Continued….. Sources:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gunshots-are-heard-near-chad-s-presidential-palace-foreign-minister-says-it-s-under-control/ar-BB1r7SXZ
https://x.com/muntagab/status/1877118763289473059
https://fb.watch/w-b36gADRg/
https://fb.watch/w-b36gADRg/
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20241129-chad-ends-military-cooperation-with-france
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gunshots-are-heard-near-chad-s-presidential-palace-foreign-minister-says-it-s-under-control/ar-BB1r7SXZ
https://x.com/muntagab/status/1877118763289473059
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https://fb.watch/w-b36gADRg/
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20241129-chad-ends-military-cooperation-with-france
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Gunshots are heard near Chad's presidential palace. Foreign minister says it's under control
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Multiple gunshots were heard near the presidential palace in Chad's capital Wednesday evening, residents said, while the African country's foreign minister said soldiers were defending the president and the situation was under control.…
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REMEMBERING SÉKOU TOURÉ
Guinea’s founding leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré - one of Africa’s leading statesmen of all time - was born on this day (9 January) in 1922.
As a child, he attended a Koranic school - before proceeding to a French technical school in the capital, Conakry, in his teens. However, his stay there was short-lived, as he was expelled less than a year after admission for leading a student protest.
This led him to join the labour market at an early age. His first job was as a clerk at a French-owned company in 1940, before joining the country’s postal and telecommunication services company the following year.
It was there that he announced his arrival in politics. He became a vocal labour activist. In 1945, he founded the country’s first trade union, the Post and Telecommunications Workers’ Union, becoming its first secretary general.
Guinea’s founding leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré - one of Africa’s leading statesmen of all time - was born on this day (9 January) in 1922.
As a child, he attended a Koranic school - before proceeding to a French technical school in the capital, Conakry, in his teens. However, his stay there was short-lived, as he was expelled less than a year after admission for leading a student protest.
This led him to join the labour market at an early age. His first job was as a clerk at a French-owned company in 1940, before joining the country’s postal and telecommunication services company the following year.
It was there that he announced his arrival in politics. He became a vocal labour activist. In 1945, he founded the country’s first trade union, the Post and Telecommunications Workers’ Union, becoming its first secretary general.
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Continued…….. In 1953, he helped coordinate the region’s major labour strike. The strike, which lasted over 76 days, was seen as a significant victory for the country’s workers, who scored a 20 per cent pay rise and a 40-hour working week.
His trailblazing track record in the labour sector helped cement his role as an emerging anti-colonial leader. In the 1950s, he won several political offices before becoming mayor of Conakry in 1955 and a member of the French National Assembly in 1956.
He used those positions to mobilise his fellow citizens towards the goal of national emancipation, rejecting attempts by Paris to have the West African nation remain part of the so-called French Community.
In 1958, Guineans voted overwhelmingly to sever ties with France, despite Paris’ threats to end all forms of economic and technical support for Guinea.
Upon becoming president, Touré embarked on a massive economic and social reform programme to wean the country off dependency on the former colonial power.
But his revolutionary exploits went beyond the borders of his homeland. On what would have been the Guinean icon’s 103rd birthday, we look at his achievements and why he was admired by pan-Africans worldwide.
Sources:
https://www.liberationnews.org/07-04-01-uprising-in-guinea-problems-faci-html/
https://aaprp-intl.org/ahmed-sekou-toure-at-100/
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/toure-ahmed-sekou-1922-1984/
His trailblazing track record in the labour sector helped cement his role as an emerging anti-colonial leader. In the 1950s, he won several political offices before becoming mayor of Conakry in 1955 and a member of the French National Assembly in 1956.
He used those positions to mobilise his fellow citizens towards the goal of national emancipation, rejecting attempts by Paris to have the West African nation remain part of the so-called French Community.
In 1958, Guineans voted overwhelmingly to sever ties with France, despite Paris’ threats to end all forms of economic and technical support for Guinea.
Upon becoming president, Touré embarked on a massive economic and social reform programme to wean the country off dependency on the former colonial power.
But his revolutionary exploits went beyond the borders of his homeland. On what would have been the Guinean icon’s 103rd birthday, we look at his achievements and why he was admired by pan-Africans worldwide.
