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Sources
Sudan shuns Kenya mediation
https://www.voanews.com/a/tension-between-sudan-kenya-s-ruto-impedes-igad-mediation-effort-in-sudan/7195894.html
Sudan rejects EA troops
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/91570-kenya-responds-over-video-sudan-general-daring-ruto-war
RSF figure in Nairobi
https://thebrief.co.ke/news/rsfs-dagalo-interview-by-sky-news-confirms-presence-in-nairobi/
RSF presser
https://www.barrons.com/news/sudan-s-rsf-denies-rights-violations-and-uae-support-87ff766b
Ruto’s flight with RSF figure
https://www.facebook.com/Sudania24TV/posts/pfbid0ZKqXAGe4Bzus1PBizPdDvq9h2jRbrjiMa3XLn5ip2p5aEt9XrwXSZ7PRckBNfToGl
Hemedti’s Africa trip
https://www.trtworld.com/africa/sudan-protests-rsf-leaders-reception-in-kenya-recalls-ambassador-16537421
Sources
Sudan shuns Kenya mediation
https://www.voanews.com/a/tension-between-sudan-kenya-s-ruto-impedes-igad-mediation-effort-in-sudan/7195894.html
Sudan rejects EA troops
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/91570-kenya-responds-over-video-sudan-general-daring-ruto-war
RSF figure in Nairobi
https://thebrief.co.ke/news/rsfs-dagalo-interview-by-sky-news-confirms-presence-in-nairobi/
RSF presser
https://www.barrons.com/news/sudan-s-rsf-denies-rights-violations-and-uae-support-87ff766b
Ruto’s flight with RSF figure
https://www.facebook.com/Sudania24TV/posts/pfbid0ZKqXAGe4Bzus1PBizPdDvq9h2jRbrjiMa3XLn5ip2p5aEt9XrwXSZ7PRckBNfToGl
Hemedti’s Africa trip
https://www.trtworld.com/africa/sudan-protests-rsf-leaders-reception-in-kenya-recalls-ambassador-16537421
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KENYA CANCELS ADANI DEALS AMIDST U.S. INDICTMENT
Kenyan President William Ruto announced on 21 November the cancellation of proposed infrastructure deals with India-based Adani Group in the energy and aviation sectors. This decision follows evidence, including allegations that Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani paid $250 million in bribes for solar energy contracts in India.
Kenyan President William Ruto announced on 21 November the cancellation of proposed infrastructure deals with India-based Adani Group in the energy and aviation sectors. This decision follows evidence, including allegations that Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani paid $250 million in bribes for solar energy contracts in India.
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Continued........The Kenyan deals included a $1.84 billion proposal to renovate and manage Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for 30 years and a $736 million project to develop and operate electricity infrastructure under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi had earlier defended the deals, citing due diligence and the absence of evidence linking corruption allegations to the Kenyan projects.
Source
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/20/business/gautam-adani-indicted/index.html
Adani in Australia
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/australia-s-involvement-in-the-largest-con-in-corporate-history-20230126-p5cfpp.html
Adani Ketraco deal
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/adani-signs-sh96bn-build-operate-kenya-power-lines-for-30-years-4792304
Adani JKIA deal
https://kenyanwallstreet.com/inside-adanis-us-1-84-billion-jkia-proposal/
Adani no corruption history
https://ntvkenya.co.ke/news/adani-has-no-corruption-history-cs-chirchir-defends-jkia-deal/
Adani operations will continue
https://x.com/citizentvkenya/status/1859516734207664280
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/billionaire-chairman-conglomerate-and-seven-other-senior-business-executives-indicted
Source
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/20/business/gautam-adani-indicted/index.html
Adani in Australia
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/australia-s-involvement-in-the-largest-con-in-corporate-history-20230126-p5cfpp.html
Adani Ketraco deal
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/adani-signs-sh96bn-build-operate-kenya-power-lines-for-30-years-4792304
Adani JKIA deal
https://kenyanwallstreet.com/inside-adanis-us-1-84-billion-jkia-proposal/
Adani no corruption history
https://ntvkenya.co.ke/news/adani-has-no-corruption-history-cs-chirchir-defends-jkia-deal/
Adani operations will continue
https://x.com/citizentvkenya/status/1859516734207664280
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/billionaire-chairman-conglomerate-and-seven-other-senior-business-executives-indicted
CNN
Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday.
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'SAHEL REBIRTH A REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS' - FRED M'MEMBE
The military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel region are not just coups d’état but revolutionary processes that aim to transform the arid area south of the Sahara Desert. That's according to Fred M'membe (@drfredmmembe on X), president of the Socialist Party of Zambia (@spzambia on X).
