[Unrest spreads across the continent]
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GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK – FOCUS ON AFRICA
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April 19, 2023
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_ Unrest spreads across the continent _
In Johannesburg, members of the National Education, Health and Allied
Workers' Union struck for higher wages last month. Credit, The
Citizen/Jacques Nelles
* Wave of Dissent on the African Continent
* Sudan’s Warring Armies and the Revolutionary Movement
* Controversy as COSATU Endorses SACP
* Feminism in North Africa
* Problems With South Africa’s EFF
* Nigeria: Ethnicity and the Fight for Democracy
* Ugandan Champion of LGBTQ Rights
* Chris Hani’s Legacy
* Fela Kuti: Musical Visionary
* Neocolonialism Now
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WAVE OF DISSENT ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
* OVERVIEW
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_Felix Maringa_ / Deutsche Welle (Berlin)
* WEST AFRICA
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_Forgbe Emma Kloh_ / FrontPage Africa (Monrovia)
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SUDAN’S WARRING ARMIES AND THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
* LEFT VIEWS ON SUDAN CRISIS
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_Pavan Kulkarni_ / Peoples Dispatch (New Delhi)
* UNIONS’ URGENT SOLIDARITY APPEALS
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/ MENA Solidarity Network (London)
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CONTROVERSY AS COSATU ENDORSES SACP
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_Sihle Mavuso_ / IOL (Johannesburg)
Trade union federation Cosatu appears to be heading for another crisis
after the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) filed papers with the
Johannesburg Labour Court challenging the federation’s resolution to
support the SA Communist Party in next year’s general elections
outside of the ANC-led alliance.
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FEMINISM IN NORTH AFRICA
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_Moha Ennaji_ / The Japan Times (Tokyo)
Since the Arab Spring, feminist movements have transformed gender
roles in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and secured hard-fought
real-world gains for women and girls.
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PROBLEMS WITH SOUTH AFRICA’S EFF
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_Rebecca Davis_ / Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)
Only a few thousand people countrywide came out to actively support
the EFF in its national day of protest on the Monday of a long
weekend. But that doesn’t mean the entire thing was a total washout
for Julius Malema’s party. Additionally, it is important to
understand that not supporting the EFF shutdown must not be mistaken
as supporting the ANC.
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NIGERIA: ETHNICITY AND THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
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_Omole Ibukun_ / Africa is a Country (New York)
The cultural and historical heritage of ethnic groups must not be
sacrificed on the altar of national unity, but rather used as an
instrument to motivate different ethnic nationalities into democratic
struggles that unite us.
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UGANDAN CHAMPION OF LGBTQ RIGHTS
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_Amy Goodman_ / Democracy Now! (New York)
Activist Frank Mugisha speaks about a draconian new anti-gay bill the
Ugandan government is on the verge of imposing, which makes it a crime
to identify as queer, considers all same-sex conduct to be
nonconsensual, and even allows for the death penalty in certain cases.
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CHRIS HANI’S LEGACY
* _LEHLOHONOLO KENNEDY MAHLATSI_
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MR Online (New York)
* _RONNIE KASRILS_
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NewzRoom Afrika (Johannesburg)
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FELA KUTI: MUSICAL VISIONARY [[link removed]]
_Brunno Braga_ / Travel Noire (Wildomar CA)
The Nigerian star was often arrested, and his music was often banned
by the government because of his involvement in politics. Despite
this, Nigerians loved him as he served as an inspiration to people all
over the African continent and the African diaspora around the world.
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NEOCOLONIALISM NOW
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Tricontinental (Northampton MA)
‘Debt’s origins come from colonialism’s origins. Those who lend
us money are those who colonised us’, Thomas Sankara explained.
‘Debt is neocolonialism’, where many of the African states are
taken over by the ‘technical assassins’ of the international
financial institutions. ‘Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of
Africa aimed at subjugating its growth and development through foreign
rules’.
* Africa
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* Protest
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* West Africa
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* Sudan
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* COSATU
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* SACP
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* Sadtu
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* tripartite alliance
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* Feminism
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* North Africa
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* South Africa
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* EFF
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* Nigeria
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* Uganda
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* Frank Mugisha
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* LGBTQ
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* Chris Hani
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* Fela Kuti
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* neocolonialism
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* debt crisis
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