Mali: Ukraine Is A Terrorist State
Nairobi (African Stream): According to Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Ukraine is a terrorist state. The African diplomat made the charge during a meeting between the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and Russia in Moscow, accusing Kiev of supporting and sponsoring terrorism in the Sahel region.
Declassified JFK Files Expose Secret CIA Bases In Africa
Nairobi (African Stream): Recently declassified US government files related to the assassination of United States President John F Kennedy (1917-63) on 22 November 1963 show that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) established covert bases in Africa starting in the 1960s. One document lists the African cities of Harare (formerly Salisbury), Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, Pretoria, Rabat, and dozens of other cities worldwide.
Now Declassified: CIA Plotted Coup Against Nkrumah
Nairobi (African Stream): Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, says that newly declassified documents from the US archives implicate the CIA in the coup that ousted the nation’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah.
Trump Targets Cuba’s Medical Internationalism
Nairobi (African Stream): US Senator Marco Rubio has targeted Cuba’s long-standing medical internationalism program, imposing visa restrictions on Cuban officials based on allegations of forced labour. The US government claims that Cuba exploits its doctors by sending them abroad under coercion.
Polisario Front & Algeria Slam French Meddling
African Stream March 1, 2025, Nairobo (African Stream): Over the past two weeks, two French officials visited the disputed territory of Western Sahara as guests of Morocco, enraging many, including the Algerian government and the Sahrawi-led Polisario Front liberation movement, amidst Morocco’s occupation of the territory.
Trayvon Martin Remembered
Nairobi (African Stream): Today, we remember Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Black boy fatally shot by neighbourhood watch captain George Zimmerman in a gated community in a suburb of Orlando, Florida, USA.
Burkina Faso Nationalises All Land
Nairobi (African Stream): On 5 February, Burkina Faso Minister of the Economy and Finances, Aboubakar Nacanabo, announced all land belongs to the state and foreigners are no longer allowed to hold rural land titles.
A Luta Continua In Guinea Bissau
African Stream January 24, 2025, Nairobi (African Stream): On January 23 in 1963, one of Africa’s most illustrious revolutionary organisations, the PAIGC – that is, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde – launched its armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial forces in the two countries.
Remembering Ahmed Sékou Touré
Nairobi (African Stream): Guinea’s founding leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré – one of Africa’s leading statesmen of all time – was born on 9 January in 1922.
Chad and Senegal Slam Macron Over ‘Gratitude’ Remarks
Nairobi (African Stream): French President Emmanuel Macron has faced backlash for saying former African colonies that have booted French troops or have announced plans to do so should express gratitude to Paris for assisting in combating Islamist terrorists.
