Twenty years after the liberation from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Africa's youngest nation, has emerged as strategically vital to the stability of the region and the wider global agenda. Eritrea is struggling to balance the needs of its people with the perceived threats to the nation.Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton conducts a rare interview with Isaisas Afewerki, the president of Eritrea.Al Jazeera confronted him with the allegations about Eritrea's ties with Iran, Hamas, al Shabab in Somalia and rebel groups in Sudan and Houthis in Yemen."This is a deliberate distortion of facts, where is the evidence, these are fabrications, where is your evidence?", he said."How possibly could one blame Eritrea for sympathising or supporting one group over another in Somalia we have never done that." he said. When asked about Eritrea's relation with Ethiopia today and the border dispute he said: "This border issue war was a senseless conflict instigated by the US."It is a cover up for the failures of the misguided policies of the United States in the horn of Africa for the last 20 years."It is not a problem with Ethiopia we have worked with these people for almost two decades to remove a government in Ethiopia, and we want to see a relationship between Eritrea and Ethiopia based on mutual respect and common interest," he said."There is no presence for Iran in this region, Eritrea is not for sale, not for Iran, Israel, the United States or anybody," he said.

"Out of Many" is a compelling animated drama series that delves into the intricacies of the human spirit, friendship, and the pursuit of identity. Set against the vibrant landscape of Jamaica, the story follows the lives of Kingston, Elizabeth, and Andrew, three friends navigating the complexities of life. As they grapple with challenges and triumphs, the series explores the enduring power of cultural heritage, underscored by the rhythmic beats of the Djembe drums, the sweet sounds of reggae music and the timeless wisdom of ancestral proverbs. "Out of Many" is a poignant exploration of survival, resilience, and the transformative impact of embracing one's roots on the journey to self-discovery.

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The MK Party will celebrate its first anniversary at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in December. The party, which is eyeing the eThekwini Municipality in the upcoming local government elections, has recently welcomed ANC and EFF members to its ranks.

Secretary-general Floyd Shivambu says the MKP is not a Zulu nationalist party but a national liberation movement seeking to liberate South Africa. "That is why it got to contest elections in all the nine provinces," he
adds.

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⁣TERIFYING TRUTH: REASONS WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO ASSASSINATE IBRAHIM TRAORÉ OF BURKINA🌍🇧🇫

Welcome to our African legend series. Today we look at the life of Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop and some of the great things he did for the African continent.

Take a look with us how permaculture farming is growing rapidly in India. Manisha Lath Gupta, who was an executive vice president in a private bank, decided to grow a healthy food for herself and her family in 2011. The bought a barren piece of land, devoid of any vegetation and without top soil. It took the couple 7 years, but at the end she and her husband created a food forest called Aanandaa or tranquility, using principles of permaculture. Aanandaa farm is located on the base of Morni hills, about an hour's drive from Chandigarh. What was a barren piece of land seven years ago is now a food forest with more than 4,500 trees.

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⁣Ibrahim Ayu was diagnosed with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in 2011. His highest blood sugar numbers was 680 and his long term blood sugar numbers (A1C) was 13.4. In late October of 2024, he discontinued taking all prescription medications including Insulin, Metformin and Ozempic. He began taking Herbal Results Olive Leaf extract and within 5 weeks, blood sugar numbers reversed to 92 and his A1C dropped to 6.4.

This is a recording of a webinar hosted by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International. Hear farmers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America sharing their experiences and successes in agroecology. This proven approach to farming — grounded in principles of equity, collectivity, and food sovereignty — has enabled farmers around the world to replace dependence on highly hazardous pesticides with healthy, resilient food and farming systems that nourish their communities, ecosystems, and the planet.

Check out the result of Abibitumi lifestyle in the making.

August 8th, 2021: A Special Abibitumi Tribute to Baba Runoko Rashidi: 5PM Ghana Time

Extraits de l'échange interactif entre le public et les Professeurs Théophile Obenga & Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III le 29 mai 2019 dans la salle multimédia de la fondation AfricAvenir International à Douala_Hommage rendu au Pr T. Obenga, digne fils de l'Afrique, les 28 et 29 mai 2019 par le prince Kum'a Ndumbe III et la fondation AfricAvenir International à Douala.

