Continued……. At every turn, she has fought to prove her supposed Britishness, distancing herself from her own roots in a relentless quest for acceptance. For example, she insists that she has nothing in common with Northern Nigerians who, according to her, are extremist terrorists - yet proclaims loudly that she would give her life for Britain, one of the world’s biggest neo-colonial powers. Try as she might, her efforts to be accepted within a still White-supremacist system have been futile.
It’s another reminder that the system is like that by design, and no amount of pandering to the oppressor will make him accept you as kin.
Sources
https://www.kemibadenoch.org.uk/news/kemis-column-statement-ukraine
https://news.sky.com/story/englands-top-judge-condemns-starmer-and-badenoch-comments-on-gaza-family-coming-to-uk-on-ukraine-scheme-13311847
https://research.senedd.wales/research-articles/wales-and-ukraine-three-years-on
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/i-will-die-protecting-this-country-kemi-badenoch-on-where-she-plans-to-take-the-tories/
It’s another reminder that the system is like that by design, and no amount of pandering to the oppressor will make him accept you as kin.
Sources
https://www.kemibadenoch.org.uk/news/kemis-column-statement-ukraine
https://news.sky.com/story/englands-top-judge-condemns-starmer-and-badenoch-comments-on-gaza-family-coming-to-uk-on-ukraine-scheme-13311847
https://research.senedd.wales/research-articles/wales-and-ukraine-three-years-on
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/i-will-die-protecting-this-country-kemi-badenoch-on-where-she-plans-to-take-the-tories/
Kemi Badenoch
Kemi's Column: Statement on Ukraine
It has been devastating to watch and hear the reports on President Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion.
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THE USAID-BOKO HARAM CONNECTION
US Congressman Scott Perry has alleged that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been indirectly funding Boko Haram, as well as other prominent terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS.
Despite the US firmly denying these claims, the Nigerian government is now investigating the allegations. With rumours of foreign support for Boko Haram circulating for years, could there be more to the story than meets the eye?
Watch as we break down the allegations, the reactions and the broader political implications behind this explosive controversy.
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US Congressman Scott Perry has alleged that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been indirectly funding Boko Haram, as well as other prominent terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS.
Despite the US firmly denying these claims, the Nigerian government is now investigating the allegations. With rumours of foreign support for Boko Haram circulating for years, could there be more to the story than meets the eye?
Watch as we break down the allegations, the reactions and the broader political implications behind this explosive controversy.
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SOUTH AFRICA NO ‘RAINBOW NATION’
In light of the waves South Africa recently made by enacting a land reform law, we bring back this clip from South Africa’s ‘Big Debate.’ The law seeks to remedy—in part—the unjust legacy of apartheid, which robbed Black South Africans of their lands, leaving over 70 per cent of privately owned farmland in the hands of white settlers, who make up less than 8 per cent of the population. This law led US President Donald Trump to issue an executive order freezing aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to South Africa’s white settlers.
Here, social justice advocate Lovelyn Nwadeyi broke down why apartheid ended, poking holes in the notion that South Africa is a ‘rainbow nation.’ She also distinguished that white South Africans can remove themselves from the struggle that continued after apartheid ended in the early 1990s. Meanwhile, Black people do not have the same luxury.
Let us know in the comments what you make of her argument.
In light of the waves South Africa recently made by enacting a land reform law, we bring back this clip from South Africa’s ‘Big Debate.’ The law seeks to remedy—in part—the unjust legacy of apartheid, which robbed Black South Africans of their lands, leaving over 70 per cent of privately owned farmland in the hands of white settlers, who make up less than 8 per cent of the population. This law led US President Donald Trump to issue an executive order freezing aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to South Africa’s white settlers.
Here, social justice advocate Lovelyn Nwadeyi broke down why apartheid ended, poking holes in the notion that South Africa is a ‘rainbow nation.’ She also distinguished that white South Africans can remove themselves from the struggle that continued after apartheid ended in the early 1990s. Meanwhile, Black people do not have the same luxury.
Let us know in the comments what you make of her argument.
