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Africa News Wrap for February 2023

African Stream March 2, 2023 African Stream

African Stream did a round-up of February's news from Africa.

Toward Freedom board member Jacqueline Luqman (left) and Kamau Franklin spoke about their work as media makers for Radio Sputnik and Black Power Media, respectively, on a panel held December 11 as part of the first-ever African Peoples' Forum, organized to counter the Biden administration's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. / credit: Julie Varughese

U.S.-Based Africans Organize Events to Counter Biden Administration’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

Julie Varughese December 12, 2022 Julie Varughese

Hundreds of people of African descent convened this past weekend at two events that aimed to be the people's opposition to the Biden administration's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which is taking place this week amid a military buildup to enforce the summit's security in Washington, D.C.

Protest in Mali in January 2022 / credit: twitter/swimming_free

Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out and Thanking Russia for Support

Kribsoo Diallo February 10, 2022 Kribsoo Diallo

Mali's popular demonstrations in January may constitute the beginning of a real departure for the French colonialist from West Africa, while Russia's profile in the region rises, writes Kribsoo Diallo.