He made these remarks in Niamey, Niger, at the 'Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel.’ M'membe argued that many of Africa's so-called elections are, in reality, sham processes devoid of a meaningful agenda other than the acquisition of power by bribing voters.
The military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel region are not just coups d’état but revolutionary processes that aim to transform the arid area south of the Sahara Desert. That's according to Fred M'membe (@drfredmmembe on X), president of the Socialist Party of Zambia (@spzambia on X).
He made these remarks in Niamey, Niger, at the 'Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel.’ M'membe argued that many of Africa's so-called elections are, in reality, sham processes devoid of a meaningful agenda other than the acquisition of power by bribing voters.
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Continued........He showered praise on the Sahel’s trio of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger for their people-driven overthrow of neocolonialism. For instance, following the overthrow of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July 2023, thousands of people took to the streets to demand the exit of French troops and diplomatic personnel, even besieging French installations.
Meanwhile, South Africa's 29 May elections resulted in a unity government that merged the African National Congress (ANC) with the Democratic Alliance (DA), a party representing the interests of apartheid-era ‘old money.'
Over in the Sahel, on 6 July, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) confederation, an anti-imperialist bloc sharing economic, defence and foreign policies, with an eye on creating a federation and eventually uniting Africa.
Do you agree with M'membe's assessment?
Video credit: Pan African Television (@panafricantv on X)
Sources:
https://www.voanews.com/a/sahel-military-chiefs-form-confederation-cement-exit-from-west-africa-bloc-/7687790.html
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/07/02/meet-the-victors-in-africas-coup-belt
https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Revolution
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/five-worrying-signs-of-africa-s-poor-election-quality
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/violence-african-elections
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/sahel-niger/worrying-new-phase-sahel-crisis
https://www.dw.com/en/west-african-ecowas-bloc-weaker-as-three-sahel-nations-quit/a-68115980
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/9/3/photos-huge-protests-in-niger-call-for-french-forces-to-leave
Meanwhile, South Africa's 29 May elections resulted in a unity government that merged the African National Congress (ANC) with the Democratic Alliance (DA), a party representing the interests of apartheid-era ‘old money.'
Over in the Sahel, on 6 July, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) confederation, an anti-imperialist bloc sharing economic, defence and foreign policies, with an eye on creating a federation and eventually uniting Africa.
Do you agree with M'membe's assessment?
Video credit: Pan African Television (@panafricantv on X)
Sources:
https://www.voanews.com/a/sahel-military-chiefs-form-confederation-cement-exit-from-west-africa-bloc-/7687790.html
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/07/02/meet-the-victors-in-africas-coup-belt
https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Revolution
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/five-worrying-signs-of-africa-s-poor-election-quality
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/violence-african-elections
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/sahel-niger/worrying-new-phase-sahel-crisis
https://www.dw.com/en/west-african-ecowas-bloc-weaker-as-three-sahel-nations-quit/a-68115980
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/9/3/photos-huge-protests-in-niger-call-for-french-forces-to-leave
Voice of America
Sahel military chiefs form confederation, cement exit from West Africa bloc
This is first summit of the three countries that pulled out of the Economic Community of West African States this year
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NIGER: SOME COUPS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS
It’s important to distinguish different types of coup. So argues Booker Omole from the Communist-Marxist Party of Kenya. This is him speaking at a recent conference in Niger noscriptd “In Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel." The event took stock of - and stressed the need to defend - the achievements of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger since their revolutionary, anti-neo-colonialist coups. Omole says these reflect true people power and mustn’t be confused with the seizures-of-power backed by neo-imperialists such as the US - which aids and abets coups in far away places only to the extent that it serves its own interests, whatever the cost to the people affected.
Video credit: @Pan African Television
It’s important to distinguish different types of coup. So argues Booker Omole from the Communist-Marxist Party of Kenya. This is him speaking at a recent conference in Niger noscriptd “In Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel." The event took stock of - and stressed the need to defend - the achievements of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger since their revolutionary, anti-neo-colonialist coups. Omole says these reflect true people power and mustn’t be confused with the seizures-of-power backed by neo-imperialists such as the US - which aids and abets coups in far away places only to the extent that it serves its own interests, whatever the cost to the people affected.
Video credit: @Pan African Television
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'WE ARE BLACK FIRST!'
'We can't let where the boat dropped us off define who we are,' Laz Alonso (@lazofficial) powerfully reminded us on the Hollywood Unlocked (@hollywoodunlockedUL) entertainment news platform.