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MAKEBA: I’D CHOOSE OPPRESSED, ALWAYS
Miriam Makeba would have turned 93 today. An extraordinary musician and champion for human rights, her impact still reverberates around the world. Not only was she a remarkable singer, she was a powerful advocate for Africans, bravely speaking out at the highest levels - including at the UN, where she exposed the injustices of the apartheid regime in her homeland of South Africa.
Despite having her citizenship revoked, Makeba continued to shine a light on the struggles faced by people in Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Mozambique, South Africa and Black communities in America. Her music became a beacon of hope and awareness, touching hearts everywhere.
In this clip, she eloquently explains why she would always choose the side of the oppressed over that of the oppressor. Happy birthday, Mama Makeba! Your legacy lives on in the hearts of those who continue to fight for justice and equality.
Video Credit: Conversations with Felicia, The Africa Channel, 2011
Miriam Makeba would have turned 93 today. An extraordinary musician and champion for human rights, her impact still reverberates around the world. Not only was she a remarkable singer, she was a powerful advocate for Africans, bravely speaking out at the highest levels - including at the UN, where she exposed the injustices of the apartheid regime in her homeland of South Africa.
Despite having her citizenship revoked, Makeba continued to shine a light on the struggles faced by people in Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Mozambique, South Africa and Black communities in America. Her music became a beacon of hope and awareness, touching hearts everywhere.
In this clip, she eloquently explains why she would always choose the side of the oppressed over that of the oppressor. Happy birthday, Mama Makeba! Your legacy lives on in the hearts of those who continue to fight for justice and equality.
Video Credit: Conversations with Felicia, The Africa Channel, 2011
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WHY CONGO IS BLEEDING
The Congolese people are living in poverty and dying at the hands of rebel groups thanks to Western greed. That’s the view political commentator Shahid Bolsen expresses in this clip.
He notes how the Congo is a treasure trove of all the minerals on which the modern world depends - sitting, for example, on 70% of global cobalt supplies. Makers of smartphones and e-cars would rather make a bigger profit by getting their minerals dirt cheap from conflict-marred supply chains than remove the incentive for militias like the M23 to keep on killing in their quest to capture ever more lucrative Congolese mines - while consumers of gadgets would rather pay less for them than pressure governments into forcing the big corporations to clean up their act.
The Congolese people are living in poverty and dying at the hands of rebel groups thanks to Western greed. That’s the view political commentator Shahid Bolsen expresses in this clip.
He notes how the Congo is a treasure trove of all the minerals on which the modern world depends - sitting, for example, on 70% of global cobalt supplies. Makers of smartphones and e-cars would rather make a bigger profit by getting their minerals dirt cheap from conflict-marred supply chains than remove the incentive for militias like the M23 to keep on killing in their quest to capture ever more lucrative Congolese mines - while consumers of gadgets would rather pay less for them than pressure governments into forcing the big corporations to clean up their act.
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Continued……. This is not just about corporate greed, it is a neo-colonial economic war that benefits not only Western multinationals but also their regional allies. Since January, M23 have captured the two largest cities in Congo’s mineral rich east - Goma and Bukavu. At least 3,000 were killed in Goma, with 700,000 displaced. For years, the rebel group has served as a proxy for Rwandan and Ugandan commercial interests in DRC. Kinshasa claims to lose $1 billion a year to resource theft by its neighbours. M23 reportedly makes around $800,000 a month from taxation on mining in Rubaya, a town captured in 2024.
