Why does Kenya want to send a thousand police officers to Haiti?
Well, last October, Haiti's appointed Prime Minister, Ariel Henry appealed for "the immediate deployment of a specialised armed force" to address gang violence in his country.
The United States and United Nations quickly offered support. And then, in July, Nairobi did the same. But are Kenyans being used to do the UN and the U.S’s dirty work?
And will it really help? And is there more to Kenya’s ‘humanitarian’ gesture than meets the eye?
Here’s a quick look at Haiti’s troubled history to help you understand why Haitians are not happy at this latest development.
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Well, last October, Haiti's appointed Prime Minister, Ariel Henry appealed for "the immediate deployment of a specialised armed force" to address gang violence in his country.
The United States and United Nations quickly offered support. And then, in July, Nairobi did the same. But are Kenyans being used to do the UN and the U.S’s dirty work?
And will it really help? And is there more to Kenya’s ‘humanitarian’ gesture than meets the eye?
Here’s a quick look at Haiti’s troubled history to help you understand why Haitians are not happy at this latest development.
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KENYA POLICE: 'WE'VE BEEN FRAMED'
Kenya’s police claim fake evidence is being used to show officers killed people during recent nationwide protests. The force’s Inspector General says photos were taken of dead bodies from morgues and then presented as proof of brutality. He didn’t produce evidence to back up his claims, which follow a wave of accusations against extreme, unconstitutional and heavy-handed policing.
More than 20 people died and 200 injured during recent demonstrations against tax hikes and cuts to state subsidies. In the western city of Kisumu, a mother’s two sons were reportedly fatally beaten during a night-raid by police on their home. In Nairobi, a man says officers rammed a screwdriver in his ear while being detained for demonstrating. There are also claims cops lobbed teargas into a school, knocking out dozens of children.
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Kenya’s police claim fake evidence is being used to show officers killed people during recent nationwide protests. The force’s Inspector General says photos were taken of dead bodies from morgues and then presented as proof of brutality. He didn’t produce evidence to back up his claims, which follow a wave of accusations against extreme, unconstitutional and heavy-handed policing.
More than 20 people died and 200 injured during recent demonstrations against tax hikes and cuts to state subsidies. In the western city of Kisumu, a mother’s two sons were reportedly fatally beaten during a night-raid by police on their home. In Nairobi, a man says officers rammed a screwdriver in his ear while being detained for demonstrating. There are also claims cops lobbed teargas into a school, knocking out dozens of children.
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Continued - KENYA POLICE: 'WE'VE BEEN FRAMED'
Unfortunately, police brutality is not new in the country. In an ongoing high-profile case, officers are accused of murdering a man for breaching a curfew during covid. Back in 2017, during protests over election results, a baby was shot dead on her balcony. The list goes on.
In this clip, Kenya’s police chief hits back at brutality claims during the latest Finance Bill protests. Whether people believe him or not is a different matter.
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Unfortunately, police brutality is not new in the country. In an ongoing high-profile case, officers are accused of murdering a man for breaching a curfew during covid. Back in 2017, during protests over election results, a baby was shot dead on her balcony. The list goes on.
In this clip, Kenya’s police chief hits back at brutality claims during the latest Finance Bill protests. Whether people believe him or not is a different matter.
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WORLD BANK BLOCKS UGANDA LOANS OVER ANTI-LGBTQ LAW
If anyone is going to challenge Uganda's new LGBTQ laws effectively, it will be African grassroots and not Western nations and institutions through weaponising aid and sanctions. Apparently, not everyone got the memo, though - and certainly not the World Bank, which now says it will no longer give loans to the country.
Watch the reaction of the Ugandan MP who first tabled the LGBTQ-punishing legislation in parliament. He asks - ‘Does Uganda have to ask permission from the West every time it comes up with a law?’
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni also expressed irritation at the World Bank’s decision, saying that his country was anyway trying to reduce its borrowing - but that it was wrong to force the hand of Africans using money.
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If anyone is going to challenge Uganda's new LGBTQ laws effectively, it will be African grassroots and not Western nations and institutions through weaponising aid and sanctions. Apparently, not everyone got the memo, though - and certainly not the World Bank, which now says it will no longer give loans to the country.