The actor, known for roles including in the film 'Fast and Furious' (2009), referred to how the European Slave Trade sold kidnapped Africans in various parts of the Americas. Yet, modern Black people identify more with the countries they now find themselves in rather than recognising our shared African heritage. This mindset is crucial because, in the eyes of the oppressors, we're African first.
Let us know what you think in the comments.
Video credit: @hollywoodunlockedUL (X)
'We can't let where the boat dropped us off define who we are,' Laz Alonso (@lazofficial) powerfully reminded us on the Hollywood Unlocked (@hollywoodunlockedUL) entertainment news platform.
The actor, known for roles including in the film 'Fast and Furious' (2009), referred to how the European Slave Trade sold kidnapped Africans in various parts of the Americas. Yet, modern Black people identify more with the countries they now find themselves in rather than recognising our shared African heritage. This mindset is crucial because, in the eyes of the oppressors, we're African first.
Let us know what you think in the comments.
Video credit: @hollywoodunlockedUL (X)
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Continued.......Sources:
1. https://time.com/6213368/afro-latino-history/
2. https://hispanicwealthproject.org/features/celebrating-afro-latinos-cultural-richness
3. https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/legacy-slavery-caribbean-and-journey-towards-justice#:~:text=Some%2040%20per%20cent%20of,principal%20market%20for%20enslaved%20labour.
4. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/05/02/about-6-million-u-s-adults-identify-as-afro-latino/
5. https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/26/us/black-latinos-afro-latinos-experience/index.html
6. https://www.kqed.org/news/11905454/we-are-black-we-just-speak-spanish-why-some-afro-latinos-want-more-visibility-during-black-history-month
1. https://time.com/6213368/afro-latino-history/
2. https://hispanicwealthproject.org/features/celebrating-afro-latinos-cultural-richness
3. https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/legacy-slavery-caribbean-and-journey-towards-justice#:~:text=Some%2040%20per%20cent%20of,principal%20market%20for%20enslaved%20labour.
4. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/05/02/about-6-million-u-s-adults-identify-as-afro-latino/
5. https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/26/us/black-latinos-afro-latinos-experience/index.html
6. https://www.kqed.org/news/11905454/we-are-black-we-just-speak-spanish-why-some-afro-latinos-want-more-visibility-during-black-history-month
Time
National Hispanic Heritage Month Is Incomplete Without Afro-Latino History
The intersection of Black and Hispanic history tends to occupy an uncomfortable middle ground
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SEX OR STARVATION: SUDANESE WOMEN
ABUSED BY AID WORKERS
Sudanese women escaping the war in Sudan are finding themselves at the mercy of those expected to protect them: aid workers.
Refugees in a Chadian camp are reporting cases of abuse and exploitation, alleging that humanitarian personnel are forcing them to have sex - withholding food, shelter and security if they refuse.
Although aid organisations have banned (even consensual) sex between workers and beneficiaries, such cases have been reported for decades. Yet, save for repetitive statements of condemnation, there seem to be no consequences for those who abuse their position of power.
Sources
https://apnews.com/article/chad-sudan-war-refugees-sexual-exploitation-49b3d344da3573d4abe06bb7c3be965e
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2022/09/22/exclusive-alleged-sex-abuse-aid-workers-unchecked-years-un-run-south-sudan-camp
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2022/9/22/sex-abuse-allegations-against-aid-workers-in-south-sudan-un-camp
ABUSED BY AID WORKERS
Sudanese women escaping the war in Sudan are finding themselves at the mercy of those expected to protect them: aid workers.
Refugees in a Chadian camp are reporting cases of abuse and exploitation, alleging that humanitarian personnel are forcing them to have sex - withholding food, shelter and security if they refuse.
Although aid organisations have banned (even consensual) sex between workers and beneficiaries, such cases have been reported for decades. Yet, save for repetitive statements of condemnation, there seem to be no consequences for those who abuse their position of power.
Sources
https://apnews.com/article/chad-sudan-war-refugees-sexual-exploitation-49b3d344da3573d4abe06bb7c3be965e
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2022/09/22/exclusive-alleged-sex-abuse-aid-workers-unchecked-years-un-run-south-sudan-camp
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2022/9/22/sex-abuse-allegations-against-aid-workers-in-south-sudan-un-camp
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Profits from the enslavement of Africans laid the foundation for Britain’s industrial revolution and global empire. Yet calls for reparations remain unanswered - with the monarchy offering no meaningful apology. This week’s Facts of the Week highlight the deep connection between the British monarchy, slavery and colonial exploitation.
Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/britains-monarchy-backed-slavery-from-day-one
https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/elizabeth-i/#gs.hzxwie
https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Hawkins/#:~:text=Sir%20John%20Hawkins%20(1532%2D1595,relations%20between%20England%20and%20Spain.
https://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/englands-first-slave-trading-company/#:~:text=In%201618%20the%20Company%20of,of%20Warwick%20the%20following%20year).
https://www.aaihs.org/on-barbados-the-first-black-slave-society/#:~:text=In%201636%2C%20a%20political%20directive%20provided%20that,culture%20and%20surrounded%20it%20with%20additional%20reinforcements.
Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/britains-monarchy-backed-slavery-from-day-one
https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/elizabeth-i/#gs.hzxwie
https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Hawkins/#:~:text=Sir%20John%20Hawkins%20(1532%2D1595,relations%20between%20England%20and%20Spain.
https://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/englands-first-slave-trading-company/#:~:text=In%201618%20the%20Company%20of,of%20Warwick%20the%20following%20year).
https://www.aaihs.org/on-barbados-the-first-black-slave-society/#:~:text=In%201636%2C%20a%20political%20directive%20provided%20that,culture%20and%20surrounded%20it%20with%20additional%20reinforcements.
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Continued.......Sources:
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/12854-c8df6dcad690f94/
https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/journal/british-monarchs/james-ii/
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/royal-family-apologise-links-slavery-before-embarassed-1677595?srsltid=AfmBOooBMV1JY-OHIECZi3si65ZkN8R-jAldiP-Mb3NWsVNbahlUQ6Tx
https://academic.oup.com/book/7005/chapter-abstract/151348634?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/12854-c8df6dcad690f94/
https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/journal/british-monarchs/james-ii/
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/royal-family-apologise-links-slavery-before-embarassed-1677595?srsltid=AfmBOooBMV1JY-OHIECZi3si65ZkN8R-jAldiP-Mb3NWsVNbahlUQ6Tx
https://academic.oup.com/book/7005/chapter-abstract/151348634?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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BURKINA FASO: OUT WITH COLONIAL LEGAL ATTIRE
Burkina Faso can do fashion revolutions as well as ideological ones!
Black gowns and white wigs - the traditional attire of the country’s court magistrates and clerks since colonial times - are out. Legal-sector officials will now wear a locally-sourced and produced garment, made from the traditional Faso Dan Fani fabric.
Not only will this support the economy, it’s another example of Africans reshaping their institutions in accordance with their roots. Another win for the Sahel country!
Video credit: @RTB (YouTube)
Sources:
https://www.africanews.com/2022/10/06/ibrahim-traore-appointed-president-of-burkina-faso//
https://journaldufaso.com/les-magistrats-du-burkina-faso-adoptent-le-faso-dan-fani-une-revolution-dans-le-monde-judiciaire/
https://www.uni-kassel.de/forschung/files/Global_Partnership_Network/2023_MasterarbeitFionaFaye.pdf
Burkina Faso can do fashion revolutions as well as ideological ones!
Black gowns and white wigs - the traditional attire of the country’s court magistrates and clerks since colonial times - are out. Legal-sector officials will now wear a locally-sourced and produced garment, made from the traditional Faso Dan Fani fabric.
Not only will this support the economy, it’s another example of Africans reshaping their institutions in accordance with their roots. Another win for the Sahel country!
Video credit: @RTB (YouTube)
Sources:
https://www.africanews.com/2022/10/06/ibrahim-traore-appointed-president-of-burkina-faso//
https://journaldufaso.com/les-magistrats-du-burkina-faso-adoptent-le-faso-dan-fani-une-revolution-dans-le-monde-judiciaire/
https://www.uni-kassel.de/forschung/files/Global_Partnership_Network/2023_MasterarbeitFionaFaye.pdf
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Continued......Sources
https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/history-of-the-judiciary-in-england-and-wales/history
https://www.liberationschool.org/sankara-revolution-not-a-replica/
https://journaldufaso.com/les-magistrats-du-burkina-faso-adoptent-le-faso-dan-fani-une-revolution-dans-le-monde-judiciaire/#google_vignette
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxc2vj6#zhk6g2p
https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/history-of-the-judiciary-in-england-and-wales/history
https://www.liberationschool.org/sankara-revolution-not-a-replica/
https://journaldufaso.com/les-magistrats-du-burkina-faso-adoptent-le-faso-dan-fani-une-revolution-dans-le-monde-judiciaire/#google_vignette
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxc2vj6#zhk6g2p
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
History of Court Dress - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
The clothes worn by judges are just about the most distinctive working wardrobe in existence
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