Halima Cisse, 25, was believed to be carrying seven babies, or septuplets, when her pregnancy came to the attention of Malian officials back in March. But ultrasounds appear to have missed two babies. The woman from the north of the West African state was flown to a clinic in Morocco …
Read More »The Republican Party’s only African American senator has just shown why he should be chosen to run against Joe Biden in 2024
When I heard that South Carolina Senator Tim Scott had been chosen to do the Republican rebuttal to Joe Biden’s speech, I knew that the right man had been picked for the job. I expected a good speech from the junior senator from South Carolina simply on the premise that …
Read More »So it is now impossible to be white and African? As one myself, I find this growing racist war on whiteness deeply troubling
I was bemused to read that a radical black politician in South Africa caused a Twitter storm this week by telling us that one cannot be both African and white. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, said that “no white person on this continent can claim …
Read More »Ebola kills 4 in Guinea as West African nation suffers first outbreak of deadly disease in 5 years
The latest victims of the virus had participated in a funeral for a nurse who had fallen ill and died, Guinea’s National Health Security Agency chief Sakoba Keita told local media. Her death has now been attributed to Ebola. Following the burial, eight people showed symptoms of the virus, including …
Read More »Vaccine might not work properly against mutated South African Covid-19 variant, says UK Minister
Speaking on Friday to LBC Radio, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said there was concern amongst the scientific community as to whether the vaccines produced will offer protection against new virus strains. “The South African variant is worrying the experts because it may be that the vaccine doesn’t respond in …
Read More »France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony
Macron “ordered a flyover of Central African territory by fighter planes” at the request of CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and it took place on Wednesday, the Elysee Palace said in a readout of the phone call between the two leaders. The flyover was conducted in agreement with MINUSCA, the UN …
Read More »‘For every European country demographically disappearing, in the same period, one African country appears’ – Macron
In a wide-ranging interview with the Groupe d’Études Géopolitiques, the French leader said the “Washington Consensus,” which he defined as a “monolithic rationale based on the accumulation of profits” was outdated and that nations must embrace new economic, political, and social models in order to overcome current crises, including the …
Read More »How climate change is causing African jihadism and the migration crisis — Exclusive interview with documentary maker Reza Pakravan
People starved of international travel at the moment might wish for some escapism, to see the world from the confines of their home. While some will drool over Instagram images of gilded beaches and infinity pools, those wanting their vicarious vacation with much more edge could do worse than to …
Read More »Black panderers: Trump & Biden’s fight for African American vote is a grotesque pantomime of caring
The Republican Party has once again been accused of trying to trick black people into voting for President Donald Trump, as the Washington Post highlighted the takedown of a network of apparent bot accounts posing as black Trump supporters on Tuesday. Glossing over the absence of any overt link to …
Read More »About “African” admirals of the US and polar bears
About “African” admirals of the US and polar bears In fact – pure double standard. On the lips of current politicians – “You don’t understand, it’s not” constant argument. USA in the current realities is the world’s leading peddler of democracy and here is such a policy too. Can’t see …
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