Watch the reaction of the Ugandan MP who first tabled the LGBTQ-punishing legislation in parliament. He asks - ‘Does Uganda have to ask permission from the West every time it comes up with a law?’
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni also expressed irritation at the World Bank’s decision, saying that his country was anyway trying to reduce its borrowing - but that it was wrong to force the hand of Africans using money.
What are your thoughts?
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SAHEL RISING: UNITY IS POWER
Events in Niger are spurring hopes of a Pan-African axis of resistance forming across the Sahel. Neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali have already joined forces militarily and economically as a new federation - and say the doors are open. Mali’s Western neighbour Guinea also looks game. In our latest edition of Africa in 90 Seconds, host Ahmed Ghoneim gets excited about what a united Sahel might look like. Are you also excited at the prospect? Let us know.
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Events in Niger are spurring hopes of a Pan-African axis of resistance forming across the Sahel. Neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali have already joined forces militarily and economically as a new federation - and say the doors are open. Mali’s Western neighbour Guinea also looks game. In our latest edition of Africa in 90 Seconds, host Ahmed Ghoneim gets excited about what a united Sahel might look like. Are you also excited at the prospect? Let us know.
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POLL: TWO-THIRDS OF NIGERIENS BACK COUP
As Jay-Z once put it, “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don't lie!” Well, the latest numbers coming from a poll conducted by The Economist suggest it’s no lie to say Niger’s coup enjoys popular support on the ground. The publication - hardly a fan of the coup itself - found that over two-thirds of Nigeriens back the new military leadership.
The survey also suggests over half the nation is against a foreign military intervention - of the kind the surrounding ECOWAS nations are threatening if the coup leaders don’t step aside. The Economist expresses “alarm” at the fact that over half of those polled who DO want to see an intervention, want to see Russia lead the charge.
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As Jay-Z once put it, “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don't lie!” Well, the latest numbers coming from a poll conducted by The Economist suggest it’s no lie to say Niger’s coup enjoys popular support on the ground. The publication - hardly a fan of the coup itself - found that over two-thirds of Nigeriens back the new military leadership.
The survey also suggests over half the nation is against a foreign military intervention - of the kind the surrounding ECOWAS nations are threatening if the coup leaders don’t step aside. The Economist expresses “alarm” at the fact that over half of those polled who DO want to see an intervention, want to see Russia lead the charge.
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Continued - POLL: TWO-THIRDS OF NIGERIENS BACK COUP
In the last two weeks, the publication has churned out stories portraying Niger's military government as a threat to regional peace, running headlines such as, “Niger’s putschists may end up warring with ECOWAS - but it is jihadists who will win.”
The Economist portrays itself as against the military takeover in Niamey because it is a strong believer in democracy. Let’s remember, though, that this same publication welcomed the overthrow of Chile's democratically elected leader Salvador Allende by US-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1973.
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In the last two weeks, the publication has churned out stories portraying Niger's military government as a threat to regional peace, running headlines such as, “Niger’s putschists may end up warring with ECOWAS - but it is jihadists who will win.”
The Economist portrays itself as against the military takeover in Niamey because it is a strong believer in democracy. Let’s remember, though, that this same publication welcomed the overthrow of Chile's democratically elected leader Salvador Allende by US-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1973.
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RUTO BACKS ‘ANY ECOWAS
INTERVENTION’
Kenya’s president has firmly denounced the coup in Niger - likening its leaders to colonial-era masters for their undemocratic ways.
Speaking during a visit to Mozambique, William Ruto also made clear that he would back any action the ECOWAS bloc of nations might take - including an intervention to restore the pre-coup order in Niger. He expressed his view that ECOWAS was fundamental to the regional African architecture - while also insisting any African nation that tolerates a coup can’t belong to the African Union.
What do you make of what he says?
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INTERVENTION’
Kenya’s president has firmly denounced the coup in Niger - likening its leaders to colonial-era masters for their undemocratic ways.
Speaking during a visit to Mozambique, William Ruto also made clear that he would back any action the ECOWAS bloc of nations might take - including an intervention to restore the pre-coup order in Niger. He expressed his view that ECOWAS was fundamental to the regional African architecture - while also insisting any African nation that tolerates a coup can’t belong to the African Union.
