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Author: Dennis Kahohi
It’s been over four years since police k*lled George Floyd, sparking an uprising that not only raised questions about racism and police brutality, but also on…
Narratives on the prison-industrial complex often revolve around the US and what civil-rights activist, attorney and author Michelle Alexander terms ‘the new Jim Crow.’ However, prisons-for-profit…
The historic Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel took place 19-21 November in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Hundreds of participants gathered at…
On 18 November, Sudan’s UN representative denounced a UK-led UN Security Council resolution on ‘increasing civilian protection’ and ‘humanitarian aid’ in the war-torn country, arguing it…
A wave of food poisoning cases that has so far killed at least 22 children across South Africa has led to vigilante groups and locals attacking…
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant. They are wanted for…
Nairobi’s fast resembling a Hollywood spy-thriller movie location, with armed masked men bundling helpless victims into waiting cars that whisk them away to unknown places. It’s…
A big donation from Kenya’s president has been rejected by the country’s Catholic Church, which got a lot of stick during June’s tax protests for taking…
Words matter when reporting, especially on war. Here are two examples relating to Sudan. Sources: https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/28/sudan-war-genocide-el-fasher-humanitarian-aid-crisis/ https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/sudan/sudan-year-war https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/evidence-points-to-uae-involvement-in-sudan-civil-war https://gulfif.org/irans-concerted-efforts-to-secure-a-foothold-in-sudan/ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/harris-biden-advisor-objected-uae-arming-sudans-rapid-support-forces-report https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/06/ukrainian-special-forces-sudan-russian-mercenaries-wagner https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/02/15/evidence-mounts-that-ukrainian-forces-are-in-sudanv
Black people in Ireland are facing worsening levels of racism, despite making up only 1.5% of the population. According to a March 2023 report by the…