Sources:
https://www.liberationnews.org/07-04-01-uprising-in-guinea-problems-faci-html/
https://aaprp-intl.org/ahmed-sekou-toure-at-100/
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/toure-ahmed-sekou-1922-1984/
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Uprising in Guinea and problems facing African liberation
On Feb. 27, Guinean workers agreed to end a massive political strike that brought the government to its knees. More than 120 people were killed and hundreds injured by the Guinean security... #africa
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TRAORÉ SHINES BRIGHT IN GHANA’S BLACK STAR
He was African Stream’s Man of the Year 2024 - and if the cheers in Ghana’s Black Star Square on Wednesday are anything to go by, Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré will carry on inspiring Africans well into 2025.
He was visiting Accra for the inauguration of Ghana’s new president, John Dramani Mahama. But even he had to acknowledge, with a smile, that - of all the visiting dignitaries - the biggest crowd pleaser was the young revolutionary captain from the Sahel.
He’s been winning over hearts and minds not only in Ouagadougou and Accra, but across the continent and even the global diaspora - by giving Western (especially French) neo-colonialism the boot, and charting a new course towards pan-African unity.
Many compare him to fellow ‘upright man’ and first president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara. What do you make of the comparison?
He was African Stream’s Man of the Year 2024 - and if the cheers in Ghana’s Black Star Square on Wednesday are anything to go by, Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré will carry on inspiring Africans well into 2025.
He was visiting Accra for the inauguration of Ghana’s new president, John Dramani Mahama. But even he had to acknowledge, with a smile, that - of all the visiting dignitaries - the biggest crowd pleaser was the young revolutionary captain from the Sahel.
He’s been winning over hearts and minds not only in Ouagadougou and Accra, but across the continent and even the global diaspora - by giving Western (especially French) neo-colonialism the boot, and charting a new course towards pan-African unity.
Many compare him to fellow ‘upright man’ and first president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara. What do you make of the comparison?
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MACRON BERATES ‘UNGRATEFUL’ AFRICAN LEADERS
France’s Macron has been throwing his latest tantrum - unable to accept that France’s former colonies no longer want to rely on the shoddy military ‘security’ Paris had been offering them. In a 6 January speech, he accused African leaders of ingratitude after they kicked out French troops from their countries over their failure to fight terrorism effectively. He also insinuated they were cowards for failing to counter the growing anti-French sentiment in the Sahel over the ex-coloniser’s neo-colonial practices there. As African Stream’s William Sakawa explains in this video, it’s a bit like an arsonist getting upset that his help isn’t wanted fighting fires. Have a watch, and share your reaction with us.
France’s Macron has been throwing his latest tantrum - unable to accept that France’s former colonies no longer want to rely on the shoddy military ‘security’ Paris had been offering them. In a 6 January speech, he accused African leaders of ingratitude after they kicked out French troops from their countries over their failure to fight terrorism effectively. He also insinuated they were cowards for failing to counter the growing anti-French sentiment in the Sahel over the ex-coloniser’s neo-colonial practices there. As African Stream’s William Sakawa explains in this video, it’s a bit like an arsonist getting upset that his help isn’t wanted fighting fires. Have a watch, and share your reaction with us.
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QUESTIONS LOOM OVER DEATHS IN ECUADOR
Ecuador’s public prosecutor’s office is investigating if 16 Air Force soldiers are responsible for the recent deaths of four boys aged 11 to 15. Just a few weeks ago, on Christmas Eve, mutilated and charred corpses were found near a military base in Ecuador. Authorities said forensic genetic tests confirmed that the bodies corresponded to the four children who went missing after being detained by the Air Force on 8 December. The victims were identified as Nehemias Arboleda, Steven Medina, and brothers Josué and Ismael Arroyo and are collectively known as the ‘Guayaquil 4.’ They’d gone out to play football in the city of Guayaquil when their whereabouts went unknown for over two weeks.
Ecuador’s public prosecutor’s office is investigating if 16 Air Force soldiers are responsible for the recent deaths of four boys aged 11 to 15. Just a few weeks ago, on Christmas Eve, mutilated and charred corpses were found near a military base in Ecuador. Authorities said forensic genetic tests confirmed that the bodies corresponded to the four children who went missing after being detained by the Air Force on 8 December. The victims were identified as Nehemias Arboleda, Steven Medina, and brothers Josué and Ismael Arroyo and are collectively known as the ‘Guayaquil 4.’ They’d gone out to play football in the city of Guayaquil when their whereabouts went unknown for over two weeks.
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NBA ATHLETES CAN’T PUBLICLY SAY ‘FREE PALESTINE’
In this clip from a 6 January 2025 interview on ‘The Gauds Show,’ eight-time National Basketball League (NBA) All-Star champion Dwight Howard explained the limitations that come with being a professional athlete, mentioning the NBA commissioner and others once asked him to delete a tweet that said ‘free Palestine.’ A single post almost got @DwightHoward (X) kicked out of the league.
