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Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
Explain this... As an African, you get European money to advocate for European wants before your own (YES, you are African) in your own African country, where your brother, sister lives and your best friend?? What is this???
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
"That's Vichy Palestine!"
Since Green party members voted to pass a motion declaring that Zionism is racism, the debate has continued to spill over into the mainstream media. On Novara Live, @AaronBastani discusses the motion in detail with Ashok Kumar, who has become its spokesperson.
Watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel.
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
Chinaโs zero-tariff access could open a bigger market for African coffee, cocoa, tobacco and oilseeds, but without processing capacity, logistics and the ability to meet Chinese standards, Africa risks exporting more of the same raw commodities.
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Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
'In a war, the objective is to defeat the enemy army. Does anybody ever ask, "How many of the Jews who were exterminated by the Nazis were enemy combatants?" No, that would be ridiculous.'
From Norman Finkelstein's interview with Tribune. Full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=tLFpaP3lโฆ
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
Chinaโs Global Lending: Politics, Power, and Risk
Leaked records reveal how ICBCโs lending serves strategic interests, from resource access to political alliances. Explore the findings with @scilla_alecci of @ICIJorg
Watch - tinyurl.com/rp3vfpcw
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
๐ธ๐ฉ With millions already displaced since the Sudan war began in 2023, how far will the violence spread before it ends? ๐
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
Anita is interrogating something crucial here. Would you stay or leave? Either of the decisions can be a feminist reaction, depending on...
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Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
Where the lagoon meets modernism; step inside renowned NWhere the lagoon meets modernism; step inside renowned Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowoโs latest beachfront masterpiece.
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Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
"Housing should be a right and not a business."
Protests have hit Lisbon, as youth flooded the streets on Saturday as Portugal struggles with a soaring cost of living.
Organized by the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, the rally coincided with protests in Porto and Coimbra, with calls for higher salaries, stronger public services, and action on rising housing, food, and fuel costs.
The demonstrations came after police targeted a housing protest encampment in Porto on Thursday, with activists alleging excessive force.
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
ugandans might be in hell, but weโll unfortunately laugh so hard you may forget it. ๐ญ
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
Join us Wednesday @Makerere for the launch of the @FountainPublish edition of A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda by @Unseen_Archive of @UMich . Hosted by @historydepart @MakerereCHUSS. See poster for more information.
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
China Makes Time for Africa. Why?
Why does China succeed in Africa where other major powers fall short?
Watch this weekโs episode of the CGSP Roundtable to find out how Chinaโs diplomatic approach is shaping its relationships across Africa and the wider Global South.
Watch - tinyurl.com/53x83k5f
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
How does monetary policy respond to inflation driven by supply-side shocks such as rising oil and food prices?
Governor Michael Atingi-Ego explains why the Bank of Uganda acts when these pressures begin to spread across the broader consumer price basket.
Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/F6r9hUrgsu0
#MPS2026 #BOUConnects
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
Cuban Internationalism saw it send as many as 400,000 doctors, not to mention engineers, agricultural technicians and other professionals, to 164 countriesacross the world. 4/4
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
There are many ways that Cuba has defied the โthird worldโ label so often foisted upon it by beating the US in literacy rates, infant mortality and life expectancy at various points in its revolutionary history. 3/4
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
The Cuban Revolution, with all its contradictions, has given plenty to the world. Its fall in the face new US attacks will be a major loss. 2/4
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Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
From 1975 to 1991, more than 300,000 Cuban soldiers fought alongside forces in Angola, eventually emerging victorious in a proxy conflict with the US. Operation Carlota, as it was called, would not only liberate Angola and neighbouring Namibia, but it would precipitate the downfall of South African apartheid as well. 1/4
Musanjufu Benjamin retweeted
I am delighted that @FountainPublish has now brought out _A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda_.
Join us at the book launch on Wednesday this week, 21 Oct, at @Makerere at 2 pm. Come & hear from @dfkm1970, @dntshimba, @edgarjacktaylor & other smart people! Details below.
