The FTLA Podcast

Xenophobia in South Africa: Africans fight among themselves

Hawa, Gervais and Yany discuss yet another round of xenophobic acts of violence in South Africa.Violence against other Africans has been a constant theme in South Africa since the end of the Apartheid regime in 1994. Beginning in the late 1990s, young unemployed South Africans would ransack shops, beat and even burn alive African immigrants from Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, whom they claim are taking their jobs, women and costing them employment opportunities. These xenophobic riots have caused the death of dozens of Nigerians and other African immigrants in South Africa. Back in Nigeria, some young people began looting and burning down shops belonging to South African immigrants in retaliation. Curiously, some of the South African rioters cited Donald Trump's actions against illegal immigrants in many interviews. Support the show [https://www.ftlabrand.com/]

The Social Media Generation: A powerful uprising led by fed up young people in Sudan.

On Friday August 30, 2019, former Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir admitted in court that he had received $25 million in cash from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman(MBS). Mr. Al Bashir is facing corruption and possession of foreign currency charges that could send him in prison for decades. Omar Al Bashir was forced out of office in April 2019 following a massive uprising led by many young people, and a violent response by the Rapid Support Forces(RSF), a police/military unit loyal to Al Bashir. After Al Bashir was deposed, a coalition government was formed between the military and opposition leaders with hopes of peacefully alternating power in preparation for free and democratic elections. Al Bashir was ousted after violent protests led by young Sudanese people many of the leaders of the protests were young women, and they used social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to spread their message worldwide. Omar Al Bashir who spent nearly three decades as president, financed and supported the ethnic genocide of the populations of the Darfur region that saw over a million deaths and millions of refugees. The atrocities perpetrated by Janjaweed barbarians supported by Al Bashir caused the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against him for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in March 2009. Upon his arrest, millions of dollars in local and foreign currencies were found stashed inside his palace, meanwhile millions of Sudanese youth lacked jobs, education, food, potable water and electricity. This episode analyzes the root cause of issues in Sudan from its inception to independence, and through the multiple coup d’etats that culminated in Omar Al Bashir’s ascension to power, and his eventual demise.   Support the show [https://www.ftlabrand.com/]

Who Is Truly Black In America? African Americans vs Black People

The push for reparations for African American descendants of slaves has gained new fervor recently. Nearly all democratic candidates for the presidency have spoken on the topic of reparations, some are for and others against them. Senate majority leader, republican Mitch McConnell said last week that he was against the idea, in part because "we elected an African American president." The House Judiciary Committee held hearings last month on a proposed bill H.R. 40, this proposal would create a commission to study reparations for slavery and subsequent discrimination. The question about who should receive reparations has also been the subject of many arguments on social media. The ADOS(American Descendants Of Slaves) movement created by Antonio Moore and Yvette Carnell, has been fueling the debate on Twitter under the hashtag ADOS. Our panel discusses the issues of who is Black and who deserves reparations. Support the show [https://www.ftlabrand.com/]

WTF Is Happening In Cameroon? An insidious Civil War/Genocide that rages on, unabated, while the rest of the world sheepishly looks on.(PART TWO)

In our very first episode we dive into the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Cameroon. Cameroon is a country of nearly 25 million people, slightly larger than California, located in Central Africa, just South of Nigeria. In the Fall of 2016, attorneys, teachers, students, and transportation workers in the northwestern and southwestern English-speaking regions of the country took to the streets to protest the use of French in schools and courts, unfair economic conditions, unpaid scholarships, and a litany of other grievances. In response, the ruling majority French-speaking government sent military soldiers and gendarmes to beat up on the protesters. Dozens of protesters were killed, and hundreds were severely wounded, and hundreds were arrested. A small group of protesters decided to start a movement to gain their independence and create a new country called Ambazonia. Thus began a violent civil war/genocide that has displaced nearly 1.2 million men, women and children, and killed tens of thousands, leaving a region of nearly 7 million people in a state of desolation and despair. The current president, 84-year-old Paul Biya, has been in power since November 6, 1982, he just won reelection for another 7-year term last October. His supporters are unwavering and unashamed, the rest of the country, including the French-speaking majority, continues to live in abject poverty and squalor. Support the show [https://www.ftlabrand.com/]

WTF Is Happening In Cameroon? An insidious Civil War/Genocide that rages on, unabated, while the rest of the world sheepishly looks on.(PART ONE)

In our very first episode we dive into the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Cameroon. Cameroon is a country of nearly 25 million people, slightly larger than California, located in Central Africa, just South of Nigeria. In the Fall of 2016, attorneys, teachers, students, and transportation workers in the northwestern and southwestern English-speaking regions of the country took to the streets to protest the use of French in schools and courts, unfair economic conditions, unpaid scholarships, and a litany of other grievances. In response, the ruling majority French-speaking government sent military soldiers and gendarmes to beat up on the protesters. Dozens of protesters were killed, and hundreds were severely wounded, and hundreds were arrested. A small group of protesters decided to start a movement to gain their independence and create a new country called Ambazonia. Thus began a violent civil war/genocide that has displaced nearly 1.2 million men, women and children, and killed tens of thousands, leaving a region of nearly 7 million people in a state of desolation and despair. The current president, 84-year-old Paul Biya, has been in power since November 6, 1982, he just won reelection for another 7-year term last October. His supporters are unwavering and unashamed, the rest of the country, including the French-speaking majority, continues to live in abject poverty and squalor. Support the show [https://www.ftlabrand.com/]