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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

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Dec 5
Kenya's William Ruto secures US health aid in first deal under Trump administration
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r9vq5vv4no
Kenya's William Ruto secures US health aid in first deal under Trump administration

Kenya becomes the first African country to secure US health funding since cuts to foreign aid by Trump.

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Dec 3

#NYTIMES: #Trump Calls #Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country

#Somalia #Xenophobia #racism #DonaldTrump #JDVance #IlhanOmar #insult #ignorant

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/trump-somalia.html

Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country

President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement.

The New York Times
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Dec 2
Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries can stand up to China
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6nly288j4o
Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries can stand up to China

Chinese companies provide jobs and much needed revenue in Zambia, where the disaster took place.

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Nov 27
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa hits back after Donald Trump says US won't invite it for G20 summit
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8dq47j5y8o
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa hits back after Donald Trump says US won't invite it for G20 summit

The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority.

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Nov 15

#Israel #Palestine #SouthAfrica
#EthnicCleansing #evil #genocide #PalestinianAuthority #Kenya

https://aje.io/ux0d76

PA warns against ‘agents of displacement’ in Gaza after South Africa flight

Palestinian authorities say shadowy companies and entities are working in line with Israel on human trafficking.

Al Jazeera