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RSS Feed#Seychelles election marks first opposition victory since independence from Britain in June 1976 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/25/seychelles-election-marks-first-opposition-victory-in-44-years?CMP=share_btn_tw
Gunmen kill at least six children in attack on #Cameroon school in Southwest region where armed separatist groups are active https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/24/gunmen-kill-at-least-six-children-in-attack-on-cameroon-school?CMP=share_btn_tw
25 October 1996: refugees fleeing camps after they were attacked by RPA soldiers allied with AFDL rebels and Banyamulenge militia #FirstCongoWar beginning on 20 October; the camps contained an estimated 1.5 million Hutu refugees who fled #Rwanda https://youtu.be/YzSbZ8mBydg
A Dozen Protesters in Nigeria Reported Killed by Security Forces https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/world/africa/nigeria-shooting-protesters-SARS-Lekki.html?smid=tw-share
23 October 1976: Interview with former #Rhodesia Prime Minister Garfield Todd in London on eve of Geneva Conference; Todd was now an advisor to Joshua Nkomo #RhodesianBushWar https://youtu.be/A8iZ3ywAfMA via @YouTube
Nigerian Forces Fire on Demonstrators Protesting Police Brutality https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/world/africa/Nigeria-protests-shooting.html?smid=tw-share
Operation GATLING: The RLI launched an air assault with 180 troopers on CGT-2 camp 100 km east of Lusaka #Zambia, killing 50 ZIPRA guerrillas; a Alouette was shot down, the only #Rhodesia aircraft lost 19-20 October 1978 #RhodesianBushWar
2"We gave them a pretty hefty knock" said COMOPS Supremo General Peter Walls on the SAS air assault on Mkushi camp #Zambia on 19 October 1978 with 1,500 ZIPRA casualties in attacks on three camps to 1 SAS operator killed #RhodesianBushWar
220 October 2011: Col Muammar Gaddafi, dictator of #Libya for 42 years, was killed in his hometown of Sirte; his military council took power in a coup in September 1969 3.50 video report https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-15392649
2One of the problems with Nigerian military rule was that it led to the increasing brutalisation of the governed civilian population. They have not ruled for over 20 years, yet the brutal culture of the police, military & intelligence apparatus of state persists. Why? #EndSARS
"The Selous Scouts...were at the heart of a counter-insurgency strategy which waged chemical warfare not only against guerrillas, but the wider African population."
The Selous Scouts and Rhodesia's "Dirty War": A Tale of False Flag Terror and War Crimes. https://adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-selous-scouts-and-rhodesias-dirty.html
At Front Lines of a Brutal War: Death and Despair in Nagorno-Karabakh #Armenia #Azerbajian https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/world/europe/Nagorno-Karabakh-war-Armenia-Azerbaijan.html?smid=tw-share
18 October 1985: Benjamin Moloise @executedtoday hanged in Pretoria Central Prison for murdering a (black) policeman; the execution touched off rioting in Johannesburg with two white policeman stabbed and eight white pedestrians beaten in the streets http://www.executedtoday.com/2011/10/18/1985-benjamin-moloise-revolutionary-poet/
217 October 1990: 40 were killed in renewed tribal fighting between ANC and @IFPinParliament Zulu supporters in Kwathema township 30 miles from Johannesburg #SouthAfrica; 500 were killed in the black townships outside Johannesburg in ten days in August before the army stepped in
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As the so called “second wave” of the Coronavirus threatens to hit, there are growing reports that we are at it again – Buying bog roll.
Bake your own water sponge cake. Rhodie recipe for sponge, happiness and resilience. Hard times have always been with us. The world has changed a lot over time, but some truths prevail. I’m thinking about people. No matter how much we indulge ourselves in fun, shopping, complaining and other entertaining distractions – We become brave
The July Braai, or “JB” is an annual event hosted by the Rhodesian Pioneer Club in the UK. This year, it was held at Beechwood Leisure Park & was very well supported. Depending on school holiday times, it usually takes place during the last weekend in July. Accommodation There is normally a broad choice on offer
African shopping in the UK (on the cheap) You can buy anything in the UK, for a price. When it comes to buying items and brands that you are used to, these purchases can be expensive. Very expensive. If you scout around, you can often do your African shopping in the UK very cheaply. Finding
Tasty tarts with a dash of speed are making a Cape comeback There are a million things the Cape could boast about, but spicing up the world must surely top the list. The trading post opened the door for goods to cross the globe & brought spices to Europe. Frozen taste buds thawed & skipped at least
Rhodesian Remembrance 2020, the paty, the music and a plea from the Golden Oldies
Those who have lived long enough to remember a civilian aircraft being shot down in the then Rhodesia in 1978 have long since associated Terror September with our capacity for violence and evil. The international silence that followed rubbed caustic soda in the wounds of the bereaved. While another attack has happened since, with far
Stats and statues : You are the slave enabler. You are the statue.
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Virus is everywhere. Coronavirus has gone viral in the physical, mental and emotional realms as well as in Cyberspace. It is literally everywhere. The fear and stark reality of COVID-19 has literally paused the world. The Fight While governments and organisations do their best to contain it, everyone is doing their bit to either fight
Bad news gushes out of Southern Africa, while good news seems trickle. This post by Tyler Leigh Vivier reminded me that life is about balance, and there is plenty to celebrate. What else is good? Pic is CC
A gay Rhodesian? The thought never occurred to me before, I don’t know why. Peter Wood changed that. He wrote a book called Mud Between My Toes which ticks one name off my Christmas gift lists this year -If I can stop listening to him long enough to actually order a copy. greatwhitetribe.com is a
