⁣⁣You get 3 minutes of footage because I'm a professional vlogger.........yep.


Daily vlogging? Sure, why not!

I have 2 days until my trip to Accra/Mankessim for two conferences...so i decided to get a head start on documenting it.


-------------
clothing brand - https://justbeafrica.com
- https://www.instagram.com/justbeafrica
enterprise - https://tksage.com

Nigeria, Senegal, France, The United States vs. Niger, Burkina Faso, & Mali

On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained president Mohamed Bazoum, and presidential guard commander general Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta.

S U P P O R T
Cash App - $NelsonAmadeus
PayPal- GlobalHitsWorld@gmail.com
EMAIL - KingNeferkare@gmail.com
Twitter @NTDessalines
Instagram @NelsonAmadeus
TURN ON POST NOTIFICATIONS.

⁣Daily vlogging? Sure, why not!

I have 3 days until my trip to Accra/Mankessim for two conferences...so i decided to get a head start on documenting it.

Get ready and buckle your seatbelts! This is one SERIOUSLY enthralling vlog! 20 minutes of me working on network and website stuff! SO EXCITING....

-------------
clothing brand - https://justbeafrica.com
- https://www.instagram.com/justbeafrica
enterprise - https://tksage.com

⁣In the 1960s most African countries gained their independence but more than six decades later they still experience political and economic pressure from the West. African current laws concerning resource extraction make it as easy as possible for private corporations to take resources out of the continent. And in most of the countries production licences that were issued by former colonial institutions are still in place. However, Africans’ growing awareness that they can form their own self-governance creates more freedom of choice for African countries, and makes them less dependent on the Europeans.
In 2022 Mali openly defied French neo-colonialism and forced the international coalition to withdraw troops from the country after decades of presence. ‘All of Africa is watching Mali right now. We are adjusting our course in Africa here in Mali. <...> I think we are gradually moving towards our sovereignty’, says painter and art history professor Oumar Kamara. He believes that European democracy doesn’t match African culture. ‘But in Russia, I realised that we were respected in Africa. They had a totally different policy and opinion concerning African countries. Neither the Soviet Union nor Russia ever colonised any African countries’, adds the scholar. Thus, in their battle for freedom, a growing number of Africans are willing to have closer ties with Russians, as they think Russia can give them security. What future awaits rapidly growing African society?

⁣Benin is considered the home of voodoo, a religion often portrayed as black magic. Many voodoo rituals are shrouded in mystery and misunderstood. So are voodoo convents that are scattered across southern Benin. Local children spend months and even years behind the convent walls because their parents send them there. They believe it would appease the spirits in case of an illness or bad luck.
In voodoo monasteries, children are given new names and are forbidden to use their old ones, wear old clothes and speak their native language. Instead, they study voodoo customs and language and are initiated into secrets. Leaving a voodoo monastery requires a special ceremony that costs parents $50, an unaffordable sum for most in Benin.
Voodoo priests and supporters say keeping children in convents is necessary to preserve voodoo culture and traditions, but activists disagree. Children confined in convents miss out on education and sometimes have no one to return to because their parents are not around anymore. Activists from organisations like ReSPESD seek to reduce the time children spend in convents and cut the price of a release ceremony.
Activists are also working with local leaders in the programme, explaining the importance of education for Beninese children. While many are ready to change, some remain adamant. Hear from voodoo priests, local kings and children about life inside the convents and what voodoo means to them.

⁣Daily vlogging? Sure, why not!

I have 4 days until my trip to Accra/Mankessim for two conferences...so i decided to get a head start on documenting it.

i need to start talking more in my videos, lol.
-------------
clothing brand - https://justbeafrica.com
- https://www.instagram.com/justbeafrica
enterprise - https://tksage.com

K-OS Project was a joint venture between Kalyd Dessalines and Brother Snow, who created the website a few years ago to spread "Knowledge of Self" (K.O.S). Shared with permission.
-----
Reelblack TWO, is our backup YouTube Channel that carries New Original content plus Classics from The Reelblack Vault that will be monetized. We ask that you subscribe there. https://www.youtube.com/ReelblackTwo

Please buy Reelblack merchandise, make a donation through PayPal or by join our Patreon so that we can have the resources necessary to keep the channel growing.

