No Sustainable Solutions in Africa Without Empowered Youth
You don’t have to look very hard or far to see the promise and power of African youth to deliver solutions, positive change and prosperity.
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Africans Rising on “Africa Now!” on WPFW Radio in Washington, DC
Africans Rising’s Taye Balogun speaks with Dr. James Pope, host of “Africa Now! on Pacifica Radio’s community-sponsored station, WPFW in Washington about Africans Rising and the movement’s launch on 25 May 2017.
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Africans Rising on “Africa Now!” on WPFW Radio in Washington, DC.
Launch director Kumi Naidoo speaks about Africans Rising and the challenges to African unity and progress with Dr. James Pope, host of “Africa Now!” on Pacifica Radio WPFW in Washington, DC.
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#StopTheBleeding! Africans Rising talks Illicit Financial Flows From Africa on SABC TV News
Africa loses up to $70 billion a year through illicit financial flows — the illegal movement of money out of Africa countries, mostly by transnational corporations.
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Africans Rising on “Africa Today” on KPFA Radio in Berkeley, California
Africans Rising Launch Director Kumi Naidoo talks about Africans Rising and the movement’s official launch on 25 May 2017 with Walter Turner, host of “Africa Today
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Cameroon Convicts Journalist Of Terrorism For Reporting On Terror
Ahmed Abba, a reporter with Radio France International’s (RFI) Hausa service was convicted on charges including the “non-denunciation of terrorism”, according to RFI. Abba has been jailed since July 2015 in relation to his coverage of extremist group Boko Haram and could face the death penalty.
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World Bank and IMF, Help #StopTheBleeding Of Africa’s Wealth!
According to the Economic Commission for Africa, illicit financial flows from the continent could be as much as US$50 billion a year.
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Meet Our New Ambassadors!
An activist recognized by the Obama White House as a “champion of change” and a celebrated children’s author and change-maker have become the latest standard-bearers of Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity.
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African Peoples to Europe: Don’t Hijack Our Renewable Energy!
The AREI was launched in 2015 in Paris during COP21 as an African-led initiative with the goal of providing at least 10 GW of new renewable energy to Africa’s peoples by 2020,
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Africans Rising Appoints New Coordinator
Muhammed Lamin Saidykhan, a 32-year- old activist from The Gambia with a background in youth development, was appointed Coordinator of Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity, taking over the reigns from global human rights and environmental justice activist and launch director, Kumi Naidoo, following an Africa-wide search.
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