Video credit: Middle Nation (YouTube)
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DRC Cobalt supply
https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-cobalt-mining-drc-needs-urgent-attention
So much poverty amid so much wealth
https://www.globalhungerindex.org/case-studies/2020-drc.html
Niger ends French exploitation
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/21/niger-revokes-french-nuclear-groups-licence-at-major-uranium-mine
M23 capture east Congo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cekly000ymlo
Goma killed and displaced
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/africa/dr-congo-goma-violence-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html
https://dutchrelief.org/goma-drc-acute-crisis-joint-response/
DRC loses $1 billion a year
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/rampant-cobalt-smuggling-and-corruption-deny-billions-to-drc
M23 makes $800,000 a month
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-the-drc-battles-rwanda-backed-m23-what-s-needed-to-stop-the-fighting/ar-AA1yYzHD
Video credit: Middle Nation (YouTube)
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DRC Cobalt supply
https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-cobalt-mining-drc-needs-urgent-attention
So much poverty amid so much wealth
https://www.globalhungerindex.org/case-studies/2020-drc.html
Niger ends French exploitation
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/21/niger-revokes-french-nuclear-groups-licence-at-major-uranium-mine
M23 capture east Congo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cekly000ymlo
Goma killed and displaced
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/africa/dr-congo-goma-violence-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html
https://dutchrelief.org/goma-drc-acute-crisis-joint-response/
DRC loses $1 billion a year
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/rampant-cobalt-smuggling-and-corruption-deny-billions-to-drc
M23 makes $800,000 a month
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-the-drc-battles-rwanda-backed-m23-what-s-needed-to-stop-the-fighting/ar-AA1yYzHD
Council on Foreign Relations
Why Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention
Cobalt is an essential mineral used for batteries in electric cars, computers, and cell phones. Demand for cobalt is increasing as more electric cars are sold, particularly in Europe.
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NO HONOUR AMONG THIEVES: KIGALI DEMANDS £50 MN FROM UK
Tensions between Rwanda and the United Kingdom (UK) have ratcheted up another notch - with Kigali now billing London for millions of pounds under a scrapped deal to deport migrants to the East African country. Rwanda claims the deal was never ‘formally’ ended, and that a previous understanding to waive the payment based on mutual trust and friendship no longer applies, as Britain has been piling coercive diplomatic pressure on Kigali to end its military support for M23 rebels in eastern Congo. The Rwandan government is accused of using the rebel group as a proxy to destabilise its neighbour and secure mineral riches for Kigali. M23’s latest offensive has caused thousands of deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands.
Tensions between Rwanda and the United Kingdom (UK) have ratcheted up another notch - with Kigali now billing London for millions of pounds under a scrapped deal to deport migrants to the East African country. Rwanda claims the deal was never ‘formally’ ended, and that a previous understanding to waive the payment based on mutual trust and friendship no longer applies, as Britain has been piling coercive diplomatic pressure on Kigali to end its military support for M23 rebels in eastern Congo. The Rwandan government is accused of using the rebel group as a proxy to destabilise its neighbour and secure mineral riches for Kigali. M23’s latest offensive has caused thousands of deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands.
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MOROCCO UNWELCOME IN MEXICO OVER WESTERN SAHARA
Last week, left-wing Mexican politicians denounced Morocco as an unwelcome guest over its occupation of Western Sahara.
Rachid Talbi El Alami, speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives, visited Mexico on 25 February to welcome a ‘new phase’ in bilateral diplomatic relations, and mobilise resources to deepen cooperation on climate change, t*rrorism and organised crime.
Mexican congresswoman Margarita García García, chair of the Partido del Trabajo (Labour Party)’s parliamentary body, Mexico-Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Friendship Group, denounced Morocco’s violation of the Sahrawi people’s human rights. She further called out the Moroccan monarchy’s long-standing disregard for UN resolutions advocating a referendum on Western Sahara territory’s self-determination and advocated for free elections to determine the region’s fate.
Last week, left-wing Mexican politicians denounced Morocco as an unwelcome guest over its occupation of Western Sahara.
Rachid Talbi El Alami, speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives, visited Mexico on 25 February to welcome a ‘new phase’ in bilateral diplomatic relations, and mobilise resources to deepen cooperation on climate change, t*rrorism and organised crime.
Mexican congresswoman Margarita García García, chair of the Partido del Trabajo (Labour Party)’s parliamentary body, Mexico-Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Friendship Group, denounced Morocco’s violation of the Sahrawi people’s human rights. She further called out the Moroccan monarchy’s long-standing disregard for UN resolutions advocating a referendum on Western Sahara territory’s self-determination and advocated for free elections to determine the region’s fate.
