In this week’s photo dump we have the latest images from Niger's coup, protests over fuel prices in Nigeria and historic moments for Africa's women at the World Cup.
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Niamey, Niger - Supporters of the recent coup show their anger at French influence in the country during Independence Day.
Bamako, Mali - A Malian government spokesman gives a public statement warning any military intervention in Niger - to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum - would be a ‘declaration of war’.
Saint Petersburg, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Burkina Faso's young revolutionary leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, who went viral for his pan-African and anti-colonial speeches at the Russia-African Summit.
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Niamey, Niger - Supporters of the recent coup show their anger at French influence in the country during Independence Day.
Bamako, Mali - A Malian government spokesman gives a public statement warning any military intervention in Niger - to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum - would be a ‘declaration of war’.
Saint Petersburg, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Burkina Faso's young revolutionary leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, who went viral for his pan-African and anti-colonial speeches at the Russia-African Summit.
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Continued - this week’s photo dump we have the latest images from Niger's coup, protests over fuel prices in Nigeria and historic moments for Africa's women at the World Cup.
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - A man with camouflage body paint poses for a photograph during a rally demanding the expulsion of France’s ambassador and military.
Abuja, Nigeria - Demonstrators against the scrapping of fuel subsidies hold placards during a march in the capital organised by workers' unions.
Dakar, Senegal - Police officers stand guard at the courthouse where opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, faces new criminal charges, including fomenting an insurrection.
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - A man with camouflage body paint poses for a photograph during a rally demanding the expulsion of France’s ambassador and military.
Abuja, Nigeria - Demonstrators against the scrapping of fuel subsidies hold placards during a march in the capital organised by workers' unions.
Dakar, Senegal - Police officers stand guard at the courthouse where opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, faces new criminal charges, including fomenting an insurrection.
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Continued Part 3 - In this week’s photo dump we have the latest images from Niger's coup, protests over fuel prices in Nigeria and historic moments for Africa's women at the World Cup.
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Unknown Location, Sudan - RSF leader Hamdan Daglo gives his first public statement since war broke out in Sudan. He says the conflict with the Sudanese Army could end if they hand over their commander General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his top aides.
Libyan Coast - Migrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia are saved by Spanish NGO, Open Arms, after trying to reach Europe from Libyan shores in a fiberglass boat.
Wellington, New Zealand - South Africa players celebrate after beating Italy to reach the knockout stages of the Women’s World Cup for the first time. Morocco and Nigeria also qualified.
Kampala, Uganda - King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and his family greet people during his 30-year coronation at his palace.
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Unknown Location, Sudan - RSF leader Hamdan Daglo gives his first public statement since war broke out in Sudan. He says the conflict with the Sudanese Army could end if they hand over their commander General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his top aides.
Libyan Coast - Migrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia are saved by Spanish NGO, Open Arms, after trying to reach Europe from Libyan shores in a fiberglass boat.
Wellington, New Zealand - South Africa players celebrate after beating Italy to reach the knockout stages of the Women’s World Cup for the first time. Morocco and Nigeria also qualified.
Kampala, Uganda - King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and his family greet people during his 30-year coronation at his palace.
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PEACEKEEPERS’ SEX ABUSE SCANDAL
The goal of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in CAR is to stabilise the war-torn country. But it's continually plagued by scandal. The latest saw workers sent home over allegations of sex abuse against minors. And it’s not the first time. There’s also been uproar over an alleged plot to assassinate the country’s president. Is the mission really helping CAR?
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The goal of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in CAR is to stabilise the war-torn country. But it's continually plagued by scandal. The latest saw workers sent home over allegations of sex abuse against minors. And it’s not the first time. There’s also been uproar over an alleged plot to assassinate the country’s president. Is the mission really helping CAR?
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TINUBU:HYPOCRITE-IN-CHIEF OF ECOWAS?
What a difference a coup can make! When Nigeria’s president became chair of ECOWAS, he made lots of high-flown noises about how the West African regional bloc must do everything to pursue economic growth through collaboration - adding that this was a warning to any ‘exploiters’ out there. But under Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, ECOWAS has now imposed sanctions on Niger (for sticking it to the arch-exploiter France?) as well as threatened war! Among the punitive measures is cutting power supplies to Niger - a country where 9 out of ten people already don’t have access to electricity! Tinubu has also been cosying up to Macron lately - quelle surprise, then, that he heads the ECOWAS bloc, which seems to put French before African interests every time! Perhaps it’s time it was dissolved and Mali and Burkina Faso’s new Pan-African federation was given a leadership role!