Fidel Castro por Carlos Moore.
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Carlos Moore (Nascido Charles Moore Wedderburn em Cuba, em 1942), é um escritor, pesquisador e cientista social dedicado ao registro da história e da cultura negra.
É conhecido internacionalmente pela luta contra o racismo, pelo panafricanismo e por ter escrito a biografia autorizada do cantor, saxofonista e ativista nigeriano Fela Kuti:"Fela, Esta vida Puta"

Biografia
Sua família era formada por pessoas de diversas ilhas das Antilhas: o pai biológico era de Trinidad e os pais dele, seus avós, eram de Barbados; o pai que o adotou era jamaicano e a mãe era natural de ilhas da região.
Ele viveu em Cuba até os 15 anos e mudou-se para Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos, em 1958. Lá conheceu Maya Angelou, com quem aprendeu muito sobre justiça racial e o pensamento intelectual negro. Retornou a Cuba em seguida juntando-se ao movimento revolucionário liderado por Fidel Castro. Ele concordava com os princípios revolucionários, mas discordava das autoridades sobre a discriminação racial persistente em Cuba.
Depois de ser preso algumas vezes, deixa a ilha em 1963, rumo à França. Lá ele conhece outros ativistas negros como o senegalês Alioune Diop e o filósofo poeta da Martinica Aimé Césaire e passa a trabalhar como jornalista na Agence France-Presse. Na França, inicia sua vida acadêmica e trabalha também como jornalista.
Ao longo de sua carreira como militante, esteve ao lado de Malcolm X, Cheikh Anta Diop, Aimé Césaire, Stokely Carmichael, Lelia Gonzalez, Walterio Carbonell, Abdias Nascimento, Harold Cruse, Alex Haley.
Desde 2000 ele vive no Brasil com a família, aproveitando para escrever suas memórias e conhecer mais da cultura latino-americana.
Vida acadêmica
Sua carreira como acadêmico e pesquisador foi marcada pelo título de Doutor em Etnologia, em 1979, e Doutorado em Ciências Humanas, em 1983, ambos pela Universidade de Paris-7.
Entre 1984 e 2000 foi Professor Visitante na Universidade Internacional da Flórida (EUA), Universidade do Caribe (Trinidad-Tobago), e Universidade do Caribe Francês (Martinica e Guadalupe).

Obras
Marxismo e a questão racial: Karl Marx e Friederich Engels frente ao racismo e à escravidão. Belo Horizonte: Nandyala Editora, 2010.
• Pichón: Race and Revolution in Castro´s Cuba, Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, 2008.
• A África que Incomoda: sobre a problematização do legado africano no quotidiano brasileiro, Belo Horizonte: Nandyala Editora, 2008.
• Racismo e Sociedade: Novas bases epistemológicas para entender o racismo, Belo Horizonte: Mazza Edições, 2007.
• African Presence in the Americas, Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, 1995;
• Castro, the Blacks, and Africa, Los Angeles : CAAS/UCLA, 1989.
• Were Marx and Engels Racists? - The prolet-Aryan outlook of Marx and Engels, Chicago : IPE, 1972.

#AiWeek2020 Fireside chat with Dr. Molefi Kete Asante

Abibifahodie Capoeira, Legon, Accra, Ghana. End of class roda March 4, 2012

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in some parts of Africa and tropical Asia, from Siberia, South and West Asia to across most of sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because it is declining in large parts of its range due to habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting for trade and pest control. It is regionally extinct in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuwait, Syria, Libya and Tunisia.

The leopard /ˈlɛpərd/ is the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Compared to other members of the Felidae, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do.

Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass,[2] and its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains.

The quality and craftsmanship here in Africa is far more superior then the standard in the US.

Personnel
Lee Morgan, Trumpet
Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Timmons, Piano; Jymie Merritt, Bass
Art Blakey, Drums

Composers
Disc One
1 Announcement By
Pee Wee Marquette 1:06
2 The Opener 8:29 (Hank Mobley)
3 What Know 10:26 (Lee Morgan)
4 The Theme 1:37
5 Announcement By Art Blakey 0:21
6 Round About Midnight 9:44 (Thelonious Monk)
7 The Breeze And I 10:38 (Lecuona-Camarata-Stillman)

Disc Two
1 Announcement By Pee Wee Marquette & Art Blakey 1:01
2 High Modes 13:09 (Hank Mobley)
3 Night Watch 8:34 (Hank Mobley)
4 The Things I Love 8:26 (H. Barlow-L. Harris)
5 The Summit 9:26 (Wayne Shorter)
6 The Theme 1:35

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder live at Birdland in New York CB), on September 14, 1960