Analysis: Trump’s claims of white genocide in South Africa is a pretext to pressure Pretoria to withdraw ICJ case against Israel
They have shared video clips, captioned “terrible things are happening” of white South Africans dancing and carousing with their Black compatriots, and made skits in which white South Africans speak, direct-to-camera, ironically about their terrible lives, as they record themselves in beautiful homes and are served drinks by Black staff.
In pillorying Trump’s binder to raw racism South Africa discarded, Afrikaners in US are a symbol of what South Africa no longer wants to be
A group of white descendants of Dutch settlers to South Africa landed at Washington Dulles International Airport last week, part of a new Trump administration programme aimed at “Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination.” The group, Trump officials claimed, were fleeing “white genocide.” On social...
Anti-corruption agency reveals Kenya’s civil service from presidency to junior cadre is fraught with fake degrees
Kenya is grappling with fake academic certificate crisis. Allegations of fake certificate in public service cascade from president’s office to the junior cadre in the civil service. Since the promulgation of the current constitution in 2010, Kenya has been experiencing something akin to a rat race for degrees as virtually...
Senate report exposes how federal health officials ‘downplayed’ Covid vaccine risks, failed to warn public
The study documented that as early as February 19, 2021, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) co-managed by the CDC and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), showed a strong, statistically significant vaccine adverse event “signal” for myocarditis in males 8-21 years of age. Yet the CDC waited until late May 2021 to alert the public.
US accused of quietly dumping migrants in South Sudan that is teetering on the brink of civil war
Some people in the capital, Juba, are worried their country would become a kind of dumping ground. “Those people who are deported, some of them are criminals, they have been involved in crimes. So once they are brought to South Sudan, that means that criminal activities will also increase,” said Martin Mawut Ochalla, 28.
Tanzania blocks access to X after it says hackers targeted government accounts
Many politicians, intellectuals and critics in Tanzania express their opinions freely on X. But the government of Hassan, who is up for re-election in October, has sought to suppress online dissent.
Two Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington shooting, suspect held
Tal Naim Cohen, a spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Washington, said two of its staff members were shot “at close range” while attending a Jewish event at the museum.
Burkina Faso look to ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ to reset country weighed down by insecurity, foreign debts
Nearly four decades after his death, Sankara is being celebrated in Burkina Faso, a nation of 23 million people once known for its bustling arts scene and vibrant intellectual life, including Sankara’s anti-imperialist and pan-Africanist legacy.
Eyes on South African President Ramaphosa’s meeting with Trump in White House as fears of a bust up loom
The US has been asked if it will stand by the genocide allegation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with CBS that it would and that the administration felt there was evidence, citing instances of white farmers being murdered and claiming some were being “forcibly removed” from their properties.
Kenya still grappling with historical land injustices as result of legislature and executive foot-dragging on key reforms
NLC Commissioner Esther Murugi Mathenge echoed the urgency of collective action, describing the conference as a crucial platform for reviewing the country’s policy and legal landscape on land matters.
