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WHO BUILT THE GREAT PYRAMID?
Many theories and debates surround who built the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. In some instances, some have argued that enslaved people built the pyramids.
In this clip, British journalist, researcher and writer Graham Hancock disputes this theory, noting that the precision, skill and care with which the Great Pyramid - the largest of all the Egyptian pyramids - was built, could not have been the work of enslaved people or unwilling labourers, but of individuals with 'love' for architecture that encompassed excellent knowledge of the earth's physics.
In other instances, scholars - specifically those from the West - have attempted to argue that this very architectural precision noted by Hancock, means the Great Pyramid could not have been the work of African people, who they viewed through their White supremacist lenses as too primitive and backwards for such incredible feats.
Many theories and debates surround who built the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. In some instances, some have argued that enslaved people built the pyramids.
In this clip, British journalist, researcher and writer Graham Hancock disputes this theory, noting that the precision, skill and care with which the Great Pyramid - the largest of all the Egyptian pyramids - was built, could not have been the work of enslaved people or unwilling labourers, but of individuals with 'love' for architecture that encompassed excellent knowledge of the earth's physics.
In other instances, scholars - specifically those from the West - have attempted to argue that this very architectural precision noted by Hancock, means the Great Pyramid could not have been the work of African people, who they viewed through their White supremacist lenses as too primitive and backwards for such incredible feats.
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Yet, through thorough empirical research, well-respected scholars like Senegal's giant, the late Cheikh Anta Diop, demonstrated that all civilisation sprung from Africa and that Ancient Egypt, in particular, is undoubtedly an ancient African civilisation.
Hancock himself believes the Pyramid is the work of an ancient civilisation that was completely wiped off the face of the earth. His reasoning is its meticulous design is impossible to achieve 'with the knowledge' and 'tools' supposedly available in old Egypt.
Although he does not assign any race to this 'wiped out' civilisation, nor directly deny that this civilisation was African, we wonder if this is what he is subtly insinuating, given he has been accused of peddling racist, White supremacist narratives in some of his work and is widely considered a pseudoscientist by the academic world. Let us know in the comments what you think of Hancock's statements. Do you think it is so hard for many European historians to grasp that Africa was leading the world in innovation and architecture at a point in history?
SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFhKW982Io
Nations Negres et Culture - Cheikh Anta Diop
https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-governmentaffairs/saa-letter-ancient-apocalypse.pdf
Hancock himself believes the Pyramid is the work of an ancient civilisation that was completely wiped off the face of the earth. His reasoning is its meticulous design is impossible to achieve 'with the knowledge' and 'tools' supposedly available in old Egypt.
Although he does not assign any race to this 'wiped out' civilisation, nor directly deny that this civilisation was African, we wonder if this is what he is subtly insinuating, given he has been accused of peddling racist, White supremacist narratives in some of his work and is widely considered a pseudoscientist by the academic world. Let us know in the comments what you think of Hancock's statements. Do you think it is so hard for many European historians to grasp that Africa was leading the world in innovation and architecture at a point in history?
SOURCES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFhKW982Io
Nations Negres et Culture - Cheikh Anta Diop
https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-governmentaffairs/saa-letter-ancient-apocalypse.pdf
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CAPITALISM REQUIRES RACISM AND INEQUALITY
According to Dr Ruth Wilson Gilmore, capitalism requires inequality to function, and racism enshrines that inequality. Or, as the great Pan-Africanist Malcolm X put it, ‘You can’t have capitalism without racism.’
In this clip from a recent talk, Gilmore, a scholar at @GC_CUNY, who has been studying the relationship between racism, capitalism, and the US prison system for over 30 years, explained that capitalism needs to keep people divided into categories to continue exploiting them. If nothing separates us, one can imagine the dangers a united working class might pose to the capitalist system.
In addition to dividing modern workers, capitalists needed to deploy racism to develop the initial capital used to create their now global system. Thus came chattel slavery in the Americas, g*nocide across multiple continents, and colonial theft around the world.
