Ɔbenfo (Professor) Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, is a multi-award winning scholar and linguist. He moved from the United States to Ghana 16 years ago to start a new life with his family and has remained committed to helping Black people connect with their roots in Africa. Our discussion in this video centres around his upcoming Abibitumi Conference September 6-8th, 2024 which will also honour his father's legacy as a Pan-Africanist and he shared his fathers views on what he felt is the biggest problem in the world. Information about attending the conference: https://conference.abibitumi.com/Book mentioned in interview: Black Guerilla Warfare in America: https://obadelekambon.com/product/bla...Ɔbenfo Kamau Kambon Speech on C-Span: https://www.youtube.com/watch?....v=DFs2BVQspUk_______

Five years following strict technology exports bans aimed at Huawei, a Chinese electronics and telecommunications giant, the company is stronger and more profitable than ever. What's more, Huawei and thousands of other companies across China have embraced a "Delete America" strategy from all their supply chains.

Some officials maintain that the bans on Huawei exports and contracting have been successful, however, and point to laws that require US government contractors, the Pentagon, and allied countries to "rip and replace" Huawei gear from communications networks.

However, almost no real progress there has been made, as only a small percentage of US government contractors have made the switch, the Pentagon has asked for and received waivers each year so they do not have to comply, and our allies have flatly refused to replace Huawei telecommunications equipment.

When surveyed, Americans report historic low levels of confidence in our institutions, with corresponding high levels of distrust. Officials promised that tariffs will not lead to higher prices, that national security concerns necessitate banning affordable Chinese electric cars, and that Huawei represents a grave threat to the country. American citizens seem to reject most of those positions, as they continue to buy Chinese-made products in high volumes, and express to pollsters their hope to buy Chinese vehicles. As to Huawei, even the Pentagon and our biggest contractors are sticking with Huawei gear, given more costly alternatives.

Resources and links:
Wall Street Journal, The U.S. Wanted to Knock Down Huawei. It’s Only Getting Stronger.
https://www.wsj.com/business/t....elecom/huawei-china-

The US is moving very, very slowly away from Huawei
https://www.lightreading.com/s....ecurity/the-us-is-mo

Fortune, Even the Pentagon can’t completely freeze Huawei out of its operations
https://fortune.com/asia/2024/....07/03/pentagon-huawe

Bloomberg, Pentagon Has a Huawei Dilemma Congress Doesn’t Want to Solve
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2024-07-03

The Economist, America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed
https://www.economist.com/unit....ed-states/2024/04/17

Gallup, Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues
https://news.gallup.com/poll/5....08169/historically-l

One Year Later, Even President Biden Admits the “Inflation Reduction Act” Failed to Lower Costs for Americans
https://energycommerce.house.g....ov/posts/one-year-la

Obamacare Has Doubled the Cost of Individual Health Insurance
https://www.heritage.org/healt....h-care-reform/report

America’s campaign to kill Huawei has failed
https://www.afr.com/companies/....telecommunications/a

Bloomberg, China’s Record Trade Surplus Risks Further Straining Ties
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2024-07-12

Closing scene, Lhasa, Tibet

In this thought-provoking video, we explore the shocking truth about the West's relationship with Africa. For over 800 years, the West has maintained a ruthlessly extractive economic relationship with Africa, exploiting its natural resources and human capital to fuel its own growth and prosperity. From chattel slavery to neocolonialism, the West has consistently prioritized its own interests over the well-being of African nations and peoples.

We examine how this centuries-long pattern of exploitation has enabled the West to impersonate a superior civilization, and how it has maintained its grip on power despite the rise of new global players like BRICS. We also look at the ways in which the West has worked to undermine African independence and sovereignty, from regime change to economic manipulation.

But there is hope for change. As global power dynamics shift and new options emerge, African nations have the opportunity to break free from the West's stranglehold and forge their own paths to development and prosperity. Will they seize this moment, or will they continue to be held back by the West's neocolonial grip?

Watch to learn more about the West's 800-year-old secret and the future of Africa in a rapidly changing world.

#africanliberation #decolonization #africa

Ukraine says it Helped Rebels Defeat Russia's Wagner Forces in Mali | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Mali's armed forces and Russia's Wagner Mercenaries have been handed a heavy. Tuareg separatists killed a number of Wagner & Malian troops near the northern town of Tinzaouaten. Ukraine's Intelligence Agency says it helped the Tuareg forces, by giving them vital information. Russia says that this proves that Ukraine is working with terrorists. Will Mali emerge as a new theatre of the Russia-Ukraine war?

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