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It’s hard to imagine, but Israel once attacked a US spy vessel - off the coast of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula - using fighter jets and motor torpedo boats. It happened on June 8th, 1967, during the six-day Arab-Israeli war. Tel Aviv claimed it thought the boat belonged to Egypt (then The United Arab Republic) - one of the countries it was fighting.

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Here is a quick round-up of what was discussed yesterday and what has been said so far today 👇🏿🧵 South African Pres kicked it off yesterday with a statement that resonated with many of us in the room:

"African countries need to stop exporting rock and sand but export manufactured products" Cyril Ramaphosa

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Africa's Emerging Energy Producers

Significant oil and gas discoveries in Africa could soon see big money coming the continent’s way.

#oilandgas #gas #Africa #energy Africa already boasts major producers like Nigeria, Algeria and Libya. But new players are poised to join the party.

#oilandgas #Oil #Africa #Europe #Nigeria #Algeria #Libya

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Belgium's Hidden Holocaust in the Congo

This is the story of how Belgium’s Leopold II colonised, exploited, murdered, enslaved and maimed the people of the Congo - and how Brussels’ dark past is catching up with it today.

#DRCongo #Holocaust #Belgium Between 1885-1908, Belgium’s King Leopold II was responsible - directly or indirectly - for the deaths of 10-15mn people, in what’s today known as the Democratic Republic of Congo.

#imperialism #colonialism #history #kingleopoldII

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FRENCH CRIMES IN ALGERIA

“We did not choose the past.”

President Macron wants to distance himself from France's colonial past. However, the crimes committed in Algeria over a period of 132 years have not been forgotten and Paris still does not want to apologise. During Algeria’s war of independence (1954 - 1962), 1.5-million Algerians lost their lives seeking freedom.

#Africa #Colonialism #imperialism #IndependenceDay

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WHOSE PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT FIRST?

Sudan is home to more ancient pyramids than its neighbour Egypt! Despite years of tampering and looting, these unique pyramids still stand tall today. So which ones are older and hold more secrets of the African continent?

#Sudan The Nubian people are to thank - an ancient community living by the Nile since 5,000 BC. They once ruled both Egypt and Sudan in what is known as the Kush Kingdom.

#pyramids #Sudanese #sudanesenews #Egypt #History

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Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara was in power for only four years (1983 - 1987).

But his words, ideas and policies made him one of the most revered revolutionary symbols of anti-imperialism and Pan-Africanism. Sankara renamed his country from Upper Volta, its French colonial name, to Burkina Faso - the land of upright people.

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West Africa gets pretty bad coverage in the mainstream media - it’s all Monkeypox, coups and conflicts!

And that includes Senegal.

#Senegal #African #Africa #westafrica #panafricanism But Senegal’s actually never had a coup and never waged war against its neighbours.

It’s one of the safest places you can visit.