Pan-Africanist Malcolm X (1925-65), asserted that celebrities are not leaders but ‘puppets and clowns that have been set up over the Black community’, so it makes that the powers that be would be outraged when a Black athlete tweets something that goes against their interests. How dare he?! He also added that Black celebrities ‘say exactly what they know that the white man wants to hear.’
Howard’s experience confirms the only way to survive within the white supremacist system is to dance only to the beat of the masters’ choosing.
Video credit: @thegaudsshow_ (X)
In this clip from a 6 January 2025 interview on ‘The Gauds Show,’ eight-time National Basketball League (NBA) All-Star champion Dwight Howard explained the limitations that come with being a professional athlete, mentioning the NBA commissioner and others once asked him to delete a tweet that said ‘free Palestine.’ A single post almost got @DwightHoward (X) kicked out of the league.
Pan-Africanist Malcolm X (1925-65), asserted that celebrities are not leaders but ‘puppets and clowns that have been set up over the Black community’, so it makes that the powers that be would be outraged when a Black athlete tweets something that goes against their interests. How dare he?! He also added that Black celebrities ‘say exactly what they know that the white man wants to hear.’
Howard’s experience confirms the only way to survive within the white supremacist system is to dance only to the beat of the masters’ choosing.
Video credit: @thegaudsshow_ (X)
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Explore Our Nation's Past on American History TV. Discover the people and events that document the American story.
Saturdays on C-SPAN2 starting at 8 am ET or online anytime at c-span.org/history.
Saturdays on C-SPAN2 starting at 8 am ET or online anytime at c-span.org/history.
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The BBC has always been trigger-happy when it comes to firing off negative headlines about Africa. On Thursday, it claimed Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traoré “sparked concern” at an inauguration ceremony in Ghana by carrying a gun. But people on X were quick to fact-check the mainstream outlet, pointing out in a community note that no one in attendance was the least bit bothered by the captain’s holstered pistol. The enthusiastic cheers Traoré received in Accra's Black Star Square confirm this version of events.
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Continued……. But there is a sense in which the BBC might be right. The revolutionary Burkinabe leader has been causing Western governments and their mouthpiece newsrooms concern, as they are more used to pliant African leaders who enable them to exploit the continent as they please. Since coming to power, Traoré has carried out much-needed reforms, such as giving the French military the boot and giving Burkinabe people more control over their resources.
As a new generation of conscious, pan-African leaders emerges in the Sahel and across Africa, we can only hope there will be more grounds for ‘concern’ at the BBC!
As a new generation of conscious, pan-African leaders emerges in the Sahel and across Africa, we can only hope there will be more grounds for ‘concern’ at the BBC!
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WHEN NETANYAHU MARKED LIBYA FOR DESTRUCTION
In September 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a bold case to Congress for the US war on Iraq, claiming that Israel’s enemy, Iraq, had nuclear weapons, when in fact, the said weapons did not exist. He included Iran and Libya in his list, suggesting these countries were on the verge of getting weapons of mass destruction.
Fast forward to March 2003, when the US-led coalition invaded Iraq based on these pretences, k*lling 2 million and devastating what was once known as the cradle of civilisation, Mesopotamia.
In September 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a bold case to Congress for the US war on Iraq, claiming that Israel’s enemy, Iraq, had nuclear weapons, when in fact, the said weapons did not exist. He included Iran and Libya in his list, suggesting these countries were on the verge of getting weapons of mass destruction.
Fast forward to March 2003, when the US-led coalition invaded Iraq based on these pretences, k*lling 2 million and devastating what was once known as the cradle of civilisation, Mesopotamia.
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Continued……Then, in 2011, under the pretext of protecting Libyan civilians from a supposedly brutal regime, the US-led NATO coalition bombed Libya and took out its revolutionary Pan-African leader, Muammar Gaddafi, arming terror groups, sparking civil war and creating the conditions for modern slave markets.
Netanyahu has a long history of advocating for military interventions, leveraging his influence in Western capitals to uphold his country’s colonial and imperialist agendas in West Asia. Perhaps it’s time to view his more alarmist warnings about so-called rogue states with a critical eye.
