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Chilekwa Mumba Sued Vedanta Resources and Won

Today we are talking about Chilekwa Mumba, a Zambian Environmentalist who fought UK based Vedanta Resources and won. Vedanta Resources owned Konkola Copper Mines in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Before we get started on why our former colonial powers still operate…

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Can a Privately-Owned South Africa Reserve Bank Serve the needs of South Africans?

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is one of only nine central banks around the world with private shareholders. The South African Reserve Bank was established in 1921 as a result of unusual financial and monetary conditions stemming from World War I.…

All Africa East Africa Europe Land Issues by Editor April 14, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth’s Policies Resulted In Kenyan Freedom Fighters Living in Concentration Camps

The British Policies that led to the Imprisonment of the Mau Mau Resistors of Colonialism in Kenya. The Mau Mau Uprising was a rebellion against British colonial rule in Kenya which lasted from 1952 to 1960 and assisted in securing Kenya's independence.…

All Africa West Africa by Editor November 9, 2021

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Togo Under General Eyadema (1967-2005)

The first military coup in black Africa occurred in 1963 when Sylvanus Olympio was toppled and replaced by Grunitky. He was also toppled through a coup in 1967. The second coup ushered in General Gnassingbe Eyadema was the head of the army…

All Africa Europe The Caribbean by Editor October 26, 2021

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Barbados Elects A Black Woman President, Replacing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth

BARBADOS ELECTED SANDRA MASON TO BE ITS FIRST-EVER PRESIDENT Barbados shed its colonial past and elected Sandra Mason to be its first President. The decision comes after a joint session of the country’s House of Assembly and Senate, which elected her by…

All Africa Gamechangers Politics Southern Africa by John Akina June 17, 2021

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Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s President & Freedom Fighter Dead at 97

Former Zambian President and Freedom Fighter Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97. Kaunda was being treated at a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka at the time of his death. Kenneth David Kaunda, born April 28, 1924 in Lubwa, near Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia…

Europe Featured The Caribbean by Editor April 7, 2021

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When France Extorted Haiti – the Greatest Heist in History

The French have been exploiting black people for a long time. Haiti officially declared its independence from France in 1804. In October 1806, the country was split into two, with Alexandre Pétion ruling in the south and Henry Christophe ruling in the…

Featured Land Issues by John Akina January 20, 2021

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How Joe Biden Tried To Destroy Zimbabwe For Empowering Black People

In 1998, Zimbabweans began to invade farms that were farmed by the descendants of white colonialists. Many of these Zimbabweans remembered a time after 1930 when white settlers forcibly stole land that belonged to black people. In 2000, the Zimbabwe government passed…

America Featured The Caribbean by Editor September 17, 2020

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Barbados to Remove Queen as Head of State

Barbados announced Tuesday it plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state next year, marking the first time since 1992 that a commonwealth realm has ditched the long-reigning queen as its constitutional monarch. Barbados Governor-General Sandra Mason announced in a speech…

Featured West Africa World News by John Akina September 11, 2020

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Nigeria: First Decade After Independence

At Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the country was composed of three main regions: the Muslim Fulani/ Hausa in the North, the mostly Igbo East and the west which had mostly Yoruba people. At elections in 1959, the country was politically divided with…