Please join our mailing list by sending an email to reelblackinc@live.com and follow us on social media @reelblack so that you can stay informed of future projects created outside of this platform.

Merch: https://reelblack-shop.fourthwall.com
Donate via CashApp $Reelblack or PayPal.me/Reelblack
Support us monthly via www.patreon.com/Reelblack
Twitter TikTok and Instagram @Reelblack

Shared for historical purposes. I do not own the rights.
##### reelblack's mission is to educate, entertain enlighten, and empower through film. If there is content shared on this platform that you feel infringes on your intellectual property, please email me at Reelblack@mail.com and info@reelblack.com with details and it will be promptly removed.

The US and France have threatened foreign intervention to re-install a pro-Western regime in Niger, which produces uranium needed for nuclear energy and hosts large US drone bases. This follows coups led by nationalist, anti-colonial military officers in neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, which warn intervention could set off a regional war in West Africa.

|| Geopolitical Economy Report ||

Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support

Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy
Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy
Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

France's African empire ended in the 1960s...but not really. Ismael Loutfi explains.

Sources here: https://bit.ly/3NVakq9

These videos are entirely funded by small donations. In order to expand what we do, we need your help. Please join us on Patreon if you can: https://www.patreon.com/gravelinstitute

Or, if you prefer, give a one-time donation: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/br-gi-5kmatch/?refcode=yt&amount=19

ERRATA: At 5:16 we show a map of several European countries, not just those that use the Euro. We regret the error!

South of the Sahara Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLivC9TMdGnL Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Empire, was a kingdom located in the Southwestern region of what is now Nigeria. Lasting for at least 600 years under the Oba Dynasty, and around 1,000 more if we count the previous Ogiso Dynasty (likely closer to 2000 years between both the Ogisos and the Obas if we go with the longest estimates), Benin was one of the longest lasting states in West Africa. Home to a capital city which awed visitors, a system of earthworks rivaling the Great Wall of China in length, and some of Africa’s most famous works of art, this kingdom is an underappreciated gem of world history. This video is part of #southofthesahara, a collaboration between history channels dedicated to building a broad collection of accessible content on the underdiscussed history of Sub-Saharan Africa. Thank you to Jabari from From Nothing for organizing the collaboration, and to both Jabari and Hidden History for helping me find some of the images.I have more videos on the Kingdom of Benin and African history more broadly planned for the future, so subscribe for that!Sources:Bradbury, R. E., and Peter Morton Williams. Benin Studies. Edited with an Introduction by Peter Morton-Williams. London, UK: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute, 1973. Douglas, Mary, Phyllis Mary Kaberry, and R. E. Bradbury. “Patrimonialism and Gerontocracy in Benin Political Culture.” Essay. In Man in Africa, 17–36. London, UK: Tavistock, 1969. Koutonin, Mawuna. “Story of Cities #5: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost without Trace.” The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, March 18, 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/ci....ties/2016/mar/18/sto “Oba Orhogbua.” Edo World. Accessed September 1, 2022. https://www.edoworld.net/Oba_Orhogbua.html. Obinyan, Thomas Uwadiale. “The Annexation of Benin.” Journal of Black Studies 19, no. 1 (1988): 29–40. https://doi.org/10.1177/002193478801900103. “Ogiso Owodo.” Edo World. Accessed September 1, 2022. https://www.edoworld.net/Ogiso_Owodo.html. 00:00 Intro00:53 The Founding of Benin04:27 The Oba Era07:14 The Golden Age of Benin09:54 Great Benin14:21 The Fall and Legacy of BeninTwitter: https://twitter.com/somas_academy