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Continued……The Labour Party requested the session’s suspension, preventing El Alami from speaking for a few minutes while some legislators booed the Moroccan delegation.
Meanwhile, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, president of the Mexican Senate, reaffirmed Mexico’s support for the SADR government in Western Sahara during the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the Forum of Legislative Authorities of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico on 20 February in Honduras.
The indigenous Sahrawi people put up armed resistance against Spain from 1973 to 1975. Since 1975, they have fought Morocco for occupying the Western Sahara territory once the Spanish left. Despite the continuing occupation, on 27 February, the SADR commemorated the 49th anniversary of declaring independence from Morocco.
Apart from preventing a UN-mandated referendum on whether West Sahara should be independent, autonomous or part of the kingdom, Morocco has engaged in resource theft. So far, Morocco has netted $5 billion per year in phosphate exports, as Western Sahara holds the second-largest reserve of phosphate rock worldwide. Meanwhile, EU vessels have fished Western Sahara waters despite a 2019 agreement with the European Union on fishing and agriculture not obtaining sufficient SADR consent.
Sources
https://www.telesurenglish.net/mexican-lawmakers-reject-visit-of-moroccan-speaker-over-western-sahara-situation
https://apnews.com/article/eu-morocco-fish-agriculture-agreements-sahara-dc36fb518b36ebea2f34d04541428079
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-phosphate-has-helped-morocco-retain-control-over-western-jain
https://www.spsrasd.info/en/2025/02/27/8243.html
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/02/173380/mexican-observatory-for-moroccan-sahara-makes-historic-launch-in-mexico-city
https://www.sahrawi-emb-au.com/sahrawi-republic-and-mexico-strengthen-historical-ties-in-celebration-of-45-years-of-diplomatic-relations
https://www.spsrasd.info/en/2025/02/22/8068.html
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/04/eu-top-court-upholds-cancellation-of-eu-morocco-trade-deals-over-disputed-western-sahara
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/first-morocco-mexico-political-consultations-usher-in-new-phase-in-bilateral-relations-mexican-official/ar-AA1zW0Ve?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
https://www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/en/Talbi250225
Meanwhile, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, president of the Mexican Senate, reaffirmed Mexico’s support for the SADR government in Western Sahara during the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the Forum of Legislative Authorities of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico on 20 February in Honduras.
The indigenous Sahrawi people put up armed resistance against Spain from 1973 to 1975. Since 1975, they have fought Morocco for occupying the Western Sahara territory once the Spanish left. Despite the continuing occupation, on 27 February, the SADR commemorated the 49th anniversary of declaring independence from Morocco.
Apart from preventing a UN-mandated referendum on whether West Sahara should be independent, autonomous or part of the kingdom, Morocco has engaged in resource theft. So far, Morocco has netted $5 billion per year in phosphate exports, as Western Sahara holds the second-largest reserve of phosphate rock worldwide. Meanwhile, EU vessels have fished Western Sahara waters despite a 2019 agreement with the European Union on fishing and agriculture not obtaining sufficient SADR consent.
Sources
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https://apnews.com/article/eu-morocco-fish-agriculture-agreements-sahara-dc36fb518b36ebea2f34d04541428079
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-phosphate-has-helped-morocco-retain-control-over-western-jain
https://www.spsrasd.info/en/2025/02/27/8243.html
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/02/173380/mexican-observatory-for-moroccan-sahara-makes-historic-launch-in-mexico-city
https://www.sahrawi-emb-au.com/sahrawi-republic-and-mexico-strengthen-historical-ties-in-celebration-of-45-years-of-diplomatic-relations
https://www.spsrasd.info/en/2025/02/22/8068.html
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/04/eu-top-court-upholds-cancellation-of-eu-morocco-trade-deals-over-disputed-western-sahara
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/first-morocco-mexico-political-consultations-usher-in-new-phase-in-bilateral-relations-mexican-official/ar-AA1zW0Ve?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
https://www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/en/Talbi250225
teleSURenglish
Mexican Lawmakers Reject Visit of Moroccan Speaker Over Western Sahara Situation - teleSUR English
In a solemn session at the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, the Partido del Trabajo (PT) party strongly opposed the presence of Rachid Talbi El Alami, Speaker of
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OUTRAGE OVER TRUMP AI VIDEO ON GAZA
US President Donald Trump’s social media accounts shared a controversial AI-generated video depicting him shirtless on the beach alongside a shirtless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The images are based on a US plan to develop Gaza into a resort area, or what Trump has referred to as the ‘Riviera of the Middle East,’ which Palestinians and Arab states have denounced.
