Continued- From cost-of-living protests in Kenya to chess-playing Angolan asylum seekers in the US - here’s this week's photo dump.
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(Chester, United Kingdom) - French footballer Benjamin Mendy leaves court after being cleared of rape, telling journalists simply: ‘Alhamudlilah’ (praise be to God).
(Freetown, Sierra Leone) - Supporters of President Julius Maada Bio celebrate in the streets following his disputed re-election.
(Gweru, Zimbabwe) - Thousands gather for opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change’s previously banned election campaign launch. The nation votes on August 23rd.
(Johannesburg, South Africa) - The scene after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped through the city centre, tearing through a main road and flipping over vehicles. One man died, and 41 people were injured.
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(Chester, United Kingdom) - French footballer Benjamin Mendy leaves court after being cleared of rape, telling journalists simply: ‘Alhamudlilah’ (praise be to God).
(Freetown, Sierra Leone) - Supporters of President Julius Maada Bio celebrate in the streets following his disputed re-election.
(Gweru, Zimbabwe) - Thousands gather for opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change’s previously banned election campaign launch. The nation votes on August 23rd.
(Johannesburg, South Africa) - The scene after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped through the city centre, tearing through a main road and flipping over vehicles. One man died, and 41 people were injured.
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DAVIDO ON 'TIMELESS', HIS LABEL AND FUTURE PLANS
Nigerian singer Davido has been making history. His work Timeless is the first African album to top the US charts.
Here, the “King of Afrobeats” talks about what it means to him and what he’s got planned for the future.
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Nigerian singer Davido has been making history. His work Timeless is the first African album to top the US charts.
Here, the “King of Afrobeats” talks about what it means to him and what he’s got planned for the future.
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DOLLAR CRASH GOOD FOR AFRICA
At the moment the US dollar is king. And its rising strength is exacerbating inflationary pressures across Africa made worse by the war in Ukraine. However, there are analysts who’ve long predicted a dollar collapse. And as more countries move out of the greenback and trade in their own currencies - some believe it’s likely to happen sooner rather than later.
According to US financial commentator Peter Schiff, that could be good news for Africa.
Listen to him explain how emerging economies will benefit if and when the world's reserve currency gets dethroned.
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At the moment the US dollar is king. And its rising strength is exacerbating inflationary pressures across Africa made worse by the war in Ukraine. However, there are analysts who’ve long predicted a dollar collapse. And as more countries move out of the greenback and trade in their own currencies - some believe it’s likely to happen sooner rather than later.
According to US financial commentator Peter Schiff, that could be good news for Africa.
Listen to him explain how emerging economies will benefit if and when the world's reserve currency gets dethroned.
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WHY ARE WE GIVING OUR WEALTH AWAY?
How long do we keep having to bang the drum for reclaiming our natural resources? What is the sense in cheaply selling our raw materials - from cocoa to minerals - off to the West, so it can process and get rich off them? Just think how Africa would flourish if all those profits stayed on the continent. It’s the only way we’ll stop losing our best people to the brain drain as well. What’s keeping African doctors from taking up better-paid jobs offered them abroad? Here’s Eritrea’s President Afwerki making the point well almost a decade ago. Has anything really changed since?
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How long do we keep having to bang the drum for reclaiming our natural resources? What is the sense in cheaply selling our raw materials - from cocoa to minerals - off to the West, so it can process and get rich off them? Just think how Africa would flourish if all those profits stayed on the continent. It’s the only way we’ll stop losing our best people to the brain drain as well. What’s keeping African doctors from taking up better-paid jobs offered them abroad? Here’s Eritrea’s President Afwerki making the point well almost a decade ago. Has anything really changed since?
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Claim Your African Identity
You shouldn’t shy away from your Africanness, you should embrace it. It’s a message that was often made by respected psychologist and social-theorist Dr Amos Wilson.
Here he makes the point that those who are proud of their heritage achieve success- and uses schoolchildren as an example. Worth listening to the pan-Africanist's words, which are still relevant today.
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You shouldn’t shy away from your Africanness, you should embrace it. It’s a message that was often made by respected psychologist and social-theorist Dr Amos Wilson.
Here he makes the point that those who are proud of their heritage achieve success- and uses schoolchildren as an example. Worth listening to the pan-Africanist's words, which are still relevant today.
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DRC DEMANDS UN FORCES GET OUT
The DRC is demanding that the UN withdraw its mission from the country after the election in December 2023. Kinshasa says the peacekeepers are unfit for purpose - in over 24 years, they’ve failed to protect civilians, and failed to end the conflict in the east of the country.
It’s part of a trend of African nations wresting back control of security in their own countries. Mali similarly recently demanded that the UN mission in its country be terminated, and got its way at the UN Security Council.
Conflicts have continued to spill blood in CAR, DRC, Mali and South Sudan, despite the presence of UN forces in those countries. Africa needs a new approach to address the root causes of the conflicts.
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The DRC is demanding that the UN withdraw its mission from the country after the election in December 2023. Kinshasa says the peacekeepers are unfit for purpose - in over 24 years, they’ve failed to protect civilians, and failed to end the conflict in the east of the country.
It’s part of a trend of African nations wresting back control of security in their own countries. Mali similarly recently demanded that the UN mission in its country be terminated, and got its way at the UN Security Council.