According to Dr Ruth Wilson Gilmore, capitalism requires inequality to function, and racism enshrines that inequality. Or, as the great Pan-Africanist Malcolm X put it, ‘You can’t have capitalism without racism.’
In this clip from a recent talk, Gilmore, a scholar at @GC_CUNY, who has been studying the relationship between racism, capitalism, and the US prison system for over 30 years, explained that capitalism needs to keep people divided into categories to continue exploiting them. If nothing separates us, one can imagine the dangers a united working class might pose to the capitalist system.
In addition to dividing modern workers, capitalists needed to deploy racism to develop the initial capital used to create their now global system. Thus came chattel slavery in the Americas, g*nocide across multiple continents, and colonial theft around the world.
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Continued.......In the words of assassinated Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara (1949-87), ‘It is our blood that nourished the rise of capitalism, that made possible our present condition of dependence and consolidated our underdevelopment. But we cannot hide the truth any more; it cannot be ignored. The figures cannot be simply haggled away. For every Black man who came to the plantations, five died or were crippled.’
SOURCES:
https://communist.red/capitalism-and-racism-a-marxist-introduction/
https://www.marxists.org/archive/sankara/1984/october/04.htm
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2023/02/07/ruthie-wilson-gilmore-abolition-geography
https://globalsocialtheory.org/topics/racial-capitalism/
SOURCES:
https://communist.red/capitalism-and-racism-a-marxist-introduction/
https://www.marxists.org/archive/sankara/1984/october/04.htm
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2023/02/07/ruthie-wilson-gilmore-abolition-geography
https://globalsocialtheory.org/topics/racial-capitalism/
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Capitalism and racism: a Marxist introduction - The Communist
To conclude the Marxist Student Federation's series for Black History Month, we are proud to announce the release of a new pamphlet on capitalism and racism - a must read for all those looking to fight against oppression today.
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HOW HIP HOP BECAME A NEGATIVE FORCE
Timothy Grimes, better known by his stage name Wise Intelligent, shares valuable insights on how hip-hop shifted from having a positive impact on Black youth to a negative one due to corrupt record executives.
In a 2009 hip-hop summit video clip, Wise explained that positive music fostered racial pride and self-esteem among Black youth, supporting them to rebel against an oppressive system. However, poisoning youthful minds through the medium of music helped suppress our people.
As an anonymous source alleged in a letter that has circulated online, record companies that had invested in the private prison industry convened a meeting in 1991 in the outskirts of Los Angeles to hash out a deal to ensure rappers glorified violence as a way to drive Black people into the prison system. Now, our people make up 37 per cent of incarcerated people even though we comprise 13 per cent of the US population.
Timothy Grimes, better known by his stage name Wise Intelligent, shares valuable insights on how hip-hop shifted from having a positive impact on Black youth to a negative one due to corrupt record executives.
In a 2009 hip-hop summit video clip, Wise explained that positive music fostered racial pride and self-esteem among Black youth, supporting them to rebel against an oppressive system. However, poisoning youthful minds through the medium of music helped suppress our people.
As an anonymous source alleged in a letter that has circulated online, record companies that had invested in the private prison industry convened a meeting in 1991 in the outskirts of Los Angeles to hash out a deal to ensure rappers glorified violence as a way to drive Black people into the prison system. Now, our people make up 37 per cent of incarcerated people even though we comprise 13 per cent of the US population.
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Continued......Let us know what you think of Wise's enlightening speech.
Photo credit for 1980s hip-hop street scene: @joeconzo on IG
SOURCES:
https://court.rchp.com/history/racial-bias-in-mass-media/the-secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music-and-destroyed-a-generation
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/race_and_ethnicity
Photo credit for 1980s hip-hop street scene: @joeconzo on IG
SOURCES:
https://court.rchp.com/history/racial-bias-in-mass-media/the-secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music-and-destroyed-a-generation
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/race_and_ethnicity
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AFRICAN CULTURE INFLUENCED EUROPEAN ARTS
In this clip from 1968, poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou shares valuable insights during one of her episodes of the series "Blacks, Blues, and Black." She discusses how African culture and art have significantly influenced European arts since the early 1900s, highlighting the importance of Africa's rich cultural history.