The video drew criticism from Trump supporters and critics for implying ethnic cleansing would take place, using tropes to depict Palestinians as uncivilised people walking out of what appear to be tunnels into a re-developed Gaza featuring ‘Trump Gaza’ as an attraction. Some have said the accompanying lyrics suggesting that Trump will ‘set you free’ perpetuate the long-touted claim that H*mas is holding Palestinians hostage. Further, images of dancing bearded women appear only to sexualise Palestinians, another common trope that dehumanises oppressed peoples worldwide.
US President Donald Trump’s social media accounts shared a controversial AI-generated video depicting him shirtless on the beach alongside a shirtless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The images are based on a US plan to develop Gaza into a resort area, or what Trump has referred to as the ‘Riviera of the Middle East,’ which Palestinians and Arab states have denounced.
The video drew criticism from Trump supporters and critics for implying ethnic cleansing would take place, using tropes to depict Palestinians as uncivilised people walking out of what appear to be tunnels into a re-developed Gaza featuring ‘Trump Gaza’ as an attraction. Some have said the accompanying lyrics suggesting that Trump will ‘set you free’ perpetuate the long-touted claim that H*mas is holding Palestinians hostage. Further, images of dancing bearded women appear only to sexualise Palestinians, another common trope that dehumanises oppressed peoples worldwide.
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Continued…….. NBC News broke a story that the video’s Israeli co-creators, Solo Avital and Ariel Vromen, claim that they did not mean for the video to be leaked to Trump’s team.
Trump’s comments in February about the US wanting to ‘take over’ and ‘own’ Gaza had already intensified global outrage over the Western-funded onslaught that had k*lled as many as 186,000 people by July 2024, according to the Lancet medical journal.
Plans to re-develop Gaza as a resort area had been touted since almost right after Israel started its military onslaught in Gaza.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, for their alleged roles in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Video credit: @realdonaldtrump
Sources
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/middleeast/international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-prime-minister-intl/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/explainer-what-is-the-icj-and-what-is-south-africas-claim-against-israel
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzAYFcrqJUM
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-gaza-ai-video-propaganda-machine-rcna194097
Trump’s comments in February about the US wanting to ‘take over’ and ‘own’ Gaza had already intensified global outrage over the Western-funded onslaught that had k*lled as many as 186,000 people by July 2024, according to the Lancet medical journal.
Plans to re-develop Gaza as a resort area had been touted since almost right after Israel started its military onslaught in Gaza.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, for their alleged roles in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Video credit: @realdonaldtrump
Sources
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/middleeast/international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-prime-minister-intl/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/explainer-what-is-the-icj-and-what-is-south-africas-claim-against-israel
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzAYFcrqJUM
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-gaza-ai-video-propaganda-machine-rcna194097
CNN
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister | CNN
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas official Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, also known as Mohammed Deif.
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FLEEING CONGOLESE RISK DROWNING IN DESPERATE RIVER CROSSINGS
Tens of thousands have fled eastern DR Congo into neighbouring Burundi since M23 launched its new offensive. Desperate to escape the advancing Rwandan-backed forces, many are risking their lives to cross the border more quickly - by swimming across the Rusizi river separating the two nations. It’s already reportedly led to some 20 deaths by drowning in a two-week period. Some of those who made it across say that the M23 was forcibly connoscripting people.
The three-decade proxy mineral war in Congo has been described as one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, with over 6-million deaths reported by 2010. Since January, more than 7,000 people have died as M23 seized the major cities of Goma and Bukavu.
