Top videos
Heroin is having a devastating effect on communities across South Africa. That's the conclusion of a study by an EU-funded project known as ENACT. A drug called Nyaope made of low-grade heroin is presenting a particular challenge. Users engage in a dangerous practice known as bluetoothing, in which the intoxicated blood of one user is injected into the veins of another. ENACT based its findings on interviews with gang members, drug dealers, users and police. They also found that the government and law enforcement are failing to tackle the problem. Some viewers may find some images in this report distressing.
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/d....eutschewelleenglish?
For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/
Follow DW on social media:
►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dw_stories/
Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/deutschewelle
#SouthAfrica #DWNews
On 2 October 1958, Guinea became the first of France’s colonial territories in Sub-Saharan Africa to declare its independence in an act of defiance against its former colonial master.
Ahmed Sekou Toure, known as a charismatic and radical figure in Africa's post-colonial history, was the leader of the country at the time and he was driving this rebellion by the former French Colony.
However, Guinea and Sekou Toure, achieved this status of independence against the wishes of its former colonial master, France, and afterwards the nation faced an onslaught of administrative and diplomatic assault by the French which seemed to have been designed to drive the country to its knees.
The french colonial elite in Paris got so furious with Sekou Toure’s defiance, such that in an act of fury the french administration in Guinea destroyed everything in the country which represented what they called the benefits from french colonization.
After this whole fiasco, Toure would go on to rule the country of Guinea for 26 years, and his time in power and legacy divided opinions.
In this episode of African Biographics, we look at the life and legacy of Ahmed Sekou Toure, Guinea’s first president who stood up to the French, and his time in power as the leader of that country.
****************************************************************************
Sources:
The State of Africa Since Independence by Martin Meredith (2011)
THE CHALLENGE OF GUINEAN INDEPENDENCE, 1958-1971 by Mairi Stewart MacDonald (2009)
FIGHTING TALK: THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF AFRICA ,November 1961
The historical basis of French actions in Africa
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sekou-Toure
https://www.encyclopedia.com/p....eople/history/french
https://www.tandfonline.com/do....i/full/10.1080/14682
https://face2faceafrica.com/ar....ticle/the-speech-by-
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/0....3/28/obituaries/ahme
https://www.google.com/amp/s/w....ww.africanexponent.c
https://www.google.com/amp/s/w....ww.theafricareport.c
^***************************************************************************
Music:
Lamentation Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Heartbreaking Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Kumasi Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/r....oyalty-free/index.ht
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Desert City by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100564
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
*****************************************************************************
Feel free to reach out to us at africanbiographics@gmail.com
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/HomeTeamHistory
Afrographics:
http://afrographics.com
OurBlack Truth Website:
https://ourblacktruth.com/
Resources:
List of African history books for Beginners:
https://bit.ly/2XgzSnd
How to teach you children African History: A Guide:
https://bit.ly/2V3V8L6
How the African Continent fell before Colonialism:
https://bit.ly/2ZqZjne
A timeline of Ancient African History:
https://bit.ly/2VhRdOC