France, U.S. strike different notes in Africa
GINNEWS (GIN)–There were smiles all around in Kenya as French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta shook hands over a series of infrastructure deals worth $3.3 billion. It was the third stop on the French president's East African charm offensive–and the first-ever visit to Kenya by a French head of state. France wants trade and commercial relationships that are “fair...
Proclaiming the history and legacy of Blacks in Islam
Islam’s history in Africa predates its spread in Arabia, let alone the neighboring countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him, sent dozens of his companions to Abyssinia, now called Ethiopia, before the beginning of the Muslim calendar. During the first century of the Muslim calendar, Islam spread from Egypt through the Red Sea and the East...
Sudan: Its diversity, economics and history
KHARTOUM, Sudan—Nothing says diversity like Sudan. Once Africa’s largest country, now divided by neocolonial and neoliberal machinations the U.S. help to engineer, it’s separated as North and South. But Sudan enjoys a rich cultural and ethnic religious heritage. Those things have endured despite economic and political turmoil as Sudan retains its sense of authenticity. Sitting in a cafe here with...
Ethiopia’s woes and America’s hidden hand
Dubious U.S. meddling in Africa is being played out in Ethiopia as bloodshed and mayhem have gripped the Horn of Africa country since November 2020. The conflict depicted as a civil war is layered, nuanced, and further complicated by American involvement under the pretext of making peace. President Joe Biden is beefing up U.S. military personnel by sending 1,000 National Guard...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral wealth continues to be exploited
In 2009 African Business magazine estimated the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) total mineral wealth at $24 trillion was the equivalent to the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of Europe and the U.S. combined. In Susan Williams’ recent book, “White Malice: The CIA and The Covert Recolonization of Africa,” she paints a picture of a U.S. scramble for global dominance,...
Ex-Kenyan official slams UK govt. over ‘act of gross inhumanity and injustice’
Former chief justice of Kenya Willy Mutunga attacks the British government over “act of gross inhumanity and injustice” one month after two Kenyan tribes filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights over alleged colonial abuses. The Talai and Kipsigis said in the lawsuit that the abuses include tortures, mistreatment and theft of land allegedly committed in western Kenya’s Kericho...
America’s sordid history of embracing European colonialism and neocolonialism
America’s history of endorsing European colonialism and neocolonialism in face of the current scramble for Africa needs to be revisited. But to say U.S. endorsement without showing the material benefits the country derived as a “colonial accomplice,” is to give an incomplete narrative. Case in point, according to the book, “The United States and the Liquidation of European Colonial Rule...
Coups in African countries described as ‘signs of failed democracies’
Africa’s coup belt is growing. The coup d’état in seven African countries has been described as a sign of failed democracies in the affected countries. According to a report in the Daily Maverick, censuring leaders for coups is only a first step. Businessday.ng, a Nigerian business and financial news website, describes the seven countries experiencing “military interregnum,” including Guinea, Burkina...
Senegalese leaders propose June elections after court rejects president’s 10-month delay
DAKAR, Senegal—A group of Senegalese civic and religious leaders proposed holding elections in early June, the first new date offered since the president attempted to push elections back to the end of the year. President Macky Sall who faces term limits at the end of his second terms, said in early February he was postponing an election for 10 months, just...
Campaign demands: Get out of Cuba’s way and let their doctors help treat Covid-19 in U.S.!
While billion-dollar deals are being made with biotech companies speculating on untested Covid-19 vaccines and political banter promising results in a short few months, tried and proven treatments for Covid-19 is only 90-miles away from the U.S. southern border in Cuba. The Latin-American country has effectively treated cases in Cuba and worldwide as far away as China. However, because of...