Dr. Angelou uses the ancient city of Timbuktu as an example, it was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a center for the spread of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. She notes that scholars from around the world traveled to Timbuktu to study at its renowned university, a hub for those seeking knowledge. Several hundred thousand priceless manunoscripts still exist from this period.
Additionally, she points out that famous artists like Picasso found inspiration in ancient sculptures from Benin and Nigeria. Undeniably,
Africa is the blueprint. Do you agree?
Video credit 1968 called Blacks, Blues, Black series
In this clip from 1968, poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou shares valuable insights during one of her episodes of the series "Blacks, Blues, and Black." She discusses how African culture and art have significantly influenced European arts since the early 1900s, highlighting the importance of Africa's rich cultural history.
Dr. Angelou uses the ancient city of Timbuktu as an example, it was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a center for the spread of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. She notes that scholars from around the world traveled to Timbuktu to study at its renowned university, a hub for those seeking knowledge. Several hundred thousand priceless manunoscripts still exist from this period.
Additionally, she points out that famous artists like Picasso found inspiration in ancient sculptures from Benin and Nigeria. Undeniably,
Africa is the blueprint. Do you agree?
Video credit 1968 called Blacks, Blues, Black series
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BIBI TITI MOHAMED: HEROINE OR TRAITOR?
On this day in 2000, one of the key players in securing Tanzania's freedom from the British died. Bibi Titi Mohamed - then living as an exile in South Africa - was 74.
Together with Julius Nyerere, she pioneered her country's independence. Many call her the mother of the nation and remember her as a heroic freedom fighter who fought for women's equality, education and empowerment.
But others felt that she betrayed the struggle when she turned against Nyerere. She, alongside other politicians, was charged with secretly planning to stage a coup and assassinate Nyerere. They were accused of seeking help from South Africa's apartheid regime to expel Nyerere - treason charges that she vehemently denied, but which also landed her in prison.
On this day in 2000, one of the key players in securing Tanzania's freedom from the British died. Bibi Titi Mohamed - then living as an exile in South Africa - was 74.
Together with Julius Nyerere, she pioneered her country's independence. Many call her the mother of the nation and remember her as a heroic freedom fighter who fought for women's equality, education and empowerment.
But others felt that she betrayed the struggle when she turned against Nyerere. She, alongside other politicians, was charged with secretly planning to stage a coup and assassinate Nyerere. They were accused of seeking help from South Africa's apartheid regime to expel Nyerere - treason charges that she vehemently denied, but which also landed her in prison.
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Here’s a look back at her complicated life. Was Bi Titi a hero or villain? Let us know.
SOURCES:
https://www.dw.com/en/bibi-titi-mohamed-tanzanias-mother-of-the-nation/a-52448380
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/bibi-titi-mohammed-1926-2000/
Here’s a look back at her complicated life. Was Bi Titi a hero or villain? Let us know.
SOURCES:
https://www.dw.com/en/bibi-titi-mohamed-tanzanias-mother-of-the-nation/a-52448380
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/bibi-titi-mohammed-1926-2000/
DW
Bibi Titi Mohamed: Tanzania’s "Mother of the Nation"
When Tanzania became an independent state, it was Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who was hailed as its founding father. But without Bibi Titi Mohamed, he would have lacked an important mobilizing force that secured his success.
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'I HATE ALL AMERICAN PRESIDENTS'
As millions of US citizens head to the polls to elect a new president, billions of people across the globe—including in Africa—will follow the elections closely because whoever is elected will have worldwide implications.
Many are even debating which candidates would be better for Africa. To help answer this question, here is a clip of Do Keum-Yeun, a South Korean woman who, at a 2017 protest against the installation of a US missile defence system in her village, said she hates 'all American presidents.'
Her sentiments imply that no US leader benefits South Korea, especially the Global South. At African Stream, we believe this should be the guiding principle for all Pan-Africanists and anti-imperialists regarding the US elections in particular and its politics in general. In other words, regardless of who wins the US elections, Africans and people of the Global South will still get the short end of the imperialist stick.