What do you make of what he says?
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WEST LOVES COUPS AND DICTATORS WHEN IT WANTS
The West, including France and the US, has condemned the coup in Niger - as it did the earlier military seizures of power in Mali and Burkina Faso. Yet it seems to have little objection to overthrowing regimes it dislikes, or to working with military leaders and dictators who are swept to power in this way.
Some of the regimes and individuals the West will happily deal with have dire records when it comes to humans rights and democracy. So what’s its REAL beef with Niger and others? It seems you can be as undemocratic and dictatorial as you like, so long as you serve Western interests.
Here’s a look at why you should treat the recent coup-denouncing noises coming out of Washington and the capitals of Europe with extra caution!
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The West, including France and the US, has condemned the coup in Niger - as it did the earlier military seizures of power in Mali and Burkina Faso. Yet it seems to have little objection to overthrowing regimes it dislikes, or to working with military leaders and dictators who are swept to power in this way.
Some of the regimes and individuals the West will happily deal with have dire records when it comes to humans rights and democracy. So what’s its REAL beef with Niger and others? It seems you can be as undemocratic and dictatorial as you like, so long as you serve Western interests.
Here’s a look at why you should treat the recent coup-denouncing noises coming out of Washington and the capitals of Europe with extra caution!
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A pregnant Sudanese woman has shared the horrible ordeal she and other migrants were put through by Tunisian security forces. Tafaul Omar and her husband had fled the war in her country, and had hoped to find safety. Instead, they were rounded up with others, some were beaten, and then the group was driven into the Saharan borderland with Libya and dumped - left to fend for themselves in scorching heat without food or water. It’s a harrowing experience that’s being faced by an increasing number of sub-Saharan Africans who’s journey has taken them to Tunisia, where there has been a spike in racist attacks amid a crackdown on migrants and hate-filled diatribes from the country’s president. Libyan border guards offer help to those they find, though they deny entry to Libya some, and are also recovering an increasing number of bodies in the desert.
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WEST’S SELF- DEFEATING ANTI- AFRICA BIAS
Mo Ibrahim is a British billionaire businessman with a difference - pointing out Western hypocrisy towards African nations. Well, okay - he’s also Sudanese!
In this clip, he compares the sluggish actioning of vaccine access for Africans during the global pandemic with the rapid speed at which support was marshalled during Greece’s financial crisis and, more recently, to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian attack.
The racism must run so deep it overrides self-preservation. As Ibrahim notes, helping Africa with vaccines would also have enabled the West to deal with its own Covid situation!
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Mo Ibrahim is a British billionaire businessman with a difference - pointing out Western hypocrisy towards African nations. Well, okay - he’s also Sudanese!
In this clip, he compares the sluggish actioning of vaccine access for Africans during the global pandemic with the rapid speed at which support was marshalled during Greece’s financial crisis and, more recently, to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian attack.
The racism must run so deep it overrides self-preservation. As Ibrahim notes, helping Africa with vaccines would also have enabled the West to deal with its own Covid situation!
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CIA LIES EXPOSED
For decades, the CIA has manipulated the mainstream media and used it as a tool for spreading propaganda to justify overt and covert US military campaigns across the world. In this video, John Stockwell, a former senior CIA officer who ran several covert operations in Vietnam and Africa for over a decade, explains how the Agency paid journalists to publish fake news about Cuban soldiers raping women in southern Angola, in an attempt to tarnish the image of Cuban troops deployed to Angola to support government forces that were fighting against rebels backed by the US and the South African apartheid regime. His revelations ring as true today as when he made them here in 1983, and serve as a reminder to stay alert when navigating the media - including its mainstream wing.
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For decades, the CIA has manipulated the mainstream media and used it as a tool for spreading propaganda to justify overt and covert US military campaigns across the world. In this video, John Stockwell, a former senior CIA officer who ran several covert operations in Vietnam and Africa for over a decade, explains how the Agency paid journalists to publish fake news about Cuban soldiers raping women in southern Angola, in an attempt to tarnish the image of Cuban troops deployed to Angola to support government forces that were fighting against rebels backed by the US and the South African apartheid regime. His revelations ring as true today as when he made them here in 1983, and serve as a reminder to stay alert when navigating the media - including its mainstream wing.