Conflicts have continued to spill blood in CAR, DRC, Mali and South Sudan, despite the presence of UN forces in those countries. Africa needs a new approach to address the root causes of the conflicts.
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For centuries they've roamed Egypt with a lifestyle shrouded in mystery. Here's what we know about the Sinai Bedouins and their fascinating history.
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SUDAN TO RUTO: SEND YOUR MEN!
The Sudanese army’s second-in-command, Lieutenant General Yasir Alatta, has dared Kenya to deploy its forces in Sudan - warning they’ll all be killed. It comes amid allegations from his boss and other military top brass that Nairobi is supporting their bitter rivals, the Rapid Support Forces, in the deadly power struggle for Sudan.
Recent peace talks - boycotted by the Sudanese army and chaired by Kenya’s President Ruto - resulted in a proposal to send a contingent of the East African Force into Sudan to secure humanitarian corridors and protect civilians. As Alatta’s tirade shows, the move seems only to have depend the Sudanese army’s suspicions about Kenya.
It doesn’t bode well for the millions of Sudanese civilians displaced by a conflict that’s already claimed thousands of lives.
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The Sudanese army’s second-in-command, Lieutenant General Yasir Alatta, has dared Kenya to deploy its forces in Sudan - warning they’ll all be killed. It comes amid allegations from his boss and other military top brass that Nairobi is supporting their bitter rivals, the Rapid Support Forces, in the deadly power struggle for Sudan.
Recent peace talks - boycotted by the Sudanese army and chaired by Kenya’s President Ruto - resulted in a proposal to send a contingent of the East African Force into Sudan to secure humanitarian corridors and protect civilians. As Alatta’s tirade shows, the move seems only to have depend the Sudanese army’s suspicions about Kenya.
It doesn’t bode well for the millions of Sudanese civilians displaced by a conflict that’s already claimed thousands of lives.
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YOUNG AFRICANS DEBATE APARTHEID IN 1956
Young Africans being invited to debate current affairs on US national television was a rare thing in the 1950s. But a show called ‘Youth Wants to Know’ made it happen.
In this fascinating clip, four debaters - high-school students from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa - discuss apartheid.
The South African student tries his best to defend it, shamefully arguing that the regime in his country imposed apartheid for the good of the indigenous population, while also trying to frame Africans as the real aggressors.
The comeback from his Black interlocutors is well worth a watch. It give as a valuable insight into the thoughts and feelings of young Africans during a time of political and social change.
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Young Africans being invited to debate current affairs on US national television was a rare thing in the 1950s. But a show called ‘Youth Wants to Know’ made it happen.
In this fascinating clip, four debaters - high-school students from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa - discuss apartheid.
The South African student tries his best to defend it, shamefully arguing that the regime in his country imposed apartheid for the good of the indigenous population, while also trying to frame Africans as the real aggressors.
The comeback from his Black interlocutors is well worth a watch. It give as a valuable insight into the thoughts and feelings of young Africans during a time of political and social change.
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PUTIN: PILLAGING OF AFRICA BUILT EUROPE
Russia is hosting its second Africa summit later this week (27th-28th July). The stated aim of the gathering in St. Petersburg will be to strengthen cooperation in various spheres between the Russian nation and our continent.
Ahead of that get-together, which will feature numerous African ministers and heads of state, as well as business leaders, here’s a look back at Vladimir Putin recognising the suffering that has been inflicted on Africa by the colonial West - and how Europe’s latter-day wealth is still largely based on this.
Obviously, he has his own axe to grind, but it’s rare for world leaders to stand up for our side of the struggle, so it’s worth highlighting. Going further back, when the West deposed Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, Putin was among the few high-level global voices to condemn the act.
Russia is hosting its second Africa summit later this week (27th-28th July). The stated aim of the gathering in St. Petersburg will be to strengthen cooperation in various spheres between the Russian nation and our continent.
Ahead of that get-together, which will feature numerous African ministers and heads of state, as well as business leaders, here’s a look back at Vladimir Putin recognising the suffering that has been inflicted on Africa by the colonial West - and how Europe’s latter-day wealth is still largely based on this.
Obviously, he has his own axe to grind, but it’s rare for world leaders to stand up for our side of the struggle, so it’s worth highlighting. Going further back, when the West deposed Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, Putin was among the few high-level global voices to condemn the act.
Continued - PUTIN: PILLAGING OF AFRICA BUILT EUROPE
Relations between Russian and Africa are historically relatively good. The Soviet Union, of which Russia was one of 15 member republics, cooperated with African independence movements, providing arms and training.
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Relations between Russian and Africa are historically relatively good. The Soviet Union, of which Russia was one of 15 member republics, cooperated with African independence movements, providing arms and training.
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COLOUR BLIND? NOPE!
Racism often reveals itself in reflex reactions - even in situations where you might think compassion would win out. This was brilliantly demonstrated recently by a French social-media content creator, who got two actors - one Black, the other White - to go out into the streets and pose as visually impaired people seeking assistance. The reactions of passers-by tells you everything you need to know about how far we still have to go to eradicate racism in Western society.
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Racism often reveals itself in reflex reactions - even in situations where you might think compassion would win out. This was brilliantly demonstrated recently by a French social-media content creator, who got two actors - one Black, the other White - to go out into the streets and pose as visually impaired people seeking assistance. The reactions of passers-by tells you everything you need to know about how far we still have to go to eradicate racism in Western society.
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