
Rhodesian Remembrance ’20
August 11, 2020
Rhodesian Remembrance 2020, the paty, the music and a plea from the Golden Oldies
Uganda’s Leader @KagutaMuseveni of 35 Years Is Re-elected Amid Accusations of Vote-Rigging https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/world/africa/uganda-election-results.html?smid=tw-share
"Nice to see you again. how are you?": Major-General Gowon and Colonel Obasanjo accept #Biafra's surrender at an official ceremony unlike any other in Lagos #Nigeria on 15 January 1970 #NigerianCivilWar
3Luxury Living in a Failed State: There is no place quite like Luanda #Angola one of the most unequal cities on Earth. Half of Angolans live on less than $2 a day and only 42% have regular access to electricity https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/01/extreme-city-specter?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=the-new-yorker&utm_social-type=earned via @NewYorker
Yoweri Museveni and Other African ‘Presidents for Life’; several are now gone https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/world/europe/yoweri-museveni-and-other-african-presidents-for-life.html?smid=tw-share
Ugandans Are Voting. Will Their President of 35 Years Win Again? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/world/africa/uganda-elections-bobi-wine-museveni.html?smid=tw-share
Operation SERVAL: French Gazelle helicopters arrive in Bamako #Mali on 14 January 2013
4Operation SERVAL: French Panhard ERC 90 Sagaie disembarked at Bamako #Mali airport on 13 January 2013
2#Ghana President Kofi Busia interviewed in London after being overthrown by a coup on 13 January 1972 https://youtu.be/-n4ylDLuMdg via @YouTube
Bullets and panic: an estimated 200 rebels attack #CentralAfricanRepublic capital of Bangui; one @UN soldier killed https://reut.rs/3q96j4S
Scenes in Lagos as Efiong Announces Surrender of #Biafra 12 January 1970 #NigerianCivilWar https://youtu.be/DfrMmaLgOc8 via @YouTube
The Fall of Biafra 12 January 1970 by @AdeyinkaMakinde http://adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-fall-of-biafra.html
211 January 1972: The Pearce Commission, sent to #Rhodesia as part of November Smith-Home independence agreement to canvass Black opinion, arrived in Salisbury https://youtu.be/yfYCTnilrtA via @YouTube
6 Park Rangers Ambushed and Killed in Congo Gorilla Reserve @gorillacd northeast of Goma blamed on Mai-Mai militia; 175 rangers have been killed in the park https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/world/africa/congo-gorilla-park-rangers-killed.html?smid=tw-share
Statement from Virunga National Park following the fatal attack on Park Rangers today: https://bit.ly/38w5jSr
10-13 January 1976- "There has been nothing and now we are going home" said #Kenya's Daniel Arap Moi, as the OAU summit in Addis Ababa #Ethiopia adjourned on 13 January deadlocked over support of the factions in #Angola https://youtu.be/UqQf-g36QmA via @YouTube
10 January 1976: at first day of OAU summit in Addis Ababa #Ethiopia, Idi Amin diving fully clothed into the Hilton Hotel swimming pool https://youtu.be/ns9sHftdKAw via @YouTube
Fighting Men of #Rhodesia | Andre Scheepers ep09 #RhodesianBushWar https://youtu.be/nhUh396Oxr4 via @YouTube
Rhodesian Remembrance 2020, the paty, the music and a plea from the Golden Oldies
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3 September 1935 – 23 February 2019 Africa lost one of her lyrical daughters with the passing of Dorothy Masuka on 23 February 2019. She was 83 and she lived well. The jazz artist, songwriter and activist was a powerhouse. She taught at Boston University and wrote and recorded music right to the end. Her
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April in South Africa: Easter: Splashy: Freedom Day If you missed the Easter service (or any other), you can catch up here. Derek delivers an on-line service from Northern Ireland (via Facebook Live) every Sunday at 1.30pm. Splashy & Freedom Day Don Clarke performed many of his songs at Splashy this year. The current mood for
Blame the Whites / Blame it on the Whites A reconcilatory song I listened to a song by Don Clarke mainly out of curiosity. A long time Kristofferson fan, the title reminded me of Blame it on the Stones. After grabbing the headset, I pressed PLAY. Catchy title/catchy tune, all good. I wanted to know more so
Gwynneth Ashley Robin Teenage pop star Gwynneth Ashley Robin died 40 years ago this week. It is impossible to speculate what this talented young lady might have done with her life, but she did make an impact on many other lives. Having read about her, it seems clear that she had a zest for life,
Power Playlist Old music does make me either sentimental, philosophical or just plain simple. Either way, while listening to Rodriquez & going through twitter I came across a post, ‘We’re all guilty; let’s get past that to a place where we can properly address the problem’ I thought it was about Africa. It was