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TINUBU: ONLY ECOWAS CAN ‘SAVE’ NIGER
ECOWAS has rolled back some of the heavy-handed language when it comes to Niger, but the message is clear: the coup must be undone. The alliance of West African nations held a second ‘extraordinary’ summit for its leaders in Abuja on Thursday. The bloc’s chair - Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu - said all avenues of engagement would be pursued to ensure a return to constitutional order in Niger, warning of grave consequences for regional security if this was not achieved. Despite the less belligerent tone, he tellingly let slip that - when it comes to resolving the ‘crisis’ - “who else can do it except us?“
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ECOWAS has rolled back some of the heavy-handed language when it comes to Niger, but the message is clear: the coup must be undone. The alliance of West African nations held a second ‘extraordinary’ summit for its leaders in Abuja on Thursday. The bloc’s chair - Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu - said all avenues of engagement would be pursued to ensure a return to constitutional order in Niger, warning of grave consequences for regional security if this was not achieved. Despite the less belligerent tone, he tellingly let slip that - when it comes to resolving the ‘crisis’ - “who else can do it except us?“
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OUATTARA FORGETS HIS LOVE FOR COUPS!
Listening to Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara condemn the coup in Niger, you’d be surprised to learn he held very different views when one took place in his country in 1999. Moreover, he as good as committed a constitutional coup himself just two years ago, when he ran for a third term - in violation of a two-term presidential limit.
Ouattara says Ivory Coast will provide 850 to 1,100 soldiers to support any ECOWAS military intervention to reinstate Bazoum in Niger. An ECOWAS ‘standby force’ is being assembled, despite member states like Nigeria insisting the bloc is focused on diplomacy. Completely ignored is the high level of popularity of the coup among Nigeriens - a fact attested to even by on-the-ground polls conducted by Western outlets, such as The Economist.
Any intervention in Niger would be devastating for Africa, but lucrative for Western interests that have pillaged the country for decades.
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Listening to Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara condemn the coup in Niger, you’d be surprised to learn he held very different views when one took place in his country in 1999. Moreover, he as good as committed a constitutional coup himself just two years ago, when he ran for a third term - in violation of a two-term presidential limit.
Ouattara says Ivory Coast will provide 850 to 1,100 soldiers to support any ECOWAS military intervention to reinstate Bazoum in Niger. An ECOWAS ‘standby force’ is being assembled, despite member states like Nigeria insisting the bloc is focused on diplomacy. Completely ignored is the high level of popularity of the coup among Nigeriens - a fact attested to even by on-the-ground polls conducted by Western outlets, such as The Economist.
Any intervention in Niger would be devastating for Africa, but lucrative for Western interests that have pillaged the country for decades.
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Amid all the changes happening in the Sahel, one figure stands taller than many others - Burkina Faso’s leader, Ibrahim Traoré. His youth, his energy, his Pan-Africanism, his revolutionary zeal, his military fatigues and beret - all mark him out. But these attributes are strongly reminiscent of another charismatic Burkinabe leader - the man who gave the country its name under his revolutionary leadership, Captain Thomas Sankara. We don’t know if Traoré also has a penchant for playing the electric guitar and composing national anthems like Sankara did, but in terms of political will and Pan-African vision and determination, he’s the re-embodiment. Alas, Sankara and his cause were betrayed when he was assassinated in 1987. Will Ibrahim Traoré be allowed to push ahead with his transformative policies for the region, like his federation with Mali and, it’s hoped, Niger and Guinea? Here’s a quick look at what the two captains have in common.
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AFRICA’S LOVE FOR CASTRO
On this day, August 13th, Fidel Castro would have been 97 years old. A towering figure in history and a revolutionary leader and statesman. Castro’s charismatic leadership and unwavering commitment to the struggle for independence and anti-imperialism for the African people earned him respect and love in Africa. Today we find out why.
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On this day, August 13th, Fidel Castro would have been 97 years old. A towering figure in history and a revolutionary leader and statesman. Castro’s charismatic leadership and unwavering commitment to the struggle for independence and anti-imperialism for the African people earned him respect and love in Africa. Today we find out why.
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