Video credit: BBC News Africa
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Tens of thousands have fled eastern DR Congo into neighbouring Burundi since M23 launched its new offensive. Desperate to escape the advancing Rwandan-backed forces, many are risking their lives to cross the border more quickly - by swimming across the Rusizi river separating the two nations. It’s already reportedly led to some 20 deaths by drowning in a two-week period. Some of those who made it across say that the M23 was forcibly connoscripting people.
The three-decade proxy mineral war in Congo has been described as one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, with over 6-million deaths reported by 2010. Since January, more than 7,000 people have died as M23 seized the major cities of Goma and Bukavu.
Video credit: BBC News Africa
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END AFRICA’S PLUNDER: THE SAHEL TAKES BACK RESOURCES
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is leading the transformation of Africa by reclaiming its natural resources as part of a decolonial effort.
Burkina Faso and Mali have long relied on gold mining as the backbone of their economies. In Niger, uranium mining has driven the economy.
However, since three people-backed anti-imperialist coups swept Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in recent years, putting an end to neo-colonial rule, the countries have fought multinational corporations for greater control over their mineral resources and a more just share of the profits generated.
Video credits: @marcus_herve / @ortntele / ‘Pas d’or pour Kalsaka,’ Diam Production/Film Five (2019)
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is leading the transformation of Africa by reclaiming its natural resources as part of a decolonial effort.
Burkina Faso and Mali have long relied on gold mining as the backbone of their economies. In Niger, uranium mining has driven the economy.
However, since three people-backed anti-imperialist coups swept Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in recent years, putting an end to neo-colonial rule, the countries have fought multinational corporations for greater control over their mineral resources and a more just share of the profits generated.
Video credits: @marcus_herve / @ortntele / ‘Pas d’or pour Kalsaka,’ Diam Production/Film Five (2019)
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Will the AES reclaiming natural resources encourage other African countries to do the same?
Anonymous Poll
86%
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14%
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THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR AFRICAN UNITY
The recent cut in US aid to Africa - which was always a Trojan horse anyway - has only bolstered the case for overcoming decades of dependency by uniting as a continent. In this clip from last year, an Eritrean expert on development argues that a united Africa is our only defence against the predatory forces that plague us.
Speaking at the launch of The Afro-Asia Institute for Strategic Studies in Nairobi in January 2024, Milena Bereket said that Western powers reaped all the benefits when dealing with the individual ‘pieces’ of a fragmented Africa, leading to lopsided relationships and neo-colonial exploitation. Uniting under common economic and political interests would ensure African nations get the best deal, no matter who we’re dealing with.
Would it still be possible to shake-down an African nation when we are all speaking in one, loud voice?
Video credit: Afro-Asia Institute for Strategic Studies
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The recent cut in US aid to Africa - which was always a Trojan horse anyway - has only bolstered the case for overcoming decades of dependency by uniting as a continent. In this clip from last year, an Eritrean expert on development argues that a united Africa is our only defence against the predatory forces that plague us.
Speaking at the launch of The Afro-Asia Institute for Strategic Studies in Nairobi in January 2024, Milena Bereket said that Western powers reaped all the benefits when dealing with the individual ‘pieces’ of a fragmented Africa, leading to lopsided relationships and neo-colonial exploitation. Uniting under common economic and political interests would ensure African nations get the best deal, no matter who we’re dealing with.
Would it still be possible to shake-down an African nation when we are all speaking in one, loud voice?
Video credit: Afro-Asia Institute for Strategic Studies
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In his last message to his wife Pauline Lumumba before he was executed by a Western-backed firing squad, Patrice Lumumba (1925-61) poignantly echoed the sentiment that revolution transcends individuals. Lumumba may have been killed, but the fight for a Democratic Republic of Congo, free from Western and capitalist exploitation, must live on with even greater resolve.
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https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/primary-documents-global-african-history/patrice-lumumbas-letter-pauline-lumumba-1960/
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EGYPT’S GAZA REBUILD PLAN READY
On March 4, Egypt presented its Gaza Reconstruction Plan at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo, a direct counter to US President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ scheme, which proposed displacing Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians to make way for a real estate project.
