A short documentary on some of the activities and operations of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, shot and produced by Etcetera Film Production in collaboration with the Agency.

Wednesday, February 15th 1961.

Footage of a Memorial Meeting of Cubans in Havana to protest the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of Congo.

Source: Reuters News Archive.

We now bring you Winnie Madikizela-Mandela address to the women on SABC [2016] For more news, visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news

Funk-infused political statement. Afrobeat.

Artist: Fela and Afrika '70
Album: Zombie
Label: Coconut
Year: 1976

Tracklist:
0:00 Zombie
12:26 Mister Follow Follow
25:24 Observation is no Crime
38:50 Mistake

Personnel:

Composed, arranged and produced by Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Lyrics by Wole Kuboye
Artwork by Gharikwu Lemi

Fela Anikulapo Kuti - vocals, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, piano
Lekan Animashaun - baritone saxophone
Nwokoma Ukem - trumpet
Tunde Williams - trumpet

B. Osuhor - voclas
F. Oladeinde - vocals
F. Oladejo - vocals
K. Oghomienor - vocals
O. Osaeti - vocals
R. Edasow - vocals
S. Komolafe - vocals
T. Adebiyi - vocals

Okalue Ojeah - guitar
Oghene Kologbo - tenor guitar
Nweke Atifoh - bass guitar
Ladi "Tony Allen" Alabi - drums

Ayoola Abayomi - claves
Babajide Olaleye - maracas
Addo Nettey - congas
Olandeinde Koffi - congas
Shina Abiodun - congas

Tracks 3 and 4 recorded live at The Berlin Jazz Festival (1978)

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from "Ptah, The El Daoud" (1970), Impulse Records.

Alice Coltrane - piano, harp ;
Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, alto flute, bells (right channel) ;
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone, alto flute (left channel) ;
Ron Carter - bass ;
Ben Riley - drums.

Written by Alice Coltrane.
Recorded at the Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, New York on January 26, 1970.
Original sessions produced by Ed Michel.
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna.

Toxic, Nuclear and Industrial waste dumped off the Somali coast by private interests.

Tankers and cargo ships from USA, Europe, Russia and Asia. were met with heroic resistance by Fishermen and local Militia's trying to protect the shoreline and the health of the population . But of course here in the west we didn't hear about the dumping of waste ... We only heard about how armed thugs were impeding commerce on the high seas. We will watch this unfolding situation with open eyes now. Go Somali Pirates

Nelson Mandela - Full ConcertRecorded Live: 30 May1990 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Oakland, CA)More Nelson Mandela at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.comSubscribe to Music Vault: http://goo.gl/DUzpUFSetlist:0:00:00 - Speech0:09:44 - Speech0:22:11 - South African National Anthem0:25:14 - Drum March

In Senegal, baobabs have long served as tombs for griots, or storytellers. They're seen as sacred, as they house the spirits of the ancestors buried in their hollowed-out trunks. But due to the health risks of decomposing bodies, it's rare to find a community that still practices the tradition. The Serere are one of the last.

⁣Diamond Mining: Sierra Leone

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