegant_wallaby on X) quoted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling us 'Kremlin propagandists' and then spent the rest of the piece writing about us as if his statement was a matter of fact rather than an allegation provided without any evidence. They say about our staff, 'It is unclear if these individuals knew of African Stream's Russian links,' without establishing what these links are beyond Blinken's allegation.
That’s basically what the Stanford Internet Observatory (@FSIStanford on X) did in a poorly put-together smear piece against African Stream.
In what they call an 'analysis,' Stanford scholars Shelby Grossman (@shelbygrossman on X) and David Thiel (@elegant_wallaby on X) quoted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling us 'Kremlin propagandists' and then spent the rest of the piece writing about us as if his statement was a matter of fact rather than an allegation provided without any evidence. They say about our staff, 'It is unclear if these individuals knew of African Stream's Russian links,' without establishing what these links are beyond Blinken's allegation.
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