AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)

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AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)12h ago

October 3rd Concert by pianist Awadagin Pratt at the Tryon Fine Arts Center to launch The Nina Simone and Samuel Waymon Music Scholarship Fund.

#NinaSimoneMusic #sam_waymon #awadagin #tryonarts #ACREF #SQI_Entertainment

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/910934143/october-3rd-concert-by-pianist-awadagin-pratt-to-launch-the-nina-simone-and-samuel-waymon-music-scholarship-fund

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)2d ago

Video: Rachel Maddow - Trump is terrible at everything except this one thing.

"On the issue of race. On the treatment of African-Americans specifically - even being terrible at what they're doing has still proven to be disastrous for our country."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JN3eoWmu14

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Mar 26
UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5761896/un-reparations-slavery-africa
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Mar 25
Iran today, Africa tomorrow
https://aje.news/osfi72
Iran today, Africa tomorrow

What is being done to Iran today could be done to Africa tomorrow. Africa must reject this illegal war.

Al Jazeera
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Mar 25
As Iran war rocks global economy, Global South bears brunt of fallout
https://aje.news/vx9hxj
From Pakistan to Egypt, Iran war drives up prices in Global South

Developing economies in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are most exposed to surging energy costs.

Al Jazeera
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jan 13

#NationAfrica: Washington’s withdrawal from UN agencies tests #Nairobi’s global role

#UN #USA #Trump #Kenya #africa #UNHABITAT #environment #UNNairobiStaff

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/washington-s-withdrawal-from-un-agencies-tests-nairobi-s-global-role-5321722

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jan 1

#AlJazeera: Why are some #African countries banning #US citizens from entry?

#Africa #Mali #BurkinaFaso #USA #Trump #TravelBan #Tanzania #travel #visa

https://aje.io/no8u8o

Why are some African countries banning US citizens from entry?

Mali and Burkina Faso are the latest to issue ‘tit-for-tat’ bans on visas for US citizens with immediate effect.

Al Jazeera
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Dec 29

#AlJazeera: In 2025, the #zionist state of #Israel attacked at least six (6) other sovereign nations.

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32

All the countries Israel attacked in 2025: Animated map

https://aje.io/4ugwjl

All the countries Israel attacked in 2025: Animated map

Israel has carried out attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Qatar and Yemen, as well as in maritime waters.

Al Jazeera
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Dec 27

.@democracynow Video: Slow Poison: #IdiAmin, #YoweriMuseveni, & the Making of the #Ugandan State - interview with #MahmoodMamdani

#Uganda #decolonization #IdentityPolitics
#PoliticalScience #Africa #MontgomeryBusBoycott #anticolonial #refragmentation

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OmhauexNEXw&si=qdVnE9HqYyQ9zIP_

"Slow Poison": Scholar Mahmood Mamdani on New Book About Uganda, Decolonization & More

YouTube
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Dec 21

#BBCNews: Neither #Russia nor #France: One West African country walks a diplomatic tightrope

#Togo #FaureGnassingbé #commonwealthsec #WestAfrica #PascalTigri #International_Francophonie_Organisation

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp4v32z0lo