Video credit: @BBC
As millions of US citizens head to the polls to elect a new president, billions of people across the globe—including in Africa—will follow the elections closely because whoever is elected will have worldwide implications.
Many are even debating which candidates would be better for Africa. To help answer this question, here is a clip of Do Keum-Yeun, a South Korean woman who, at a 2017 protest against the installation of a US missile defence system in her village, said she hates 'all American presidents.'
Her sentiments imply that no US leader benefits South Korea, especially the Global South. At African Stream, we believe this should be the guiding principle for all Pan-Africanists and anti-imperialists regarding the US elections in particular and its politics in general. In other words, regardless of who wins the US elections, Africans and people of the Global South will still get the short end of the imperialist stick.
Video credit: @BBC
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With voting for the next US president underway today, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink shocked many by saying at a Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association conference held on 21 October in New York that the outcome of the elections makes little difference to the market in the long run. He made a similar statement at the Berlin Global Dialogue 2024 conference on 1 October, mentioning that years of elections have proven him right. He added that BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company with $11.5 trillion in assets—and, by extension, all large financial institutions—engages Republicans and Democrats.
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Continued.......Open Secrets, a research group that that tracks the flow of money in the U.S political landscape, reports that 'interest groups spent a staggering $2.2 billion lobbying the federal government during the first half of 2024'. According to a Jacobin analysis, 40 per cent of all political donations come from the 'top 1 per cent of the top 1 per cent.'
Despite a façade that upholds corporate social responsibility, corporate giants' and ordinary people's interests often conflict. Therefore, if election outcomes are inconsequential to the former, what might the latter be investing in when queuing up at polls to vote for their preferred candidate?
SOURCES:
https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/us-election-2024-blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-no-big-impact-on-market-donald-trump-vs-kamala-harris-battle-11729566429493.html
https://events.sifma.org/annual
https://thefsforum.co.uk/knowledge-hub/tactic/blackrock-tops-2024-asset-management-brand-ranking
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/blackrock-hits-record-high-115-trillion-assets-market-rally-etf-boost-2024-10-11
https://www.voronoiapp.com/markets/-The-Rise-of-BlackRock-The-Worlds-Largest-Asset-Manager-1806
https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/11/05/signs-of-trump-trade-unwinding-ahead-of-the-us-election
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/08/record-breaking-federal-lobbying-tops-2-billion-first-half-2024
https://www.ft.com/content/48fe5ade-55f1-4482-b565-e74479f3db2b
https://jacobin.com/2024/10/republicans-democrats-sponsors-2024-election
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/
Despite a façade that upholds corporate social responsibility, corporate giants' and ordinary people's interests often conflict. Therefore, if election outcomes are inconsequential to the former, what might the latter be investing in when queuing up at polls to vote for their preferred candidate?
SOURCES:
https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/us-election-2024-blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-no-big-impact-on-market-donald-trump-vs-kamala-harris-battle-11729566429493.html
https://events.sifma.org/annual
https://thefsforum.co.uk/knowledge-hub/tactic/blackrock-tops-2024-asset-management-brand-ranking
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/blackrock-hits-record-high-115-trillion-assets-market-rally-etf-boost-2024-10-11
https://www.voronoiapp.com/markets/-The-Rise-of-BlackRock-The-Worlds-Largest-Asset-Manager-1806
https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/11/05/signs-of-trump-trade-unwinding-ahead-of-the-us-election
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/08/record-breaking-federal-lobbying-tops-2-billion-first-half-2024
https://www.ft.com/content/48fe5ade-55f1-4482-b565-e74479f3db2b
https://jacobin.com/2024/10/republicans-democrats-sponsors-2024-election
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/
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US elections 2024: Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says outcome won’t have any big impact on markets; ‘I’m tired of...’ | Stock Market…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has downplayed the importance of the upcoming US presidential election, arguing that its outcome will have little long-term effect on financial markets.
