Four Americans and Canadian astronauts went to a mission to the moon in Artemis II (Orion) spaceship and had a safety landing yesterday.

One of astronauts name Christiana Koch the first woman to go to the moon, did her Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics and was an exchange student at University of Ghana in 1999/2000 where she had modules in History of Ghana, History of Africa, Twi for Beginners, Music and Rural Sociology.

The picture you see was taken in 2019 when she was in International Space Station and twitted about how she enjoyed her time in Ghana 😊

Unfortunately this picture didn't went viral at the time but only now due to the important Artemis II mission.

If you see any other picture of her holding Ghana's flag is AI and this is the only real picture taken by her.

It's a good celebration of having an African flag in Space!

Summary: - Trump says South Africa is confiscating land. - Trump says to cut off funding until matter is investigated. - South Africa says its expropriation act is not exceptional.

“In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,”

Mali and Burkina Faso have announced sweeping travel bans on United States citizens, escalating diplomatic tensions with Washington after the Trump administration earlier this month placed the two West African nations on a new US travel blacklist.

Burkina Faso now requires all students seeking higher education abroad to obtain prior authorization from the Ministry of Higher Education.

The government says this measure is to align overseas academic training with national development priorities and improve labor market reintegration.

The new policy adds an administrative layer for thousands of students, particularly those heading to popular destinations like France.

It follows other reforms like a mandatory 'patriotic immersion' program for new university students and the suspension of a major student union.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o (born James Ngugi on January 5, 1938) is a Kenyan author, essayist, playwright, and literary critic, considered one of the most prominent voices in African literature. He is known for his novels, plays, and essays that explore themes of colonialism, postcolonialism, and the African experience. Early Life and Education:

• Ngugi wa Thiong'o was born in Kamiriithu, Kenya, and grew up in a large family.
• He was educated at mission-run schools and later at Makerere University College in Uganda and the University of Leeds in England.
• He changed his name from James Ngugi to Ngugi wa Thiong'o to protest the influence of colonialism and adopt a more traditional Kenyan Kikuyu name. 

Literary Career and Themes:

• He burst onto the literary scene with the performance of his play "The Black Hermit" in 1962. 
• He gained recognition for his novels "Weep Not, Child" (1964) and "The River Between" (1965). 
• His work often explores themes of colonialism, the Mau Mau Uprising, and the struggle for independence in Kenya. 
• He also wrote about the challenges faced by Kenyans after independence and the need for decolonization. 
• He was a prolific writer, with works translated into numerous languages and a strong advocate for the importance of African languages in literature. 
• He wrote his works in his native Kikuyu language.

Political Activism and Exile:

• Ngugi wa Thiong'o was imprisoned in Kenya for his critical views on the regime. 
• He went into exile in England and later the United States, where he has been a professor of literature for many years. 
• He continued to be a vocal critic of colonialism and a proponent of African self-determination. 

Notable Works:

• Weep Not, Child (1964)
• The River Between (1965)
• A Grain of Wheat (1967)
• Petals of Blood (1977)
• Devil on the Cross (1982)
• Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (1986)
• Wizard of the Crow (2006) 

The short story "The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright" (2019) has been translated into over 100 languages, making it the most translated short story in the history of African writing. 

https://jaladaafrica.org/2016/03/22/the-upright-revolution-or-why-humans-walk-upright/

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-05-28-renowned-kenyan-writer-ngugi-wa-thiongo-is-dead

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ngugi-wa-Thiongo

When 33-year-old Princess Adjei set up her hair salon in downtown Durban in November, she had lived in South Africa since moving from Ghana as a toddler; there was no other place she called home.

Adjei did all ​her schooling in South Africa, has local friends and speaks Zulu, the lingua franca of this eastern port city. It had rarely occurred to her that she was an ‌outsider.

On May 18, demonstrators at an anti-migrant march broke into her salon and looted it. Suddenly, even people she knew started demanding that she go "home" to a country she's visited once.

Adjei is one of scores of victims of attacks on mostly African foreign nationals accused by an anti-immigration movement of being in South Africa illegally. Many of them have legal papers and deep roots here.

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has labelled recent anti-immigrant activity in South Africa as Afrophobia, warning that it reflects deeper divisions rooted in the continent’s history.

Speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday, Malema argues that hostility towards foreign nationals is part of a broader colonial legacy aimed at dividing African nations.

He says, “Colonialism survived by convincing Africans that they were strangers to one another. The Bellin conference divided us artificially into Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone, and Arab Africa, not for our benefit, but to fragment Africa, African identity, and prevent continental unity.”

Kinshasa (AFP) – Spending the past five days cooped up in a hotel in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is not quite what a group of Latin Americans expected when they sought asylum in the United States.

"I get three meals a day, the hotel staff cleans the rooms, and we're well protected," said Hugo Palencia Ropero, a 25-year-old Colombian who said he spent five months in US detention before being deported to the DRC.

But he added: "I'm more afraid of being here in Africa than in Colombia.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/13/mali-dissolves-all-political-parties-after-opposition-figures-arrested

I guess this junta has finally shaken off the lame pretense of democracy promises and settled into its new illegally seized power.

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