Unlike Trump’s vision of erasing the Palestinian presence, Egypt aims to rebuild the devastated enclave without displacing Palestinians.
Cairo’s proposal includes a Governance Assistance Mission to oversee humanitarian aid and reconstruction. However, the proposal reportedly states that international funding is unlikely to be secured if Hamas remains in control, so Hamas—in accepting the deal—has announced it would cede power. Egypt would like an International Stabilisation Force led by Arab states to handle security. It proposes that the security entity transition to a local police force.
On March 4, Egypt presented its Gaza Reconstruction Plan at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo, a direct counter to US President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ scheme, which proposed displacing Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians to make way for a real estate project.
Unlike Trump’s vision of erasing the Palestinian presence, Egypt aims to rebuild the devastated enclave without displacing Palestinians.
Cairo’s proposal includes a Governance Assistance Mission to oversee humanitarian aid and reconstruction. However, the proposal reportedly states that international funding is unlikely to be secured if Hamas remains in control, so Hamas—in accepting the deal—has announced it would cede power. Egypt would like an International Stabilisation Force led by Arab states to handle security. It proposes that the security entity transition to a local police force.
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Continued……. Moreover, any plans to restore Gaza depend on the successful implementation of a tenuous three-phase ceasefire deal that went into effect on 19 January between Israel and Hamas. The truce has already been thrown into doubt after Israel blocked the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza in an attempt to force Hamas into an extension of phase one. Tel Aviv has warned of additional consequences, including resuming military action if Hamas does not continue releasing more hostages.
Israel’s 16-month military onslaught on Gaza and the Palestinian people flattened the enclave, k*lling over 186,000 people as of July 2024, according to the Lancet medical journal, and around 18,000 children as of January, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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Israel’s 16-month military onslaught on Gaza and the Palestinian people flattened the enclave, k*lling over 186,000 people as of July 2024, according to the Lancet medical journal, and around 18,000 children as of January, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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Gaza: Arab leaders approve $53bn alternative to Trump's reconstruction plan
Egypt puts forward a counterproposal to the president's vision for a US takeover of post-war Gaza.
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TRAORÉ: ‘OUR REVOLUTION WILL INSPIRE AFRICA TO UNITE’
The new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) flag is flying high over Burkina Faso’s skies.
On 3 March, President Ibrahim Traoré spoke during a flag-raising ceremony.
He said the flag represents the ‘blood and sweat’ that birthed the AES and inspires ‘the whole of Africa to unite.’
Traoré isn’t just speaking of Burkina Faso, but for all nations resisting neocolonialism. Time and time again, he has made it clear that Burkina Faso is ready and willing to work with any country that respects its autonomy but will refuse collaboration with countries that seek to exploit it.
The new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) flag is flying high over Burkina Faso’s skies.
On 3 March, President Ibrahim Traoré spoke during a flag-raising ceremony.
He said the flag represents the ‘blood and sweat’ that birthed the AES and inspires ‘the whole of Africa to unite.’
Traoré isn’t just speaking of Burkina Faso, but for all nations resisting neocolonialism. Time and time again, he has made it clear that Burkina Faso is ready and willing to work with any country that respects its autonomy but will refuse collaboration with countries that seek to exploit it.
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Continued….. This is why Burkina Faso and its AES allies have strengthened their partnerships with countries like Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. Furthermore, this quest for greater self-reliance fuels Burkina Faso’s push toward food sovereignty and industrialisation.
Video credit: @rtburkina
Sources
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/07/30/burkina-faso-ibrahim-traore-sankara-imperialism/
https://orinocotribune.com/burkina-faso-in-a-multipolar-world-order/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeL75bdqptA
Video credit: @rtburkina
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https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/07/30/burkina-faso-ibrahim-traore-sankara-imperialism/
https://orinocotribune.com/burkina-faso-in-a-multipolar-world-order/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeL75bdqptA
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Burkina Faso’s new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba
Burkina Faso's new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a
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