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WALL STREET REAL WINNER OF
2024 U.S. ELECTION!
What would be the main difference between a Harris-victory and a Trump-victory? According to Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest investment company Black Rock, the answer is: nothing. At least if you operate on Wall Street, that is. In his own words: "I'm tired of hearing this is the biggest election in your lifetime, the reality is, over time, it doesn't matter."
Now that Fink, who controls one of the most powerful companies on the planet, has let the cat out the bag, corporate media are scrambling to insist that he is mistaken or misguided.
Black Rock works with both the Biden-Harris administration and with Donald Trump. Trump's campaign-finance forms prove that he has invested in Black Rock. The current deputy secretary of the treasury appointed by Joe Biden, Adewale Adeyemo, worked previously as the senior adviser at Black Rock and served as Larry Fink's chief of staff.
2024 U.S. ELECTION!
What would be the main difference between a Harris-victory and a Trump-victory? According to Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest investment company Black Rock, the answer is: nothing. At least if you operate on Wall Street, that is. In his own words: "I'm tired of hearing this is the biggest election in your lifetime, the reality is, over time, it doesn't matter."
Now that Fink, who controls one of the most powerful companies on the planet, has let the cat out the bag, corporate media are scrambling to insist that he is mistaken or misguided.
Black Rock works with both the Biden-Harris administration and with Donald Trump. Trump's campaign-finance forms prove that he has invested in Black Rock. The current deputy secretary of the treasury appointed by Joe Biden, Adewale Adeyemo, worked previously as the senior adviser at Black Rock and served as Larry Fink's chief of staff.
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Continued......Michael Pyle, who is Kamala Harris' chief economic adviser, used to work as an investment strategist for Black Rock.
So it seems that the real winner of the 2024 US presidential election will in fact be Wall Street. And the loser, of course, won’t be Trump or Harris - but America’s working-class.
In this clip, journalist and US policy analyst Ben Norton digs deeper into the Black Rock boss’s recent remarks about the election.
SOURCES:
https://www.niskanencenter.org/why-foreign-policy-is-still-bipartisan/
https://www.allsides.com/blog/heres-where-democrats-and-republicans-agree-foreign-policy
https://www.wtwco.com/en-hk/news/2024/10/worlds-largest-investment-managers-see-assets-hit-dollar-128-trillion-in-return-to-growth
https://archive.ph/xiAAa
https://www.ft.com/content/48fe5ade-55f1-4482-b565-e74479f3db2b
https://archive.ph/xiAAa#selection-2251.177-2251.186
So it seems that the real winner of the 2024 US presidential election will in fact be Wall Street. And the loser, of course, won’t be Trump or Harris - but America’s working-class.
In this clip, journalist and US policy analyst Ben Norton digs deeper into the Black Rock boss’s recent remarks about the election.
SOURCES:
https://www.niskanencenter.org/why-foreign-policy-is-still-bipartisan/
https://www.allsides.com/blog/heres-where-democrats-and-republicans-agree-foreign-policy
https://www.wtwco.com/en-hk/news/2024/10/worlds-largest-investment-managers-see-assets-hit-dollar-128-trillion-in-return-to-growth
https://archive.ph/xiAAa
https://www.ft.com/content/48fe5ade-55f1-4482-b565-e74479f3db2b
https://archive.ph/xiAAa#selection-2251.177-2251.186
Niskanen Center - Improving Policy, Advancing Moderation
Why foreign policy is still bipartisan
Even in a polarized age, Congress has managed bipartisan votes on controversial issues in an election year.
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NEITHER TRUMP NOR HARRIS GOOD FOR AFRICANS
With polling underway in the US, the Black vote could prove decisive. Both Democrats and Republicans have tried to woo our brothers and sisters in America, in a race that’s billed to be one of the tightest yet. Unfortunately, Black voters face a conundrum, as neither party really has their interests at heart.
While Trump is openly racist, Harris is widely seen as part of the imperalist establishment. She’s been compared to Obama: the Black vote was crucial to his first victory, yet he deeply disappointed many by prioritising bailouts for the banks that caused the 2008 financial crisis over support for the hardest-hit (including Black) communities.