Video credit: @cspan
Sources:
https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/israeli-perspective-on-conflict-with-iraq/125088
https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2002-09-13-30-former-67437682/384518.html
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/israels-apartheid-against-palestinians-a-cruel-system-of-domination-and-a-crime-against-humanity/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2024-09-30/ty-article/.highlight/for-netanyahus-government-the-endgame-of-war-is-war/00000192-43b3-d755-add7-63f7b7700000
Netanyahu has a long history of advocating for military interventions, leveraging his influence in Western capitals to uphold his country’s colonial and imperialist agendas in West Asia. Perhaps it’s time to view his more alarmist warnings about so-called rogue states with a critical eye.
Video credit: @cspan
Sources:
https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/israeli-perspective-on-conflict-with-iraq/125088
https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2002-09-13-30-former-67437682/384518.html
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/israels-apartheid-against-palestinians-a-cruel-system-of-domination-and-a-crime-against-humanity/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2024-09-30/ty-article/.highlight/for-netanyahus-government-the-endgame-of-war-is-war/00000192-43b3-d755-add7-63f7b7700000
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Israeli Perspective on Conflict with Iraq
Former Prime Minister Netanyahu testified about potential military action in Iraq. Among the topics he addressed were nuclear weapons development in Iraq, Iraqi support of terrorist networks, potential Israeli reaction to a preemptive strike against Iraq…
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U.S. BILL CALLS TO SANCTION ICC OVER ISRAEL ARREST WARRANTS
‘Put the ICC prosecutor Kareem Khan back in his place.’
That’s how Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, describes a bill to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
On 4 June, the House passed the ‘Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act’ for a second time by voting 243-140. This act aims to sanction anyone who assists the ICC in investigating, detaining, or prosecuting citizens from the US and its allies that don’t recognise the court’s authority. Both the US and Israel did not sign the Rome Statute that created the ICC.
If the US Senate, which has a pro-Israel Republican majority, approves the bill, ICC judges could face sanctions like asset freezes, travel restrictions, and visa denials.
‘Put the ICC prosecutor Kareem Khan back in his place.’
That’s how Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, describes a bill to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
On 4 June, the House passed the ‘Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act’ for a second time by voting 243-140. This act aims to sanction anyone who assists the ICC in investigating, detaining, or prosecuting citizens from the US and its allies that don’t recognise the court’s authority. Both the US and Israel did not sign the Rome Statute that created the ICC.
If the US Senate, which has a pro-Israel Republican majority, approves the bill, ICC judges could face sanctions like asset freezes, travel restrictions, and visa denials.
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Continued……….. In November, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and a Hamas official, claiming ‘reasonable grounds to believe’ that these people are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
On 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court, stated that Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip, home to over 2 million Palestinians, could potentially be g*nocidal. They ordered Israel to take steps to comply with the 1948 UN G*nocide Convention. The latest Gaza Health Ministry figures indicate Israel’s actions have resulted in over 46,000 Palestinian deaths and more than 100,000 injuries, with many victims being women and children. However, in July, the Lancet medical journal estimated Israel had already k*lled more than 186,000 people.
This situation starkly contrasts with US calls for the ICC to arrest Global South leaders, including those from Sudan, Syria, Myanmar and Russia.
Video credit: @CNNnews18 (X)
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/us-house-votes-to-advance-bill-to-sanction-icc-over-israel-arrest-warrants
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/icc-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-gallant-deepen-israels-isolation-27d2a86a
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/us-imposes-sanctions-on-sudan-rsf-leader-hemedti-4882058
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2nqg05pz9o
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157406
https://theconversation.com/icc-arrest-warrant-for-vladimir-putin-a-king-size-dilemma-for-south-africa-202528
On 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court, stated that Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip, home to over 2 million Palestinians, could potentially be g*nocidal. They ordered Israel to take steps to comply with the 1948 UN G*nocide Convention. The latest Gaza Health Ministry figures indicate Israel’s actions have resulted in over 46,000 Palestinian deaths and more than 100,000 injuries, with many victims being women and children. However, in July, the Lancet medical journal estimated Israel had already k*lled more than 186,000 people.
This situation starkly contrasts with US calls for the ICC to arrest Global South leaders, including those from Sudan, Syria, Myanmar and Russia.
Video credit: @CNNnews18 (X)
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/us-house-votes-to-advance-bill-to-sanction-icc-over-israel-arrest-warrants
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/icc-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-gallant-deepen-israels-isolation-27d2a86a
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/us-imposes-sanctions-on-sudan-rsf-leader-hemedti-4882058
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2nqg05pz9o
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157406
https://theconversation.com/icc-arrest-warrant-for-vladimir-putin-a-king-size-dilemma-for-south-africa-202528
Al Jazeera
US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants
The legislation is in retaliation for the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu over Gaza.
