Africa: TikTok Turns To Experts Amid Government Scrutiny On Continent
By Semafor Africa Photos: Black Star News\ Kittl\Wikimedia Commons TikTok is looking to calm governments’ nerves across the continent as it rolls out new measures to improve its…
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Trump vs Biden: What Impact Will U.S. Presidential Election Have On Africa?
Biden seems headed to narrow Electoral College victory and sizable win in popular votes. Photos: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons History is cyclical. The United States is this week a…
Uganda: Following Assault on Bobi Wine, U.S. Will “Weigh Consequences” For Those Involved in Election-related violence
Ugandan dictator Gen. Yoweri Museveni. Photo: Facebook The U.S. State Department today issued a statement to Black Star News in response to the attack by security personnel on…
R.I.P—Michael Brooks Worked to Unite Global Multi-racial Left
Brooks. A light is dimmed. I feel confused, angry, and sick to the stomach. The notion that one can be here one day, and gone the next isn't…
Michael Brooks, Rest In Peace Good Brother—Thanks For Shining Light on America, The Dark Continent
Michael, when he appeared on my show on WBAI 99.5 FM Radio in February. On Monday morning I overheard some music that triggered memories of my sister Barbara…
The Gates Foundation’s “Green Revolution” in Africa: Agribusiness Wins, Small Scale Farmers Lose
Fourteen years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller Foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with the stated goal of doubling productivity…
Gabon Appoints First Female Prime Minister Ossouka Raponda
Reuters: "Ossouka Raponda, 56, is the sixth prime minister appointed since Bongo succeeded his father in 2009. Her first job is to form a new government after her…
Black Lives Matter Shines Light on Police Brutality in Africa
Campbell: "Police use of excessive force is an old song in Africa, and reform is difficult. Police forces tend to have been established by the former colonial powers,…
BBC: Egypt and South Africa Main Hotspots for COVID-19
BBC: "South Africa has the highest recorded number of total cases, while Egypt has the largest number of recorded coronavirus deaths." Photo: YouTube Africa is seeing coronavirus cases…
Kenyan Protesters Torch Police Station After Sunday Killing
Kenyan protesters torched a police station in Kisii, in south-west Kenya, to protest the Sunday killing of a man for selling allegedly fake hand sanitizers. The man was…