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What a difference a coup can make! When Nigeria’s president became chair of ECOWAS, he made lots of high-flown noises about how the West African regional bloc must do everything to pursue economic growth through collaboration - adding that this was a warning to any ‘exploiters’ out there. But under Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, ECOWAS has now imposed sanctions on Niger (for sticking it to the arch-exploiter France?) as well as threatened war! Among the punitive measures is cutting power supplies to Niger - a country where 9 out of ten people already don’t have access to electricity! Tinubu has also been cosying up to Macron lately - quelle surprise, then, that he heads the ECOWAS bloc, which seems to put French before African interests every time! Perhaps it’s time it was dissolved and Mali and Burkina Faso’s new Pan-African federation was given a leadership role!
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MINING GIANT SUED OVER KILLINGS
A Canadian mining company faces court action over claims its security personnel killed locals in Tanzania. Barrick is accused of hiring heavy-handed guards to stop locals collecting rocks laced with gold.
It’s alleged dozens of indigenous villagers have died over the last decade.
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A Canadian mining company faces court action over claims its security personnel killed locals in Tanzania. Barrick is accused of hiring heavy-handed guards to stop locals collecting rocks laced with gold.
It’s alleged dozens of indigenous villagers have died over the last decade.
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UNLOCKING AFRICAN AGRICULTURE
Africa has plenty of mangoes, but where are the factories to process them? Here’s a quick lesson on how better investment can propel agriculture to the next level. It’s not difficult - just listen to economist and politician Dr Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella from Sierra Leone.
Let us know your thoughts. Is his proposal even realistic? Can we genuinely ask Western powers and multinationals to engage in corporate social responsibility to develop Africa, knowing they have made tons of money from ensuring the factories that process these raw goods and materials are set up overseas and not in Africa?
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Africa has plenty of mangoes, but where are the factories to process them? Here’s a quick lesson on how better investment can propel agriculture to the next level. It’s not difficult - just listen to economist and politician Dr Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella from Sierra Leone.
Let us know your thoughts. Is his proposal even realistic? Can we genuinely ask Western powers and multinationals to engage in corporate social responsibility to develop Africa, knowing they have made tons of money from ensuring the factories that process these raw goods and materials are set up overseas and not in Africa?
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HAITI'S ORCHESTRATED SUFFERING
Haiti became the world’s first independent Black republic under Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1804. But ever since, it has continued to face a relentless fight against colonial powers that have sought to control it through economic sabotage and political interference. Its pursuit of freedom and independence has incurred punishments and repercussions from outside nations, particularly France and the US, hindering its progress and development. As Philip Scott from the African Disapora News Network argues here, Haiti’s present-day poverty is no accident, it’s by design. A striking recent example of suspected external manipulation is the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse by foreign mercenaries.
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Haiti became the world’s first independent Black republic under Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1804. But ever since, it has continued to face a relentless fight against colonial powers that have sought to control it through economic sabotage and political interference. Its pursuit of freedom and independence has incurred punishments and repercussions from outside nations, particularly France and the US, hindering its progress and development. As Philip Scott from the African Disapora News Network argues here, Haiti’s present-day poverty is no accident, it’s by design. A striking recent example of suspected external manipulation is the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse by foreign mercenaries.
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The West and NATO present themselves as the gold standard for human rights and democracy. Yet they have imposed ruinous sanctions on African countries, such as Zimbabwe and Eritrea, and regime-change bombed Libya into smithereens - while also arresting whistleblowers and torturing detainees. Here’s how one German MP - the Left Party’s Sevim Dağdelen - recently laid bare the hypocrisy, giving NATO member Portugal’s colonial wars in Africa a special mention.
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ECOWAS NATIONALS SHOW SUPPORT FOR NIGER
In Niger’s capital Niamey, citizens of different West African countries - including Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast - rallied at the Place de la Concertation. They came together to urge their home nations NOT to take part in any military intervention to try and overturn the recent coup in their host country. Such a use of force has been threatened by the regional ECOWAS bloc. The demonstrators called for peace and unity to prevail.
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In Niger’s capital Niamey, citizens of different West African countries - including Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast - rallied at the Place de la Concertation. They came together to urge their home nations NOT to take part in any military intervention to try and overturn the recent coup in their host country. Such a use of force has been threatened by the regional ECOWAS bloc. The demonstrators called for peace and unity to prevail.
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NIGER LIBYA 2.0?
Is Niger on the verge of becoming Libya 2.0? Ecowas has plans for a military intervention to end the coup in Niger.