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BRITAIN RUSHING CHAGOS DEAL AHEAD OF TRUMP TAKEOVER
Much to Washington’s displeasure, the UK ceded control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius back in October last year. The US and London jointly operate a key military base on the archipelago’s main island, which is seen as vital to countering the Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region. The original deal to return sovereignty to Chagos included a clause that guaranteed that the base would operate as normal. But a new administration in Port Louis now rejects those terms, demanding greater compensation.
Much to Washington’s displeasure, the UK ceded control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius back in October last year. The US and London jointly operate a key military base on the archipelago’s main island, which is seen as vital to countering the Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region. The original deal to return sovereignty to Chagos included a clause that guaranteed that the base would operate as normal. But a new administration in Port Louis now rejects those terms, demanding greater compensation.
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Continued……The UK has now offered some £90 million ($110 million) a year - plus a huge advance payment - for a 99 year lease. It’s desperate to ink a new agreement before Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, as his team is dead against any deal and could scupper it. Of course, all of this wrangling does little to help islanders who were evicted from their homes to make way for the UK-US base. Despite fighting for decades to be allowed to return, they’ve been largely excluded from talks.
Sources:
News
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/08/britain-payment-chagos-islands-donald-trump-up-front-deal/
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/labour-offering-to-pay-mauritius-nearly-9bn-in-chagos-islands-deal/ar-AA1xbrRI
Marine reserve
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09LONDON1156_a.html
Sources:
News
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/08/britain-payment-chagos-islands-donald-trump-up-front-deal/
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/labour-offering-to-pay-mauritius-nearly-9bn-in-chagos-islands-deal/ar-AA1xbrRI
Marine reserve
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09LONDON1156_a.html
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'THE WORLD NEEDS AFRICA'
Africa does not need the world, the world needs Africa. It’s a simple message from the former African Union envoy to the U.S. Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao.
The continent has all the resources everyone else needs, and without them countries like France would be third-world.
Have a listen to another minute of straight talking from Chihombori.
This time she’s tongue-lashing Washington elites during a speech at The Brookings Institute think tank.
Credit: The Brookings Institution
Africa does not need the world, the world needs Africa. It’s a simple message from the former African Union envoy to the U.S. Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao.
The continent has all the resources everyone else needs, and without them countries like France would be third-world.
Have a listen to another minute of straight talking from Chihombori.
This time she’s tongue-lashing Washington elites during a speech at The Brookings Institute think tank.
Credit: The Brookings Institution
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ISRAEL IN AFRICA
Many African nations cut diplomatic and other ties with Israel after the 1973 Ramadan War (Yom Kippur War). However, many factors - from the desire for Israeli agricultural and security technologies to various US-brokered deals (Camp David, Oslo, Abraham Accords) aimed at peace and normalisation - have seen most of Africa back on diplomatic talking terms with Tel Aviv. Even South Africa, which strongly sympathises with the Palestinian cause and regards Israeli actions as comparable to the apartheid regime’s, has an embassy in Tel Aviv. However, Pretoria downgraded relations last year - and currently has no ambassador. Out of the Alliance of Sahel states (AES), only Burkin Faso recognises Israel but has no formal relations with it. There is no Israeli embassy or consulate in Burkina Faso. However, the Israeli Embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, issues visas to citizens of Burkina Faso.
Many African nations cut diplomatic and other ties with Israel after the 1973 Ramadan War (Yom Kippur War). However, many factors - from the desire for Israeli agricultural and security technologies to various US-brokered deals (Camp David, Oslo, Abraham Accords) aimed at peace and normalisation - have seen most of Africa back on diplomatic talking terms with Tel Aviv. Even South Africa, which strongly sympathises with the Palestinian cause and regards Israeli actions as comparable to the apartheid regime’s, has an embassy in Tel Aviv. However, Pretoria downgraded relations last year - and currently has no ambassador. Out of the Alliance of Sahel states (AES), only Burkin Faso recognises Israel but has no formal relations with it. There is no Israeli embassy or consulate in Burkina Faso. However, the Israeli Embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, issues visas to citizens of Burkina Faso.
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Continued….. There is no such service for citizens of Mali and Niger.
Keeping their backs turned fully towards the Israeli regime are Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, and Tunisia. Could Israel’s current indiscriminate war against Gaza change the overall picture? Let us know in the comments.
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