Topics such as reparations and the prison-industrial complex have gone largely unaddressed in this cycle of electioneering.
With polling underway in the US, the Black vote could prove decisive. Both Democrats and Republicans have tried to woo our brothers and sisters in America, in a race that’s billed to be one of the tightest yet. Unfortunately, Black voters face a conundrum, as neither party really has their interests at heart.
While Trump is openly racist, Harris is widely seen as part of the imperalist establishment. She’s been compared to Obama: the Black vote was crucial to his first victory, yet he deeply disappointed many by prioritising bailouts for the banks that caused the 2008 financial crisis over support for the hardest-hit (including Black) communities.
Topics such as reparations and the prison-industrial complex have gone largely unaddressed in this cycle of electioneering.
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Continued.....For Africa, too, there’s little optimism about either outcome in the 2024 US presidential race. Red and blue administrations alike have beefed up America’s military presence on our continent. The argument that Uncle Sam is providing essential security is for the birds, as stats show terrorism has only spiked in places like the Sahel, where America’s intervened.
Whatever happens on 5 November, it will be business as usual in US-Africa relations, and for the oppressors of the stateside diaspora.
SOurces:
Two party duopoly
https://secondratedemocracy.com/the-two-party-duopoly/
How Obama sold out African Americans
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/how-barack-obama-failed-black-americans/511358/
Kamala Cheney endorsement
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/06/dick-cheney-vote-kamala-harris-liz-cheney-00177784
Benin to send cops to Haiti
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/benin-offers-2000-troops-haiti-force-us-ambassador-2024-02-26/
Ghana fearmongering about Russians in Burkina
https://www.ft.com/content/8ff6b17e-a782-4345-9f0f-853d037fe63c
Terrorism getting worse despite Western presence
https://theintercept.com/2023/04/02/us-military-counterterrorism-niger/
African debt and the share owed to multilateral institutions like World Bank
https://data.one.org/topics/african-debt/
Whatever happens on 5 November, it will be business as usual in US-Africa relations, and for the oppressors of the stateside diaspora.
SOurces:
Two party duopoly
https://secondratedemocracy.com/the-two-party-duopoly/
How Obama sold out African Americans
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/how-barack-obama-failed-black-americans/511358/
Kamala Cheney endorsement
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/06/dick-cheney-vote-kamala-harris-liz-cheney-00177784
Benin to send cops to Haiti
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/benin-offers-2000-troops-haiti-force-us-ambassador-2024-02-26/
Ghana fearmongering about Russians in Burkina
https://www.ft.com/content/8ff6b17e-a782-4345-9f0f-853d037fe63c
Terrorism getting worse despite Western presence
https://theintercept.com/2023/04/02/us-military-counterterrorism-niger/
African debt and the share owed to multilateral institutions like World Bank
https://data.one.org/topics/african-debt/
Second Rate Democracy
The Two-Party Duopoly
Imagine that you walk into the produce section of your supermarket and find that the only choices are the two most popular vegetables: broccoli and corn. No tomatoes, no carrots, no celery, no lettuce, not even brussels sprouts! And when you get to the cereal…
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PROTESTERS SEIZE TRUCKS OVER MOZAMBIQUE'S ELECTION
Protesters reportedly seized trucks on the busy N4 highway in Mozambique, bringing traffic to a standstill as tension continues to run high over the disputed 9 October elections in which the election body declared ruling-party candidate Daniel Chapo the winner.
That is among many feats protesters have reportedly undertaken.
The running battles between protesters and security forces have led the latter to k*ll at least 11 people, according to Human Rights Watch.
Protesters reportedly seized trucks on the busy N4 highway in Mozambique, bringing traffic to a standstill as tension continues to run high over the disputed 9 October elections in which the election body declared ruling-party candidate Daniel Chapo the winner.
That is among many feats protesters have reportedly undertaken.
The running battles between protesters and security forces have led the latter to k*ll at least 11 people, according to Human Rights Watch.
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Continued........According to the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Chapo of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) amassed 70.6 per cent of votes, beating his closest challenger, Venancio Mondlane, who garnered 20 per cent.