However, independent journalist Benjamin Rubinstein speculates major players like China and Russia won’t allow it to happen.
Listen to his argument and give us your thoughts.
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Is Niger on the verge of becoming Libya 2.0? Ecowas has plans for a military intervention to end the coup in Niger.
However, independent journalist Benjamin Rubinstein speculates major players like China and Russia won’t allow it to happen.
Listen to his argument and give us your thoughts.
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COUP LEADERS DEFIANT LATEST
The deadline for an ECOWAS military intervention in Niger has passed. Coup leaders in the West African country were given until Sunday to restore president Mohamed Bazoum to power - or face the threat of force.
However, for now, the bloc has not followed through on its ultimatum amid growing divisions among its members. Benin, Chad and Nigeria say they won’t back any military action. In the meantime, coup leaders in Niamey have closed off the country’s airspace in preparation for any attack. Tensions remain sky-high. Here’s the latest.
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The deadline for an ECOWAS military intervention in Niger has passed. Coup leaders in the West African country were given until Sunday to restore president Mohamed Bazoum to power - or face the threat of force.
However, for now, the bloc has not followed through on its ultimatum amid growing divisions among its members. Benin, Chad and Nigeria say they won’t back any military action. In the meantime, coup leaders in Niamey have closed off the country’s airspace in preparation for any attack. Tensions remain sky-high. Here’s the latest.
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NIAMEY: ECOWAS FORCES ASSEMBLING FOR INTERVENTION
According to a fresh communiqué from Niger's new military leaders, ECOWAS is already using two Central African countries to prepare for an invasion of the Sahelian state. The read-out also warns that any country that ECOWAS uses to launch or prepare an invasion will be considered co-belligerent. Much of the civilian population of Niger, as well as a number of ECOWAS member states, has denounced threats of an imminent military intervention by the West African bloc.
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According to a fresh communiqué from Niger's new military leaders, ECOWAS is already using two Central African countries to prepare for an invasion of the Sahelian state. The read-out also warns that any country that ECOWAS uses to launch or prepare an invasion will be considered co-belligerent. Much of the civilian population of Niger, as well as a number of ECOWAS member states, has denounced threats of an imminent military intervention by the West African bloc.
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‘ANC FANS AFROPHOBIA’
Amnesty International warns there's a rising tide of violent attacks against migrants in South Africa. It's a problem that's exploded over the last decade, and opposition party EFF, blames the government. It accuses the ruling ANC of scapegoating foreigners for problems it’s failed to tackle.
Not least, oppressive apartheid economic structures that keep citizens in poverty.
During this clip EFF spokesperson, Leigh-Ann Mathys, outlines how she thinks politics fuels Afrophobia.
Does she have a point?
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Amnesty International warns there's a rising tide of violent attacks against migrants in South Africa. It's a problem that's exploded over the last decade, and opposition party EFF, blames the government. It accuses the ruling ANC of scapegoating foreigners for problems it’s failed to tackle.
Not least, oppressive apartheid economic structures that keep citizens in poverty.
During this clip EFF spokesperson, Leigh-Ann Mathys, outlines how she thinks politics fuels Afrophobia.
Does she have a point?
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RAMAPHOSA: KING OF FLIP-FLOPS?
South Africa’s been grabbing the world’s attention lately - most recently, with the whole issue over how to handle the now-cancelled visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. And it’s brought a side of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s character, already well known at home, to global notice as well: his tendency flip-flop on policy!
Is he a staunch anti-imperialist, or is he a US lapdog? Is he pulling his country out of the ICC, or does he want to stay signed up to a court that seems only to go after non-Western suspects?
As African nations grow in geopolitical stature and importance, the continent’s leaders need to step up to the role by sticking firm to their convictions - or else risk ‘flopping’ at the task.
African Stream’s Clinton Nzala takes a closer look at Ramaphosa’s recent spate of u-turns.
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South Africa’s been grabbing the world’s attention lately - most recently, with the whole issue over how to handle the now-cancelled visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. And it’s brought a side of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s character, already well known at home, to global notice as well: his tendency flip-flop on policy!
Is he a staunch anti-imperialist, or is he a US lapdog? Is he pulling his country out of the ICC, or does he want to stay signed up to a court that seems only to go after non-Western suspects?
As African nations grow in geopolitical stature and importance, the continent’s leaders need to step up to the role by sticking firm to their convictions - or else risk ‘flopping’ at the task.
African Stream’s Clinton Nzala takes a closer look at Ramaphosa’s recent spate of u-turns.
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