However, Mondlane, who ran on the ticket of the Partido Optimista pelo Desenvolvimento de Moçambique (PODEMOS or Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique in English) has rejected the results, saying they are fraudulent, asking his supporters to take to the streets in protest.
Demonstrations have been held in most parts of the country nearly daily, bringing business to a standstill, especially in the major urban centres.
SOURCES:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/29/mozambique-post-election-protests-violently-repressed
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-elections-mondlane-protesters-stirred-to-vandalism-violence-theft-minister-tells-diplomats-270069/
https://www.voanews.com/a/clashes-in-mozambique-as-police-disperse-election-protests/7848911.html
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambican-protesters-blockade-main-road-link-with-south-africa-bloomberg-270067/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/24/mozambique-ruling-party-declared-winner-of-election-amid-fraud-claims
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-two-mozambique-opposition-figures-ahead-election-protests-2024-10-19/
https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20241104-mozambique-opposition-chief-says-he-escaped-assassination-attempt
However, Mondlane, who ran on the ticket of the Partido Optimista pelo Desenvolvimento de Moçambique (PODEMOS or Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique in English) has rejected the results, saying they are fraudulent, asking his supporters to take to the streets in protest.
Demonstrations have been held in most parts of the country nearly daily, bringing business to a standstill, especially in the major urban centres.
SOURCES:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/29/mozambique-post-election-protests-violently-repressed
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-elections-mondlane-protesters-stirred-to-vandalism-violence-theft-minister-tells-diplomats-270069/
https://www.voanews.com/a/clashes-in-mozambique-as-police-disperse-election-protests/7848911.html
https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambican-protesters-blockade-main-road-link-with-south-africa-bloomberg-270067/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/24/mozambique-ruling-party-declared-winner-of-election-amid-fraud-claims
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-two-mozambique-opposition-figures-ahead-election-protests-2024-10-19/
https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20241104-mozambique-opposition-chief-says-he-escaped-assassination-attempt
Human Rights Watch
Mozambique: Post-Election Protests Violently Repressed
Mozambique security forces killed at least 11 people and injured dozens of others using live bullets and tear gas during post-election protests across the country on October 24 and 25, 2024.
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REMINDING AMBER ROSE OF TRUMP'S RACISM
Former President Trump has declared victory and is set to be the next US president, securing a second term nearly four years after he left Washington. Regardless of who occupies the White House, no US presidential candidate seemed to have a bonafide or even hint of a Black People's Agenda. However, in the run-up to the election at the Republican National Convention, American TV personality Amber Rose spoke in support of Trump's bid. Her mind-boggling speech claimed that Trump is not a racist and will save America's new generation of babies! Well, don't take her word for it. During his previous presidential term, Trump was quoted referring to Haiti and African countries as ‘sh*thole countries,’ he claimed that Haitian immigrants ‘all have AIDS' and that Nigerian immigrants should 'go back to their huts.’ More recently, during a televised debate, he referred to labour-intensive, low-wage gigs as 'Black jobs.'
Former President Trump has declared victory and is set to be the next US president, securing a second term nearly four years after he left Washington. Regardless of who occupies the White House, no US presidential candidate seemed to have a bonafide or even hint of a Black People's Agenda. However, in the run-up to the election at the Republican National Convention, American TV personality Amber Rose spoke in support of Trump's bid. Her mind-boggling speech claimed that Trump is not a racist and will save America's new generation of babies! Well, don't take her word for it. During his previous presidential term, Trump was quoted referring to Haiti and African countries as ‘sh*thole countries,’ he claimed that Haitian immigrants ‘all have AIDS' and that Nigerian immigrants should 'go back to their huts.’ More recently, during a televised debate, he referred to labour-intensive, low-wage gigs as 'Black jobs.'
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Continued......African Stream's Ahmed Ghoneim (@ahmed.ghoneim.official) has a reality check for Amber Rose in this bumper edition of Africa in 90. He runs through a host of cases that leave little doubt that Donald is America's racist-in-chief.
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